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**hvychev** · #1 01-04-2003, 12:48 AM

Marlin you missed a beauty. Cool color, LOVE the steelies with the dog dishes, and the simplicity of the interior. He had quite an interesting display to go along with the car as well. I loved the pictures of how the Nova was found. Covered in at least an inch of dust with the DEUCES WILD race lettering still on the rear quarters. I don't know. I might have restored it back to it's racing glory! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/ooo.gif[/img]

Belair62 · #2 01-04-2003, 01:25 AM

Frank can you post some of those pics ? That would have been a heck of a cool find...

**hvychev** · #3 01-04-2003, 02:17 AM

Belair I wish that it was my car. The car can be seen on this site in the other event section in the Vette Fest thread. The pics that are posted are in it's restored state. Dennis is a member of this site. I think his screen name is 68 COPO II. Maybe he could post the pic that I saw of the car when Kim H found it. Dennis are you out there?!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

68 COPO II · #4 01-04-2003, 03:53 AM

Frank, Here's the photo you were talking about. The car was a race car all its life and here it is after 12 years of storage.

68 COPO II · #5 01-04-2003, 04:02 AM

Here is a second pic from the front.

68 COPO II · #6 01-04-2003, 04:08 AM

Here is the original matching number engine setting along side. The heads and intake had never been off and the original carb, 284 water pump, five blade fan and fan clutch, 1170 distributor with factory markings were all still there.

**SS427** · #7 01-04-2003, 04:25 AM

Dennis,
Is that an orange painted front engine lift bracket or it just my eyes playing tricks on me. More than likely it is just rusted?
Rick

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