Vehicle Description
1978 Chevrolet Nova Rally Sport 454 V8 - 4 Speed Manual
Transmission - Yellow Over Black Interior -Tennessee Car - Electric
Exhaust Cutouts (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.) It
may look like a simple, vintage Nova but this one has a little more
to it than the original concept of an economical family car. This
one has a big block V8, 4-speed manual transmission, bucket seats,
and remote exhaust cutouts - for good measure. Sounds fun, and
flips the myth of the meaning of Nova in Spanish being no go. This
car has plenty of go, and an awesome sound whether the exhaust
cutouts are open or closed. The car originally left the Willow Run
Michigan assembly plant finished in Carmine (code 77), rather than
the light yellow that the car wears currently. Novas weren't
offered in yellow in '78 but the color looks great on this car, and
looks like a color that would've been offered by Chevrolet at the
time. Thanks to the Z26 RPO which designated the Rally Sport trim,
this car has a cross hatch grille, black painted headlight buckets,
Nova Rally badging, a black horizontal stripe, and body color
painted wheels. Chrome bumpers cap each end of the car, and thanks
to being from Tennessee, the body is in great condition. No Rust
Belt vehicle issues here. A rather simple interior featuring black
vinyl bucket seats, factory radio, and single bar steering wheel.
The interior is really quite simple, and originally being an
economy car that is no surprise. Additions to the interior come in
the form of an armrest, Hurst shifter, and a gauge panel having
been added so the driver can keep tabs on that large displacement
engine under the hood. Speaking of the engine that was carefully
shoe-horned into the engine bay, the term there's no replacement
for displacement goes a long way with this car. According to the
VIN, the car left the factory with a 145 horsepower 305ci V8 under
the hood. We can assure you that the 454ci V8 that now resides
under the hood pumps out a whole bunch more power than the original
305 did. Not only has the 454 been placed in the engine bay, it's a
very tidy install which features polished valve covers, Edelbrock
intake manifold, headers, custom exhaust, and 4 BBL carburetor.
Sleepers can be really fun cars, and we would definitely consider
this Nova Rally to be a sleeper. Surprise your friends and
neighbors with a late 70's economy car that is capable of rattling
fillings loose, roasting the tires off, and giving muscle cars a
run for the money. A healthy rumble of a V8 is the last thing you
would expect from this car, but this Nova is a clean vintage car
that's ready for cruising...and maybe some shenanigans. We'll let
you decide that, just don't miss out on this fun car! 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.
