Chevrolet Nova 1968

39995 USD

CAR DESCRIPTION FROM SELLER
While Yenko machines are arguably the most popular of the Nova supercar clan, the rarest Nova muscle cars are probably those prepped by drag racer Dick Harrell. It is believed that only 15-25 SS 427-powered 1968 Novas were sold by Harrell through a network of Chevrolet dealerships, each of which included a full limited warranty. Harrell was friends with high-powered Chevrolet dealer Fred Gibb and used COPO cars ordered by Gibb as the basis for the Novas he created at his high-performance center. Once completed, they were delivered to a dealer for the customer to pick up. Like the Yenko's, Harrell's Deuce received a complete makeover, which included a 450-horse 427 big-block,Positraction rear end, underdash gauges and a competition-built transmission. The cars also came with Jardine headers, 6.5 inch wide M&H slicks and traction bars. For $4,412, you could buy a car that stopped the timers in 12.05 seconds at more than 115 mph in the quarter The redesigned-for-1968 Chevy Nova offered some neat options, one being the ability for its engine bay to accept a transplant to the larger-dimension 396 rat motor right on the assembly line. Fred Gibb and Vince Piggins discussed a short run of L78-equipped Novas to help create a legal Chevy driveline combination for NHRA Super Stock competition. Soon after, Piggins issued Central Office Processing Order code 9738 for a group of 50 examples -- NHRA’s minimum required number -- which Gibb then took the responsibility of buying from Chevrolet and finding owners for these fine machines. However, in his back pocket Gibb had a secondary plan as well: his racing friend Dick Harrell. Despite not having factory assistance, Harrell had become known as Mr. Chevrolet for his outstanding racing efforts, especially in what had evolved rapidly into ‘funny cars.’ By this time, Harrell had opened his own performance vehicle shop in Kansas City. After having helped both the Nickey franchise and Don Yenko get into the business of building 427 Camaro ‘supercars,’ he decided he would do it himself. Closely associated with NHRA’s top rival AHRA, who already had a funny car class while NHRA didn’t, Harrell understood that the Novas that his sponsor Fred Gibb had not sold to NHRA racers could easily be modified for the street and for other drag racing classes. This was especially true with an L88 427 engine installed in place of the L78. Voila! You now had an instant supercar and high-visibility for both Gibb and Harrell, who now had several other associated Chevrolet dealerships that carried Harrell-modified cars under warranty. There were only 50 COPO Novas created by GM in 1968, which subsequently allowed Bill Jenkins to move into Hemi-only territory. That same season, Dave Strickler won the 1968 World Championship in a Jenkins-built Z28. Today, COPO 9738-code Novas rarely come up for sale as a number of them have remained track-ready and others were driven into oblivion by secondary owners. If you can find one for sale they go for nearly $200,000 in price. Now is your chance to have the look and performance of the COPO for a fraction of the price!Dick Harrell '68 427 Nova"Mr. Chevrolet" Dick Harrell (as he was known) opened his first high-performance facility in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1967, then moved west to Kansas City in early 1968. He was a top Chevrolet national championship drag racer originally from New Mexico. In 1968, his business was a legal arm and representative of Fred Gibb Chevrolet. Gibb's service area wasn't set up to swap engines and build cars, but Harrell's was.Harrell's very first new car offering was the COPO 9738 Nova SS-either super-tuned and tricked out or with the L72 427 425hp. Harrell also offered an 427 race engine 450hp version. As few as 10 and as many as 20 out of the 50 COPO 9738 396s originally built were so modified, say those close to the fold. Harrell also offered modifications to the COPO 9738 396 such as super-tuning, tubular headers, hot ignition, traction bars, custom wheels, Stinger hood, and more. Of the 12 remaining or known COPO 9738s today, two are said to be super-tuned 396s, and two are transplanted 427s. Only one, a 427, is still an original owner car, Ray Morrison's Danube blue beauty. ABOUT THIS CAR:RECENT NUTT AND BOLT FRAME OFF RESTORATION. LIKELY NICEST W/ ORIGINAL SHEET METAL CAR YOU WILL FIND IN THIS PRICE RANGE WITH 12 BOLT POSI, 4-SPEED, AND 427 BIG BLOCK ENGINE. VERY FAST--SCARY FAST. