Super Rare 1988 Chevy Nova Twin Cam in the Junkyard!

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Oh no! Super rare 1988 Chevrolet Nova Twin Cam is now in the junkyard! 😢 Watch to find out what other '80s and '90s gems I found at the pick a part.
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[@adamculbertson7850]

I love how you love the cars nobody gives love or respect for. It makes things so much more interesting than the typical mustang or corvette.

[@beetleboys]

guess I'll be going to the junkyard to find some parts glad you're saving these cars if they end up in the wrong hands they could be junked for little reason many older cars are still driveable like yours some need a little work but its worth it to me

[@mexicanspec]

The yards like this get a lot of cars from impound lot auctions so these cars could have been perfectly working vehicles.

[@blissfulness4ever]

To me, you're what Doug and Tyler should have been! =)

[@sleepyhollow783]

Hello Road has a great niche! Hope he never tires of You Tube.

[@nicholasfield6127]

Tyler has gotten a little yuppy with his Lamborghinis and Ferraris

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

I had a True Red 1985 Chrysler Lazer with the digital instrument cluster. Found one in the J/Y and took the grill just in case. "Just in case" happened faster than I thought.

[@carlseiler6441]

Almost teared up when you put the sticker on her. Loved the ovally Taurus and the time, and it was my grandparents’ last car. Now, I look at them and shudder. SHO would be cool, though. Mom had a 4x4 Tercel in Colorado. Did great in the snow, but was horrible going uphill. If only that auction...hah!

[@mexicanspec]

I bought a new wagon in 1997 and I really like that car. The back seat had more room that the same year Explorer.

[@okjeffy6581]

The 1996 ford taurus is what I name jerry. So its a boy.

[@cartwheels4amile]

Oh no, that 4WD Tercel broke my heart

[@mydsmber05]

The radios can be rebuilt with upgraded components and even have Bluetooth put in.

[@HelloRoad]

That's what I was thinking! I'd like to add Bluetooth to it. :)

[@mexicanspec]

@@HelloRoad Too bad it wasn't a cassette. It was odd the person bought a Twin Cam Nova and cheaped out on the radio.

[@carlseiler6441]

I want to do that with the stock Volvo 960 radio. I am tired of the cassette adapters that don’t work.

[@gpatty6538]

Jamal Terrell suggestions on who can do such work? I’ll hit up google but if you have someone in mind....

[@beetleboys]

i use a km29 fm bluetooth transmitter with old radios it plugs into cig lighter/charger port it plays anything from my phone through car speakers, set transmitter and radio to station that has nothing coming in

[@dashcamscr9195]

I’d love to see more junkyard “walk arouns” but make them longer, I could see an hour straight of this!

[@jasoncooper1019]

Me too. I really enjoyed this video.

[@thebluexb]

Great junkyard walkaround! I probably would have grabbed that red trim around the Twin Cam too

[@jnorthrop70]

I had an ‘87 Nova. I bought it used in 1991 for $5000. It had the 3 speed auto and it was a riot at 65mph highways... then gearing was such that the engine just screamed a 65mph! I loved that car.

[@btrdangerdan2010]

I love when you are putting stock radios back on the cars. Staying original.

[@red58fury]

I stumbled upon one in a junkyard in California. Motor was completely untouched

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

It’s so sad to see all these old cars in the junkyard. They made it 30 years and then..

[@song4you80]

Always have love for the 85 to 88 Nova. And the 84 to 87 Toyota Corolla. My wife had a 1988 Nova before we got married.

[@ponysoftonline4533]

putting the stock radio back into your nova... a true man after my own heart. I have an 89' Dakota and an 89' RAM both of which have received Chrysler factory cassette head units (and yes I use the tape deck A LOT)

[@ADub-Bub]

Nice touch with the window sticker!

[@shofan70]

Love the junkyard. All the cars I drive are one call away from ending up in the junkyard. I'm driving a 88' merkur Scorpio that needs alot of attention.

[@Karmy.]

I'm driving a falling apart misfiring rusted out 2006 Scion xB

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

Wow, you don't see Scorpios anymore. We had an 88 when I was a teen (early 2000's). It was awesome but the electronics, like window/seat switches would fail often. We lucked out and found one at the junkyard one day and grabbed a bunch of switches and stuff for it.

