![]() Original beige knee roll repainted grey when the replacement unit was damaged beyond repair. Work Completed: Replaced interior (including carpets and door cards) from beige cloth to black/grey leather, all 4 brake discs and pads, both electric window motors and exhaust back box, replaced front indicator lenses with clear ones with orange bulbs engine service. Notes: Before Mike sold the car, he gave a mini-primer on how to sell cars to maximize profits. Work Completed: Replaced gear knob, passenger door and door mirrors, pulled and filled dent in rear nearside quarter panel, repainted wheels and replaced the centre caps, applied new door sill decals, replaced handbrake lever, replaced handbrake warning light, adjusted rear exhaust section to prevent it from knocking against the undercarriage, fitted a new stereo, engine service including replacing the engine oil, spark plugs, rotor arm, distributor cap and air filter, cleaned up the leather interior, polished the bodywork. A deeply intriguing and maybe even slightly ill-advised build, we’re big fans regardless.Episodes Series 1 (2003) No. Power is passed through the 3-speed onto a 10 bolt rear end, and there also appears to be a newer master cylinder–there’s no word on the brakes, though. Provided the 350 beneath is reasonably healthy with some decent specs, the factory Vette fuel injection setup could help make some very respectable numbers–Chevy rated 1964/’65 327 Fuelies at 375 HP and 350 lb. ![]() Looking perfectly period apart from the modern aftermarket air filter, ideally a more suitable solution would be found ASAP. Auxiliary gauges are pretty low-key, and the column-mounted 3-speed shift is the sleepiest element of the entire build. Black vinyl is found pretty much everywhere else, and the bench seat should provide bolstering on the order of a park bench–all part of the fun. Taxi-cab levels of creature comforts are found inside the cabin, and while it’s difficult to say for sure, the floor may be a rubber mat rather than carpet. That said, everything looks to be in very nice shape, including chrome and stainless, and these earlier cars are arguably much better looking than what would come later for the model. Wearing very little trim, simple blackwall tires with dog dish caps, an unassuming color, and sedate, middle school office lady special sheet metal, the car would definitely fly under the radar. The fact that it remains both period and brand-correct somehow does little to diminish that effect, but that’s exactly why we dig it. Find it here on eBay in Washington Township, New Jersey with reserve not met.įrom the last of this bodystyle’s two model year production run, two-door post Novas have long made excellent sleepers. We’re big fans of well executed sleepers, and this one certainly seems to be on that path, but short of something completely off-the-wall like a rotary, turbodiesel or even a turbine swap, it’s difficult to think of a stranger setup for this car. This 1967 Chevrolet Nova two-post is a bit of an odd duck, combining a 350ci SBC wearing a 1964/’65 Corvette Fuelie system and a stripper spec three-on-the-tree.
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