World Record sale for a 1966 L-79 Nova Super Sport

[Plowman]

"THE STREET". I saw Grumpy's "66" Nova, RACE with no trouble with that "front suspensions"{with fender-wells headers} too.

[iluv69s]

Wowwwww...that must be one heck of a Nova...

In South America many people call <span style="font-weight: bold">all</span> the novas Chevy II's, no matter what year, because of the meaning of the word...No va !!(means No go) I am surprised Chevy never picked that up when they named the car.

One regret I have is a (few) years ago, not buying a L-79 Nova 2 door post street car that was apparently formerly owned by Grumpy.If my memory serves me, it was a medium /light blue 4 speed with rubber floor mats..all original.I guess an SS would be worth more, but I really loved the car and almost bought it way back then.

[Paul_S]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In South America many people call <span style="font-weight: bold">all</span> the novas Chevy II's, no matter what year, because of the meaning of the word...No va !!(means No go) I am surprised Chevy never picked that up when they named the car.</div></div>

Chevy did know that and that is why the X-bodies exported down there were called Chevrolet 400 and/or Chevy. That removes any possible issue between the one word &quot;Nova&quot; (meaning birth of a star) and the two word term &quot;no va&quot; (meaning no go).

[Salvatore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Plowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;THE STREET&quot;. I saw Grumpy's &quot;66&quot; Nova, RACE with no trouble with that &quot;front suspensions&quot;{with fender-wells headers} too. </div></div>I saw many guys run with the first Pro Stock vegas and they looked mild also BUT where really a handful to drive. The 66-67 nova front suspensions were kinda junky. That is why they changed big time in 68. Still love the 66-67 L79's or even the 275 horse cars. Lansdale Dave's car is killer!

[Plowman]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Plowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;THE STREET&quot;. I saw Grumpy's &quot;66&quot; Nova, RACE with no trouble with that &quot;front suspensions&quot;{with fender-wells headers} too. </div></div>I saw many guys run with the first Pro Stock vegas and they looked mild also BUT where really a handful to drive. The 66-67 nova front suspensions were kinda junky. That is why they changed big time in 68. Still love the 66-67 L79's or even the 275 horse cars. Lansdale Dave's car is killer! </div></div> *Thank you Sam,my fender-wells headers &quot;67&quot; Nova had a 327,302,427L-88,and a 350 cu.in. in it with the stock front suspensions. Do you know there was a body change in the year 1968 for Nova{also front suspensions change} too,Sam. Dave's car is good also and very clean.

[1970Bluel78]

Yeah Drag Race.....Straight line

[Jamess113]

I've been a lurker for a long time now. After seeing this thread I thought I'd introduce myself and share some info on the Chevy II. I'm the owner of Auto Body Specialists in Manchester NH and I'm the restorer of this black Chevy II. I restored it back in 2004 and I just recently freshened it up in 2010 for the last owner. It's is a very correct car with the exception of a few things one being the color combo. Yes, it's not the original color. The car still wear's it's original fire wall tag with it's original color code on it so nobody was trying to hide anything there. It has it's original born with drive train...... engine, trans and rear end. The engine wear's it's original valve covers, chrome fuel and vacuum lines, carb and intake exhaust manifolds etc. . All the chrome, stainless emblems and aluminum trim are original to the car with the exception of the bumpers and the hood molding. As far as I know the hub caps were original to the car also. We restored the Chevy II back in 2004 for a customer that was planning on driving every day so we up graded some of the suspension parts to make it a little bit more user friendly. I made sure any of the incorrect upgrades are easily changeable. The only thing on this car that is not easily changeable would be the color and I have to say it didn't seem to hurt the price one bit.

I never in a million years would I have thought that car would have bought that kind of money. I guess my customer was just in the right place at the right time.

[mockingbird812]

Thanks for checking in here James. YOU DO NICE WORK! Thanks for all of the back story on this beauty. Welcome aboard!

[Salvatore]

looks lazer strait to James! Black was a big factor in its sale I bet.

[Jamess113]

Thanks for the welcome. We started with a very complete car and I tried very hard to keep it as original as possible. I don't think the color change hurt the value at all. Black on Black looks a little better than original Sandalwood Tan and Fawn. That just my two cent though.