One of ? L89 Nova for sale at Russo and Steele

[kwhizz]

Darrel..............Obviously.....You don't understand what's going on here with the Piston/Head combination.....We are just questioning the "Info" that Dave... the owner posted on this "Public" forum, and there are some questions that should be answered to "Validate" "His" claims to having the 1 of 1 L89 Nova ever produced......The question isn't that hard......Instead of Dave answering the simple question..........."Crickets".......I'm sorry if you feel that Dave's car is getting undue scrutiny and he is asked a couple of questions about items that are very Important to Validate the 1 and only L89 Nova in the World.....

Ken

[69hurstSC]

Got to agree with iluv69s. If your a prospective buyer than the phone # is at your disposal. If not...

[kwhizz]

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Got to agree with iluv69s. If your a prospective buyer than the phone # is at your disposal. If not...

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Thanks for your opinion........But.....I think this is important enough for Historical reasons to the Nova world
to get some answers.....

Ken

[70 Forest Green Zee]

Darrel, Dan, and any others who are unhappy with this thread....no one is twisting your arm to continue to read the comments here so bud out. Ken has some very valid points here and I for one think these questions need answering! If you claim to have a 1 of 1 car of any kind and are going to demand mega dollars for it, you better be ready, willing, and able to answer any and all questions asked and have the proof to back it up....and so far from what I've read our Mr. 1 of 1 L78 Nova has not!

You keep going Ken...I'm 100% with you!!!

[92646]

I am sorry guys but Ken's questions are legitimate and he is being fair and objective when he is asking for answers. With more proof I would love to belive this car is real but I have not been seen enough information to overcome the doubts that I have.

[Keith Tedford]

It was entirely possible to have different stuff installed during a warranty replacement. I know of an L78 Chevelle that had an L72 short block installed through warranty. It kind of helped to know the right people I guess.

[BUIZILLA]

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It was entirely possible to have different stuff installed during a warranty replacement. I know of an L78 Chevelle that had an L72 short block installed through warranty. It kind of helped to know the right people I guess.

[/ QUOTE ] I knew first hand of a 69 L78 Camaro that this was done as well.. guy was the Parts Mgr of the largest Chevy store here at the time.. they put another customer's Vette VIN # on the warranty repair ticket..

[Pulnaway]

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Darrel, Dan, and any others who are unhappy with this thread....no one is twisting your arm to continue to read the comments here so bud out. Ken has some very valid points here and I for one think these questions need answering! If you claim to have a 1 of 1 car of any kind and are going to demand mega dollars for it, you better be ready, willing, and able to answer any and all questions asked and have the proof to back it up....and so far from what I've read our Mr. 1 of 1 L78 Nova has not!

You keep going Ken...I'm 100% with you!!!

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Wow...This is the type of thing that gives sites a bad name. This tell me now or your car is fake attitude is sad. While I think there is nothing wrong with asking questions about about the car. They should not be asked like this. Some very well known, respected people have said the car is the real deal. Do you have the coin to buy the car? If so Mr 1 of 1 ? How disrespectful! That would be Dave to you, gave any prespective buyers his phone no# on the 4th page of this thread.


To dispel all myths and questions about my car, I can assure you that its real and the only one. I bought the car in 2003 from a guy in Long Island. I was looking for an L78 car when I came across my car. The original engine block, heads, intake, water pump, and carb as well as the original tranny and rear came with the car. During restoration at Legendary, they disassembled the engine in front of me, BKH, and Klutt to examine the broach marks and dates. All of the engine components were authenticated at that time as original and numbers matching. Brian examined all of the drivetrain components with magnifying glass as well as the POP. I wanted to know the truth if the car was real or not before I decided to proceed on a very expensive and lengthy restoration. all of the hidden sheet metal VINs were also found and examined. Every engine, drivetrain, and body component is correct. I have a list of every date and code on the car (and close up photos) which I will bring to the R & S auction. As far as contacting the owner on the POP; I tried several years to call all of the calvin whites in Hatboro and surrounding towns, but no luck. I also tried to contact the chevy dealer (stahl chevrolet in southampton) and had no luck. Once the car was examined in detail by Brian and Klutt and a full report was made I was convinced that my car was real and VERY VALUABLE. I showed the car in a few national concourse (Greenwich, Meadowbrook, and New England) events as well as vettefest twice and NNN nationals. Anyone who has met me at the shows and seen the car knows how spectacular this Nova is. I can be contacted via this site or call my cell if you have any questions or comments. The new owner who buys my car at R&S auction will be getting one of the rarest chevy supercars ever produced.
Dave 201-965-5563

[BUIZILLA]

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To dispel all myths and questions about my car, I can assure you that its real and the only one.

[/ QUOTE ] how can you assure us all of this? are you giving a money back guarantee?

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The original engine block, heads, intake, water pump, and carb as well as the original tranny and rear came with the car. During restoration at Legendary, they disassembled the engine in front of me, BKH, and Klutt to examine the broach marks and dates. All of the engine components were authenticated at that time as original and numbers matching.

then where are the piston pictures? if a magnifying glass was used to authenticate, then these should be available? I don't see where Ken, or anyone else, was disrespectful whatsoever here.... I also don't think a backdoor phone call is going to solve anything either.. a hidden VIN check for a body, and everything else was done on the engine? but the head and piston combo wasn't done, so why the avoidance of a simple question? if your going to put this thing out for PUBLIC SALE then it's originality confirmation should be PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. Anything less than that is conjecture. NOBODY has offered any proof that this SPECIFIC engine was in fact assembled at Tonawanda with those heads, or sold new with those heads. Nor is there ANY paperwork from new showing an L89 build/sale. L78/L89 parts found now, don't make it an L89 sale from new. I still maintain the heads were put on after the sale, until such time as proof is shown otherwise. Those heads could have been installed after the original sale, so that doesn't make it a REAL L89 car does it???? nopers, not at all. Another person posted earlier that he tracked down the *possible* original owner already, so what's the delay in contacting him? if it was my car, I would have been at his doorstep the next day, even if it cost me 10k to find him...

my final respectful question is this>>> did Brian or anybody at Legendary hear the engine run, or drive the car before dissasembly??

just my respectful .02

JH

[kwhizz]

Again.......With respect to everyone here,I don't see why this is getting so complicated......Dave said ...."To dispel all myths and questions about my car, I can assure you that its real and the only one."
Let's keep this very simple.......Dave said he could "Assure" us the car was real.....That's all we are doing is asking a couple of questions to validate his claim......
Question #1....Provide GM Piston Part# for the 396 Block/074 Head combo........
Question #2....If as you state..you bought a second set of Date coded 074 heads from 427king to replace the originals because "They were the value of the Car" and not wanting to take a chance of damaging them in driving the car around......Are the original heads going to be included with the sale of the car??
Two simple questions.........As Judge Judy would say....These are the simple ones....they may get more difficult later......

Again......Dave said he could "Assure" us that this is the only one in the "World".....Two simple "Respectful" questions........

Ken