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    hello, im a 16 year old gear head from ky
    and i wanna show you something
    its my dads 73 nova custom skyroof
    ill post the same thing that i did on the hotrod forums
    came here due to low replys, had 570 sumthing views since the 24th
    well here you go
    SKYROOF NOVA
    hello everyone, i am a recent subscriber of hotrod mag.
    very nice magizine
    well im 16 and really into hotrods
    im a part of the dieing group of gear heads in my generation
    my dad has a 73 nova custom...skyroof
    yea, a skyroof, my dad has tryed to sell it, and i talked him out of it
    he was trying to sell this car for 5k, until i did some research and found out that its worth about 4 times that
    in 1972, the skyroof nova made its debut, they made 6,822 of these, tan being the rarest color of top at 353 made.
    lets go to 1973, the skyroof became even more rare with production numbers only reaching 3,259. there is no way to tell how many of each color top was made because the rpo codes were the same for every color. but i believe tan to be the rarest color once again. also, the 3259 made could account for novas, customs, or super sports
    i have not been able to find any information regarding the numbers of novas, customs, or supersport skyroofs made. but i do know the total is 3259
    it is very hard to find these cars, and some of you probably have never seen one.
    my dad has had this car for almost 30 years, and its been a big part of my life
    it is a 1973 nova custom skyroof, tan top, brown in body color.
    it has the ss gauges on the floor shifter, and is in very nice shape
    i think it would be so cool if hotrod made an article for it
    i was wanting to drive it as my car for years, before we had it analyzed at the insurance company and insurance would be 1200 bucks a month, so all i can do is wish lol
    well without farther a due, here are the much awaited pics and a link to some information
    thanks for reading, and tell me what you think
    here is the link to the album
    http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w45/stevblev/nova/
    and here is the link to one of my sources of information
    http://www.novaresource.org/production.htm
    thanks alot for reading this article
    feel free to share your opinions, comments, etc.
    this car is located in louisville, ky btw.
    if you want any more pics, just ask and i will take them the next chance i get.
    also i have a pic in the album of the only one we've ever seen in print
    its in a march 1988 issue of car craft mag

  • #2
    Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

    Son, I'm sorry to say but this is NOT a nova



    Oh...here it is!



    nice old car....wonder why insurance is so expensive? It's just an old Chevy. We insure some of our old Chevys with our teeage sons listed as drivers and it's more like $50-75 per month

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    • #3
      Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

      sorry, thats my dads friends vette, i accidentally put those in the same album
      but idk, maybe ill have him check again
      i think it might be because its 1 of 3259
      but idk
      itd be a nice friday car or something
      couldnt afford gas to drive it all week (6 mpg) lol

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      • #4
        Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

        Reminds me of a 1963 Studebaker Skytop.... Maybe this is where GM got the idea.

        Act your age, not your shoe size. - Prince

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        • #5
          Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

          Some more Pics for the 'American Cars With Sunroof' thread ;D. I love the Nova. I have a '73 4-Door painted that same shade of Brown :D. You don't really see that many 'Brown Cars' anymore. ~J/W.

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          • #6
            Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

            I had it's cousin for a while ...........1972 Buick Skylark SunCoupe. There is a 73-74 Yellow Nova like yours in our town as well. I have met the owner a few times at local car events.

            Looks like a fun car. You and your dad enjoy it. I am sure if you shop around you can find a better insurance deal. Spend some money on a good tune up and I bet you can get that fuel milage up to 14-16+ mpg.

            Check out this article: I have seen them all except the AMCs

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            • #7
              Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

              Actually,I've pretty much seen them all as well. It's pretty amazing what the Factory DID offer to the Public. ~J/W.

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              • #8
                Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                yea we do enjoy it alot, hes had it for almost 30 years
                so its been around me my whole life
                and hopefully after i buy my truck, i can find some cheaper insurance and
                put some money in it so i can drive it more often

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                • #9
                  Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                  6MPG................ uh somethings wrong here???
                  My 400 horse 461cid 71 Cutlass got 8.
                  With the numbers you state made hardly makes it a rare production car, but how many left might make it collectable, but not $20,000.
                  Watch this thread close I smell a Bobby K??!

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                  • #10
                    Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                    :o *Elliot Ness Detective Theme Music*... :o :o ;D. ~J/W.

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                    • #11
                      Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                      Well, he's got Bobby K's attitude down pat.
                      Act your age, not your shoe size. - Prince

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                      • #12
                        Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                        someone wanna tell me who bobby k is?
                        so i can understand what your talking about
                        im always up to learn something new
                        and i wasnt trying to come off with and attitude
                        i was just saying that 1 in 3259 isnt exactly common
                        i would consider it a rare production car
                        certainly not a yenko deuce, but not just a 2 door coupe either

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                        • #13
                          Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                          lol i agree, wonder why one of the hood latches is unhooked?
                          and thanks for telling me
                          thats all im looking for is opinions and whos seen one
                          whos not, im not trying to brag and show off
                          just trying to see what you think
                          and i know there is a large group of us, but no where
                          near the amount that there was back in the day
                          one thing i always found interesting
                          my dad always said back in his day, no one cared about how your
                          car looked as long as it ran good
                          now it seems the other way around
                          just my opinion
                          also i see a difference in being a gear head, and loving cars
                          i guess its just in my area, but there are very few people that i know
                          that know anything about how an engine works
                          and i know i cant generalize everyone like that
                          its just my pov
                          but you're right, its all the same love in the end

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                          • #14
                            Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                            What did I say, Stevie?
                            Be nice, and enjoy!
                            Act your age, not your shoe size. - Prince

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                            • #15
                              Re: i bet youve never seen anything like this before

                              tough crowd. ;) Make sure you vote here

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