The 5th generation Chevy Nova was a rebadged Toyota Corolla

 I just read that this morning... damn. How'd that stay under the radar until now? 

https://carbuzz.com/chevrolet-nova-rebadged-toyota/

I was reminiscing about my time in the Navy, and was trying to look up some of the guys I was shipmates, shoremates, and classmates with... and dang it, it's pretty cool to find that some have or had Facebook accounts

 

I know that THIS is the Vito Alfano I was friends with when stationed at NAS Miramar, because of the Nova he had then, and the Nova he has in his banner

sweet Chevy II

Dang shame no one drives musclecars that are prostreet modified anymore

196 miles after this '66 Nova with an L79 327 and 4 spd was sold, the new owner traded it back in. People have been flipping it for profit and storing it in museums ever since. Won the 2003 Chevy Nova Nationals in 2003.

heater delete, radio delete and clock delete.

The 2nd owner bought it as a gift for their son, who only drove it about 1700 miles, he rarely drove it, got a divorce, and it sat in his parents garage until it was sold as part of their estate sale

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/owner-traded-in-his-nova-after-5-months-at-196-miles-58-years-later-mileage-incredible-243020.html

heater delete, radio delete and clock delete.

cool looking Nova

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2024/10/friday-open-road.html

stuffed away in the corner, long term

I think this is a 74 

Andreas Solli's wide-body 1969 Chevrolet Nova ‘GTR’ was one of the standout cars at Gatebil’s 2024 Main Event at Rudskogen Motorsenter in Norway.

What began as a Nova base model with an inline six-cylinder engine has evolved into something amazing, featuring a custom aero kit largely crafted in Andreas’s home garage. The front splitter, air dam, side skirts, and rear diffuser are all his handiwork

https://www.speedhunters.com/2024/09/a-twin-turbo-chevy-nova-that-does-it-all/

up for sale, a 1970 L78 396 Baldwin Motion Nova

https://legendarymotorcar.com/inventory/1970-chevrolet-nova-ss-l78-2716.aspx

https://journal.classiccars.com/2024/07/18/pick-of-the-day-motion-prepped-l78-1970-nova-ss/

Kindig just finished this 71 Nova, and got rid of the B pillar, making it the only 71 hardtop Nova

https://fuelcurve.com/kindig-1971-chevy-nova-hardtop

nice variety of cars used as a backdrop in a scene from Bad Boys 3

70 Nova SS

I can't remember seeing anyone drive one of these in 30 years. 

I just learned from this article that the 1962 Chevy II was the base trim, and the Nova was the high price trim. 

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1841421/1970-chevrolet-nova-for-sale-in-grand-rapids-michigan-49548
https://journal.classiccars.com/2024/06/03/pick-of-the-day-1970-chevrolet-nova-ss/

40 years in a garage... that's ridiculous. How did people never want this Nova to be used as a backup, or for fun?

There is no proof this was sold at the Yenko dealership. It's possible, but, so is coming up with a Yenko story to triple the selling price of this barnfind

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/barn-find-big-block-yenko-sourced-nova

How many people knew this? Not me!

 N Nova
 O Omega 
 V Ventura
 A Apollo
 S Skylark

https://www.facebook.com/groups/daytwomusclecars

I don't think I've ever seen a car with this much mural painting!

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2580167112157282&set=gm.7286573128055343&idorvanity=456235534422504

this poor full cage Nova SS has been chained in place for about 6 years... hasn't moved

 

It has been at this address since at least 2007 according to Google Street view. It's been under the car cover since before 2018

The guy has kept the Ford truck for at least the past 16 years. Nice. 

nice Nova! Not many of them stay this nice for 50 + years, or show up at SEMA

70s street machines were a cool looking bunch

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/456235534422504

she kept looking for her stolen 71 Nova for 9 years, finally it showed up on Craigslist... but the Oregon DMV had screwed up over and over, and she had to go to court to get a judge to declare her the legal owner, after 4 years of fighting the damn system

Her fight for her car unraveled a chain of dishonesty, deception and perhaps even some deliberate ignorance in a state that ranks fifth in the U.S. for car thefts.

 Oregon’s DMV system relies on state and federal law enforcement databases that purge records of stolen cars after a few years. 

The local cops didn't renew the stolen car report, the DMV wasn't doing diligent checking when issuing titles for "lost title", the pandemic jacked up the court system, the state’s lack of public defenders and a statute of limitations all complicated her reunion with the classic muscle car

https://www.thedrive.com/news/woman-recovers-stolen-chevy-nova-ss-after-13-messy-years

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/05/oregon-womans-13-year-stolen-car-odyssey-uncovers-deceit-purged-records-and-state-dmv-gaps.html

https://www.motortrend.com/news/women-gets-back-stolen-1971-chevy-nova/

'72 Nova I haven't seen Hot Rod Magazine ever mention, the Lee Eliminator (I love those slotted mags!) had a blue printed engine by Isky (I have never heard of Isky doing that) and a Tony Nancy interior! Damn, that's some serious celeb touched Nova!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185863675252

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185383569468

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185863677599

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10224567415074733&set=gm.981973689745124&idorvanity=226675368608297

https://www.facebook.com/CarterProPaint/posts/hot-rod-magazine-july-1972-hot-rod-lee-eliminator-nova-working-from-our-sketch-o/676416679837144/