1969 Chevrolet Nova SS Super Sport in Orange & 396 Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Burr Ridge IL on 4-25-18 at the Corvette Mike Midwest
We're looking at a 1969 Chevrolet Chevy Nova SS Super Sport in Hugger Orange Paint. The engine is a factory original 396 (cubic inch) CI. This restored car looks brand new as if it just came off the showroom floor in 1969.
We’re talking with Bill Kotzum, one of the Owners of Corvette Mike Midwest. He’s had the dealership since 2004. The company is located at 60 Shore Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 who sells Corvettes.
If you’re interested in purchasing a Corvette, call Bill at the office # 1-630-230-0441. Or go to www.corvettemikemidwest.com
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nova was a "poor man's car" back then, now I can't afford one.
:-)
The nova is definitely one of my favorite cars ever, thanks for the deep dive into this car Lou.
Hi J w, Happy to read the Nova is a favorite of yours :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, and you're welcome, Lou
My parents had good friends whose daughter and son-in-law bought a new SS396 Nova. I never realized that the Nova could be ordered with the 396 since the brochure listed the 350 as the largest engine available.
Hi Dave, Glad to read someone you know had one :-) Lou
My favorite category of cars; 2 door post sleeper factory hot rods with dog dish hubcaps (Novas and Biscaynes in particular). Thanks Lou this Nova in hugger orange checks all the boxes - fantastic street rod! 👍
Hi Bruce H., Happy to read this one "checks all the boxes" :-) Lou
Just hearing that idle was exciting!
Nothing sounds better than vintage GM muscle!
Hi martron, Happy to read you appreciate the sounds from this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
This is an awesome Nova. I love the color too. My dad had a 1971 Nova. Always loved riding in it. Oh the memories 💜
Hi James, Happy to read you enjoy this "awesome" Nova :-) Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I had a 1969 Nova SS 350, close ratio 4 speed, 336 diff. black interior buckets 7 1/2 "ralley rims painted in hugger orange from the factory. The salesman said it was painted on the end of a Corvette line. That was in Terrace BC in 1969.
Hi NewBookz, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Yum. Another original restoration of a great. Keeper. Much respect. Thanks. An dream car.
Hi Martin, Happy to read "dream car" :-) Lou
Stunning 69 Nova SS 396. Hugger Orange 396/375 HP with TH400 is the cherry on top. Paint looks absolutely beautiful. Great car and story Lou. Thanks for posting!
Hi rjbeaubien
, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. Lou
DEFINITELY one of my dream cars. I have always LOVED Novas. Thanks Lou.
Hi Mike Lunn, We have a winner for you :-) You're welcome, Lou
The sound of that big block is music to my ears. What a rare and beautiful car!
Agreed, a great sound :-)
Beautiful piece of American history
Glad you enjoy this car :-) Me too.
Had a 71 nova in high school Candy apple burgundy red 400 horse 327 four-speed Muncie deep dish aluminum slots 50s in the rear. It was a lot of car for a 16 year old. The one that got away Lou love your videos Lou keep them coming sir
Hi Edward, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and appreciate the kind words on the videos, Lou
My friend John had one in 1975, 396, 3spd on the floor, 307 badges on the fender, that was fun, it was even orange 😎
Hi Randy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friend Johns car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Rat motor and poverty caps -- doesn't get any better than that. Thanks Lou!
Win / Win :-) You're welcome Mark, Lou
Wow Lou, what can I say? I thought the DeLorean was the time machine. You have proven everyone wrong. I just went back in time WITHOUT driving at 88 MPH. What a beast!
Glad we went back to some fun memories with the one Chuckles9191991 :-) Lou
I had a 72 Nova and i miss that car now.
Hi Bricklinsv1970, Hope you enjoy watching this one, until you find the right Nova for you again, Lou
69 IN VERY BEAUTIFUL RED NOVA IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY .
From the very first moment that I saw a Nova in the States when I went to get my education in the STATES I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT .
This is a classical collectable .Just great ad Pink Floyd comfortably numb classic song.
