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1969 Chevy Nova Gasser $8K
If I had 8K in the bank this would be in the driveway tonight
If I had 8K in the bank this would be in the driveway tonight
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Re: Who doesnt love this car?
Wrong type of car for that treatment, imo.1970 Camaro RS - SOLD | 2000 Camaro SS - Traded in for a Hyundai...
1966 Ford Thunderbird - SOLD | 1963 MGB, abandoned V8 project, FOR SALE/SCRAP
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Re: Who doesnt love this car?
X2.Originally posted by 1970camaroRSComment
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I'm going to have to agree.Originally posted by RyanWalker
I like the chin scaping, early Pro Stock look for those cars.
BrianThat which you manifest is before you.Comment
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It's a wheel swap away from being a Donk with 32" wheels.
1970 Camaro RS - SOLD | 2000 Camaro SS - Traded in for a Hyundai...
1966 Ford Thunderbird - SOLD | 1963 MGB, abandoned V8 project, FOR SALE/SCRAP
1978 Cutlass - Post Lay-off daily driverComment
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Re: Who doesnt love this car?
whoever did that to that olds should be shot. beautiful car it just needs to be 2 feet closer to the ground.Coming at you live from the birthplace of GM,Flint,Mi. Where your car is worth more than the property it's parked on.Comment
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That olds is nasty...I am in love with that Nova....When I was about 12 I built a Nova Gasser from an AMT modle kit and it looked just like this car......I was interested to see who thought this was a major violation or coolComment
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The nova is just a bit new for that build....if it had coil spring spacers in it instead of the axle, then it would be right. (the thing about Novas that I noticed in the 70s, is that no one who could only afford a Nova ever did things right)
The olds is not worth commenting.
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I guess I just dont get the car thing
......My cars rust is not cool and its a POS ;D, but older cars with rust worse than mine are cool......a 63-67 Nova Gasser is cool, but a 68-72 Nova is not.... ???
I must know the secret cut off year for these things.....I am guessing by its about 1957 for the rusty Patina thing but about 1966 for the Gasser thing...am i close...O please school me 'o' learned ones ;D ;D LMAO
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Re: Who doesnt love this car?
don't try, Bro, it's impossible to figure out - - - everytime I think I'm about to get a grip I screw up and go to another Car Forum - - - LOLOriginally posted by JOES66FURYI guess I just dont get the car thing......My cars rust is not cool and its a POS ;D, but older cars with rust worse than mine are cool......a 63-67 Nova Gasser is cool, but a 68-72 Nova is not.... ???
I must know the secret cut off year for these things.....I am guessing by its about 1957 for the rusty Patina thing but about 1966 for the Gasser thing...am i close...O please school me 'o' learned ones ;D ;D LMAO
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Hey Joe, was it this one ?Originally posted by JOES66FURY
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Hey, taste is subjective....if YOU like it, great...if the owner/builder of that Nova likes it, that's all that matters.
Personally, I think the Gasser look is all wrong for anything past 1967(some will claim earlier).
I'd still buy that Nova if I had the funds.....although there's no way in hell I'd pay $8K for it in it's present condition....the "wrongs" are easily "right"-ed...if you're gonna run sans inner fenders, at least do a better job of tidying up lines, hoses and such.
Not just an aesthetic thing as it is SAFETY.
The big-block, the Cragars and the paint are what's RIGHT with this car...I'm hoping this has a 4-gear in it's proper place.
As for the Olds, man.......vision without supervision.Comment
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One thing is that lots of guys think anything with a straight axle is a "Gasser." Not really true. Gasser refers to being in the Gas classes of drag racing that existed from roughly '58 to '74. While rules varied during those years, it was basically a weight/ci class for cars that "resembled" street cars, thought hat requirement lessened as the years went by.
In the early years, Gassers were like stockers that had too many engine mods for the Stock classes. Later they turned into the straight-axle cars that so many people remember--the Willyses and the '55-'57s and later the small Studes and Anglias. Many purists feel that the Gasser classes started to go downhill in 1967 with the addition of "new" body styles such as the Ohio George fastback Mustang, as well as Opels and stuff.
On the other hand, many other non-Gasser cars has straight axles...like Match Bash cars (that had no NHRA-legal class to run) and early FX cars and Funny Cars.
Some street-machine guys continued with straight-axle cars into the '70s, but they are often awkward and not "pure" as far as history goes.
So you can like it if you want, but many people won't prefer a '70ish Nova done up that way because it has a connotation of dingle balls and bad murals rather than real racing of the '60s.
As a final example, Magnante's Nova seen below is not a "Gasser."
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And my opinion on the Nova you asked about is that it could be cool if you added a front bumper, installed a tunnel ram with gold velocity stacks and some M/T or gold Moroso valve covers, and put some gold-leaf lettering on the door.
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i agree with df it is a cool car just needs some lil stuff like a bumper
and a 4 speed or a clutch turboComment
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