Info on a 'Canadian' Nova..

[PeteLeathersac]

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Got it now Randy and reading your info closer, looks like a '70 SB car w/ BB added later?
The W = Willow Run Assy. MI Plant where the car was built.
Where are you in ON...greetings from Peterboro'!
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~ Pete

[JayR]

Got it 'unofficially' from GM Canada Vintage back in the mid 90's that there were no big block Acadians built at Willow Run. However, big block Novas were built there and shipped to Canada. My 1970 Nova SS L78 was shipped from Willow Run to Belmont Motors in Toronto on June 27, 1970. Never could get it officially, but GM Canada Vintage intimated that it could have been the last L78 shipped to Canada before big block Nova production ended.

Also interesting that there were no 1968 L79 (327/325 HP) Acadians built at Willow Run. 1274 L79 Novas were built in 1968 and a handful were shipped to Canada. Three Canada sold 1968 Nova L79s still exist and are in the Canadian L79 Registry.

Bob

[realzed]

Bob - I knew a guy here (not well) with what I thought was a '68 L79 Nova - but he beat on it unmercifully and I'm sure it didn't last very long considering.. but it was a quick car on the local street race scene, at least for a while..
Pete - I'm in Sudbury about 6 or so hours North of you..
Enjoying our great Canadian WInter so far? I might still get my car out again this year for a short spurt considering the weather, if I have time after cutting the grass!! Hell my son was in for a quick dip at camp a couple of weeks back after a sauna and usually our lakes are starting to freeze up by that time in other years..
Normally by now everyone around here is warming up their sleds and talking ice fishing and not even think of cruising cars..