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING. HAD TO HAVE MICKEY THOMPSON DRAG RADIALS PUT ON THE REAR TO KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING THE CAR IT IS SO POWERFUL.ENGINE HAS HAD LOTS OF SPECIAL WORK DONE TO IT. DO NOT LET THE 450HP LABEL FOUL YOU, ESTIMATED MUCH HIGHER.WOW, TRIPLE BLACK NOVA W/ BOTH SS AND COPO OPTIONING.RECENT NUT AND BOLT FRAME OFF RESTORATION. ORIGINAL SHEET METAL CAR WITH FACTORY PINCH WELDS : YES THIS MEANS THE PANELS FIT CORRECTLY WITH CORRECT GAPS AND THE DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE NICELY. WOW, LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE DOOR EDGES! WOW LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE FLOOR AND TRUNK PANS.HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY ANY OTHER CARS ON EBAY WITH THE FACTORY PINCH WELDS IN THE ROCKERS AND LOWER QUARTERS LIKE THIS CAR HAS? NOT LIKELY.YES THOSE ARE GM STAMPS IN BOTH REAR QUARTERS SO YOU KNOW THEY ARE FACTORY! YES THAT REAR TRUCK DECK LID IS PAINTED NICELY IN JAMS AND UNDERSIDE WITH GM DECALS. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CAR:427CI BIG BLOCK IRON HEAD ENGINE BADGED 427 450HP (HOLLEY DUAL FEED DOUBLE PUMP, ALUMINUM HIGHER RISE)HEAVY DUTY 4 ROW BIG BLOCK HARRISION STYLE BRASS AND COPPER RADIATOR4-SPEED ALUMINUM CASE HEAVY DUTY 4 SPEED (BELIEVED TO BE CLOSE RATIO)12 BOLT 3.73 TRUE POSI REAR AXLE CUSTOM BUILT WITH STRANGE HEAVY DUTY AXLE AND SUPER DUTY POSI UNITFRONT DISC BRAKESNEW TURBO MUFFLER 2.5" EXHAUST SYSTEMHURST SHIFTERUPGRADED SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH CALTRAK AND VERY NICELY DONE FRAME CONNECTORS. (CLEAN FACTORY LOOK ON THE FRAME CONNECTORS)VERY GOOD CHROME AND BRIGHT WORK.HIGH QUALITY PAINT --SORRY THERE IS SO MUCH REFLECTION IN THE BODY PANELS AND CHROME BUMPERS--I CANNOT HELP IT!NICE FRONT GRILL PAINTED CORRECTLY IN ARGENT SILVERATTENTION TO DETAIL WITH FOSFATE GREY HOOD HINGE COLORCOPO DOG DISH RIMS AND CAPS--YES YOU EVEN GET A SPARE THAT IS PROPERLY MOUNTED!THIS CAR SHOULD NOT LAST LONG. COULD NOT LIKELY DUPLICATE FOR UNDER $75,000 AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET AN ORIGINAL SHEET METAL CAR LIKE THIS SOME 50 YEARS LATER IN 2020 TO START WITH ANYWAY.NOTE: THIS CAR RUNS ON PREMIUM PUMP GAS AND IS A TRUE STREET/STRIP CAR. READY TODAY FOR YOUR LOCAL NOSTALGIA DRAG WEEK WITH DRAG RADIALS, FUNCTION LINE LOCK, AND EVEN REVERSE LOCK-OUT! TERMS AND CONDITIONS: THIS CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN PERSON AT ANGOLA INDIANA ZIP CODE 46703 BY APPOINTMENT. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. $500 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT DUE IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE BY BUY IT NOW OR MAKE OFFER. NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. I MUST ARRANGE THE SHIPPING OF THE CAR TO YOU IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAY MY STATE SALES TAX. I AM A DEALER AND WILL NOT FALSIFY SALES PRICE ON THE PAPERWORK AND/OR TITLE. INDIANA RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY 7% SALES TAX UNLESS YOU ARE A DEALER. THIS IS 50 YEAR OLD CAR. I DO NOT GUARANTEE ANY PARTS OPTIONS OR FEATURES BORN OR ORIGINAL TO THE CAR! WAS BADGED SS WHEN I ACQUIRED IT ALONG WITH THE 427 ENGINE AND 12 BOLT! I DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SS OR COPO OPTIONING AS ORIGINAL. DOCUMENTED SS 427 1970 COPO NOVAS SELL FOR AROUND $150,000. I AM SELLING THIS CAR FOR A FRACTION OF THAT PRICE! WHILE THIS CAR WAS NUTT AND BOLT RESTORED, IT HAS BEEN USED AND DRIVEN SINCE THE RESTORATION. THERE ARE SIGNS OF USE.

