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I wouldn't normaly post this, but this is a good example of having to be alert when car buying.

Someone on Steve's Nova Site posted that this car looked great but the cowl tag looked fishy.

And it is.............. it's a cowl tag for an SS396 Chevelle!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___1966-L-79-NOVA-4-SPD-SS-23K-ORIG-EX-DRAG-REAL-DEAL_W0QQitemZ330309009875QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item330309009875&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1308

Anyway, I went to ebay and checked out 2 other 66 Novas. Both have later serial numbers but were built 5 and 6 months earlier respectively!

-- Edited by Carl Stevenson at 21:24, 2009-02-19

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Is it possible that the wrong photo of a cowl tag was posted.

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nice clone ?

Norwood Chevelle

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should be 11837 not 13817. trim number 737 is correct...
could be a mis stamped tag? confuse who knows...
i've seen/heard of a few 6cyl cars with v8 tags...my belair is one.
beautiful car anyways,aww even with the '70s posi tag hanging off it.no

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http://stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1026181#post1026181

If you read the above link you will understand it better. It is not a bad stamp, no question. The car is a fake, 99 out of a 100. You will see in the link above how easy that is to prove.

The only thing it could possibly be is that he wrote down the VIN wrong in the auction, but it still has a Chevelle cowl tag.

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And yes, Novas had V8 cowl tags (in the US) even though the VIN overrides it when it says 6 cyl car. There are no 6 cyl cowl tags on US novas for some reason.

However this L79 Nova is for sure NOT an SS396 Malibu!!!

-- Edited by Carl Stevenson at 22:14, 2009-02-19

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In his ad, he claims no 327 -67Novas were made. The guy seriously needs to do some more homework

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19Pontiac65 wrote:

In his ad, he claims no 327 -67Novas were made. The guy seriously needs to do some more homework




this one has been a real 327-275 4 speed since , less see, hmmm 1967!!

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If Im not mistaken, maybe I should do somehomework. In the U.S. there were only 3- 67Nova 327-4sd cars. But more were available in Canada


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Carl Stevenson wrote:

http://stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1026181#post1026181

If you read the above link you will understand it better. It is not a bad stamp, no question. The car is a fake, 99 out of a 100. You will see in the link above how easy that is to prove.

The only thing it could possibly be is that he wrote down the VIN wrong in the auction, but it still has a Chevelle cowl tag.




i see where you are carl, the vins and dates are out to lunch.

 



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19Pontiac65 wrote:

If Im not mistaken, maybe I should do somehomework. In the U.S. there were only 3- 67Nova 327-4sd cars. But more were available in Canada




Are you thinking of the "alleged" 6 L79 67 Novas in the States? Lots of rumours of that but not sure one has ever come up with bona fide documentation.

 



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I heard 3, I dont know, might have read it in one of the muscle car mags. Alan Jackson music guy had 1

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

http://stevesnovasite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1026181#post1026181

If you read the above link you will understand it better. It is not a bad stamp, no question. The car is a fake, 99 out of a 100. You will see in the link above how easy that is to prove.

The only thing it could possibly be is that he wrote down the VIN wrong in the auction, but it still has a Chevelle cowl tag.




Thanks Carl, very good reading. It does look like a really nice car though.

 



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Agreed, beautiful car.

I emailed the seller. We'll see what he says. I didn't tell him exactly what the problems were because he will just correct them and continue on with his sale if he's not an honest individual. If he is honest, he will pull his auction. This one will bite him if he sells it to an unsuspecting buyer who doesn't do his homework.

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Seller ended the auction. I sure hope it's not because he got his money and sold it early.

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