Vehicle Description
1970 Chevrolet Nova - Dark Green - Built 496 V8 - Power Steering,
Power Brakes - Book of Records (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1970 Chevrolet Nova on a website other than our Garage
Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our
many photographs of the car due to third-party website limitations.
To be sure you access all the more than 120 photographs, as well as
a short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main
website: Garage Kept Motors.) ... every other 19-year-old in the
late Sixties... wanted the 375hp, 396-cu.in big-block in his
Nova.... �€" Hemmings, February 2013 Hold that thought. Offered
here is an Emerald Green-over-black, 1970 Nova. It could be
appropriately labeled a fresh Nova 496. Re-powered by a built
496-cubic-inch V8 in 2017, fewer than 1,000 miles have been added
since. Total chassis mileage is 46,567, or just over 900 miles
per-year on average since new. The car's excellent, stock-appearing
condition is a tribute to its builder's taste, and prior
caretakers' maintenance. The Nova's Emerald Green body paint is in
virtually perfect condition. Professionally applied at the same
time as the new engine was put in place, the finish is smooth,
glossy, and free of imperfections. (To best assess the quality of
the paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up
photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) This is a Nova
that avoided the temptation to add SS cues. The front grille, for
example, has not been blacked-out, and no SS badging has been
added; proper Nova script badges on the front fenders and rear
deck, and the Chevrolet bowtie grille emblem are the only badging.
Front and rear chrome bumpers are in like-new condition. Cabin
glass and all lighting lenses are clear and free of cracks or other
damage. Weld Racing® 8-hole polished wheels with center caps are
mounted with Aurora® Radial performance tires. Inside, the color
theme is black: black-vinyl upholstery on the front and rear bench
seats features a classic, vertically pleated design; a black
leather-covered, brushed-metal trimmed 3-spoke steering wheel
frames a black dash; black carpeting (protected by rubber floor
mats) covers the cabin floors. Door trim mimics the seat upholstery
design beneath a black hard-plastic top panel; roll-up
window-cranks are chrome. Power steering and power brakes are in
place. Stock instrumentation is augmented with an AutoGage®
programmable tachometer. Condition of the vinyl, plastic, carpet,
and dashboard interior surfaces is pristine overall. The trunk is
clean with the battery and a competition fuel cell installed here.
Under the hood, the Nova's 496 built powerplant is beautifully
turned-out. Details of the engine build and a separate listing of
all performance-related parts installed by California-based Current
Auto Performance (http://currentautoperformance.com) are presented
in a binder included in the sale. (Key pages are shown in the photo
gallery.) Trimmed with a chrome air cleaner cover and finned valve
covers, the engine is spotlessly clean and correct. The entire
engine bay is similarly tidy with all wiring and hoses properly
routed. The Wilwood® brake booster's zinc finish sparkles. MSD®
electronic ignition is mounted. Viewed from below, the car's
chassis is clean, and well ordered. The eye is drawn to the custom
exhaust headers and full-length, custom, racing-style dual-exhaust
system with crossover pipe. There is no sign of chassis or
component damage, and only the barest minimum of surface rust on
some untreated metal. The car's identification and data tags remain
in place. The binder of record referred to above is included in the
sale. While the more than 120 high-definition photographs and the
short walk-around-and-startup video available on the
GarageKeptMotors website showcase this '70 Nova in detail from
every angle, including from below, we expect and encourage
in-person inspections at our Grand Rapids,
