My new 1968 Nova L79 project.

[jasonL78]

I just got of the phone with the original owner of my 68 L79. What a great guy to talk too. He ordered the car this way. So I asked why the 3 speed and he said his wife didn’t know how to drive standard so he figured one less gear would make it easier for her to learn. He almost ordered the super sport package with the L79 but he thought the hood grills looked cheap. I asked what happened to the original motor; he said the day they picked up the car 1 mile from the dealer the motor just locked up. So the dealer put a gm replacement short block assembly in the car. As for the 396 emblems on the fenders he remembers one of them broke, so he went to get a replacement and all they had in stock was the 396 emblems. So that is what he put on. As for the original 327 emblems they were the cast type not the foil type according to the original owner. The only modifications he did over the years were air shocks, a new cam, and a heavy duty clutch. The car was never raced or abused, just a really fast family car. LOL!

Jason