Visible progress!

[Supercar_Kid]

[ QUOTE ]
So, base was whiteline, with redline optional?


[/ QUOTE ] I seem to remember the factory showroom literature for the 69 Nova lists the redline tires as part of the SS package, but I don't have one handy so I can't say for sure. Factory literatures are hardly a reliable source for what actual factories were building though. If there are any 69 Nova experts out there, now is your chance to chime in.

[sYc]

Here is what we know about the Nova. Car was sold new at Van Chevrolet and remained near KC. The car was first discovered by Vince Emme, sitting in a body shop near KC,. He and the owner visited back and forth for over 3 years about the car, with the owner even paying the $500.00 fee (on the phone) to Vince to document the car. Here is what Vince told him. Lemans Blue, white stripe, 12 bolt w/4:10 posi, plain black interior with rubber mat, 427 CE code crate engine, May 8th, 1969, Van Chevrolet, ATLAS wheels, power disk brakes. Why Vince did not move on the car, I do not know, but am glad he did not, as we stumbled upon the car by chance, and bought it the same day we saw it. And yes, the owner knew what he had. The car was rough, missing its engine, transmission, and emblems.

Once we got the car home, we checked a few things. Was a SS, 4 speed, rubber mat, power disc brakes, Lemans blue/black std. int, big block, and had the holes for the Yenko and 427 emblems in the right places, including the rear panel. Had a pair of XTs on the rear. Once word got out that we had the car, we received a couple of calls from collectors who had heard of the car (being a Yenko Nova), but just not for sure where is was located. To further document the car, we ran it through the NICB, who's report showed Yenko Chevrolet, Canonsburg as the selling dealer.

An interesting twist(s) to the story, 1. Vince would/will not speak to me about the car since I bought it, 2. Vince was contacted by a diecast company about doing a blue Nova. He told them to contact me, and went on to discribe my car, Lemans Blue, 427 w/4 speed, black int, white stripes with some sort of "unique" stripe on the hood and STEEL wheels.

Confused? We are. Atlas or steel, white line or redline?

[Schonyenko2]

I see Marlins got you runnin whitewalls. Schonye [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Chevy454]

Yeah, it's currently wearing a set of Nova 14" Rallys with white wall tires, but we've got a set of Le Mans Blue XT's waiting. We figure it came originally with the body colored steelies, which is what we are currently leaning towards (with white line tires), but we're still not 100% sure what wheels were gonna put on it.

[ORIGLS6]

[ QUOTE ]
we've got a set of Le Mans Blue XT's waiting. We figure it came originally with the body colored steelies, which is what we are currently leaning towards (with white line tires),

[/ QUOTE ]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[mc25t190]

tom and rob, can't wait to see the finished product, possibly have done by the reunion next year? where did you obtain such a fine stallion?

[Chevy454]

Yeah, we hope to have it done by Reunion time. The car was originally sold by Van Chevrolet in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and we found the car not too far from there in Kansas City, MO.