For much of the 1960s and most of the 1970s, the Chevrolet Nova was a popular compact car, perhaps the most commanded in many years. The last generation of the rear-wheel-drive economy car was produced from 1975 to 1979, so the seller’s coupe is from the halfway point, 1977. We gather it’s been sitting for some time, given its non-running status and at least one flat tire. Located in a garage in Center Moriches, New York, this would-be project is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $2,500.
The Nova still attracted buyers in 1977, more than 365,000 of them. The engineering was mostly the same, and an inline-6-cylinder engine generally led the way to or from gas stations. The Super Sport was put to rest in 1976, so Chevy didn’t work hard at attracting buyers to the car who were looking for straight-line acceleration. A 250 cubic inch I6 likely populated the engine bay of the seller’s car, along with a TH-350 automatic transmission (the Powerglide had been retired years earlier).
Details regarding this Chevy are minimal. The car has 70,000 miles, but when was the last time the automobile did anything more than drive around the block? The yellow/gold paint job may be okay, and the beige interior appears to have held up quite well. New York is usually good for producing rust, yet no mention is made of any with this Nova.
Overall, the seller gives this car a condition rating of “fair.” Perhaps that’s due to the fact that the 6-banger needs to be nursed back to health. Is something broken or has it just been left to sit way too long? If you’re looking for what might be an easy project and don’t need a Yenko clone, how about this Nova? Thanks for the tip, Barn Finder “Zen.”
Looks pretty good for that price.
Well, apparently this was not a taxi cab/school bus employee, it is actually Bright Yellow, code 51. By the mid 70s, hippie flower children were still around, and happy yellow daisies were still “in”, and there were a couple yellow cars, not many, however, as the color was still relegated to taxi cabs. Chevy actually marketed a Nova taxi in the early 70s, but they were 4 doors. I’m not going to rip on the seller, this happens all the time here, who clearly came upon the car through a sale of some sort, and knows nothing about it. Their lack is your gain, I suppose. Sad it has to work like that, but it’s always been that way. It’s a great deal, easy fix.
Probably someone’s octogenarian aunt’s car that was willed to them. Figure this , the ‘Liberty Plate’ was issued from 1986-2000, so it may not have run since that time.. The distance from the seat pan to the dash indicates someone of a smaller stature. My aunt had a similar vintage of this in a gold color with the 250/6 with the THM 350. IMHO, if it’s solid, the good starter for a street rod
it’s been sitting so long the L/F tire exploded sitting there. poor info and pics. not running as is 1k. if were running and rolling that’s a different story.
Can you say resto mod? Sure you can! Ditch the six in favor of a crate V8, swap out the front bench seat for bucket seats, and go cruising! GLWTS!
These were awesome cars. Dependable, easy to work on. I bought my wife a nice one back in the day and recently collect 4 or 5 of them for something to play with in retirement.