Vintage Performance Equipment ID for my Dad's Nova

[67 Nova Boy]

Originally Posted by KLars1

Thanks for the feedback 67 Nova Boy/Dave!

Dad passed when I was little; he had sold the car and all his other cars in the early 70s. I've been looking for it.

Based on your '67 Nova knowledge, did this car have disc brakes in the front or where power brakes mandatory with discs?

67 Nova's did have factory Disc brakes..looking at your master cylinder, it appears that your

dads Nova had drum brakes. It was a first year option on the 67 Chevy ll so it can be

added. Power brakes were not mandatory but could be had with drum or disc. My 67 SS

has manual factory Disc.

Factory Disc master cylinder...https://photos.app.goo.gl/cnEx46RdkySk2nu39

If you look in the lower left of the picture, you will see a "Dimple" that was there for the brake master cylinder when power brakes were added to the list. 67 only

It was not on the trim tag if disc or drums were on the car. Sorry to hear about your dad,

mine had passed in 85 and was into cars as well. Model A's were his passion.

Good luck in your quest in finding his car.

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[KLars1]

Originally Posted by 67 Nova Boy

67 Nova's did have factory Disc brakes..l

Dave
67 Nova Boy

Thanks! So you can tell because the manual drum and the manual disc master cylinders were visually different?

And this was a 4wheel drum car?

I wish I could blow up that trim tag....

[67 Nova Boy]

Originally Posted by KLars1

Thanks! So you can tell because the manual drum and the manual disc master cylinders were visually different?

And this was a 4wheel drum car?

I wish I could blow up that trim tag....

A drum master has a single bail to hold lid of master on where as a disc master will have two bails to hold lid on. Picture I sent is a manual disc. Yes, your dads car was a 4 wheel drum as most were back in the day. Remember that Disc was not a racing add on for power just stopping better. Disc won't be on the tag but it was an SS 327 car by the fender flags and the 327 numbers above the flags. If it was just a 283, then it would just have flags with NO numbers.

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[KLars1]

Originally Posted by 67 Nova Boy

A drum master has a single bail to hold lid of master on where as a disc master will have two bails to hold lid on. Picture I sent is a manual disc. Yes, your dads car was a 4 wheel drum as most were back in the day. Remember that Disc was not a racing add on for power just stopping better. Disc won't be on the tag but it was an SS 327 car by the fender flags and the 327 numbers above the flags. If it was just a 283, then it would just have flags with NO numbers.

Dave
67 Nova Boy

Thanks Dave !! appreciate the education on the master cylinder differences.