Real Deal 1970 L78 Nova SS, documented and original drivetrain.

Has sYc DNA : )

Very original and solid car, you decide to repaint or freshen it up.

I'm told it is mechanically strong with a recent engine rebuild, but too cold to drive it and too snowy for pictures.

Better pics coming soon.

$36,500.00 or trade.

 

1970 Chevy Nova L 78 396

 

1970 Chevy Nova L 78 396

 

1970 Chevy Nova L 78 396

 

1970 Chevy Nova L 78 396

 

1970 Chevy Nova L 78 396

 

Another Chevy from my 'hood!

That's the kind of car I'd want - one you can hop in and drive and enjoy.

 

Nice !

 

Anyone have any interest?

 

Beautiful car, and quite rare.

 

Some advice. You need to get those dents in the rear dealt with if you expect interest at over $35k friend. A paintless repair guy should be able to deal with them in short order. Incredible that you've kept that early Unibody in such clean condition otherwise. The 70 Nova we had was completely destroyed in not much more than a decade. When the bumper literally fell off in '84 we scrapped it for $50. Also, wipe off the scrap yard yellow writing on the door. Nobody needs to see that.

Good luck, and thanks for the memories.

 

Thanks for your advise. With original unrestored cars, I like to leave them alone as much as possible so that the next cartaker can decide what to do with the car. The dents on the decklid are from towing a snowmobile and part of the history of the car.

A good dent buster guy should be able to remove those as well as some of the others.

Regards,

 

Super Neat!
Column shift automatic (400TH presumably) must be pretty rare.
Everyone I remember seeing back in the day was a 4-speed.
Didn't the L-78 Novas have a "396" emblem above the front fender marker light?
I have a close friend who bought one new and it had the "396" emblem.

 

Yes, it should have 396 emblems even though it has a 402ci engine.

Price reduced to $30,000.00.

 

Yep.
In 1970, the 396's were actually .030" over from the factory making them 402's,
but, they still called them 396's.
Not sure if that's true for the lower compression 2-bolt main engines though.
May have been just the 4-bolt main L-78's.

 

If you think that's confusing, then you should see what badges 402-equipped Chevelles had - 400!

And then there was a 400 small-block too....

Interestingly, L78 Nova production was always higher than its less-power L34 396 variant.

 

Yes, all 1970 model year 396s were actually 402s. Low and high HP.

SS Chevelles received the 396 emblems same as all SS cars while some plain Malibus with the Big Block received 400 emblems.

These engines were rated at 425 hp when released and this one hit 430 hp on engine dyno.

 

Yes, surprisingly, when introduced in '65 in the Chevelles and Corvettes,
the L-78's were rated at 425HP and had hydraulic lifters.
The '66 and newer L-78's were solid lifter cams.

Don't remember ever seeing a low compression 396 Nova.
There was a handful of 396 Novas around here back in the day,
but, they were all L-78's and 4-speeds, at least as far as I knew.
I stayed pretty "on top" of what was around here back then.

 

Actually, the L-78 wasn't introduced for the Chevelle till 1966.

I didn't say low-compression - I said "less-power."

From 1968-70, there was the 396/350 and 396/375.

 

Great car! Hard to find unmolested and with good paper.

 

So still for sale it would seem or did I miss something?

 

We have a deal pending on the car and will know if it closes this week.

 

Sold.