Wow. You’re looking at a sharp ’67 Nova Sport Coupe survivor with the word “original” used many times in its description. The seller says it has 52,821 original miles, plus the original engine, transmission, rear end, paint, and interior – including the original carpet. We haven’t featured many ’67 Nova Sports Coupes on Barn Finds, and this is about as nice a one as you’ll ever see. Currently located in Houston, Texas, and for sale here on eBay, 29 bids had pushed the top offer to $43,212, but the sellers reserve had not been met.
The seller, who is the second owner and bought the car in 2006 with only 49k on the clock, provides quite a bit of background about this Nova along with lots of photos and several videos including this walk around video. It was originally purchased in February 1967 from a dealer in Rugby, North Dakota by a meticulous owner who pampered the car in a heated garage and kept records of every oil change and service performed in a book (which is included). After returning from Vietnam, the owner drove the car sparingly and passed away in 2006, leaving the car to his brother. I like the Nova’s Ermine White paint with a Nantucket Blue top that’s complimented by the white wheels, Blackwell tires, and dog dish hubcaps. I always thought the sharper, more assertive styling of the second-generation Nova, which only lasted two models years from 1966 to 1967, was a big styling improvement over the original ’62-’65 Chevy II “Falcon Fighter.” The paint, chrome, trim, and glass all appear to be in terrific condition and there’s no rust in sight.
The Chevy II was positioned as “the stylish economy car” back in ’67 as was evidenced by the outside sheet metal as well as the interior where the sales literature promised “your car dollar buys more elegance than ever.” The original blue interior looks near perfect: the hexagon-pattern cloth and vinyl seats, seatbelts, door panels, dash, steering wheel, instrument panel, carpet, and headliner all look great. A newer radio with Bluetooth has been installed but the original radio is included in the sale.
Under the hood is a very clean and tidy engine bay housing a 195-hp Turbo-Fire 283 V8 that’s mated to a Powerglide automatic transmission. The seller states that the 283 “runs great, as you would expect from a 52k mile automobile.” and that “the car drives, handles and rides down the road superbly, with no shimmies or rattles.” A few changes are mentioned from a maintenance standpoint including new spark plug wires, new front shocks, and the original muffler was replaced last year. The seller also has the original 13″ rims that originally were on the Nova. Finally, the Nova comes with the original protecto-plate and other registration documents, original sales brochure, original owners manual, original accessories booklets, as well as the already mentioned maintenance book that the original owner kept with all those service items performed from day one. This ’67 Nova Sport Coupe appears to be quite a survivor with the kind of owner history and documentation not every 55-year-old automobile has, but what every old car lover (and the next owner) is tickled to see.
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