Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet Nova - 460ci V8 w/TH400 - Holley 4BBL Carb - Cragar
S/S Wheels - Flowmaster Exhaust - (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this vehicle on a website other than our main website, it's
possible that only some of our many photographs of this car are
presented due to website limitations. To be sure you access all the
photographs, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.)
This is an eye catching Nova with those bright colored flames on
the hood and fenders! Cragar wheels, racing buckets, and an engine
with a lumpy idle also attract attention. The question in many car
circles is, do stickers and flames add horsepower? We hate to
disappoint those who think flames add horsepower by saying that
they don't, but they do add a splash of color to the front of the
car. Rest assured, this Nova has plenty of horsepower thanks to the
460ci big block V8 mounted under the cowl hood. The engine started
life as a 454ci V8 and has been worked over for higher horsepower
and bigger displacement. The engine was treated to an upgraded
ignition, steel crank, Holley 770cfm Street Avenger 4BBL carb,
rectangle port '69 heads, 5 angle valve grind, and roller
rockers....just to name a few of the changes made. A TH400
transmission handles gear selection, while power is delivered
through a 10 bolt Eaton rear end with 3.42 gears. Currently painted
dark gray metallic with bright colored flames, this car originally
left the factory painted Olympic Gold with black interior. The
current color scheme definitely looks a lot more interesting than
gold! A Cragar S/S five spoke wheels wrapped in BF Goodrich white
letter tires look awesome paired with the stance and tough look of
the car. The stance of the car is helped by air shocks, and
polyurethane bushings keep any tendency to flex in check. Inside
the car are a number of modifications including racing seats, Auto
Meter and SunPro gauges, Kenwood stereo, and a B&M shifter. The
black bucket seats have been trimmed to match the backseat, a
number of auxiliary gauges help monitor engine functions, a B&M
shifter is close at hand for getting through the gears quickly, and
a Kenwood Stereo provides tunes. Although we think the sound of
that 460 V8 provides enough ear pleasing sounds for us. This car
has an awesome list of modifications, a custom paint job, and a
bunch of power to back up the tough looks. Be sure to check out all
the photos and video on our main website: Garage Kept Motors. Call
if interested or e-mail with any questions. Thank you for looking.
