My first two cars were Nova's a 72 with 250, and 71 SS 350, ran low 14.2@97mph, not too bad for car with only 9.5:1 compression with a pair of 2.02 camel hump head and an aggressive street cam. I painted it a loud hugger orange. It was faster than than a stock 396\350 SS, which at the time was pretty impressive. It's had a nice loppy idle that I miss to this day. I had plans to drop a 454 in her but life got and money got in the way. I love that yellow on this car, Mazda in 93' made yellow called competition yellow mica (CYM) that is a similar shade, with a pearl in it that I think is the hottest yellow ever put on a car. Still I with black, I mean you can't really go wrong with pure black car.
considering it was not until a vortec in the late 90s to catch up to those times.. those first gen of the first gen are genuine history keepers. Always respected. I grew up playing with the combos. I still have my motorbooks international book with greasy fingerprints when I dove into dumpsters full of heads at local yards.
I came of age in the late 80's or 90, but those were the part I could afford at the time. Today it's down right slow. The average decent eco box Honda run low 14's.
i Bought a 1970 350 ci Nova Blue it was Not a Yenko but it was a Super Freak, i got it from the Original owner in 1973, i was 16 yr old, my friends brother in law sold it to me, it had 27,000 miles on it, he said Not to drive it at night because it had a short some where, the head lights will go on and off, he wanted $625. for it, it's what he owe on it , i only had $500. so i borrowed the rest from my aunt, i went to pick it up the next day and he said he talked it over with his wife & they didn't want to sale it to me because he did Not want my Dad coming over and getting mad because of the short, My heart sank, i told him that would not happen, Anyway i got it for the first week i only drove it in the day then another friend of mine asked why the head lights go on & off, i said i have to find someone that can help me fix it,, His older brother came over and checked it out, it was a headlight switch and an engine ground had a bad wire, it cost me $ 40.00 to fix it, That Car was so Fast but everyone said the reason it was so fast is because it was a small car with a 350 V8 in it, i really didn't know about the Facts of the 1970 Chevy High performance engine's until a year or so after i sold it, i had it until 1976 when i bought a 1974 Pontiac Grand Prix with a 455 ci, One of many Classic's i had back in the day, Now if you want a nice car it's like buying a house, My dad bought a 1972 Cutlass brand new for $3,200, i tell younger people about how much i paid for nice cars in the early 70s and they say No Way... Only if i knew back then what i know now .... LOL well don't we all .... AWESOME YENKO
Terri Bender the Chevy II designation was dropped after the ‘68 model year but all ‘70 Yenko Nova’s have the ‘Deuce’ decal on the hood. Chevrolet never called the Nova a deuce.
Thought of a story about some guys buying every muscle car and sending them all to China , nightmare rather , now China sends us almost all out musclecar repo parts, another reality, which got me out of the game. We need more musclecar parts makers here. seems sad to put a chinese fender or bumper on a Chevy
My first two cars were Nova's a 72 with 250, and 71 SS 350, ran low 14.2@97mph, not too bad for car with only 9.5:1 compression with a pair of 2.02 camel hump head and an aggressive street cam. I painted it a loud hugger orange. It was faster than than a stock 396\350 SS, which at the time was pretty impressive. It's had a nice loppy idle that I miss to this day. I had plans to drop a 454 in her but life got and money got in the way.
I love that yellow on this car, Mazda in 93' made yellow called competition yellow mica (CYM) that is a similar shade, with a pearl in it that I think is the hottest yellow ever put on a car. Still I with black, I mean you can't really go wrong with pure black car.
considering it was not until a vortec in the late 90s to catch up to those times.. those first gen of the first gen are genuine history keepers. Always respected. I grew up playing with the combos. I still have my motorbooks international book with greasy fingerprints when I dove into dumpsters full of heads at local yards.
I came of age in the late 80's or 90, but those were the part I could afford at the time. Today it's down right slow. The average decent eco box Honda run low 14's.
Amazing nova! Love it!
That's one hot nova sharp cool in yellow thanks for sharing.
Gosh! Would be such a fun daily driver even today!
What a cool and fun car!!
i Bought a 1970 350 ci Nova Blue it was Not a Yenko but it was a Super Freak, i got it from the Original owner in 1973, i was 16 yr old, my friends brother in law sold it to me, it had 27,000 miles on it, he said Not to drive it at night because it had a short some where, the head lights will go on and off, he wanted $625. for it, it's what he owe on it , i only had $500. so i borrowed the rest from my aunt, i went to pick it up the next day and he said he talked it over with his wife & they didn't want to sale it to me because he did Not want my Dad coming over and getting mad because of the short, My heart sank, i told him that would not happen, Anyway i got it for the first week i only drove it in the day then another friend of mine asked why the head lights go on & off, i said i have to find someone that can help me fix it,, His older brother came over and checked it out, it was a headlight switch and an engine ground had a bad wire, it cost me $ 40.00 to fix it, That Car was so Fast but everyone said the reason it was so fast is because it was a small car with a 350 V8 in it, i really didn't know about the Facts of the 1970 Chevy High performance engine's until a year or so after i sold it, i had it until 1976 when i bought a 1974 Pontiac Grand Prix with a 455 ci, One of many Classic's i had back in the day, Now if you want a nice car it's like buying a house, My dad bought a 1972 Cutlass brand new for $3,200, i tell younger people about how much i paid for nice cars in the early 70s and they say No Way... Only if i knew back then what i know now .... LOL
well don't we all .... AWESOME YENKO
Do they have one of the 427' Chevy II's
I think the 427 Novas were not called''Deuce'' they as the Camaro were Yenkos SC cars
Brenda Snider correct dick harell performance also had his version of copo 427 nova
The 427 Nova's were called Yenko Super Nova's but I have seen a 427 Chevy II I think. Not sure if it was a factory 427 car though
@@brendasnider7158 and original worth 500K$
How about presenting a 1968 impala?
Too bad the '71 Boss 351 kicked the shit outa this granny-mobile!
they didnt call it a deuce after 1968!
Terri Bender the Chevy II designation was dropped after the ‘68 model year but all ‘70 Yenko Nova’s have the ‘Deuce’ decal on the hood. Chevrolet never called the Nova a deuce.
My neighbor just pulled up in a71 chevelle ss. That car is bìtchen
Thought of a story about some guys buying every muscle car and sending them all to China , nightmare rather , now China sends us almost all out musclecar repo parts, another reality, which got me out of the game. We need more musclecar parts makers here. seems sad to put a chinese fender or bumper on a Chevy