Gibb Nova vintage day 2 pic's

[tom406]

I'm with Marlin, those original pics are scary. The Funny Car tires make it look like a caricature.

How about restore it to stock and do up a die-cast in its Day II form to place on the dash. Best of both worlds?

I'm into the restored race cars, too. And if this thing was time-capsuled like that MAYBE I'd be tempted to leave it, but no way could I restore it to that look.

[ORIGLS6]

I'm so confused............. I agree with ALL of you!






and BTW..............

[Schonyenko2]

I think you'd want to leave the wheelwells stock, and back space the cragers so you could get about a 8.5 slick in the stock opening. The colors appear a little washed out in the pictures. I'm thinkin you lighten the darkbrwn/burgandy to a lighter burgundy, and accent the panels with a pinstripe outline, maybe even fuzz shadowing the inside panel. I guess maybe you had to live in the times this kinda thing was popular to like it. It was an extension of the psychedelic drug infested, alcohol abuse, wild sex, acid rock era. An extended middle finger to conformity, followed by a "if you don't like it, fu k off dude". Some of us just have never gotten past that.

Where were you in 69?
smokin dope, and drinkin wine, The boys homesick.
Home sick for days gone by, home sick to kiss the sky.
Where's ole Belair?

[Mr70]

The boys Homesick...tryin to feel better so he can stand in line for his Charlie Daniels Band tickets.
.."and you were an Outlaw."

[Salvatore]

Hey Mayor, You are inspiring me with your poetry lately! Like groovey man. Time to take several deep breaths and hold them for a second or so. WOW like do it real quick maaaann! Feel better now? I do!

[Schonyenko2]

Where were you in 69?
smokin dope, and drinkin wine, The boys homesick.
Home sick for days gone by, home sick to kiss the sky.
Where's ole Belair?

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Sammy, that from an old Atlanta rhythm section tune. It never was a hit, but I always liked it.
Rick, I liked ole Charley until he moved way right.(Not that he didn't start there). He did a great deal to bring southern fried rock to the front of rock, and country crossover.A great performer, and musician. He just kinda lost me on his message.

Now Sammy, next time you hear a good ole tune, or crank up the Z, you tell me if that doesn't make you a little homesick for 1969 too.

[tom406]

"Homesick" is on Atlanta Rhythm Sections's album "Quinella" which came out in '81 or so. It got pretty regular airplay in Minneapolis on the AOR/classic rock stations throughout the '80s. Its one of their harder rocking tunes. Kind of an anomoly, like Bread's "Mother Freedom" (one of my favorite harder rock guitar songs, by a predominantly soft-rockin' band).

Amen to the Charlie Daniels' comment. How did a guy who wrote "Long Haired Country Boy" and the southern hippie anthem "Uneasy Rider" evolve into a fairly obstinate right wing reactionary?

The cool thing about some race cars is that they have an evolutionary history, and you can pick the era you like best, or perhaps mix and match some elements from different eras.

Maybe this Nova didn't turn into a clown car until "Day 13", maybe it was tastefully campaigned for a time ala copo-2's pic. I could see doing it up with period bolt-ons and Cragars.

[Salvatore]

I am ALWAYS home sick for 1969. Ask my wife, I drive her nuts with nostalgia and always quiz her on the old songs that come on the radio from the CSNY and Hendrix era. er is what I am!