The car that shouldn't exist - 1970 Nova SS L89 - RAREST muscle car we've had

[@adriantomlin1362]

I'll just bet there more of em out there. Just goes to show ya. Even back then Giant auto makers did alot of other things we will never know about!!

[@tcalcut]

Like in the M and M's commercial when Santa says - "They do Exist" ...!!!!!

[@waynejohnting2954]

Very rare indeed. Aluminum headed 396 in 1970 isn’t supposed to exist... nice,nice,nice

[@mastersonbat8633]

That's crazy you watch the video too

[@lindsrt1]

L89 wow nice! Nova's are hot right now!

[@dw8840]

Still are hot. Can't get them cheap anymore

[@bobsilver3983]

Now thats a rare car, and amazing!

[@markg7030]

1970 Nova engine code CKT is in my repair guide. It is a for M/T aluminum heads 375 horse power. I don't know how many were built, but it does exist.

[@engine22emt]

@Jeremy Thompson we Dyno’d my 1970 L78 engine the only mod we did was a mechanical roller cam ground to equal the specs of the factory cam and we used a 950 cam Proform race series carb with MSD basic street dist We got 514 Hp at 6600 and 554 ft/ torque at 5400

[@rtsosmooth4965]

Awesome!

[@Ackharrystowing]

Novas have gotten hard to find it’s funny they were every where in the 90s where did they all go scrap yards the plane 307 novas were everywhere try to find a good one now about impossible to find 68 to 72 novas now

[@benjaminbritt7862]

Show us the beautiful red interior

[@jimmeyer7632]

DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT PAPERWORK . THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO ME IS THE PARTS THAT ARE IN THE CAR I WANT THE VERY BEST PARTS EVERYWHERE ON THE CAR AND THEN PERFECT PAINT AND INTERIOR TRYING TO STAY AS STOCK AS POSSIBLE BUT WITH UPGRADES LIKE STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINES BRAKE LINES TRANNY LINES AND A STAINLESS STEEL FUEL TANK

[@garysarnowski3113]

Hot rod magazine tested on back then, article was 13 second grocery getter

[@engine22emt]

I’d say that car is easily a $700,000 car

[@pedrogonzales9202]

So.... how much did it sell for. This video is 4 years old.

[@DWH072]

Again, interior ?

[@dw8840]

I have an aluminum headed 400 sbc/4 speed in my Nova.

[@Ecoblu1972]

The ONE thing I hated about the. Nova was the swept wing speedo it reminds me of a Buick passenger car I Never understood why it didn’t have a SS dash. After my dads 68 SS Chevelle got stolen in 71 he was looking at an L72 Vette but being 25 the insurance was as much as the car payment so then he looked at a L78 4spd Nova but the clutch was worn and he wouldn’t come down on price so he 😂 Settled for a Copo Camaro both priced at $1900 not a bad deal

[@lmanager9537]

This car is not the real deal. I know the guy they bought it from on long island. He installed the heads and even stamped the block I believe. I remember him saying the date codes worked out perfectly to make it seem real. They also had protector plate made for this car because he didn’t give them one.

[@dw8840]

Stamped the block? Why?

[@kevinbender1754]

@@dw8840 to change the id number to match the L89

[@stanleyching6066]

02:21 0:52 03:17

[@wrzl1675]

Why are people commenting on 1970 Nova’s when he clearly said it’s a 1969. If this was a 1970 it wouldn’t be rare at all, L89 Nova’s were common that year BUT definitely not in 69.

[@GlassTopRX7]

That is a 70 a 69 has Chevy II on the front of hood not the logo. Also it would have been very rare in 70' as the L78 wasn't even a listed option for the Nova. The advertised top engine was the L34. So all 70' L78 had to be special orders and you had to have a L78 or L71 to order the L89 heads.

[@jeffbrown6599]

GlassTopRX7 a ‘69 does not have a Chevy II emblem on it anywhere, that was dropped after ‘68.

[@GlassTopRX7]

@@jeffbrown6599 My bad. Still not a 69 though, they had the short rear marker lamps and didn't have fake louvers on the front fenders.

[@jeffbrown6599]

GlassTopRX7 no, it’s definitely a ‘70. All others had amber lenses. All ‘70’s and some early ‘71’s had clear lenses.

[@GlassTopRX7]

@@jeffbrown6599 I know it's a 70'

[@d1bigshifter737]

I thought l89 was 427

[@GlassTopRX7]

Has to be dealer installed, not factory all L78 Nova's were special orders in 70'. So I'm not buying even with sketchy chevy record keeping they had no clue in 70'.

[@asfshrimp]

the car has the protecto plate and documented may it was a late 69 production and they made it 1970

[@GlassTopRX7]

@@asfshrimp When the car is produced isn't what matters in this context it's the model year. My RX-7 was made in 93' but it's 94' model year. It has options only available on 94' cars like the glass sunroof vs a steel one. If I split hairs it's one of 235 made for USDM. As in black, manual with touring option out of only 3403 cars made in 94.

[@jeffbrown6599]

It’s documented as far as it can be documented. Super rare, 1 of 1 L89 396. Look it up. Doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not, the true experts have spoken.

[@GlassTopRX7]

@@jeffbrown6599 An expert wouldn't make a claim that can't be backed up. Chevy records said they didn't make one and they lack the proof to say it's real.

[@jeffbrown6599]

GlassTopRX7 in those days you could order a car virtually how you wanted it, easily could have been purchased via the COPO route. Besides that, as good as documentation can be, it isn’t always.