1970 Nova underbody color

**Mr70** · #1 07-03-2002, 02:31 PM

Marlin
Was that the 1970 L-78 Nova given away in a raffle through the NNN a few years ago?
If so I know the winner.Jeremy Newton here in Ill. won it.It was restored by a man who lives in Washington Ill.
I forgot his name,but a BIG Nova fan.
We were parked together at SuperChevy Joliet.
Great resto to,but Jeremy sold it two years ago and went to school.
Rick

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #2 07-03-2002, 02:39 PM

Rick,
That is the car, Jeremy was like 19 years old when he won it. The car was purchased by the NNN club from a guy in Wisconsin, and a frame off resto was done by Wayne Bushey who runs the club here in York, PA. I went down to see it one time when it was on the body roller. Good resto, beautiful car.

I don't know who in Washington has the car, or did any resto work to it.

**Mr70** · #3 07-04-2002, 01:06 AM

Marlin
Dennis Quinn is the man I am thinking of.He lives in Washington Il.,and is a BIG Nova Man.My friend bought a 1970 L-78 Fathom Blue Nova he Frame off restored.A Great Nova that I have many pictures of.We sold it at Midwest car Exchange later on.
I got my Novas mixed up.

I had a 4000 mile Survivor LS-6 Chevelle recently.It was full of Red Oxide Primer,and was built at the Arlington Tx. Plant.

Do you believe Jeremy bought ONE raffle ticket,and won that Nova!
He tells me that story over and over..

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #4 07-04-2002, 08:23 PM

I have plenty of those photos that you got with each raffle ticket purchase [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

Nova Research Project · #5 07-05-2002, 03:12 AM

I put most of pics from the rear under carriage on a web site. Here is one that shows the color of the red.

http://www.members.cox.net/chevy1142..._3055.jpg.html

You can see how that black was sprayed on the tank after it was installed. The Gas tank details and the rest of the pics are here:

http://www.members.cox.net/chevy1142..._Pictures.html

Greg
BTW Rick and Marlin I will pick up some of the 3M stuff and give it a try.

RonNova396L34 · #6 12-06-2002, 08:04 PM

I tend to agree with Wayne on the rudy red underbody color. I still haven't restored the underside of my car and it appears to be just primer. Also this primer was all over the interior of the car and the trunk divider board. I think both mine and the NNN giveaway car are early production cars though. Maybe they changed things? I have lots of pictures of this primer.
Ron

Nova Research Project · #7 12-07-2002, 04:44 AM

Ron,

Except for that little section in the pic above, I though the underside was gray. This summer I scrubbed the bottom completely with a light degreaser and a brass brush. Boy, now it is very obvious that it was red. Mine is a January build.

Greg

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