CAR DESCRIPTION FROM SELLER

While Yenko machines are arguably the most popular of the Nova supercar clan, the rarest Nova muscle cars are probably those prepped by drag racer Dick Harrell. It is believed that only 15-25 SS 427-powered 1968 Novas were sold by Harrell through a network of Chevrolet dealerships, each of which included a full limited warranty. Harrell was friends with high-powered Chevrolet dealer Fred Gibb and used COPO cars ordered by Gibb as the basis for the Novas he created at his high-performance center. Once completed, they were delivered to a dealer for the customer to pick up. Like the Yenko's, Harrell's Deuce received a complete makeover, which included a 450-horse 427 big-block,Positraction rear end, underdash gauges and a competition-built transmission. The cars also came with Jardine headers, 6.5 inch wide M&H slicks and traction bars. For $4,412, you could buy a car that stopped the timers in 12.05 seconds at more than 115 mph in the quarter The redesigned-for-1968 Chevy Nova offered some neat options, one being the ability for its engine bay to accept a transplant to the larger-dimension 396 rat motor right on the assembly line. Fred Gibb and Vince Piggins discussed a short run of L78-equipped Novas to help create a legal Chevy driveline combination for NHRA Super Stock competition. Soon after, Piggins issued Central Office Processing Order code 9738 for a group of 50 examples -- NHRA’s minimum required number -- which Gibb then took the responsibility of buying from Chevrolet and finding owners for these fine machines. However, in his back pocket Gibb had a secondary plan as well: his racing friend Dick Harrell. Despite not having factory assistance, Harrell had become known as Mr. Chevrolet for his outstanding racing efforts, especially in what had evolved rapidly into ‘funny cars.’ By this time, Harrell had opened his own performance vehicle shop in Kansas City. After having helped both the Nickey franchise and Don Yenko get into the business of building 427 Camaro ‘supercars,’ he decided he would do it himself. Closely associated with NHRA’s top rival AHRA, who already had a funny car class while NHRA didn’t, Harrell understood that the Novas that his sponsor Fred Gibb had not sold to NHRA racers could easily be modified for the street and for other drag racing classes. This was especially true with an L88 427 engine installed in place of the L78. Voila! You now had an instant supercar and high-visibility for both Gibb and Harrell, who now had several other associated Chevrolet dealerships that carried Harrell-modified cars under warranty. There were only 50 COPO Novas created by GM in 1968, which subsequently allowed Bill Jenkins to move into Hemi-only territory. That same season, Dave Strickler won the 1968 World Championship in a Jenkins-built Z28. Today, COPO 9738-code Novas rarely come up for sale as a number of them have remained track-ready and others were driven into oblivion by secondary owners. If you can find one for sale they go for nearly $200,000 in price. Now is your chance to have the look and performance of the COPO for a fraction of the price!Dick Harrell '68 427 Nova"Mr. Chevrolet" Dick Harrell (as he was known) opened his first high-performance facility in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1967, then moved west to Kansas City in early 1968. He was a top Chevrolet national championship drag racer originally from New Mexico. In 1968, his business was a legal arm and representative of Fred Gibb Chevrolet. Gibb's service area wasn't set up to swap engines and build cars, but Harrell's was.Harrell's very first new car offering was the COPO 9738 Nova SS-either super-tuned and tricked out or with the L72 427 425hp. Harrell also offered an 427 race engine 450hp version. As few as 10 and as many as 20 out of the 50 COPO 9738 396s originally built were so modified, say those close to the fold. Harrell also offered modifications to the COPO 9738 396 such as super-tuning, tubular headers, hot ignition, traction bars, custom wheels, Stinger hood, and more. Of the 12 remaining or known COPO 9738s today, two are said to be super-tuned 396s, and two are transplanted 427s. Only one, a 427, is still an original owner car, Ray Morrison's Danube blue beauty. ABOUT THIS CAR:RECENT NUTT AND BOLT FRAME OFF RESTORATION. LIKELY NICEST W/ ORIGINAL SHEET METAL CAR YOU WILL FIND IN THIS PRICE RANGE WITH 12 BOLT POSI, 4-SPEED, AND 427 BIG BLOCK ENGINE. VERY FAST--SCARY FAST. