Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race

[Rowdy Rat]

I have a question that's been bugging the heck out of me ever since the Pure Stock Drags last year. What's up with the 1968 L-89 Novas? Chevy production records show a grand total of zero built, yet there seems to be a push to get these cars recognized as a factory built vehicle. A story about the car that "won" the event last year appeared in Musclecar Review and claimed that a handful of L-89 Novas were built in 1968, yet the person that was quoted as confirming this story told me that he never said anything of the sort and was as surprised as anyone when the story appeared. Marlin, I know that you follow the Novas pretty closely and your buddy Neal has one of these cars... Any thoughts on this? Does anyone know what documentation was presented to allow these cars to run (was any even asked for)? I'd really like to know what the real story is on these cars (as well as the 311 1969 L-89 Novas that were supposed to have been built).

Thanks in advance for any information.

Regards,

Stan

[Edited by Rowdy Rat (09-22-2000 at 03:51 PM).]