The earliest Nova generations, those riding on the X-body platform, are perfect for restomodding and drag racing. The 1967 model we’ll talk about today fits in the latter category, sporting a big-block V8 with a twin-turbo setup.
From 548 cubic inches or 9.0 liters and a Dart Big M big block, this Nova is much obliged to put down 1,220 rear-wheel horsepower at 19 pounds of boost. Up the turbos to 23 psi, and you can expect to conquer the quarter-mile in 7.81 seconds at 184.9 mph (298 kph). Pretty impressive numbers, don’t you think?
Listed on eBay with a buy-it-now price of… wait for it… $77,000 or best offer, the Nova is a street-legal, all-steel car with the factory glass. Be that as it may, the seller is adamant the car weighs 2,993 pounds (1,358 kilograms) without the driver. The online listing also mentions that “the engine was rebuilt two-and-a-half years ago” with a new crankshaft, rods, and pistons. Less than 20 passes and fewer than 30 street miles were put on the twin-turbo blunderbuss since then.
The leviathan hiding under the hood is fitted with a 105-millimeter throttle body, Precision 7675 chargers, Big Stuff 3 electronic fuel injection, a Boost Leash controller, and custom stainless-steel headers. All of the suck-squeeze-bang-blow is handled by a TH400 with a Precision Performance shifter and a transbrake, sending the goodies to a Strange fab 9.0-inch rear end running 3.50 gears.
Coilovers out back set up for drag racing, a chromoly strut front end, double-beadlock rears for the Mickey Thompson rubber boots, a 10-gallon fuel cell, and an Aeromotive 5.0 Brushless Gear fuel pump are also featured. As you’d expect from a strip-slaying machine, the batter has been relocated to the trunk.
Clean in every respect and no less than outstanding to drive in a straight line, this Nova is certain to find a new owner by the time the eBay auction ends in 14 days. $77,000 may be a lot at first glance, but it’s a lot of car as well.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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