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Topic starter
23/06/2021 9:06 am
More Mighty Muscle arrived in my mailbox with this Flyer. It was a car touted as being "A Sleeper Muscle Car that became a Legend" and "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". It was all that and more! A simple "mid-size sedan" that boated power and speed with a big and bad boy engine under the hood. In exciting Tuxedo Black paint and Red-Line Tires, this was muscle you could flex and a model you had to have! I know I had to have it. It's a monster and I love it!
Danbury Mint presents a Killer Muscle Car...
The 1969 CHEVROLET NOVA SS 396
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/06/2021 11:23 am
I really like this one, and as it turned out, the only Nova in my collection.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
23/06/2021 11:26 am
While I've never been a fan of the Nova I like this model and the Yenko version.
Topic starter
23/06/2021 12:49 pm
While I've never been a fan of the Nova I like this model and the Yenko version.
Me too, Bob. Funny story that I'm sure you and some here who know me from my posts and opinions, you know I don't like '61 Lincoln's. Well, I had the Yenko version of this Nova and I actually traded it to a fellow member on the Forum for a '61 Lincoln. Why? Well, because even though I'm not a fan of the Lincoln, I wanted one in my collection to represent the drastic change in styling the '61 had. I like the model! Still wish I had the Yenko Nova too, but I'm happy with the trade that was made.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
23/06/2021 1:35 pm
Like you George, when this model was announced I had to have it! DM got the proportions of this model just right! I also have the blue over white SS 350.
When I was in high school I was interested in buying a new 1972 Nova, of course in a milder trim level---a 350 with a Turbo hydramatic. I don't think the SS396 was available after 1970. Here's a couple of scans of a flyer I got from the Chevrolet dealer in 1972 for the Rally Nova
23/06/2021 2:37 pm
George, another great write up on a wonderful version of the Nova. I managed to get all three and they adorn my shelves nicely.
Topic starter
23/06/2021 4:54 pm
@pete-rovero, thanks for the scans of the '72 Nova. It really was a nice for the times.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Pete Rovero and Pete Rovero reacted
Topic starter
23/06/2021 4:56 pm
@carsman1958, I too, have the Blue/White version and of course the Black one above. As I'd mentioned in another post, I also had the Green Yenko version, but traded it to a fellow Forum member for his '61 Lincoln. An odd trade, since I'm not a '61 Lincoln fan. But I love the one I got in trade.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota