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#1
10-27-2009, 07:41 AM
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Re: Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?
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I have an old fiberglass catalog from '67 (A&A, I think) and in it they offered the fastback roof for early Novas. If I remember correctly, they even showed a picture of it. I tried finding it today but it must be buried somewhere. I'll keep looking. I would guess that Bill Thomas did not make these roofs from his own mold so it would seem to be entirely possible that someone could build their own fastback Nova by buying a roof from the fiberglass company and putting it on their own body. -Jon [/ QUOTE ] Now this I have to see. Did Fiberglass Trends do Bill's glass? 
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#2
10-28-2009, 12:27 AM
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Re: Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?
I believe the cars were built by Chevrolet and the fiberglass work was done by the same factory that made the Corvette bodies. They were later sent to Bill Thomas so he could work his magic on them.
This is from memory so I could be wrong.
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#3
10-28-2009, 08:14 PM
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Re: Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?
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I believe the cars were built by Chevrolet and the fiberglass work was done by the same factory that made the Corvette bodies. They were later sent to Bill Thomas so he could work his magic on them. This is from memory so I could be wrong. [/ QUOTE ] This would be..............WRONG  Come on guys..... show me something. I know you guys have the resources.
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#4
10-28-2009, 10:19 PM
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Re: Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?
Here is some internet info. I can't vouch for it's accuracy though.
Verne http://novaresource.org/history.htm#Fastback Also check this thread which includes comments by Dick Milner's daughter. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...0/fpart/1/vc/1
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#5
10-29-2009, 01:32 AM
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Re: Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?
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Here is some internet info. I can't vouch for it's accuracy though. Verne http://novaresource.org/history.htm#Fastback Also check this thread which includes comments by Dick Milner's daughter. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...0/fpart/1/vc/1 [/ QUOTE ] The story from Novaresource has several holes.... 1, the cars were never taken to Corvette. 2, How did Huston Platt get his car if the 3rd got destroyed in L.A. ? Any 1 have pics of The Dixie Twister other then the 3 I have on my site?
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#6
10-29-2009, 06:12 AM
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Re: Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?
I agree that Platt's car seems to be out of the known 3 envelope.I have more research tucked away but I just can't find it yet. Old person's syndrome.....
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