Way to go Joe!

[Seattle Sam]

Joe is the original owner, bought it new from the dealer. One owner only!

[firez]

WOW what a gem

[Late BrakeU2]

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Joe is the original owner, bought it new from the dealer. One owner only!

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And not just any dealer,Harry Mann!. For those that don't know HM was arguably THE hi po chevy dealer for the L.A metro area during that time. I hope Joe can post pics of his car there on the front line waiting for him-you should see some of the other iron sitting next to it.

['69Novajoe]

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Joe is the original owner, bought it new from the dealer. One owner only!

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And not just any dealer,Harry Mann!. For those that don't know HM was arguably THE hi po chevy dealer for the L.A metro area during that time. I hope Joe can post pics of his car there on the front line waiting for him-you should see some of the other iron sitting next to it.

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Actually Mark, Bruce did a Member's Rides Feature a couple months ago. Check it out here - '69 Novajoe Feature
And thanks again to all you guys for the comments and suggestions. Believe me, I've tried to get that back seat out and it just won't budge!! The tow truck driver even tried to pull it from the BACK of the bottom cushion until I about had a heart-attack when I heard the springs starting to "complain" BTW,there is a picture of the "build sheet" (or is it the broadcast sheet?) in the Member's Rides feature. A friend found it under the front seat about 8 years ago!!!
Joe C.

[BJCHEV396]

HI JOE,I ADMIRE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE KEPT YOUR NOVA STOCK AND IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE ALL OF THESE YEARS.CONGRATS!

[BJCHEV396]

I HAVE A 1966 CORVETTE COUPE BOUGHT NEW AT HARRY MANN'S.IT IS MOSPORT GREEN,327-300HP,GLIDE,POWER WINDOWS AND AM/FM.AROUND 1983-84 I CONTACTED H-M TO SEE IF THEY COULD GIVE ME MORE INFO ON MY CAR.ALL THEY COULD DO WAS CONFIRM THAT THE VETTE WAS BOUGHT THERE.BUT THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO SEND ME A SET OF THEIR METAL LICENSE PLATE FRAMES.IS HARRY MANN'S STILL IN BUSINESS?AND WERE THEY BIG IN THE SIXTIES MUSCLE CAR ERA?BILL.

['69Novajoe]

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IS HARRY MANN'S STILL IN BUSINESS?AND WERE THEY BIG IN THE SIXTIES MUSCLE CAR ERA?BILL.

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They are long gone Bill. I really had no idea they were that big into high performance stuff back in the day. I was just a dumb kid out of the service looking for a way to go fast

And thanks Bill P. for the info on removing the back seat. A few years ago, I did try a pry bar to no avail. So the "seat" is still a "virgin" I guess !!
Joe C.

[92646]

Joe remind me the next time we meet and I will pull the back seat out for you. A good kick on the bottom of the lower cushion on both sides will let you push the lower cushion back then up and out of the way. After this the 2 bolts are exposed at the bottom of the upper cushion, you may have to bend the alignment tabs at the bottom then hit the upper cushion up and back at the top to pop it loose. My buddy that sold the 67 Z/28 to Charley owns an upholstery shop and he did a bunch of these cars.
Mark Sheppard

[Late BrakeU2]

There they are!! I need to spend more time on the members rides section

That one rear shot with your temp paper tags and HM frames is magical-how much are a set of NOS one's of those now about $500?

[Bill Pritchard]

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Believe me, I've tried to get that back seat out and it just won't budge!!

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There are some cars where it does seem virtually impossible to get that bottom cushion out. I had an EXTREMELY difficult time getting it out of my Chevelle, and when I finally did, I filed down the brackets on the floor so that I would never have that much trouble again. It can be a huge help to have someone else pushing back on that bottom cushion while you look under the lower edge of the cushion to see the position of the seat frame in relation to the bracket it's hooked into I'd bet at the assembly plant they either had some huge gorilla of a guy putting those in, or else they had a huge pry bar for 'persuasion'

Outstanding car, Joe, and kudos to you for taking such great care of it all these years