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10/71 Philly ad w/ '70 Baldwin Motion 427 Nova.
So many special cars in these early ads, a few existing cars likely had some cool pedigrees lost over the years!:hmmm:
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10/72 Pittsburg ad w/ '69 Yenko 427 Nova.
Different car or one of the same as earlier/later PB ads posted previously?:hmmm:
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07/75 Altoona PA ad w/ serious sounding 454 L89 Headed Nova.
OD Trans noted could be a Hone-O, love to see what FG Hood it had?:hmmm:
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08/69 Lafayette IN ad w/ little info for under one year old '69 Nickey 427 Nova.
Same Nickey car as 12/69 Indianapolis ad a few posts back or the one in Cincinnati 05/70?:hmmm:
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Thought this one may be another Harrell car but looking closer, it's the location in IL.
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11/77 Minneapolis ad w/ '69 Yenko 454 Nova.
Mileage at 24 thou, which car is this?:hmmm:
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That 10/72 Pittsburgh ad shows a 66 Chevy II w/ a 6cyl running high 11's, low 12's. Impressive for the time!

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Love it too also not a six but here's another serious smaller CID Nova in this 11/69 Pittsburgh ad.
So many cool cars, love to know more of the BY L78 Nova also note Stinger ad @ bottom.
Sully, do you know what dealer the '69 Nova you had w/ BW 4:56 was originally shipped to/still have the Vin?
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Another '69 Yenko 427 Nova in the 06/70 Madison WI State Journal, same car as 08/74 ad Post 48 on Pg.5 or?:hmmm:
Anyone please speak up of which car may be what of any known built/existing?
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01/74 Chicago ad w/ '73 Nickey Nova, maybe one of the Hatchback cars?:hmmm:
A few cool Ford ads + '73 Z28 and '66 'Velle also '38 Stude sounds interesting too.
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06/72 St. Louis ad w/ '69 Yenko Nova 427 M40 car.
Francis didn't deliver any '69 Yenko N:hmmm:vas did they, anyone please speak up w/ info.
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09/68 LA ad w/ '68 Nova 427 4-Spd. 4:56 car.
Less than a year old then, backtracking Phone/CA Plate #'s may reveal more?:hmmm:
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05/70 Chicago ad w/ '69 L88 Nickey Nova.
Also of note is ad above it for Gene Marmor's USAC '69 'Velle.
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06/72 Tampa Bay ad w/ a '69 Yenko Nova.
Listing notes Super Car also 396, engine swap:hmmm:
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ANY of these Nova's list in these last 2 pages of adds KNOWN and around today? Like post #117, 1969 Nickey Nova, 427/L-88 530 Hp?? Seems to pop up again in post #120?? Or is that another L-88 '69 Nova?

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Love to know more info too as that's the exact questions I had back in Post #120.
Whether those two the same car or not, it's doubtful the '69 L88 Nickey as Post #133 above in Chicago is the one in Cincinnati as Post #117 being both ads are 05/70?:hmmm:
Here's a 11/70 Reno ad for Bank Repo '70 Nova 4-Sod. w/ what sounds like an LS6.
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If the 68 Chevy II in post # 132 was a real bb car to start with,
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Great point w/ BB availability date also amazing how many must've been converted new or soon after.
No builder names but here's a few more ads w/ cars built/modified/for sale when close to new.
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Hope the lad in this bottom ad made it home!:flag:
Lots of HP in stock at Jack Douglass'.
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This ones already sporting a straight axle, going cheap or part out:dunno:
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09/71 ad w/ serious sounding Tri-Power 427 4-Spd. '69 Nova in Ambler PA.
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04/73 Cincinnati ad for another '69 Yenko 427 Nova.
Different #'s but same location so likely the car as 07/72 ad Post 61?:hmmm:
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06/71 Wilmington DE ad for a '70 Nova w/ LS6?
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07/69 ad w/ '69 Nickey Nova in Lafayette.
The 08/69 Lafayette ad posted earlier w/ 427 Nickey Nova appears to be a different car and seller?:hmmm:
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Andy, Sent you a PM!

Kool stuff, thanks for posting.

Gene Marmor was a local stock car legend. He race at Chicago's Soldier Field when they raced stock cars there. His shop was well known for working on race cars and performance cars.

The very First NicKey Chicago shop I had opened was in Gene's former shop. I rented from him. Very interesting Character. The shop was just South of Thatcher and Grand in River Grove at 2627 Thatcher. Not far from Gene & Judes Hot Dogs.

https://speedsport.com/racing-nation...ene-marmor-87/


http://www.kalracing.com/Autoracing/Gene_Marmor_Bio.htm

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Great update Stefano, very cool you knew Gene also had your shop location there.
Here's an 04/79 CA ad for a '69 Nickey 427 Nova, sounds like an L72 w/ 4-Spd. and 4:88's.
Ad notes a White car w/ Blk. also CA Plate WWX-416, anyone ever know of any real White '69 Nickey Novas existing then/now also if any possibility of gaining full VINs from CA Dept. of Vehicles by providing old Plate #'s + VINs missing last 6?:crazy:
Strange how known car guy ads are mixed in w/ these Nickey cars but note bottom ad for a '69 'Runner w/ two engines, is this Art Carr the tranny guy?:hmmm:
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This one sounds like cheap fun, bring a hammer for that one last start.?:hmmm:
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The Orange Country Register was the paper I used to work for in high school.



I don't remember any Nickey prepared 427 Novas in the area. I would have most likely seen it out and about-as I had my big block Nova back then as well-in the same time frame. Kinda cool to know there was one in the area!


With the license plate being WWX-416-it had to be registered around 1969 in SoCal (maybe the owner worked MCAS El Toro?)....as my brother's 1967 RS/SS was plate UEY673 and registered 3/1967 in Fullerton, Ca. This was the original registration for the Camaro.


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Cool stuff Bruce, amazing you worked at the same paper then also were so close to the White Nickey Nova.
Great plate info too but besides indicating it was a CA car in '69, would this in any way also indicate original owner selling or did CA Plates always stay w/ cars when sold so could be a few owners later?:hmmm:

Here's an 08/76 Louisiana ad w/ Phase-3 ZLX Motion car, no model noted but 2-Dr. Post so likely a Nova?
There's pics online of others but what's anyone know of any Motion '75 Nova Supercars built/existing?
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Sorry for straying off track w/ the '75-up cars but they're a cool part of the BB Nova Supercar story also some of the last gasps of real performance available w/ EPA etc making it difficult for conversion groups or any Chevrolet Dealers still doing such a thing.
Looking for info on the above '75 ZLX Phase-3 Motion car, I was reading the below Super Chevy mag article which mentions Motion cars but seems to push Nickey also notes little about the Hopper Chevrolet 454/450 conversion Nova they had on hand to test.
What years were Hopper offering Supercar conversions also what Hopper BB Novas or other of their cars are known built/existing?
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Super Chevy Mag article links...
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I bought a bunch of emblems back in the day from Eddie Hopper in Garden Grove-I used to run and get parts there also, when I worked for Hardin Oldsmobile in Anaheim. There and Cone Chevrolet in Fullerton...and Guaranty Chevrolet in Santa Ana :)

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Cool you knew Eddie Hopper Chev also the other dealers Bruce.
Here's a '72 Hopper ad, hard to read but notes both Jack Richardson and Jim Tom were formerly w/ Harry Mann Chevrolet.

Next is another Santa Ana ad from 01/77 w/ L88 Nova @ $450!
Hard to believe price, no year noted but CA Plate HSY-465.
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One more cheap deal from 1975 in Birmingham AL.
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