[@theadvocate4698]

I would watch hours of scrapyard video! So many memories dying there....

[@ElliottAlvis]

Good of you to save some parts off of that Nova. Otherwise, this episode could've been called "Goodbye Road"

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

Enjoyable vid. I love walking around junkyards just to see what's there.

[@nigel-Rollercam-channel]

Love the commercials at the end. Your passion really shows with everything you do and I appreciate it very much as I am a kindred spirit, kinda cheesy I know... no sarcastic comments today Cheers

[@ChristopheZ]

back in those days, I went on vacation in Florida ( coming from France) with my family ( I was a kid )...the first week, we had a white Pontiac Grand-Am and the second week , we had a blue Nova...LOL

[@HHH-ye1ro]

96-99 Taurus!!! Yes!! I also have a sweet spot for the PT Cruiser. I had one as a rental once, and it was great.

[@trancross7040]

Man I love how you put the commercials from back in the day on the end of your vids. As a kid growing up in the 80s these cars bring back hella memories. If you ever get the opportunity I'd love to see a review on the mid 80s Audi 5000. Ever since the movie Ferris Buellers day off I've been in love with those cars. I really enjoy your vids. Keep em coming man!

[@quickford]

I was thinking the same thing about how depressing junkyards can be when I was there a couple of weeks ago. I stumbled on a 2nd-gen SHO and I really wanted to grab the slicer wheels but I couldn't really afford them. It was in the Pittsburgh U-Pull-&-Pay if anyone wants to go look for it. Speaking of the SHO, I too would love to own a 3rd-gen jellybean SHO with welded cams and a manual swap :D

[@hullinger]

Noooooooooooooooooo! Doh, you got me with the intro. And that was awesome about adding the Hello Road sticker. The Astrovan probably had the same exact radio that you pulled from the Nova, or maybe even the upgraded version with the cassette.

[@HelloRoad]

Haha sorry man!!! :) :) Yeah I probably should've looked around for one with a cassette!!

[@tonywellington7854]

great video - only complaint is it wasnt long enough

[@benb.1273]

That Storm GSi is in much better shape than the last one I saw at my local yard, also you should always check those 90s Grand Prixs for a manual transmission, they are insanely rare.

[@johnjones393]

Back in the 80s and 90s, I wouldn't have looked twice at any of those cars when they were in the road, but now that they are all gone I want all of them! Junkyards can be so depressing.

[@rightlanehog3151]

R.I.P. NUMMI

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Love the idea of the Sable light bar with LED. I’m stealing it. Just have to find one first. My first car was an 89 Sable sedan. White with blue vinyl interior.

[@CarnalDustin]

I wish I could find ANY car as clean as any of these in the junkyard up here in Cleveland...

[@toyoscio]

ROFL, Tall order, not going to be able to fulfill

[@CarnalDustin]

@@toyoscio Sad but true.

[@trabertgraneau3323]

The commercial when the bidders were bidding the Nova for $200,000. My goodness, has it aged well!! 😂😂🤣🤣😆😆

[@erickricharson5196]

I have what i call a real Nova. Mine is 1971. These cars have never been accepted by the Nova guys. Car guys in general dont like them. More the Tuner crowd and younger generation is giving them love. While i dont like them i appreciate the passion you have for them. 1 car guy to another good luck. And if you enjoy it thats what matters wish you many happy miles

[@revmatchtv]

Nice find, but man it’s pretty rough. I like the head unit!

[@jounalehtio2317]

Separate treble and bass sliders? So fancy!

[@HelloRoad]

I know right?

[@RH-ed1gc]

I should have known right away you were joking, but OMG was I ever crushed when you said that was your car!

[@HelloRoad]

Sorrrrrrry!!!!!! :D

[@muria64]

What a shame! My first car was an 86 Nova hatchback carbureted though. If I could find another similar nova/corolla/ geo I would get it for sure. The twin cam with the manual is definitely the best of them! Junkyards are very depressing indeed. So many great cars neglected and the untold stories that go along with them!

[@hayess164]

Awesome find!

