1970 L78 Nova big money

[daveg]

No dog in this fight nor interest in "restored" stuff.

That said this car reminds of when I was looking for a 69 Boss 429.
Started looking in 1985 and finally bought one in 1986.

Looked at one that had "945" actual fully documented miles.
Car was a total rotisserie restoration???
Why does a 945 mile car need that?
Car had very few actual correct numbered and dated parts.

Anyone that knows Boss 429 69 models knows there is a heck of a lot of 69 only Boss 429 only stuff on them.

Looked at quite a few more as they were not in huge demand then.
Most were missing many original parts.
Did not want to fight that battle so I waited.

Finally found an honest one that had been parked early in life.
Peter bought it at SC Motors on Market Street in San Francisco.
He drove it for 33,000 miles until 1971, and it was not on road until spring 1987 when I put it back on road.

I could have bought a "restored' one for $5,000 less.
Moral of the story it would have cost a fortune and probably been impossible to bring a "restored" one to its level of correctness.
Not to mention factory [orange peel] paint and VERY few replaced parts.
To Peter it was just a used car that was a maintenance pain.


Not knocking this Nove as many like shiny stuff.
Do think this price range should include a full disclosure on what is replaced with incorrectly numbered- dated or modern repop stuff.
JMHO of course.

I like cars in street grubs myself.

Pics are said Mustang.
Car is dirty in second pic.
It was not rusty.