Supercar Photographs

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by TimG

He must have got into WWII when he was 17. There's not many WWII veterans left anymore.

That's for sure.

[mrays]

Here is another picture of the # 50 68 Nova COPO. This is 1 of 20 Fathom Blue cars and 1 of at least 6 Fathom Blue cars that still exist. This car has 16K miles and still has it's original engine. I know that it has been repainted, but I don't believe it has been restored. Nancy Gibb had this car at MCACN in '18 as part of the 68 Nova Display.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by mrays

Here is another picture of the # 50 68 Nova COPO. This is 1 of 20 Fathom Blue cars and 1 of at least 6 Fathom Blue cars that still exist. This car has 16K miles and still has it's original engine. I know that it has been repainted, but I don't believe it has been restored. Nancy Gibb had this car at MCACN in '18 as part of the 68 Nova Display.

Great car!!! Great owner!!!

Ryan W31

[mrays]

#161 This 68 COPO Nova is #30 of 50, 1 of 10 Matador Red cars and 1 of 3 Matador Red cars known to exist. I believe this was a Dick Harrell prepped 396 car when new. It was found in 2012 and eventually restored by the Super Car Workshop. It was restored to Day 2 trim with a stinger hood and a 427. It was featured in the November '18 issue of Muscle Car Review. R. Thayer had it at MCACN in '18 as part of the Muscle Car Review cover display. The Super Car Workshop also restored R. Thayer's #28 Matador Red COPO Nova which was at MCACN in '14. The other Matador Red car is the #29 car which was restored to stock specs and was at the CVF in '05. It was owned by J. Ohler at the time.

[mrays]

#162 This 68 COPO Nova is #4 of 50, 1 of 10 Tripoli Turquoise cars and 1 of 2 known. It was purchased new at Dick Harrell's Performance Center in Kansas City by James Mirowski. It had a super tuned 396 with headers, tach and gauges and a stinger hood when purchased according to a feature story in Super Chevy's Nova magazine. According to the original owner there was a water pump failure that caused internal engine damage when the car had less than 500 miles on it. He took it to Van T. Chevrolet in Topeka KS for repairs and they ended up installing an L88 in it for a small upcharge under warranty. The original owner traded this car in on a Vega in '70. This car was found by Ed Cunneen who restored it and sold it to Dave Belk who owned it when it was featured. R. Paulsgrove had this car at MCACN in '18 and the Good Guys Show in Columbus OH in '19 where these pictures were taken.

[markinnaples]

Dang, from an L88 Nova to a Vega. Wow, guy must have gotten married.

[mrays]

#163 This COPO Camaro is N649310 and was sold new at Indian River Chevrolet in Coco Beach FL. It was featured in the August '85 issue of Muscle Car Review. At that time it was Tuxedo Black with a black houndstooth interior and was owned by Joe Laliberte. It was recently restored to it's original Frost Green color with a Midnight Green interior. It is an original 9737 car with 16K miles and still retains it's original engine and rearend. J. Sapp had it at MCACN in '18.

[markinnaples]

Man, I hated Frost Green when I was a kid, along with Fathom Green, but now if I had a first gen that was one of those colors, I'd totally go back to that. Same for gold.
I guess time changes us to some degree and we appreciate the things of our youth much more.

[olredalert]

----Especially like the Frost green endura bumper. Not something you see in that color.....Bill S

[mrays]

#164 This COPO Camaro is N663861 and is a Dick Harrell modified car that was sold new at Bill Allen Chevrolet in Kansas City KS. There were at least 4 autos and this 4 speed car that were modified by Dick Harrell and sold through Bill Allen Chevrolet. This car was purchased new by Dave Richardson. It was then purchased by Joe Stidham in the early '70's and was owned by his family until Dave Beem picked it up a couple of years ago. There was a story on this car in the May '15 issue of Muscle Car Review. It is unrestored and has 39K miles. It still has it's original engine. It was in the Vintage Certification Display at MCACN in '18.