Sorry to disagree Rich, but John's Nova was a lot more than just another 396 Nova. IMO these Gibb Nova's are some of the most collectable & underated Musclecars that one can own.
Only 50 were built, specifically for drag race compitetion, for Fred Gibb under COPO # 9738-the 1st time Chevy allowed this to be done. The documentation that exhists thru Helen Gibb is the best there is. Some Gibb Nova's even have the original mechanics inspection form with the POP imprint.
John's car was special in that it is the only Matadore Red Nova that is restored & even though other red one's are rumored to exhist, none have surfaced. There are only about 16 COPO Nova's that have been accounted for, although there are probably more out there. Also, my records reflect that about 31 out of the 50 were sold out of Fred's dealership, the others went thru a network of Chevy dealers. And, if John's car was sold from LaHarpe it's all the more special.
Wayne Bushey of NNN did the 2nd restoration on this particular Nova & I'll bet it was expensive. From what I've seen He did a great job on this car.
Congatulations to the new owner. I hope he realizes what a very special car he has bought.
