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1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
I am going off of memory here and I might be a little off. When I was in 6th grade, I remember reading about a 1973 or 1974 Nova that had a dealer installed L88 crate motor. It was a lift back SS maybe copper in color. I may be a little off on the details but I remeber it was on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine and they showed it being unloaded from a cargo jet because the dealer wanted the car in Los Angeles in time for the road test. Did this car ever surface?
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
Denis
The one he was referring to was burnt orange with aluminum slot wheels. Car in Hot Rod also had a short black vinyl top. Dave |
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
Yes, my 73 L88 Nickey Nova is a different one, but virtually identical with exception of color and top. I was told mine was one of the last two cars built by Nickey.
Something neat in my file is a letter to the original owner in New York from Nickey's title and license department, on Nickey letterhead of course; saying enclosed was his refund for Illinios sales tax and his air ticket fare. That was Nickey's sales pitch, fly in to chicago from anywhere in the US; and if you bought a car; they'd refund your airfare. But, if I had lived in Chicago, I'd ask them to reduce the sales price of the car, by the additional amount of an air fare from the fartherest part of the US. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] |
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
That would be a nice price reduction since Guam is the furthest away place of the US I know of. Can you see getting a car for almost 50% off the dealer price
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
The article was in the May 1973 Hot Rod magazine. The car went 12.03 @ 116.57 mph with slicks and a 9" Vitar converter. They complained that the suspension was being over powered and that the car should be able to run mid 11s or better with fine tuning. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
how much is that Nova worth?
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
I bought around 500 old magazines this weekend and remembered this thread when I saw this. I can post the article if there is interest ?
I also found the September 1973 issue with the Bill Jenkins pinup spread !
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
Here's the article-courtesy of Anders
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Re: 1973 Nova with L88 flown to L.A. for Hot Rod
that is very cool. anyone know whatever happened to that car? was it the only one? thanks for posting.
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