Gibb 68 COPO Nova

[Mr70]

Originally Posted by DEW1968NOVA396

Steve, this car is a roller right now.
Not sure how to attend a show with a car that does not drive.

Doug

Just how everyone would like to see it.
Your Nova would fit right in the Barn Finds & Hidden Gems section.

[copo-2]

Originally Posted by DEW1968NOVA396

Is there acway, O can purchase any document copies, of the history from Fred Gibb. ?

Doug

Thanks to 1stGenFan & SS427 for their chiming in on information of the recent purchase you were fortunate in finding. Also, thanks to you for posting of the vin# and cowl tag, which shows a lot of the information that leads forward to an ongoing search of being a Fred Gibb 9738 COPO, even without the now known Vin#’S. Of course, if you get the known posted vin#’s, that pretty much sums it up as being the real thing? Congratulations on your find!

Posted below, is the picture of the firewall (cowl) tag you posted. Looking into some of the valuable information it holds.

First thing would be the build date? Your tag showing as 07A! This information that shows it being built the first week in July, which gives us information if there is need to examine any farther? Now known that these 50 cars were all built the first 2 weeks of July & delivered by July 15. The O7A denotes that it would be 1 of 3 colors, either Tripoli Turquoise (KK), Grecian Green(HH), or Matador Red.(RR) All of these had the interior (735) trim code, of black in color with vinyl bucket seats. 10 of each exterior colors.

20 of the O7B, 2nd week of July 1968 were built in Fathom Blue (EE) with Blue interiors (740) trim code & vinyl bucket seats. Simply put is the fact that the cowl tag posted would have the 07A or 07B code to start looking into the Gibb COPO novas?

[Carleen]

Originally Posted by DEW1968NOVA396

Is there acway, O can purchase any document copies, of the history from Fred Gibb. ?

Doug

https://dickharrell.com/

[DEW1968NOVA396]

I have located 4x owners of the car back to the Speed Shop.
All within 60mi of each other. Car was in Peoria area 50+ years.

[Carleen]

Rick Gehrt owned it. Maybe the first owner

[Carleen]

From Facebook

Dave and Denny, owners of D&D Speed Shop were the best people. I bought a lot of high performance and racing equipment from them and they sponsored my race car, Chevy II Much, back in the late 60s.

I raced at Peoria, Havana, Beardstown and Springfield race tracks.

[Carleen]

Rick Gehrt
I bought one of those 427 Novas from Fred Gibbs Chevrolet In LaHarp and it was a beast!

[luzl78]

Originally Posted by DEW1968NOVA396

I have located 4x owners of the car back to the Speed Shop.
All within 60mi of each other. Car was in Peoria area 50+ years.

You need to speak to Rick Gerth and show him the car he bought in July 1968.

[Carleen]

https://www.facebook.com/rick.gehrt

[DEW1968NOVA396]

I've got your car Eugene.