Does anyone know the 66' Nova L79
 

Is there any info on this car out there? Im trying to find out some history and trying to make sure its a real black car with its original "born with" drivetrain. A dealer in St. George, Utah has it for sale. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andy

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-Nova-3...6:pf:0&vxp=mtr

get in touch with tom migut in Chicago, he knows these inside and out, I am sure he can tell if it's legit by looking at the pics

Very nice looking car.

Nova
 

Says fully documented, all I can see that would authenticate the car is the POP which is not legible. Can you get them to send you legible copies of any paperwork?

Paul

This car has been for sale for a number of months and has been discussed in depth over on Stevesnovasite. Over all, the car appears to be outstanding, but isn't perfect. A big mistake is the bright chrome console top. These consoles were a dull finish described in factory literature as 'brushed chrome'. The cowl tag also is suspect. It does not show the interior sheet metal color code. It also is missing the 3/16 inch hole drilled in the tag just before the letter 'B' in Body by Fisher. This hole indicated that the upper mounting points for shoulder belts had been installed on the roof rails. All Chevy IIs built after February 1, 1966, had these mounts. The tag on this 02D car should have the hole. Amongst a number of small nit picking items are incorrect battery caps (should be black with yellow lettering) and chrome gas cap (should be body color). There are no pictures of any of the stampings in the ad. Anyone seriously considering this car should get all of these and have an expert look at them.

Bob

The SS emblem on the glove box door should be Gold...Nice car with some stupid resto errors.... But.... one of the few I have seen with a correct appearing exhaust system

Hole
 

Bob, Excellent point on the trim tag hole. Checked VIN's also, Chevy II Norwood plant first VIN to receive hole was: 6N134811 and this VIN is 118376N143913 so 100% correct, should have had the hole.....
Good thinking "out of the box" :)
Paul

Glad to see someone taking the time to ask questions but definitely hire an EXPERT in Novas to clarify/verify if you are getting even close to considering a purchase. Small restoration detail mistakes can be fixed and won't likely affect the value of the car but paying someone to verify that TRIM TAG and the VIN TAG and any other authenticity items., small price to pay compRed to a 6 figure mistake.

Good Looking Car!

Thank you to everyone for the help. The tag scared me a little just because it was so beat up I just don't see how a tag could get that beat up. I never knew about the hole being punched in the tag on later cars so that throws up another big flag.

Was the hole punched in all tags no matter which plant they were built at after the Feb. 1st date?

If anyone knows of a real L79 black 4 speed with its original drivetrain that can be bought please let me know.

Ok, isn't that more then a bit pricey? Now Bob said it's less than perfect. I thought these were usually in the 65K range too.

John