Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

I live in Toccoa, GA now. I need to ask my uncle if he remembers seeing this car back in the day. He graduated from high school in 1970 and loves Novas so I bet he remembers it. There is another Nova in Toccoa that is just as clean as that car is that was purchased new by a lady that lives a few miles from me. We've tried to buy it many times but she never would sell it. I'll see if I can get some pics to share the next time I see it out.

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

Is it just me?? That interior looks almost to freshly new to be a original 53,000 mile car,what does everyone else think??

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

Color kills it!Not a very nice looking car .

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

A question that came up on Stevesnovasite. Was the TH400 available on the 1970 SS 350 Nova?

Bob

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 302moz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Color kills it!Not a very nice looking car . </div></div>

You have to see Gobi Beige in person, it's not terrible - but not for everyone. Some folks actually like it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

I like it,
It looks like a very mellow yellow more than a beige when you see it in person, something like the earlier Butternut Yellow [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

It does make you think of BY or Lemonwood Yellow, but when you see GB next to BY - night and day! It will really look tan / beige next to BY.

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JayR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A question that came up on Stevesnovasite. Was the TH400 available on the 1970 SS 350 Nova?

Bob </div></div>

I don't think it was possible during 1970,based on factory &amp; dealer paperwork I've seen &amp; reserved only for the Big Block.
Of course paper isn't always reflective of what they really did.
If it was,would think numerous owners should be easily able to prove it.

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

Have now heard from a number of sources that the TH400 showed up in factory installs on numerous SB cars. Seems if a car had a 3 speed automatic, the factory installed whatever they had. If there was shortage of TH350's, they put in TH400's. Apparently, many SS350's have TH400's and even some 307 V/8 cars have them. Few people in those days probably knew the difference anyway. As long as your 3 speed automatic transmission worked reliably nobody really cared what it was.

Bob

Re: 1970 nova ss Survivor
 

Not saying it's impossible to have a turbo 400 in a SB SS or plain Jain small block, but I have owned 50 or so 68-72's and looked at hundreds more and I have never seen or heard of one. It's not as simple as sticking a 400 in there if you don't have a 350. Different; cross member, output shaft, drive shaft, kick down switch. different front spring for the added weight, As common as the 350 trans were in those Novas I just don't see GM running out. But never say never.