Gibb 68 COPO Nova

[tom406]

Cool pic posted of the transporter. Why do they all have Cragars already mounted?

[copo-2]

Originally Posted by tom406

Cool pic posted of the transporter. Why do they all have Cragars already mounted?

All the 50 Novas were delivered to Fred Gibb Chevrolet by July 15, 1968. They all had the same specifications except there was 4 different colors ( Tripoli Turquoise, Grecian Green, Matador Red, & Fathom Blue) involved and a difference in interior colors,Black for the first 3 colors mentioned & Blue with the Fathom Blue cars. All 50 were delivered to Gibb with hubcaps in place, not Cragers?

My belief that the picture shows the Novas that are modified by Dick Harrell who used a lot of SS Cragers on the 68 Novas & Camaros he modified at DHPC in K.C., MO.

[copo-2]

Another Grecian Green Gibb Nova formerly owned by Jude Hettic.

[markjohnson]

From the November 1972 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. It certainly appears to one of the Gibb ‘68 Nova’s.

[copo-2]

Mark,
Thanks for posting the ad about the 68 Nova. Very interesting! Whatever it was, I believe it to be pretty rare?

With all there is to think about, it mentions the 396 with the automatic? There was 2 different options available in the 68 Novas, that being the L-34 or the L-78?

It appears in the picture to have stainless window & lower body trim, which none of the Gibb Nova’s had? In thinking about it the possibility of it being a 396-350 (L-34) it would be a rare breed, also? Only 234 of those built with only 48 being automatics.

Mark, since you are knowledgeable about the many activities surrounding the St. Louis area, I have a picture of a Nova that Gene Rains crashed I have wondered about? Of course Gene & Dick Harrell can be associated closely, however the door appears to have the name Rich Thomas on it?