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Jersey To Tampa In A 509 Nova, Part 3

Scare Number 2 and Tracking Speed
53058879 Posted Yesterday 09:19 AM by Jim Campisano

As we reported in our last blog, we hit a bird in Virginia with the SS509 Nova project just before we picked up I-95 a few miles from North Carolina. From past experience, I can tell you this is usually bad luck. I knew a...

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Jersey To Tampa In A 509 Nova, Part 2

Suicidal Bird and A Scare
47098394 Posted May 19 2013 08:08 PM by Jim Campisano

The fog was had just cleared as we motored down Route 1 South through Virginia. I was just about to relax a little and enjoy the Rat power when a bird committed hare kare, throwing himself in front of my Nova. Quite a shock...

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Jersey To Tampa In A 509 Nova, Part 1

Traffic stinks, but we make it to Virginia OK
46777072 Posted May 19 2013 03:00 AM by Jim Campisano

 The first leg of our journey to Tampa in our 509-powered Nova SS is complete. Despite heavy traffic, constant rain and a long distance, our project car made it perfectly to Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie. The...

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Attention All Nova Enthusiasts!

6th Annual Heartland Nova Reunion
42078263 Posted January 14 2013 01:46 PM by 55Guy

The Eastern Iowa Nova group is putting together their 2013 Nova gethering...

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Nova Drive In The Countryside

Feels Like The First Time
43033533 Posted August 14 2012 11:13 AM by Jim Campisano

For me, a side benefit of covering the Super Chevy Show last month at Maple Grove Raceway was being reunited with the Super Chevy Magazine SS509 Nova project car. I had not been in it since its mechanical completion. We...

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Traction Action

Adding Slide-A-Links To Our Nova SS Project
37339634 Posted May 10 2012 07:46 AM by Jim Campisano

There's been a lot of excitement about our ’72 Nova SS project car. Thanks to its Dart 509, Performance Automatic TH400 and Currie 9-inch, we've gone 10.72s at 126, but with a mediocre 1.53 60-ft time. Couldn't get out of...

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2012 Nova Spectacular!

2012 Nova Special Issue Sneak Peak
40455057 Posted February 23 2012 03:04 PM by 55Guy

Just wanted to give everyone a look at what our cover is this year for the Nova Special...

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Super Chevy Cruise To Baytown Announced

Cruise From Ron Craft Chevrolet To Track A Highlight From Last Year
34024571 Posted October 4 2011 08:07 AM by Jim Campisano

Once again, the Super Chevy Show series is kicking off the Houston Super Chevy Show on October 15 with a street cruise from Ron Craft Chevrolet to Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Ron Craft Chevrolet is one of the...

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Newsstand Locations for the 2011 Nova Annual

Where to Find the 2011 Nova Annual
32660338 Posted April 19 2011 06:55 AM by 55Guy

Need help finding where to buy our newest Nova annual? Here's where you can find them...

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Help For Late ’70s Novas

Classic Industries' New Grille For ’76-78 Novas
Posted August 6 2010 07:13 AM by Jim Campisano

The so-called "disco Novas" don't typically get a lot of attention from the aftermarket, but now Classic Industries has introduced a replacement grille for ’76-78 models. It's standard front grille is part number...

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Nasty Nova

TCI Front Clip Install Coming Soon
33735207 Posted June 23 2010 07:28 AM by Jim Campisano

Not too long ago we came into possession of a ’72 Nova SS. It had been set up for a big-block, but was engineless. It wasn't perfect, but it was acquired for a price that anyone working at McDonald's could afford. Plus, it...

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A Nova Like One Other

Norm Meads' L78 Nova SS Takes Him Back
33638109 Posted June 15 2010 09:24 AM by Jim Campisano

When Norm Meads was 17, he ordered a black-on-black L78 Nova at Park Circle Chevrolet in Baltimore. With a few mods, the 375-horse, automatic-equipped ’70 was soon running low 12s at 111 mph. Not a bad hot rod for a...

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Stick Surprise

We Find A Third Pedal In Our Nova
33276060 Posted May 4 2010 06:48 AM by Jim Campisano

When I bought my '72 Nova SS sight-unseen last summer, all I knew was it had been set up for a big-block, had a TH350, mini-tubs and a host of other hot rod parts. It still had the the original 10-bolt in it and the...

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27 Reasons I'm Glad I Live In Tampa

My new Nova is buried under snow
31810995 Posted December 24 2009 11:20 AM by Jim Campisano

Here it is, my beloved new ’72 Nova SS, buried under 27 inches of snow in southern New Jersey. Yes, we said 27.

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Oops, I Did It Again

Another Bow Tie Joins The Stable
25807411 Posted September 14 2009 10:41 AM by Jim Campisano

I just could not help myself. When Super Chevy contributor Dan Foley called to tell me about a '72 Nova SS that was for sale in South Jersey, I could not pass it up. The price was more than reasonable and the car was...

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