Thanks LOU for sharing this beautiful Nova.
LOU incidentally my uncle used to have a Nova , he brought it with him to Alexandria after finishing his education at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis .
LOU I tell you what it is still running as great as if it is a Brand New .Unbelievable .
Wish you all the best in your business week.
Please have a wonderful evening .
Thanks LOU for sharing this great video.
Appreciate your hard efforts showing all varieties of beautiful awesome classics.
Kind Regards
HISHAM ELFIKI
Hi Hisham Elfiki, Glad you "LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT" :-) You're so encouraging, I want to thank you. Well wishes received, and I wish you business success too :-) You're welcome, Lou
Best muscle car ever, beautiful restoration.
Hi Michal, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Some of the restorations being done today are nothing short of astonishing. A real gem from the heyday of the muscle car era! Carry on Lou, thanks again
Hi Nick S, Glad you enjoy this one and consider the work "astonishing" :-) I'll keep share, and looking forward to you watching, Lou
He's right that the Nova SS was the first GM car to have Disc brakes as standard. At the 02:19 mark you cane see the ribbed extentions on the outer part of the front next to the headlight which was a design from the 1967 full size Chevy from the Biscayne up to the Caprice.
The Caprice in 67 had those corner sections as Running lights and turning lights with an amber bulb inside the white lens with just the ribbed housing .
Not many cars and steal a design feature from just a 1-year run and then carry it forward about 5 years and not be stale .
Hi Gary wood, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Tire shredder for sure Lou!
Just the way we like it :-)
Even though I'm a Pure Pontiac fanatic, I've always had a soft spot for '68-'72 Nova SS cars - especially the L78s. What a beauty! And that solid lifter big block idle - pure car porn!
You're confession has been brought before the Pontiac "Judge" GTO that is, and the verdict is ruled!!! You're still allowed to be part of the Club even if you enjoy this Chevrolet :-) Lou
I haven't seen a car with the air pump below the alternator. Most seemed to have it above.
Interesting.
Hi Bill & Lou: I like any muscle car painted 'Red' A classic Nova is a cool ride. I also had a friend in High School, who had a 'Yellow' Nova '70' 🚗 Rock N Roll for 'SS'
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
Hi Gary, Glad you like the looks of this one, and clearly a car you know that you had some good times I'm sure with back in High School :-) Lou
A very nice
Nova there. Another great video Lou. 👍
Glad you enjoy this one Professor Pat Pending :-) Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate that, Lou
It really looks great, Lou. I've always loved the Novas. If Bill at "Corvette Mike" has it, it's got to be a special one!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one and happy to share with you. Bill called me and told me about this car, and he has a great idea of what I like to see. The car was exactly what I was hoping for :-) Lou
If it's hugger orange or rally green, ill take any chevy ( : love those colors
Nice :-)
I went right back to 69 with you Lou. I dreamed of this exact car when in my teens, perhaps in blue though. I'm surprised they had those smog pumps in 69, except on California cars, I always thought that damn thing did not appear until the mid 70s. And like you say, it came off my 73 Caprice the first week I owned it, disabled that stupid EGR also. The amazing thing was this car did better on the smog tests than my 78 Camaro with all the smog gear intact. This car is just too perfect to drive unfortunately, would have to put it in my livingroom....
Hi Kramden, "would have to put in my livingroom" NICE :-) Lou
396 Cubic inches, hooked to a Turbo 400 is going to happy your day.
Hi Dann, N I C E :-) Lou
The chevy nova is a true automotive legend
Glad you enjoy this "Legend" :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel Terry Presnell you'll enjoy, Lou
Its surprising that a Nova SS could be ordered from the factory without gauges and a tachometer. Shouldn't the dual exhaust tips be visible behind the rear wheels or below the bumper?
Hi Bert, Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice. Hmmm, not sure about the exhaust tips location. Hoping a Viewer who has knowledge car share the answer to your question. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
This is one of the cleanest restoration I've ever seen, the only missing part it's some racier rims. This car is special for me because this was one of the most popular (and still is) "muscle car" of Argentina when I was a kid, even when the "Chevy" coupe SS (that was the name GM called it) had only a six cilinders engine of 250 CI !!, so sad that they never brought here a V8 model. The only V8 (Ford Fairlane 4 doors aside) in my country was the Dodge GTX 2 doors that had a unique and very nice bodywork with a "little" 318 engine for your standars, but it was the most powerful car in that era with 230 hp !!. So sad again, that Chrysler never brought here a 340, 383 or a 440...
pd.: with that soft look (and that rims...) and a 396 under the hood, it's a true "sleeper"
Hi Fabio Quadrana, High praise, and glad to share this one with you :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Another gorgeous car! Thanks, again, Lou. :)
Glad you enjoy the looks of this one clyde7059 :-) You're welcome, Lou
It looks very good...it's pratically new as newest one came out from the factory
Hi ZenDj88, Happy to read you appreciate the right from the showroom look of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile thanks Lou so much...yeah...I am Italian but I love classics as yours american muscle cars.. I remember that Nova when I'd see it in Beverly Hills Cop 3..the 3rd generation that has Axel Foley..a faded blue one. If I don't remember wrong there was a v6 with 194/230/250ci and a 4cyl inline with 153ci..a base model but I like small engines too.. I am sad when Detroit isn't still the "car city"...it has its big history
THAT .....NOVA.....IS ONE OF A KIND... BEAUTIFUL....... ACALA,TX.
Glad to read this Nova is a Winner for you :-)
Beautiful, although the SS logos would cause problems here in Germany !
Hmmm, didn't think of that.
Yes, that's right. And in Russia the same way.
Why cause a probrem?
E D has to do with the nazis
@@tjed1071 Hitler!!
Real nice car!
Hi Alex, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Well I just got one hell of a sticker shock on this one LOL. As perfect as this car is though, it is worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY.
Hi Mike Lunn, High praise :-) Lou
Hi Mike, Happy to read you enjoy the value of this car :-) Lou
One of the fastest cars I ever rode in.
NICE !
I wonder how many horsepower that nova has really looks great on orange and hat muscle sound never gets old great one lou👍🏽!!
Hi DAn Al, Not sure on the HP. I agree, the sounds is wonderful :-) Lou
L78 rated at 375 HP
My Sister & Her 1st.Husband Raced One of These L-78 ' s in East Alabama,Back in the Day.Torque Was So Strong on the 375 h.p.Eng.,They Were Constantly Having To Replace the Mtr.Mounts on It.Couple of Races When They Broke One of The Mounts,Had To Chain the Mtr.To the FRAME, So Wouldn't Miss A Race That Nite.They Were Rarely Beat,Because the NOVA Was A Little Lighter than the Camaros & Mustangs.Beautiful Example ,U have There!!!Lot of Old School Mechs.Said the L-78 Was Actually About Same Mtr.That Came in the 65 Vette,of 425 Horses.Corvette Club Of America ,Objected to Having a Mtr.of Same h.p. or Less to Be Advertised to be Higher than Corvettes ,So As the Story Goes ,Chevy Agreed to UnderRate the L-78s in the Chevelle's ,& Camaros& Novas,To Make CCoA Happy & the Vettes to be The Highest of H.p.of Reg.Production Cars.
Hi Ed Cain, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and adding to the story, Lou
super cool car i also had one but it was 1970
Hi truthparanormal, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
THAT car is spectacular!! All the fun of a Camaro, but "cheaper and sleeper."
Hi GrandFunalley Media, Glad you enjoy this "spectacular" car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Very nice car.
Lou, I don’t know how you find the cars let alone the time to make such high quality and frequent videos. But I’m glad that you do.
Hi Jeff King, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Cars are a passion. Leaving the legacy of these great cars and stories is ultimately would be what I'd love to do full time. I enjoy sharing them with you, and hopefully one day there will be enough Subscribers and revenue to do it full time, so as I share with my son, I don't know how many videos I'll have to do to make that happen, however every video gets us closer to our goal. Plus I'm having so much FUN Lou
Lou Costabile
Excellent! Do you have a Patreon account?
