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Old 07-19-2007, 06:57 PM
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Wayne Elstrom's signature is on my Pre-Delivery sheet as well. Also have one of his business cards.

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As for #21, leave her Green, bolt on some Day 2 stuff, snooker Marlin out of the Atlas wheels and a lot!
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Old 07-19-2007, 07:15 PM
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I realize that all 50 Nova's 1st went to LaHarpe, and the registry shows that 30 of the 50 were sold there ( I consider that a few). That leaves 20 sold though Fred's dealer network....Courtesy, Bill Allen,Riley, Branine, Rod Smith,Bomier,Knowles,Harvey May. You've always known more about these Nova's than me, so am I wrong? The 2 that I owned, sold at Gibb, had the delivery inspection. The other 2 sold from Courtesy did not.
I spoke with Jim L today and asked how he had it set up. Minor mod's like headers, T bars & he rolled the fenders for slicks. Unfortunately, he can't find any pics
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Old 07-19-2007, 07:16 PM
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Wayne was on all the Nova's sheets I have seen.

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Old 07-19-2007, 07:23 PM
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Jude 10 to 15 went to Harrell to be conv. or tuned. Those are the cars that went to other dealers. Very few stock ones were sold by other dealers. I agree 30 to 35 were sold by Fred at his dealership. I don't consider 60 to 70% a few .
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Old 07-19-2007, 08:33 PM
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Kim,

Not sure on this, but wasn't all these cars for warranty reason, directed back through Gibb, though another authorized Chevy dealer may have sold as new, even the Harrell prepared cars?
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Old 07-19-2007, 10:16 PM
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Ray, is that a picture of your car, or, if not, whose.
The argument on stock/factory depends a little on if you lived in the time of these cars, or not. Some also depends on what one feels will bring the most value at sale time. I think most of us, as mr. Cumby calls us "geezers" who lived in the day know that 1, you bought one of these cars to street race, go to the strip, generally just beat hell out of it. 2, if you didn't modify it with big tires/wide rims, headers, slapper bars, you weren't gonna win many races, cause, THERE WE'REN'T NO FRIGGEN RULES! 3, if you showed up with white wall E70 tires, not only were you gonna get beat, you were gonna get laughed at.
I sincerly respect purists. I understand the logic, but, being a "geezer" it's just a hard sell for me.
I guess in closing, I can say this. I'll be cold, dead, and pitchin coal in the furnace, before someone else puts the exhaust manifold/smog, and white wall tires on ole yeller. Let the record show, it made it from Cedar Rapids Ia. to Wyoming Ia. before the tires were changed. Yep, that quick.
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Old 07-19-2007, 10:55 PM
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Ray, I think your right about the warranty work. I have never heard of a car fixed except at Gibbs shop. Also the warranty was only 90 days. That may have made a differance.
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Old 07-19-2007, 10:59 PM
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Hey Just tell them they are not "YARD ORNAMENTS"
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I'll turn into a Democrat b4 I take those whitewalls off, so ya know that ain't ever gonna happen I can take a little laughter
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I'll turn into a Democrat b4 I take those whitewalls off, so ya know that ain't ever gonna happen I can take a little laughter

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