1970 nova ss Survivor

[Andy]

I live in Toccoa, GA now. I need to ask my uncle if he remembers seeing this car back in the day. He graduated from high school in 1970 and loves Novas so I bet he remembers it. There is another Nova in Toccoa that is just as clean as that car is that was purchased new by a lady that lives a few miles from me. We've tried to buy it many times but she never would sell it. I'll see if I can get some pics to share the next time I see it out.

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Is it just me?? That interior looks almost to freshly new to be a original 53,000 mile car,what does everyone else think??

[302moz]

Color kills it!Not a very nice looking car .

[JayR]

A question that came up on Stevesnovasite. Was the TH400 available on the 1970 SS 350 Nova?

Bob

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 302moz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Color kills it!Not a very nice looking car . </div></div>

You have to see Gobi Beige in person, it's not terrible - but not for everyone. Some folks actually like it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[XXXGoldL34M20]

I like it,
It looks like a very mellow yellow more than a beige when you see it in person, something like the earlier Butternut Yellow [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

It does make you think of BY or Lemonwood Yellow, but when you see GB next to BY - night and day! It will really look tan / beige next to BY.

[Mr70]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JayR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A question that came up on Stevesnovasite. Was the TH400 available on the 1970 SS 350 Nova?

Bob </div></div>

I don't think it was possible during 1970,based on factory &amp; dealer paperwork I've seen &amp; reserved only for the Big Block.
Of course paper isn't always reflective of what they really did.
If it was,would think numerous owners should be easily able to prove it.

[JayR]

Have now heard from a number of sources that the TH400 showed up in factory installs on numerous SB cars. Seems if a car had a 3 speed automatic, the factory installed whatever they had. If there was shortage of TH350's, they put in TH400's. Apparently, many SS350's have TH400's and even some 307 V/8 cars have them. Few people in those days probably knew the difference anyway. As long as your 3 speed automatic transmission worked reliably nobody really cared what it was.

Bob

[lowmile]

Not saying it's impossible to have a turbo 400 in a SB SS or plain Jain small block, but I have owned 50 or so 68-72's and looked at hundreds more and I have never seen or heard of one. It's not as simple as sticking a 400 in there if you don't have a 350. Different; cross member, output shaft, drive shaft, kick down switch. different front spring for the added weight, As common as the 350 trans were in those Novas I just don't see GM running out. But never say never.