1969 COPO Nova?

[Nova Pete]

Originally Posted by EZ Nova

Check out these and compare:

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=nova

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=nova

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...highlight=nova

I don't think the NOVA market increased in value to the point this car you posted is worth anywhere near that dollar value. I think it's and ok buy in the 40K range? 50K and above is over priced in my book, even though other my have different thoughts.

Those L78’s are beautiful. The first one is fathom green same as my car.
Yes I agree $50,000 is the peak for a car like that. How much did the ones you posted sell for?

Someday I’ll own one.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Originally Posted by Nova Pete

Those L78’s are beautiful. The first one is fathom green same as my car.
Yes I agree $50,000 is the peak for a car like that. How much did the ones you posted sell for?

Someday I’ll own one.

There have been a number of nice big block Novas offered in recent years...I should know This car could be a lot nicer, but it would take some work and a lot of little fixes to make it correct. What always surprises me about these cars is the lack of knowledge shown by the people who did the work. There are so many great resources on how to do this correctly...can't understand why they don't do their homework

As for pricing, well documented and correctly restored cars will always command a premium, especially if the driveline is original. Of course, survivors are the rage, and they will bring top dollar too, if all the boxes are checked off.

-wilma

[68camaroz28]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

There have been a number of nice big block Novas offered in recent years...I should know This car could be a lot nicer, but it would take some work and a lot of little fixes to make it correct. What always surprises me about these cars is the lack of knowledge shown by the people who did the work. There are so many great resources on how to do this correctly...can't understand why they don't do their homework

As for pricing, well documented and correctly restored cars will always command a premium, especially if the driveline is original. Of course, survivors are the rage, and they will bring top dollar too, if all the boxes are checked off.

-wilma

X2, hard to believe so many simple things were done completely wrong! Might be appealing to their eye but takes away from anything positive. And my eyes did nothing but just look at the amount of overspray on the intake and lift hooks in the engine department. Car could be so much better presented. Gee if that car sells for 80K ours has to be north of 100K LOL

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by 68camaroz28

X2, hard to believe so many simple things were done completely wrong! Might be appealing to their eye but takes away from anything positive. And my eyes did nothing but just look at the amount of overspray on the intake and lift hooks in the engine department. Car could be so much better presented. Gee if that car sells for 80K ours has to be north of 100K LOL

Agree detailing is not real good. Overspray shouldnt be there. Painting the engine correctly on the engine stand and then bolt on intake afterwards. That catches your eye right away when you pop the hood and the engine lift brackets should of been sprayed too. Price is way to much for this Nova.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by RALLY

Agree detailing is not real good. Overspray shouldnt be there. Painting the engine correctly on the engine stand and then bolt on intake afterwards. That catches your eye right away when you pop the hood and the engine lift brackets should of been sprayed too. Price is way to much for this Nova.

----Rally,,, To paint an aluminum intake engine the Tonowanda plant used masks or covers made out of pressed cardboard (I think). It would just sit down on the intake. After painting they piled up and were returned to the beginning of the line and were reused. They didn't fit too tight and overspray would creep around the edges. To add to that since the masks were reused they would suffer some deterioration and more overspray would get on the aluminum. On every original aluminum engine I have ever seen over the last 40 or so years there was some amount of Chevy orange but it varied from engine to engine. You can duplicate it pretty easily with a little thought, but installing the intake after the paint job would not appear factory correct. Hope this helps......Bill S

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Rally,,, To paint an aluminum intake engine the Tonowanda plant used masks or covers made out of pressed cardboard (I think). It would just sit down on the intake. After painting they piled up and were returned to the beginning of the line and were reused. They didn't fit too tight and overspray would creep around the edges. To add to that since the masks were reused they would suffer some deterioration and more overspray would get on the aluminum. On every original aluminum engine I have ever seen over the last 40 or so years there was some amount of Chevy orange but it varied from engine to engine. You can duplicate it pretty easily with a little thought, but installing the intake after the paint job would not appear factory correct. Hope this helps......Bill S

Thanks for the info. Understand how that overspray could happen. That picture of this intake with the overspray is what was duplicated to look factory correct?

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by RALLY

Thanks for the info. Understand how that overspray could happen. That picture of this intake with the overspray is what was duplicated to look factory correct?

----No, that's somebody's incorrect take on Chevy orange intake overspray. It would never have been fogged over the first two inches of the intake runners. There would have randomly spotty orange missteps along the edges of the intake up against the heads. We are going to have to ask for some pics to explain what I'm getting. Hopefully someone can rummage up a few pics that show what I'm trying to explain. Help!......Bill S

[Nova Pete]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

There have been a number of nice big block Novas offered in recent years...I should know This car could be a lot nicer, but it would take some work and a lot of little fixes to make it correct. What always surprises me about these cars is the lack of knowledge shown by the people who did the work. There are so many great resources on how to do this correctly...can't understand why they don't do their homework

As for pricing, well documented and correctly restored cars will always command a premium, especially if the driveline is original. Of course, survivors are the rage, and they will bring top dollar too, if all the boxes are checked off.

-wilma

Tom,
Your L-78 is spectacular. Broadcast sheets too? Incredible!

We talked on the phone a couple years ago