[@azhurelpigeon]

I love junkyards like this! But I struggle to find any that don’t have all their cars on bricks in Utah, which isn’t nearly as cool as seeing them with rims & tires

[@shept.7736]

I would grab the rims and someone will probably see this and grab the 4age in it Also, the rims on the metro convertible were pretty cool

[@jtraveny]

i love the ae86 and that engine

[@scottdavis_34]

Great call on that Delco radio. That was the car stereo of my youth! I also know what you mean about that place being depressing.

[@idletime]

I like going to boneyards looking for things I can't live without and it's always like playing roulette, you never know if you'll get lucky. Or maybe roll craps and not find anything but still have a half decent time

[@joskjj3625]

You got me at the intro

[@zackstopzackstop8091]

It's so sad that people care so little about the boxy beauty of 80s cars and how they are all so hard to find and they are all lying in junk yards makes meh wanna cry but it is what it is

[@HelloRoad]

Often times it just comes down to an old car being more expensive to repair than what it is worth. There are a lot of people that are starting to care about 80s/90s cars, we just need to try to save some of these before they ever hit the scrapyard! :)

[@mexicanspec]

@@HelloRoad Also, a lot of the cars in these yards are purchased from impound lot auctions.

[@htownandi6263]

RIP little Nova.

[@300DBenz]

So many 2nd gen Camrys in that junkyard ...seeing them made me sad that the insurance company took my moms Camry after a fender bender last month, she had that car since 1994.

[@stevelancaster7709]

Like my 90 Geo Storm GSi 4000 busy rpm at 80. And yes, it was fun!

[@ari9032]

I like to see you do the late 90's Maxima ( a beater)

[@mexicanspec]

If it was me I would have pulled off all Nova Twin cam specific parts like the door panels and the trim with the red accent. if the bumpers were decent they would have come home as well. There is a Twin cam owner out there that needs those parts.

[@HelloRoad]

I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain the Twin Cam has the same trim as the base models with the exception of a red stripe sticker. I might go back and pull the door panels if the car is still there. I just don't have the cash to save all of the Twin Cam specific parts. Suspension/brakes are different too. It all adds up! :)

[@HelloRoad]

I wish I could have snagged the whole car before it ever hit the scrapyard. I bet I could've grabbed it for $100-200.

[@mexicanspec]

@@HelloRoad Yes, but it has been there since 2017.

[@mexicanspec]

@@HelloRoad Are you sure it was just a red sticker that made it Twin Cam trim? Was it not painted red? I worked at the dealer when these were new and we had a few, but I didn't look very closely at it. I liked the Sprint Turbo a bit more. Try to find one of those.

[@DongleSama]

huh had no idea the twin cam was hard to find, guess i should be paying more attention to these when they pop up for cheap

[@kc0lif]

id stick to 1970s novas. but junkyards make you cry.

[@unstablebobgable]

Great video bro. Would love to have a Geo Storm.

[@izzysvids]

‘91 Geo Storm is the car I learned to drive stick in. My dad had affinity for manual 2dr cars. 75 Malibu, 82 Datsun 210, 86 Mustang (2.3), 91 Geo Storm,

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

OMG those special alloy wheels are rare and very hard to find. I've been looking for a set for years. They are $150 each on eBay whenever they appear.

[@HelloRoad]

I wanted to take them but ran out of space (and cash)

[@bezalelkosofsky7286]

I they took out the original stereo from the old days to get a cassette player from when cassettes used to be cheaper versions of CDs before digital music.

[@SaturnTwinCam]

I'll buy a Twincam one day. Still have my SOHC Nova in the mean time though.

[@mach1mustangguy992]

My best friend had a storm gsi. With 5 speed. It was a fun fun car. We loved it! Poor thing got in a wreck. He got t boned makin a turn :(

[@cgbtech]

The lightbar! Pls update us when you light it up and mount it.

[@ZoomZoom81]

I've owned a Gen 3 SHO and I agree..I love the understated sleeper look. I think the SHO perfected that image. I've owned a Gen 1,2,& 3 SHO and the '97 V8 Gen 3 SHO was the best daily driver cruiser. I miss it. It was gutless as hell but sounded great with the Yamaha V8

[@toyoscio]

Rust loved them too.

