Anybody got a muscle car

[Narragansett]

1970, 402/375hp, factory 410's 66K miles

 

[Rustyt1953]

Great color.

 

[Rangers13]

1970, 402/375hp, factory 410's 66K miles

Nice ride


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[chiefbob81]

Beautiful Nova, but I still have dents in the back of my skull from those hood latches!

 

[Targets Guy]

1966 Mustang Fastback. 289/271 hp. A/C and power everything.

 

[wood714]

Great Nova!

I had a 69 SS 396 Chevelle when I was a kid. Nothing sounds better than a big block with a big cam and headers. I had a 456 gears. I could make it from Cincinnati to Lexington on a tank of gas.

 

[Salty RI]

There used to be a lot of those Nova's around with 350's in them, even old ladies were driving them.

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[Narragansett]

Great Nova!

I had a 69 SS 396 Chevelle when I was a kid. Nothing sounds better than a big block with a big cam and headers. I had a 456 gears. I could make it from Cincinnati to Lexington on a tank of gas.

Mine gets 9 mpg if you drive it nice. I had a 65 Chevelle convertible, 327/300 hp 4 speed. The pictured Nova is a TH400. less than 3500 made, and only about 800 with the TH400. I do believe 1970 was the only year they bored the 396 out to 402. It is a 375hp, solid lifters and solid cam. I had some work done on it by a 35 year corvette mechanic. He said the motor is really 425 hp. When they put it in the Corvette the engine was 396/425 hp. BUT, he said because the Corvette was the flagship car, nothing could be rated for more hp than the Corvette. So they just went to the HP/RPM graph, and picked a lower hp rating along the RPM curve. He said the motor was identical in every way , with not the slightest difference. The carb is a Holley 750 on a hi rise Edelbrock. I found out an interesting tidbit when I called Holley. The same carb and manifold was used on the 302 Z/28. same jets too. Of course we all know the Z/28 was meant to dominate a certain class. The 295 hp rating was baloney. It was actually up around 400. I went looking for a 69 Z/28, and ended up with this. I bought it in 91, and it has never had a drop of rain on it

 

[Narragansett]

1966 Mustang Fastback. 289/271 hp. A/C and power everything.

I like that year, the 67 fastback, and the 70 Mach 1. Nice car!

 

[03hemi]

Factory Nova SS? Very nice and rare bird indeed, beautiful ride dude. No muscle car (yet!). Muscle truck only at this point, but about to buy a new house and then the car will be in the works.

 

[427mach1]

Just this one, owned it since May of '82. Originally an R-code 428 CJ, it had a 390 when I bought it. It has had a stroked 427 sideoiler ever since.

 

[BillyMagg]

Mine gets 9 mpg if you drive it nice. I had a 65 Chevelle convertible, 327/300 hp 4 speed. The pictured Nova is a TH400. less than 3500 made, and only about 800 with the TH400. I do believe 1970 was the only year they bored the 396 out to 402. It is a 375hp, solid lifters and solid cam. I had some work done on it by a 35 year corvette mechanic. He said the motor is really 425 hp. When they put it in the Corvette the engine was 396/425 hp. BUT, he said because the Corvette was the flagship car, nothing could be rated for more hp than the Corvette. So they just went to the HP/RPM graph, and picked a lower hp rating along the RPM curve. He said the motor was identical in every way , with not the slightest difference. The carb is a Holley 750 on a hi rise Edelbrock. I found out an interesting tidbit when I called Holley. The same carb and manifold was used on the 302 Z/28. same jets too. Of course we all know the Z/28 was meant to dominate a certain class. The 295 hp rating was baloney. It was actually up around 400. I went looking for a 69 Z/28, and ended up with this. I bought it in 91, and it has never had a drop of rain on it

Yep, I bought a beautiful 69 Z on Ground Hogs day 1974, 21,000 miles, bought from a young lawyer, had a fresh high performance overhaul from Nickey Chevrolet, with about $2500 in high performance parts then, would be about 25,000 now..

somebody guess what I paid for it?? with a personal check no less 150 miles from home???

 

[Narragansett]

Just this one, owned it since May of '82. Originally an R-code 428 CJ, it had a 390 when I bought it. It has had a stroked 427 sideoiler ever since.

Very nice!!!

 

[Narragansett]

Yep, I bought a beautiful 69 Z on Ground Hogs day 1974, 21,000 miles, bought from a young lawyer, had a fresh high performance overhaul from Nickey Chevrolet, with about $2500 in high performance parts then, would be about 25,000 now..

somebody guess what I paid for it?? with a personal check no less 150 miles from home???

1200.00???

I know my 69 Road Runner was 2975.00 out the door in 1969. Yellow, black vinyl top, 2 wide flat black hood stripes, 3:91 gears, black interior with rugs( option). I have seen it, it has been restored

 

[Narragansett]

Factory Nova SS? Very nice and rare bird indeed, beautiful ride dude. No muscle car (yet!). Muscle truck only at this point, but about to buy a new house and then the car will be in the works.

Muscle trucks work for me. My son has a hemi truck

 

[DeathGrip]

Pre muscle car

AV8 traditional

'30 coupe

 

[Narragansett]

Factory Nova SS? Very nice and rare bird indeed, beautiful ride dude. No muscle car (yet!). Muscle truck only at this point, but about to buy a new house and then the car will be in the works.

Yes all factory. A true SS car with bucket seats and all the gauges in the console. Stock intake and exhaust and valve covers

 

[RichardWA]

I have a couple:
1979 Z/28, 350 4speed,
1965 Buick Gran Sport, 401 nailhead, auto
1972 Elcamino SS clone 383 stroker/turbo 400

 

[Narragansett]

I have a couple:
1979 Z/28, 350 4speed,
1965 Buick Gran Sport, 401 nailhead, auto
1972 Elcamino SS clone 383 stroker/turbo 400

I could see myself in that Buick !!!!

I know somebody that has 4 fully restored Oldsmobile 442's

 

[fortyshooter]

My 1985 Mustang LX 5.0 but a 427Windsor since 2010.
Still original paint and bought it new in 1985!