Bill Thomas Fastback Novas ?

[sYc]

Verne, I did not mean to point the finger at him, more of a general statement. Just seems to me lots of folks do that.

Heck, I know of a website where all their members do that.

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Cause I'm not going to get into some LAME cyber fight, that in end just has 2 losers that everyone else just laughs @.

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too late...


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Must be nice. At the beach on your laptop

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Thanks for posting that pic Verne, I have that original ad from back in the day. I don't know how Platt got that car, nor where it is today. I believe the cKc car is here in PA.

I don't know the 'inquiring mind' here, but to be honest - I don't think anyone on this site would truly claim to be a 'guru' on the f/back Novas. Although at least 3 of them spent time with Bill Thomas, and were originally destined to be pseudo f/i 'vettes for the European road racing circuit they really don't come up in conversation very often. They are historically notable, but without any of them in circulation they are not oft discussed.

So, once again, if you have something to share - please do. If you are awaiting some type of confirmation - it might be awhile! It might be more productive if you simply asked the question of whatever it is that you are looking for - I know that the former/current owners of 2 of the f/back Novas peruse this site - but trust me, they won't post (so if you are here to 'smoke them out', it fruitless!)

[MultiMopars]

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Thanks for posting that pic Verne, I have that original ad from back in the day. I don't know how Platt got that car, nor where it is today. I believe the cKc car is here in PA.

I don't know the 'inquiring mind' here, but to be honest - I don't think anyone on this site would truly claim to be a 'guru' on the f/back Novas. Although at least 3 of them spent time with Bill Thomas, and were originally destined to be pseudo f/i 'vettes for the European road racing circuit they really don't come up in conversation very often. They are historically notable, but without any of them in circulation they are not oft discussed.

So, once again, if you have something to share - please do. If you are awaiting some type of confirmation - it might be awhile! It might be more productive if you simply asked the question of whatever it is that you are looking for - I know that the former/current owners of 2 of the f/back Novas peruse this site - but trust me, they won't post (so if you are here to 'smoke them out', it fruitless!)

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I don't know if you caught this in my post on page 5.


I have known Kim since 1982. I remember him telling me that his father raced that car in several different venues. he told me at one time it ran a fuel injected 327 with TWO air meters mounted on the top of the plenum . He did a lot of experimenting with the car. He was also very well acquinted with Grumpy and Smokey back in the day.

[Verne_Frantz]

The dual air meter thingie was a Bill Thomas item. It makes perfect sense that one of the cars would have left his shop with that configuration. This is a photo from one of his catalogs.




Marlin, Does your original ad for the Twister have a date on it? Just curious when it was sold.
Thanks
Verne

[1967Z28]

This page from the '65 BTRC catalog shows another view of the intake set-up.

-Jon

[196365]

I'm currently having 3 sets of the Bill Thomas seats made from the original molds.



And by the way...... I'm not fishing.

[196365]

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I found some more info that I don't mind sharing. I noticed that there is a lot of mis-information on the net about the Platt car. Some say he was killed in it. Not so. He sold the car.



It went to Carl Theobald in Endwell, NY. Carl renamed it Misdemeaner. Carl moved to AZ after retirement and has since passed away.

There's no way for history to be saved if it isn't shared.

Verne

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Thats a great pic... Thanks for posting it. So How did he get it & what happened to the car after he sold it? Was Huston's car 1 of the 3 or did he buy the roof & put it on a 65 SS ?

The CKC car is in Reading..

[Verne_Frantz]

I'm <font color="red"> REALLY </font> tired of this game.

[markjohnson]

Hey, I had one of those units recently.........sometimes I wish I had built a car around it!