[@ZoomZoom81]

@@toyoscio I live in North Dakota and mine has zero rust thru 2012 when I sold it

[@toyoscio]

@@ZoomZoom81 That's great. Does N Dakota have a major salt supplier there? LOL

[@ZoomZoom81]

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[@davidpistek6241]

Toy o let, we called them back in the 90s,,I had a 78 nova at the time but since owned 2 corollas

[@jacksonhui581]

ohh i use to have a base nova with the two tone interior. ultra durable car! if you roadtrip to the bay area i'd love to go on a cruise with you! you can drive my SVX as well

[@Skittleman2341]

Someone, somewhere is looking for that Mercury Sable light bar to finish their Red Wood project. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HelloRoad]

I was thinking that when I took it! But the entire back of this one was cracked. I just cut off the front. Nobody else would've wanted it :) :)

[@davidpistek6241]

Auto off topic mentioned that you have a podcast, I will check it out tomorrow

[@HelloRoad]

🤗

[@notchism]

Fantastic vid! Thanks

[@chrisrager5675]

You should’ve taken that whole motor. 4AGE motors are really expensive now

[@Embargoman]

The best Chevrolet ever built!

[@TheVintagesteal]

Hardly ever see an automatic Geo,pretty cool .Id kill for a Tercel wagon .

[@CACar_Nation]

I always wanted the GEO storm

[@dave11686]

So cool! My godmother had one

[@gamermike5279]

I had a nova used as a demo derby car got in minor fender bender bent a few things

[@johnl3230]

The music makes it 10x more sad lol. You have the same car taste as me lol.

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

Last time I saw an original Delco AM/FM radio: Three days ago, when I got in my Rad-era Lumina. Actually, they have a surprising amount of bump for an OE radio.

[@mydsmber05]

The GM2000 radios were as good as factory car stereos got back in the 80’s and 90’s. Good sound for the time, and very durable too.

[@61chickens]

Seeing that Geo Metro stung me with pangs of guilt having recently had to scrap it's European cousin, my old (Hungarian built) Suzuki Swift after 14 years loyal service - the engine would have gone on forever, but here in the UK where we put salt on the roads, rust never sleeps....bought a '09 Renault to replace it and while it's a decent car, I feel absolutely no attachment to it whatsoever....

[@joskjj3625]

Kinda miss my 95 maxima gle now 7:21 Even though the one you saw was a refreshed a32

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

I remember getting excited when I heard they were reviving the Nova model. Then I saw the new model. Disappointment and anger is all I could muster.

[@HelloRoad]

I can understand why traditionalists might have hated this "Toyota Nova" but it was probably the most reliable Nova ever made :) My least favorite Nova is the fourth gen (75-79)! I've always thought they were super ugly.

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

@@HelloRoad what I had imagined was a 1st gen Nova throwback on the lumina/berette platform. At least that's what the concept car looked like.

[@evatheboxer7417]

Shouldve taken the whole thing

[@weaksaucep4539]

Its funny the only time I have seen a Chevy nova twin cam was in the junkyard and it wasnt that one

[@xXxDurandalxXx]

god i was literally just there almost a week ago picking parts off a rare old 89 sentra hatch

[@HelloRoad]

The Sentra hatch was still there!

[@xXxDurandalxXx]

@@HelloRoad i have to go back and stock up on more parts haha

[@LumpyKoalaBear]

That Tercel was a FWD model. :P

[@HelloRoad]

Yeah I realized that after I posted the video :)

[@tientrinh943]

No! Change your mind man. The lights in the radio might be out. I’ve use to own one. So, you can easily change the light bulbs inside if they are out. You don’t have the center truck red taillight that runs across the trunk?

[@HelloRoad]

No the Twin Cam didn't come with that taillight that runs across the trunk :)

[@mach1mustangguy992]

You shoulda got those wheels and the gauge cluster!!!

[@codycrawford2385]

Where was all the PTs when I needed parts for my old 04 I had

[@jonminnella4157]

First time I drove one I was 14 fun car to drive learned how to drive manual on this car

[@808v1]

those delco stereos were ridiculously overpriced brand new back then - like more expensive than Kenwoods that were waaay better, shockingly expensive for what you got.

