1969 COPO Nova?
 

Says fisher body sheet says it’s a COPO
I do not believe this to be true. Can someone correct me if I’m wrong?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Chevro...b2fa%7Ciid%3A1

I'm not a Nova expert but, if I were to spend that kind of money on a car I would want the body panels, grille and bumpers to line up waaaaay better than what I see on this car.
I can't speak to the COPO claim but, I am sure the more knowledgeable folks on this site will enlighten us.

I believe that "Smoky" might be confused on the meaning of CRD on the Fisher card.

Highly possible.
$80,000? Yikes

I stopped looking when I saw the brake booster.

Body color paint underneath was also on the wish list

I think Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles did the panel alignment on this car. Ouch !!!

69 Nova...
 

Nice tattoo's...:cool2:

As for the car...well :smirk:

"run Forest, run..."

So I guess the $80,000 is a bit steep.. 😂

Too bad this car went this route buy the owner? Nice color combo that you don't see often.I have seen MUCH NICE L78 Nova's in the for sale section here over the last couple years.

I could overlook the brake booster and painted intake/bypass hose. BUT the panel fit and gaps are SO far out, the guys on the international space station commented on them....

Check out these and compare:

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=nova

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=nova

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=nova

I don't think the NOVA market increased in value to the point this car you posted is worth anywhere near that dollar value. I think it's and ok buy in the 40K range? 50K and above is over priced in my book, even though other my have different thoughts.

Those L78’s are beautiful. The first one is fathom green same as my car.
Yes I agree $50,000 is the peak for a car like that. How much did the ones you posted sell for?

Someday I’ll own one.

69 Nova...
 

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... Maybe he has it confused with a 1968 396/375 Nova ???

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69 Nova...
 

Yea, I got that



So does this mean the front engine hook was installed after the engine was painted......:haha:...I am sorry had to do it :grin:

X2, hard to believe so many simple things were done completely wrong! Might be appealing to their eye but takes away from anything positive. And my eyes did nothing but just look at the amount of overspray on the intake and lift hooks in the engine department. Car could be so much better presented. Gee if that car sells for 80K ours has to be north of 100K LOL

----Not only the bypass hose paint but way, way too much orange on the intake......Bill S

You guys are top notch. I love the fine detail being brought out. I also said WTF when I saw the bypass hose and the over spray on the intake. Now the engine hook. And yes the alignments of panels is just awful.
Can’t say I’m a fan of the color tho. Not something I would choose

Tom,
Your L-78 is spectacular. Broadcast sheets too? Incredible!

We talked on the phone a couple years ago

Bill
That was my jab on the paint when posting the photo. Lots wrong with this car.


Mike

69 Nova...
 

----Did not notice the french locks. Good catch, Tom! Shouldn't this 69 have a smog set-up?.......Bill S

69 Nova...
 

I still would like to see the Fisher sheet that says this is a COPO. I'm a doubter...

Agree detailing is not real good. Overspray shouldnt be there. Painting the engine correctly on the engine stand and then bolt on intake afterwards. That catches your eye right away when you pop the hood and the engine lift brackets should of been sprayed too. Price is way to much for this Nova.

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I don't expect this subject car is anything special but as discussed in past threads, a Copo Nova could exist, not a 427 car but a Copo # 9511 w/ 4:56 or 4:88 factory rear which was required for '69 Chevrolets w/ rear axles over 4:11.
A few 9511 Camaros are known also I think Chevelle or two but the '69 Novas more elusive and one an sYc Member reported having back in one of the old threads seemed the closest X-car possibility up to then.
I'm a work so can't dig for the old threads but was it you Tom w/ the example you let go of that seemed possible also was it a factory 4:56/4:88 car or?:hmmm:
Again, I don't expect the subject car is anything special but would still love to see a real '69 Copo 9511 X-Body if anyone knows of any.
:beers:
~ Pete

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69 Nova...
 

----Rally,,, To paint an aluminum intake engine the Tonowanda plant used masks or covers made out of pressed cardboard (I think). It would just sit down on the intake. After painting they piled up and were returned to the beginning of the line and were reused. They didn't fit too tight and overspray would creep around the edges. To add to that since the masks were reused they would suffer some deterioration and more overspray would get on the aluminum. On every original aluminum engine I have ever seen over the last 40 or so years there was some amount of Chevy orange but it varied from engine to engine. You can duplicate it pretty easily with a little thought, but installing the intake after the paint job would not appear factory correct. Hope this helps......Bill S

Thanks for the info. Understand how that overspray could happen. That picture of this intake with the overspray is what was duplicated to look factory correct?

Heater hoses should be ribbed with no stamp. UPC bar codes did not exist in 69, alternator must have come from pep boys.

The corvette boys like to see some overspray from the mask, but they went overboard. Temp sensor in head looks like the wrong fitting.

Not a fan of the color and that will bring the price down. What’s up with the positive lead going over the battery to get to the junction block on the core support

Can't help with the car but I know the rears exist. I have a BX code 12 bolt with a 69 date, complete with GM posi and GM 4.88's in it. Pulled it out of a friends wrecked 69Z but I don't know if it was actually original to his car or not.

If it was originally a COPO 9511 car - it isn't anymore:

https://www.smokymountaintraders.com...et-nova-ss-396

----No, that's somebody's incorrect take on Chevy orange intake overspray. It would never have been fogged over the first two inches of the intake runners. There would have randomly spotty orange missteps along the edges of the intake up against the heads. We are going to have to ask for some pics to explain what I'm getting. Hopefully someone can rummage up a few pics that show what I'm trying to explain. Help!......Bill S

https://i.postimg.cc/cCbjZJ7v/34z.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/XNHt92Mn/34.jpg

I thought the masks were a molded plastic. But Bill's explanation is spot-on and Lee's pics show it. :)

There was a COPO Nova Police car package built in 1974 as a small number of prototypes. They were sent to some police departments for testing. In 1975 Chevy made the COPO 9C1 Nova as a police package.

Those Nova police cars were pretty impressive. F41 suspension, heavy duty brakes, etc. A guy i worked with years ago had a 1977 Nova police car he bought at an auction. I rode in that car and it had some get up and go and handled well with that F41 suspension package. Again these cars were rated right up there with the best police vehicles.

Wilma is correct, had a 69 L78 Nova with a BW coded rear (4:56) all the guts of it were gone, but housing cast date and assembly date jived with the car build date. I had a Fischer build sheet and have pics of the rear somewhere. Will hit the archives and see what I can find