Details 1969 396 375hp SS Nova 19,538 miles

[DarrenX33]

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"How many people are going to ooooh & aaaah over anobnoxiously lettered up, hillbilly suspensioned, wanna be drag-star that nobody ever saw run"?


This statement can only be made by a guy that is to young to have lived the era or somebody who was not a car guy in his early days. When I seen that picture I had goose bumps not because of that car but because the memories it brought back. In the 70s you would see that all over, lettered cars cars that were jacked up so high they drove like crap and scarey to drive but that was the excitment about it.
That statement hillbilly lettering every body had there own taste and there own budget and it was all cool primered or mint everbody enjoyed each others cars and always helped each other...

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Take it easy there Opinions were solicited, ya don't have to like 'em all!

As for your generalization about me 'not being a car guy', you are flat wrong See, I remember doing all that silly 'race-car' stuff to my old Nova - and I don't get goosebumps, I totally cringe! I recall the monster tire street scene, it was no big deal to me - I'd rather see 'em all stock, whitewalls and all.

Yuck!


Hillbilly style!


Nice!!!


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Now that's really funny. You say you don't like it now but you were obviously into back then otherwise why not just stock? I think the only answer for that is that your just twisted.

Honestly, I was born in 68. But when I was a kid I remember the musclecars that were in my driveway. None of them were stock and being around those cars is the reason I am into the hobby today.

[brgrman]

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What I was referring to was that Brgrman stated the car was sold Thursday 2/28/08 and to be picked up Sat 3/1/08 then on another forum states on 3/2/08 the engine doesn't go with car. I thought John bought the whole package and I guess he did, I was wondering why after the car was sold and gone the former owner was still mentioning the car as if it were still his.

Tommy

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Let me explain, in the Nova deal there is a never fired LS-7 GM crate motor from 1974. John first wanted the 427 from the Nova and the LS-7 and not the car , so John bought the Nova complete and in tact. John was going to separate the 427 motor from the car, but John changed his mind and decided to keep the Nova as his nostalgic drag car and sell his drag Chevelle car instead. That 's how it stands as of today, but who knows. John also doesn't post much and asked me to respond to the thread. No the car is not mine right now, it's Johns.

[Tommy]

I don't think I have it too hillbillied up It used to be a bit more overstated than it is now with balljoint extensions and diamond tuck and all that sort of thing... Doesn't matter, seems like it will be forever emtombed in that garage....


Tommy

[PeteLeathersac]

I like 'em both ways...and Marty Stuart's Hillbilly Rock tune too!.

Give Marlin a few more years and maybe he'll be paying big for all those hillbilly parts he so hastily tossed and made fun of?.

~ Pete

[brgrman]

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Come on Tommy. Didn't anybody tell ya?? Strat is Johns agent and race promoter. I hear a vintage Pro Stock shoot out with Mark's (madkraut) ex Pro Stock camaro, Johnny P's. (weekend warrior) Modified Eliminator/Pro Stock nova and the guest appearing car will be that bad a$$ yellow COPO with the tunnel ram from Pittsburg, with Kenny P. at the wheel! I also heard rumors of a new BB nova out of eastern Pa. that may come! So stay tuned!! Sunday,Sunday,Sunday va- va-va voom way!

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Also a special appearance by the "Virginia Gentelman" 1967 Nostalgic Drag Vette, sponsored by Strat's 50's Diner.

[Tommy]

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Let me explain, in the Nova deal there is a never fired LS-7 GM crate motor from 1974. John first wanted the 427 from the Nova and the LS-7 and not the car , so John bought the Nova complete and in tact. John was going to separate the 427 motor from the car, but John changed his mind and decided to keep the Nova as his nostalgic drag car and sell his drag Chevelle car instead. That 's how it stands as of today, but who knows. John also doesn't post much and asked me to respond to the thread. No the car is not mine right now, it's Johns.

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I realize John may not post much and thats fine, I have been here since 01 and have less than 500 posts myself. I do feel that once a vehichle sells it should be the new owners that post any information unless they cannot post and ask someone to post more for them. I think it a courtesy that the former should bow out from posting more about it to cut down on confusion. I never felt good about posting anything about a car I sold because it wasn't mine anymore. I do have pictures of them in the garage though

Tommy

[brgrman]

Try to get some Motion Valve covers, that we threw off the car because they were not original factory.

[brgrman]

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Let me explain, in the Nova deal there is a never fired LS-7 GM crate motor from 1974. John first wanted the 427 from the Nova and the LS-7 and not the car , so John bought the Nova complete and in tact. John was going to separate the 427 motor from the car, but John changed his mind and decided to keep the Nova as his nostalgic drag car and sell his drag Chevelle car instead. That 's how it stands as of today, but who knows. John also doesn't post much and asked me to respond to the thread. No the car is not mine right now, it's Johns.

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I realize John may not post much and thats fine, I have been here since 01 and have less than 500 posts myself. I do feel that once a vehichle sells it should be the new owners that post any information unless they cannot post and ask someone to post more for them. I think it a courtesy that the former should bow out from posting more about it to cut down on confusion. I never felt good about posting anything about a car I sold because it wasn't mine anymore. I do have pictures of them in the garage though

Tommy

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John did ask me to post for him, even now that he is owner of the car.

[Charley Lillard]

So a second engine went with the car ? A 74 LS7 crate engine ?

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Darren is correct, I was a little 'twisted' at 17 years of age - now I'm recovered, and like my stuff stock. Those pic's just show that I'm not a newbie, I partook in the craziness known as 'day 2'.

I stand by my initial statement; unless it's a storied race car, take it back to stock