Info on a 'Canadian' Nova..

[realzed]

A friend was telling me about a car his brother bought new here in Canada back in the '70's, and that he found a set of keys for it with the dealer stock tag still attached..
Is it possible to find out anything about this car - a Nova for all intents and purposes - but an Acadian model.. (from a Pontiac dealer I would assume) from this tag on the keys and info:

Vin: 14270W223517
V1223CNJ
IF54
OH 44
Thanks for any info and/or 'decoding' efforts.
He said the car was a greenish SS model and it had a 396/375 in it when the fellow his brother sold it to was killed in it - but other than that he didn't remember very much other detail..
I know Acadians are very rare but I don't know if a 396/375 would be available in one as well - if so I guess that would make it like gold these days with documentation from GM..
Randy

[Tracker1]

Have you gotten the GM of Canada/Vintage Services docs?

Have you done a "used car search" on the VIN with Province of Ontario DMV?

CNJ= 350 cid/ 300 horsepower 4-speed

V= Flint , Michigan engine plant

1223= 12th month (December) 23(23rd day) - CHRISTMAS CAR! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[PeteLeathersac]

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Acadians are cool but I always understood the same and L78's not available?
Here's a link below to GM Canada Vintage Services who can supply as shipped info including RPO's for most all Canadian built or US built GM vehicles shipped new to Canada also '77 and up GM product built in Canada or US regardless or where shipped/sold new.
Good luck and looking forward to hearing/seeing more of your Acadian!
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~ Pete

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GM Canada Vintage Services
http://www.vintagevehicleservices.com/options.html

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[realzed]

Thanks - I am aware of the GM service - George documented my '68 Z 2/8 for me over 25 years ago when I was first interested in it and prior to my buying it - great service for which we Canadians are so very fortunate!
I am not interested in this Acadian - other than just wondering what the info spoke about it, if anything.. Mostly wondering what the 'W' in the VIN stood for?
I have seen a picture since dug up showing it had a big block in it with an aluminum manifold so it could have been a 375hp engine inserted at any point obviously.
Any GM documents available would be of no worth to me even though probably available, since the car was totaled (end over end from what he says) and obviously there wasn't all that much left, except as parts..
Looked like a nice car, greenish (old print and somewhat faded though) colour with vinyl top, magnum style wheels which may probably have been a Pontiac style thing over the Chevrolet equivalent - as they often dressed up their models more so than other brand 'brothers and sisters'..
Thanks again for the assistance and info guys - Randy

[PeteLeathersac]

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Got it now Randy and reading your info closer, looks like a '70 SB car w/ BB added later?
The W = Willow Run Assy. MI Plant where the car was built.
Where are you in ON...greetings from Peterboro'!
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~ Pete

[JayR]

Got it 'unofficially' from GM Canada Vintage back in the mid 90's that there were no big block Acadians built at Willow Run. However, big block Novas were built there and shipped to Canada. My 1970 Nova SS L78 was shipped from Willow Run to Belmont Motors in Toronto on June 27, 1970. Never could get it officially, but GM Canada Vintage intimated that it could have been the last L78 shipped to Canada before big block Nova production ended.

Also interesting that there were no 1968 L79 (327/325 HP) Acadians built at Willow Run. 1274 L79 Novas were built in 1968 and a handful were shipped to Canada. Three Canada sold 1968 Nova L79s still exist and are in the Canadian L79 Registry.

Bob

[realzed]

Bob - I knew a guy here (not well) with what I thought was a '68 L79 Nova - but he beat on it unmercifully and I'm sure it didn't last very long considering.. but it was a quick car on the local street race scene, at least for a while..
Pete - I'm in Sudbury about 6 or so hours North of you..
Enjoying our great Canadian WInter so far? I might still get my car out again this year for a short spurt considering the weather, if I have time after cutting the grass!! Hell my son was in for a quick dip at camp a couple of weeks back after a sauna and usually our lakes are starting to freeze up by that time in other years..
Normally by now everyone around here is warming up their sleds and talking ice fishing and not even think of cruising cars..

[427.060]

I'm pretty sure there were no big block Acadians built in any year.
James

[StriperSS]

There were never any big block Acadians built. Biggest engine was a 350 in the 68 - 71 Acadian SS. Magnum 500 wheels were not available either. Steel wheels or Rally wheels were available.

[Stefano]

So would a '66 L79 Acadian be collectible and have some value?