[@SethsBudgetBuilds]

That tercel is sad. I'm rocking 2 of them 4wd wagons

[@sarahsanborn3847]

Lol damn I need the intake hose can’t find one anywhere might have to make one my self

[@pgtmr2713]

That Probe makes me sad. The wrecks almost always look survivable. I wrecked one, no seatbelt, turned out just fine... cept for the walking in circles. 96-99 Tauruses weren't the best. SHO slipped cams, Duratec was junk then, but will spin the tires while moving though. Vulcan 3.0l is the only way to go but... it's slow.

[@chrislight9588]

I love this car! What are some of your dream cars?

[@jasonparker5800]

Yes take the tail lights.

[@RetroCarsForever]

SCORE on those parts (I'm with you, I'd be excited about the radio, esp on a rare collectors car like yours). I haven't driven a Twin Cam but if its anything like my 1991 Escort GT was, I'd bet an automatic (like the one in the junkyard) would COMPLETELY suck the fun out of that high revving 4 banger.

[@sleepyhollow783]

Maybe confusing the Nova & Prizim, but I thought you also needed the headliner board?

[@HelloRoad]

Yes I do need a headliner, but this one was trash. Every headliner ever installed in a fifth gen Nova eventually fell apart. I'm going to try to find one of the nicer rubberized headliners from a Corolla FX16. It will fit with some trimming. :)

[@dylansnyder7757]

That blue tercel wagon is a fwd not the 4wd version. My profile pic shows the front end of a 4wd tercel wagon

[@HelloRoad]

Yeah I realized that after I posted the video!

[@isaacsorensen8377]

Better looking than the ae86 and cheaper but more rare

[@gabetrain8834]

Wish people didn’t scrap something if broke bad enough, why get rid of the things when you know one day it will be an antique

[@suvtraveler3587]

Cool

[@CarlosGuzman-bq8fr]

I had a Geo Storm not the GSi but it was black with a pink.. yEs Pink 90's strip on it.. It had 225k but I thought it had less. I saved it and put way to much money into it.. $3000 rebuilt engine and trans.. manuel.. drove it for a few years traded it got $300 for it and bought a used 2008 Ford Focus.. light Green.. kermit .. Honestly I should have privately sold that car.. after so much money on spent on it. but it looked really good. My Ford focus 2 door sold to my wife's cousin for $3000 and then drove my 1982 Pontiac Trans am for a while till finally we bought a 2019 Buick Encore.. with IRonman license plate and decals pretty awesome.

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

I had a '91 Storm (non-GSi) just out of high school. It was a total blast to drive. Can't imagine how much better the GSi was.

[@CarlosGuzman-bq8fr]

@@geoffreyreuther5260 Yes mine was a 1991 Geo STorm Black with Pink Stripe..

[@Karmy.]

I've always wanted a Storm to take to like Cars and Coffee or something

[@aaronleavitt7765]

Hello sir you should do a video on the Geo storm and its different re badge's Isuzu impulse and in Canada the Asuna Sunfire. My first car was a 93 Geo Storm Base model and I have so much love for those cars. very poorly built and unreliable but god do I love them.

[@aaronleavitt7765]

Also not telling you how to live your life. but i think it would be a cool video

[@danielmzlos1895]

I was just watching that Seinfeld parking garage episode and that geo storm kept appearing, I tought to myself I don't remember any Ethan videos this one get mentioned and that was a very common car In the 90s,inremeber thinking those cars were really gay, maybe because of that Ned Flanders scene, I can't, it's a geo. But thinking about it now they were a cute cool car

[@milenacarvana770]

Id luv to buy your Nova. Im searching for a 97 Toyota tercel ce coupe, sad to see the white one in the junk yard you passed by.

[@HelloRoad]

Sorry not for sale. Probably not ever! But there is one for sale here: facebook.com/groups/ObscureCarsOC/permalink/3634831346579410/

[@milenacarvana770]

@@HelloRoad i wouldn't sale it either,and thanks.

[@milenacarvana770]

@@HelloRoad Do you have an email to share? We are from the same era and id luv to have a friend who shares to same passion of 80s and 90s cars we grow up with.

[@garbage854]

Cool😀