Vehicle Description
Chevy's all-new Nova hit the streets in 1968 and despite its
mission as a modestly-sized, affordable car, the engineers at GM
made sure that big horsepower would fit comfortably under the hood.
To that point, cars like this 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS Tribute make
for some very impressive street machines, with this one offering a
menacing 383 Stroker V8 under the hood, a smooth-shifting 700R4
automatic transmission managing the gears, and a host of choice
options like A/C and power 4-wheel disc brakes that put it over the
top. All that performance in a lightweight 2-door body makes
performance very entertaining (to say the least), and with a slick
black-on-black presentation, this sinister Chevy II is ready to
dominate for years to come.
But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's have a look at this
handsome black coupe. The finish is very recent and is in excellent
shape, with a miles-deep luster and smooth feel that only high-end
black paint can deliver. And when you paint a car black, the
bodywork underneath needs to be done right, and the professionals
that put this beauty together made sure the panels lined up evenly,
the gaps were precise, and the sheetmetal was laser straight. It's
not a perfect show pony, but it's pretty darn close as a top-end
driver quality muscle car, and the only imperfection we could
really find was a minor blemish on the decklid. A GM SS-style hood
with chrome inserts, SS badges fore and aft, and a bright red
pinstripe that runs end-to-end all give this Nova that street
swagger that practically defines the era. They wisely skipped any
kind of gaudy stripes or decorative add-ons, so this one is
stealthy and mostly stays under the radar, until it's too late. The
whole car fits together really well with doors that close easily, a
hood that fits flush, and a perfectly crouched stance over fat
rubber that accentuates the Nova's semi-fastback profile. Always a
favorite of Chevy fans, the blacked-out horizontal grille is a very
attractive design that seems to wrap around the headlights, and the
chrome that surrounds it really makes the front end pop. The
SS-style tail panel mirrors the look of the front end, and with
bright chrome bumpers, polished stainless around the glass, and 383
fender badges at the flanks, this Nova sure means business.
The freshly restored interior was certainly built for combat, but
they didn't forgo style and comfort in their approach. High-back
bucket seats were covered in gorgeous black leather hides, split by
a custom center console that stretches all the way to the back
seat. That custom center console is the star of the show and the
car's command center, wrapped in black leather and punctuated with
red stitching and red accents around the cup holders, and it also
houses switches for the power windows, a JVC multi-media head unit,
and a B&M shifter that manages the 700R4 automatic transmission
below. The red-and-black color scheme continues on the slick door
panels at the flanks, and the back seat area was transformed with
fresh leather seats split by the same custom center console. The
black dash is in great shape, wrapped in a super-clean dash pad
that's barely seen any sunshine, and the original gauge bezel was
fitted with new Dakota Digital gauges that keep a very close eye on
the beast under the hood. A leather-rimmed chrome steering wheel
was fitted atop a tilt column, a new Vintage Air A/C system keeps
the cabin nice and cool, and there's even a retro-style AM/FM/AUX
stereo in the stock location in the dash that complements the
aforementioned JVC head unit. Fresh black carpets line the floors,
a taut and perforated headliner was installed above, while out back
the trunk was finished to show and features a couple of Kicker
subwoofers that beef up the sound system.
Fast is definitely the name of the game with the powerful Summit
Racing 383 V8 under the hood. Not only does it snarl and bark like
a race piece, but it looks fantastic inside the highly detailed
engine bay. The inner fenders look brand new, the firewall was
smoothed and painted to look as slick as the rest of the car, and
the block itself is a thing of beauty - covered in chromed and
polished accessories and topped with a Chevrolet Orange air cleaner
and matching valve covers. A big Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor atop
an Edelbrock aluminum intake feed the beast, an HEI ignition and
chromed alternator spark it instantly, and a set of ceramic-coated,
long-tube headers at the flanks help it breathe easy. All the
accessories are run through a polished billet front-runner kit and
serpentine belt system at the head of the block, while an aluminum
radiator keeps the whole show nice and cool. The undercarriage and
chassis was finished to a very high standard as well, fortified
with tubular A-arms and a big sway bar up front, gas shocks and
heavy-duty springs out back, and the soundtrack is downright
explosive thanks to a set of Flowmaster mufflers. Power steering
and Wilwood power 4-wheel disc brakes with drilled and slotted
rotors all-around vastly improve the Nova's road manners, and the
700R4 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive spins a
heavy-duty Proform Perfect Launch 12-bolt rear end out back.
15-inch Billet Specialties chrome feels finish off the sinister
look perfectly, wrapped in staggered performance radials that help
set that wicked stance.
Professionally built, very attractive, and impressively fast, this
Nova offers everything you'd want in a vintage muscle car. Call
today!
