'70 Nova L78 project on eBay w/ MacNeish docs

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Jerry's doing Novas now? Wow!

BTW, you'll need the underhood thingys for the SS hood grilles as that hood is not an original SS version. Someone liked their toggle switches eh?

[427king]

http://contact.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...llerQuestion_VI I was reading the questions on the car as it was running on ebay , is it true that the L78s all had an A on the trim tags as stated and what does the A signify ??

[SuperNovaSS]

I particularly like this question:

Q: saw rolling chassis on ebay auction..what i saw indicated that it was a normal 350/SBC. 99% of the 3700/396-375 HP70 novas had 355 gears,bench seats and rubber floor matts. In 1970, the guy who ordered the 396 cars could not afford to pay $265.oo for bucket seats, $100.for console, $90. for gauges,when the blue collar worker at the time could barely afford the $316. option for the engine.If he could afford this option and the extra options such as the seats, he wouldn't have been in the market for a nova in the first place. He would have been in the market for a Camaro or Corvette.This is the reason that any adult that owned a nova in the day does know bacially this concept.This Jerry Macneish obviously has never owned a real car in his life.He must be caught up in the Barrett Jackson fairey tale.If you want to know any real facts about 66, 69 or 70 cars just give me a call. Tony 214-351-6647 Jul-19-07

I also like Mark's answer. Do you think he really was thankful? I would really like to have one of those 1 out of 100 Novas with bucket seats and carpet.

A: Thanks Tony for your input.



Jason

[JRSully]

King, "A" usually signifys an exterior trim option/combination. Marlin knows the "A" code stuff pretty well

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The 'A' simply means that the interior items other than the seats are black. The 'B' is for blue, 'S' for sandalwood, 'G' for green, etc...

If there is a single digit after the 'A', that would indicate the # of exterior moldings. This number can be blank for zero, or 1-3 but never a 4. We don't believe that Chevy produced Novas with all 4 ext. moldings.

We all love self-professed experts, especially in the Nova world Obviously the majority of the non-SS Novas were bench seat economy cars. However, there is a fair percentage of SS cars that were nicely optioned. Not everyone raced after a Camaro, Chevelle or Corvette - some people preferred the looks of the Nova, and were willing to pay up for a fancy one. One editor coined the phrase 'a Camaro is nothing more than a gussied up Nova', so it's all in the perspective I guess!! I wish Tony would ask some more, that was an enjoyable read

[Hylton]

What the heck do you know about Nova's anyway Marlin?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Nuttin, eh!! I gotta few, had one since I was 17, took a few apart - even got them back together Got one that can run the number, another that must have been a 1% car since it's got all those 'Camaro' options on it...

[Mr70]

Just don't ask him about Chevy II's.

[Mr. Chevy]

Quote: We all love self-professed experts, especially in the Nova world Obviously the majority of the non-SS Novas were bench seat economy cars. However, there is a fair percentage of SS cars that were nicely optioned. Not everyone raced after a Camaro, Chevelle or Corvette - some people preferred the looks of the Nova, and were willing to pay up for a fancy one. One editor coined the phrase 'a Camaro is nothing more than a gussied up Nova', so it's all in the perspective I guess!!

I agree w/Marlin.. My first car was a 69 Nova when I was just a kid at 15 years of age.. I had a blast w/that car and have loved Novas ever since. I have seen nicely optioned Novas before. I currently have a 70/L78 car and you would be amazed at the people that come up to me at the local car shows and indicate that they really loved these cars, or had one "just like it" and tell me the different options that they had on the car and/or ordered it that way. I think the Novas are sometimes looked upon as the "bastard stepchildren" of the Chevy Family. Don't get me wrong I love the Chevelles and Camaros also but I think the Novas are great looking cool cars!!

Rich

[@wot]

Indicated the exterior trim level I believe, as in A 1, A 2 etc. My 70 Nova has only an A, and basically has no exterior trim except bright work around the windshield and rear window.