One of ? L89 Nova for sale at Russo and Steele

[NOVAL89]

To dispel all myths and questions about my car, I can assure you that its real and the only one. I bought the car in 2003 from a guy in Long Island. I was looking for an L78 car when I came across my car. The original engine block, heads, intake, water pump, and carb as well as the original tranny and rear came with the car. During restoration at Legendary, they disassembled the engine in front of me, BKH, and Klutt to examine the broach marks and dates. All of the engine components were authenticated at that time as original and numbers matching. Brian examined all of the drivetrain components with magnifying glass as well as the POP. I wanted to know the truth if the car was real or not before I decided to proceed on a very expensive and lengthy restoration. all of the hidden sheet metal VINs were also found and examined. Every engine, drivetrain, and body component is correct. I have a list of every date and code on the car (and close up photos) which I will bring to the R & S auction. As far as contacting the owner on the POP; I tried several years to call all of the calvin whites in Hatboro and surrounding towns, but no luck. I also tried to contact the chevy dealer (stahl chevrolet in southampton) and had no luck. Once the car was examined in detail by Brian and Klutt and a full report was made I was convinced that my car was real and VERY VALUABLE. I showed the car in a few national concourse (Greenwich, Meadowbrook, and New England) events as well as vettefest twice and NNN nationals. Anyone who has met me at the shows and seen the car knows how spectacular this Nova is. I can be contacted via this site or call my cell if you have any questions or comments. The new owner who buys my car at R&S auction will be getting one of the rarest chevy supercars ever produced.
Dave 201-965-5563

[SuperNovaSS]

Dave,

Thanks for taking the time to post. What are the dates on the 074 heads?


Jason

[NOVAL89]

Jason

1/12/70 and 1/16/70

Dave

[kwhizz]

I guess that clears everything up.........

Ken

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Stahl became Kennedy Chevrolet.

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Stahl became Kennedy Chevrolet.

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In Southampton? What years are we talking about here?

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Good detective work Ken!!

[Rixls6]

I still don't understand why an open chamber (074) cylinder head is being used on this engine, when all the 1970 big block L78/L89 production engines would have used a closed chamber (842) head and piston combo to come up with the designed 11.25:1 compression ratio?????
What am I missing here???

[markjohnson]

Well, if Brian Henderson of the Supercar Workshop is vouching for this car and it's authenticity, then that's enough for me and a lot of other people. The auction house can and probably will use Brian's inspection and approval to help market the car to interested buyers that might just need that little extra piece of proof.

[bkhpah]

This is what I found when looking at the car for Dave. I met Dave at Legendary to inspect the car. The car was at that time already apart, and the body was in the paint booth. The entire drive train was out of the car. Some of the parts were already apart for restoration. The engine itself was still intact. Dave brought all his documentation along, and he did a great deal of his own research. He had GM documents with the engine code I believe he got from Fran Preve. He had factory doc's like the POP. Peter Klutt among others examined the POP comparing it to other 70' POPs that Klutt had. There was NOTHING to indicate that the POP was not legit. It matched all the other ones on hand that day. From the glue to the fonts, it was for all we could tell authentic to the car. All the other codes matched the car 100%. The engine was on a stand and had yet to be taken apart. The Legendary Camera Crew was on hand to see EXACTLY what we found that day. Legendary's lead guys were present along with Klutt as the engine was taken apart. The pad itself had some light surface rust. There was no evidence of any step down on the pad from a previous decking. The heads were removed to see if indeed the broach marks extended from one side to the other, and they did. From all accounts it looked to be untouched and real. The heads were present and the dates noted. There was nothing to indicate the car was pieced together. The documents looked right, as did the block. Since there is not another pad like this to even match up too, it is impossible to tell what the others look like. Could it have been faked? I guess anything is possible, but it looked right. If it is wrong, it is exceptional. The original parts all had pitting and wear. Nothing was CRISP. I think the car is legit. If you are a serious player on the car, inspect it yourself. Dave came off to me as an honest guy. The car was already deep into the resto at Legendary when I was asked to look at it. There was no turning back at that point...BKH