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING. HAD TO HAVE MICKEY THOMPSON DRAG RADIALS PUT ON THE REAR TO KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING THE CAR IT IS SO POWERFUL.ENGINE HAS HAD LOTS OF SPECIAL WORK DONE TO IT. DO NOT LET THE 450HP LABEL FOUL YOU, ESTIMATED MUCH HIGHER.WOW, TRIPLE BLACK NOVA W/ BOTH SS AND COPO OPTIONING.RECENT NUT AND BOLT FRAME OFF RESTORATION. ORIGINAL SHEET METAL CAR WITH FACTORY PINCH WELDS : YES THIS MEANS THE PANELS FIT CORRECTLY WITH CORRECT GAPS AND THE DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE NICELY. WOW, LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE DOOR EDGES! WOW LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE FLOOR AND TRUNK PANS.HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY ANY OTHER CARS ON EBAY WITH THE FACTORY PINCH WELDS IN THE ROCKERS AND LOWER QUARTERS LIKE THIS CAR HAS? NOT LIKELY.YES THOSE ARE GM STAMPS IN BOTH REAR QUARTERS SO YOU KNOW THEY ARE FACTORY! YES THAT REAR TRUCK DECK LID IS PAINTED NICELY IN JAMS AND UNDERSIDE WITH GM DECALS. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CAR:427CI BIG BLOCK IRON HEAD ENGINE BADGED 427 450HP (HOLLEY DUAL FEED DOUBLE PUMP, ALUMINUM HIGHER RISE)HEAVY DUTY 4 ROW BIG BLOCK HARRISION STYLE BRASS AND COPPER RADIATOR4-SPEED ALUMINUM CASE HEAVY DUTY 4 SPEED (BELIEVED TO BE CLOSE RATIO)12 BOLT 3.73 TRUE POSI REAR AXLE CUSTOM BUILT WITH STRANGE HEAVY DUTY AXLE AND SUPER DUTY POSI UNITFRONT DISC BRAKESNEW TURBO MUFFLER 2.5" EXHAUST SYSTEMHURST SHIFTERUPGRADED SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH CALTRAK AND VERY NICELY DONE FRAME CONNECTORS. (CLEAN FACTORY LOOK ON THE FRAME CONNECTORS)VERY GOOD CHROME AND BRIGHT WORK.HIGH QUALITY PAINT --SORRY THERE IS SO MUCH REFLECTION IN THE BODY PANELS AND CHROME BUMPERS--I CANNOT HELP IT!NICE FRONT GRILL PAINTED CORRECTLY IN ARGENT SILVERATTENTION TO DETAIL WITH FOSFATE GREY HOOD HINGE COLORCOPO DOG DISH RIMS AND CAPS--YES YOU EVEN GET A SPARE THAT IS PROPERLY MOUNTED!THIS CAR SHOULD NOT LAST LONG. COULD NOT LIKELY DUPLICATE FOR UNDER $75,000 AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET AN ORIGINAL SHEET METAL CAR LIKE THIS SOME 50 YEARS LATER IN 2020 TO START WITH ANYWAY.NOTE: THIS CAR RUNS ON PREMIUM PUMP GAS AND IS A TRUE STREET/STRIP CAR. READY TODAY FOR YOUR LOCAL NOSTALGIA DRAG WEEK WITH DRAG RADIALS, FUNCTION LINE LOCK, AND EVEN REVERSE LOCK-OUT! TERMS AND CONDITIONS: THIS CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN PERSON AT ANGOLA INDIANA ZIP CODE 46703 BY APPOINTMENT. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. $500 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT DUE IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE BY BUY IT NOW OR MAKE OFFER. NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. I MUST ARRANGE THE SHIPPING OF THE CAR TO YOU IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAY MY STATE SALES TAX. I AM A DEALER AND WILL NOT FALSIFY SALES PRICE ON THE PAPERWORK AND/OR TITLE. INDIANA RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY 7% SALES TAX UNLESS YOU ARE A DEALER. THIS IS 50 YEAR OLD CAR. I DO NOT GUARANTEE ANY PARTS OPTIONS OR FEATURES BORN OR ORIGINAL TO THE CAR! WAS BADGED SS WHEN I ACQUIRED IT ALONG WITH THE 427 ENGINE AND 12 BOLT! I DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SS OR COPO OPTIONING AS ORIGINAL. DOCUMENTED SS 427 1970 COPO NOVAS SELL FOR AROUND $150,000. I AM SELLING THIS CAR FOR A FRACTION OF THAT PRICE! WHILE THIS CAR WAS NUTT AND BOLT RESTORED, IT HAS BEEN USED AND DRIVEN SINCE THE RESTORATION. THERE ARE SIGNS OF USE.

BASIC CAR INFORMATION
Price:	39995 USD
Make:	Chevrolet
Model:	Nova
Year:	1968
Mileage:	99596 MI

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Chevrolet Nova 1968

See also

1950 Ford F-100

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210

1966 Ford Ranchero

1962 Ford Galaxie