{"id":31373,"date":"2013-03-20T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=31373"},"modified":"2014-02-10T19:01:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:01:40","slug":"rare-clone-a-nearly-perfect-homebuilt-recreation-of-drag-racings-ultimate-doorslammer-misfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/bangshift1320-drag-racing-feature\/rare-clone-a-nearly-perfect-homebuilt-recreation-of-drag-racings-ultimate-doorslammer-misfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Clone: A Perfect Recreation Of Drag Racing’s Ultimate Misfit Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"
While rolling around the pits during the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green last summer something strange caught my eye. It actually caught my entire body as I executed a full throttle U-turn and sped back to the pit space occupied by Tennessean Kelvin Cannon and his girl friend Christy. Thankfully they didn’t run for cover when I went running over yelling, “Is this a real one?!” Kelvin told me that it wasn’t but that he had constructed this car himself over the span of about three months. I was referencing the cars that served as the model for this one, a handful of Chevy Novas built by the factory initially to go stock car racing, then road racing, but ultimately ended up drag racing. Five original cars were constructed and Kelvin’s is close enough to be considered a sixth in our eyes. So what’s the deal with the weird roof? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n