Western New York Supercars

[smallblockhero]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

I would like to jump in on this thread to try and get more info on a black 70 L78 TH400 Nova I bought from Steve in 2003. He didn't give me much to go on at the time...the car was registered to his girl friend. I did try the NCRS search and it came back as Krise Motor Co. in Canton, PA [dealer code 380/zone 12].

But, it didn't seem right so i did some digging...this old thread has some new info. It appears the car came from Laks Chevrolet

https://thesupercarregistry.com/foru...126908&page=56



Anyway...this current thread mentioning the Superbird guy caught my eye...he showed me a bunch of those cars when I went there to buy the Nova.

Happy to chat with anyone who has some local info...thanks.

-wilma

are you talking about the bench seat , column shift L78? lol.. Steve somehow bought that car out from underneath a friend of mine. i saw it at his shop on comet right after he bought it. He didnt know anything about the car at that time, he wasnt even sure it was a real big block car.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Yes...that's the car I'm talking about. It is in my garage as we speak...we put the others away for the winter, planning to do some work on this one over the winter.

Would love to learn more of the history about this car.

thanks,

wilma

[WILMASBOYL78]

Had a great chat today with 'small-block-hero'....getting some history on the black Nova. Took a couple of photos in the garage today...time for some TLC on this old gal

-wilma

[Steve Shauger]

Not quite a Supercar by definition, but it was purchased in western, NY at Dave Hallman Chevrolet in Hamburg, NY. It certainly has the look of a Supercar. I purchased this car 25 years ago this past June in 1999.

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...t=dave+hallman

[chadk]

It's not a supercar but here is my '69 L72 Biscayne that was bought new at Maglio Chevrolet in Perry NY. It has had several owners in western NY until 2019 when it made its way to IA and then MN. The original owner is still in Perry and I keep in touch with him.

[muscle_collector]

love that car. did the original owner buy it to drag race only or a driver/racecar?

[chadk]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

love that car. did the original owner buy it to drag race only or a driver/racecar?

Thanks!
It was driven on the street for a year before he got serious and started racing modified production at Lancaster Dragway. The vintage photo with the black wheels is from 1970 and the photo with torque thrusts on the front is 1971.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Originally Posted by smallblockhero

are you talking about the bench seat , column shift L78? lol.. Steve somehow bought that car out from underneath a friend of mine. i saw it at his shop on comet right after he bought it. He didnt know anything about the car at that time, he wasnt even sure it was a real big block car.

I want to say how much I appreciate this thread...it has lead to some great contacts who knew our black Nova back in the day. Having fun 'bench racing' with folks about this car. Plan to start a new thread on our winter project with this Nova...stay tuned.

-wilma