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Re: 71 Motion Nova?
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[ QUOTE ] Fleetwood...Longswamp ...Topton...Macungie [/ QUOTE ] ........ https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif ..... really .....https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif ..... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif <font color="blue">(Just kidding) https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif </font> [/ QUOTE ]Stop pickin on us! We can't help we are a little Dutchy up here! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif |
Re: 71 Motion Nova?
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for the local PA guys...are there any Nova or Chevy clubs you belong to in the area...I know there's the Pretzel City Hot Rod club or something like that here in Berks County...just curious as even though this car is far from a show winner, I'd still like to come to some local shows, cruises etc and meet people and show the car....and would love to see your cars... [/ QUOTE ] Welcome to the party. Cool car!! Why not consider joining National Nostalgic Nova..the club is based out of York,PA They have diff chapters around the country and you also get a cool monthly magazine. Nova Nationals are in Hunt Valley, Maryland this year. How about bringing that bad boy down for everybody to see? wilma www.nnnova.com 717-252-4192 |
Re: 71 Motion Nova?
'If ya ain't Dutch, ya ain't Much' https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif
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Re: 71 Motion Nova?
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'If ya ain't Dutch, ya ain't Much' https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif [/ QUOTE ] https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif EXACTLY! Thanks guys for your responses and PM's...alot of good info. I'm sure as spring and summer rolls around, I'll get a chance to meet up with some of you locally....and Hunt Valley, MD isn't too far away...although with 4.10 gears...that's probably two tanks of gas!! |
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Fleetwood!!! I live in Longswamp and my Son plays soccer and basketball for Topton. Small world? In the summer they have a monthly cruse night in Macungie it attract's several hundred cars each time, you should bring the nova by. Macungie is just down the road....I'll have to make that trip this summer.... Rich. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Fleetwood? Small world, I'm in Douglassville. Once a month during the summer there is a cruise at the Oley Turnpike Dairy ice cream shop, bring it on by - and roast 'em as you leave https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif [/ QUOTE ] I do remember that cruise night at Oley now that you mention it...they also have a muscle car show during the summer as well...not at the dairy, but in town at the fairgrounds/fire company....I'm only about 6-7 minutes from the dairy...so that's a definite to show up there...way to easy to smoke 'em when I leave in this car... |
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The Oley cruise is nice, pretty laid back - has ice cream, a small burger restaurant, and a petting zoo for the kids. I was only there once this past summer, for about a 1/2 hour with my son - but had to run home before the ice cream melted https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif
The show at the fairgrounds is in conjunction with the Oley Fair, and the car show is from 8-2'ish at the high school. The cost is a donation to the charity, so the parking price for the location is first rate! I have not been to that show in a couple of years, as I think it's on the SCR weekend - which can't be missed https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif Do you know where this car was sold new from yet? |
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The Oley cruise is nice, pretty laid back - has ice cream, a small burger restaurant, and a petting zoo for the kids. I was only there once this past summer, for about a 1/2 hour with my son - but had to run home before the ice cream melted https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif The show at the fairgrounds is in conjunction with the Oley Fair, and the car show is from 8-2'ish at the high school. The cost is a donation to the charity, so the parking price for the location is first rate! I have not been to that show in a couple of years, as I think it's on the SCR weekend - which can't be missed https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif Do you know where this car was sold new from yet? [/ QUOTE ] I have not researched where this car was sold new...is there an easy resource available using the VIN? I am 99.999999% sure this was not a Baldwin or Motion sold car. The best possibilities are it was either worked on at Motion, although doubtful (no paperwork)...or more likely the parts where ordered via a Motion mail-order catalog and put on the car...or it's just a clone with little or no "Motion" parts at all...just similar parts to equate to a Motion Chevy II/Nova...this was all taken into consideration when I bought the car as there is nothing but the stories and no paperwork available except the two previous owners names (copies of titles)....so I will only "advertise" this car as a Motion Nova tribute, or recreation, or clone if you will...nothing more...unless I can verify authentic Motion parts from the catalog in the future. |
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Smart move, without paperwork or a $1,500 check to Joel, it's very hard to document. Otherwise, just enjoy the car as it is https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif
There is no central source for title searches, what state did it come from? |
Re: 71 Motion Nova?
car was purchased in NC where it had been previously titled...but again, the story behind the car was it was originally a PA or NY car...I didn't think there was any way to really prove the vehicle origin without any paperwork...where was CARFAX 35 years ago when I needed it! LOL
I do intend to enjoy the car for what it is...a Baldwin tribute that's cool looking & super fast with that 427...take it cruising, go to some shows, and meet nice people like on this site. |
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PA is doable, NY is tough - they actually state that they don't see the need for a title search via their DMV and refer requests to an outside source https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif
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Long time between posts on the site...just too busy I guess on my half. I have not been able to do anything with the car (lack of $$) since I bought it last year. Just been crusing here and there and to a few shows...
But due to the amount of questions I get about the car, and still being a relative newbie to the muscle car world (see me previous posts), if anyone is local to me and would like to check out the car and verify for me what parts are on the car, I would appreciate that very much. I can bring the car to you to check out, just would really like to verify either with part numbers or just knowledge in general. I do like to be honest with people who ask questions about the car...even though its not a real Motion car. And I want to know the truth myself so I know what I have and what I don't. So I'm here to get any help or additional information I can. I do have a Motion Performance catalog to match part numbers or make comparisions. Again, any comments or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif |
Re: 71 Motion Nova?
I looked at this car about a year ago when it was at a repair shop on rt 662. If my memory is correct, it has a 6 cyl vin?
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Re: 71 Motion Nova?
Hey Marlin,
Yes, the VIN # on the title and on the dash is a 6 cyl VIN (my first real indication when I saw the car in person that it wasn't anything more than a Motion tribute/clone). And it also has non-SS front fenders (which if originally a V6 makes sense). However, the firewall plate has a different Vin # on it...which is a V8 VIN...so who knows what's going on there...that's why I'd really just like to get someone who either knows Nova's or Chevy's in general to just give the car a lookover and tell me what it's got...you probably saw it at DJ's outside Fleetwood, I only live about a mile from there... |
Re: 71 Motion Nova?
All Novas have a 11427WRNxxxxxx on the trim tag, even the 4cyl ones. So, your car is normal. I'm not sure I saw anything Motion on the car, it looks like a neat old street racer to me. Don't worry to much about it, just enjoy it!
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Re: 71 Motion Nova?
Yes, that's the trim tag it has. I know it's just a Motion clone, but it's still a blast to drive. Since it has the Vette sidepipes, I get alot of questions about them.
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Re: 71 Motion Nova?
very nice looking car, any interior and under the hood photos?
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