Gibb Nova vintage day 2 pic's

[Schonyenko2]

Where were you in 69?
smokin dope, and drinkin wine, The boys homesick.
Home sick for days gone by, home sick to kiss the sky.
Where's ole Belair?

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Sammy, that from an old Atlanta rhythm section tune. It never was a hit, but I always liked it.
Rick, I liked ole Charley until he moved way right.(Not that he didn't start there). He did a great deal to bring southern fried rock to the front of rock, and country crossover.A great performer, and musician. He just kinda lost me on his message.

Now Sammy, next time you hear a good ole tune, or crank up the Z, you tell me if that doesn't make you a little homesick for 1969 too.

[tom406]

"Homesick" is on Atlanta Rhythm Sections's album "Quinella" which came out in '81 or so. It got pretty regular airplay in Minneapolis on the AOR/classic rock stations throughout the '80s. Its one of their harder rocking tunes. Kind of an anomoly, like Bread's "Mother Freedom" (one of my favorite harder rock guitar songs, by a predominantly soft-rockin' band).

Amen to the Charlie Daniels' comment. How did a guy who wrote "Long Haired Country Boy" and the southern hippie anthem "Uneasy Rider" evolve into a fairly obstinate right wing reactionary?

The cool thing about some race cars is that they have an evolutionary history, and you can pick the era you like best, or perhaps mix and match some elements from different eras.

Maybe this Nova didn't turn into a clown car until "Day 13", maybe it was tastefully campaigned for a time ala copo-2's pic. I could see doing it up with period bolt-ons and Cragars.

[Salvatore]

I am ALWAYS home sick for 1969. Ask my wife, I drive her nuts with nostalgia and always quiz her on the old songs that come on the radio from the CSNY and Hendrix era. er is what I am!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

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Make 'em all showroom stock!

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I don't know about show room stock. The small block car's were a real dog out of the show room with out a good tune. I just can't see a L78,L88 or L72 with exhaust manifolds, they need a good set of headers and a few other bolt ons to make them move. But what would I know about drag racing any way

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Have you seen the Certified Stock cars run lately, they seem to do just fine with their manifolds, ie; low 12's and high 11's without traction bars and skinny tires!!!

[budnate]

Marlin...put the Atlas wheels back on, no kidding your car looks best dressed that way...even for a Gobi car

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

No.


(can't do it!)

[SS427]

Yes

(do it!) You might even win the shootout this year...

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I need more than a set of wheels to win the shootout!

[NovaMob03]

Tom, you're right about it's day1 history. Orig owner, Jim L. raced it at KC drag strip & street raced it in Grecian Green, then sold it with only 1500 miles. I believe it was the 2nd owner, who I've not spoken to, that day2'd it the way it is shown here.
I'm told that when Jim was on leave from Nam he decided to drive from KC to Laharpe to buy the Nova. When he got there, the dealership was closed, so he called Fred at home to see if he would reopen to sell him the Nova. Fred did so, Jim bought it & drove it home. Only a few of the 50 Novas' were actually sold at the Gibb dealership. BTW Wayne Elston, now deceased, filled out the Gibb delivery inspection sheet...he did many of the ZL1 inspections as well.
This Nova either came close to setting the Eddyville track record, or did set it(can't get my hands on actual doc's) & I'm told that other Muscle used to come to Moulton from Cedar Rapids to see if they could beat it. Not bad for the $1000 that the 3rd owner paid for it...with this paint sceme & the L88.

[Kim_Howie]

Jude where did hear that only afew were sold at the Gibb dealership?? I would say that's true about the ZL-1 s, but not the Novas. All were sold by and threw Fred Gibb.