Great car with low miles. How original is the body and interior?
Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" :-) Not sure how original is the body and interior.
One of my dream cars
Watch this video right before you go to sleep, sweet dreams :-)
I had a 1968 Camaro with a trunk that looked just like this one. It had a/c and power windows. I have the VIN and wonder if it is still kicking.
Hope you find your 1968 Camaro :-)
Beautiful car Lou a buddy of mine has the same one in hugger orange with steel rims and dog dish hub caps black interior SS396 only his is a 4 speed with a bench seat
Cool car your Buddy has for sure :-)
Impressive, Its brand new.
You're right :-)
“ With that being said”, Lou.... 🇺🇸! Big price on this Nova... Whew!
It's ok to just window shop :-)
Didn't know that Hugger Orange was rare on Novas....Knew a guy that had a 70 SS 350 4speed Hugger Orange Nova
Clearly a car you don't forget :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing details on the guy you know who had a "Hugger Orange" one..
Lou Costabile Sorry Lou.... The car Sat in a private shop for years torn apart in Toledo OH. and then was shipped to a farm in Newport Mi where it Sat a couple years outside. The car was moved recently in the past year and has disappeared. Last I saw it ...It was holding rain water. Hopefully someone who will do something with it got it. Dan the guy who owned it didn't care much. But this is what I always pictured in my head when I looked at it. What a fine Specimen ! I'm a Mopar guy but Nova's are old and anything old deserves respect even if it ain't a Mopar. Thanks for the Great Vids. And hopefully someone saves the Lost Nova
Hi Lou! Wow! Very cool car! I like! In Orange is good! Thank you Lou for the video!
Hi Good Russian, Glad to receive a "Wow!" from you :-) You're welcome, Lou
That car really beautiful
Hi sonicdude3274 2, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
hugger orange was 1 of the colors of the original "General Lee's" frm Dukes Of Hazzard!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Keeth Day.
Lou, I had a Nova - a '71 to be exact - that looked just like this one except mine was factory beige with a beige interior. Talk about "plain Jane"! Mine had the 307 with a Powerglide(eww) tranny. It used plenty of LEADED regular gas and used a lot of it due to the Powerglide. Gasoline prices or thirstiness of your car was not a concern in the early '80's when I had it. But mine was practically a Xerox copy of that one except color - and engine of course.
Hi Dale Andrews, Good memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
396 Engine Turbo Jet 375HP
396 was used in 37 of the 69 Nova, but this is a rebranded 6 cylinder brown to look like a one off Orange 396 rebuilt .. Not one of the 37.
Thank you for viewing & sharing your knowledge.
Man you have a twin sir
Hi Scott Worley, Brad Pitt tells me we look exactly alike :-) Lou
@@loucostabile lol, look up Matt Doherty if you don't know who that is. Former UNC player. Played with MJ.
Great car, covered well!
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
Right on Lou keep the great content coming.
Hi cee dee, Appreciate the encouragement :-) Lou
They were NOT that nice from the factory! Sorry.
Beautiful car Lou
Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car luke reynolds :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Needs a bigger cam
Thanks for viewing & sharing.
Wow, very stunning!
Happy to receive a "Wow" from you John :-)
Great presentation of a great classic, Lou! Loved the Hugger Orange, which was legitimate after all. Hey, not to sound like a nitpicker, but while I didn't count how many time you said it, you did use the exclamation "Wow!" an awful lot in this one. Kind of got tiresome. Maybe spice it up in the future with some alternates like, "Cool!' or "Great!" or "Fantastic!" (Maybe I am a nitpicker). Nah, I'm just a grumpy old man. Keep up the good work, Lou!
Hi Jimbob, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Thank you for sharing a tip on how to improve the presentation, and thank you for sharing, Lou
Great video!!
Thank you :-)
WOW! The original key............that's gotta be worth at least a grand..................!!!
Hi George Johnson, Thanks for sharing the details you like :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Missing date of manufacture and GM logo on edge of door.
:-0
@@loucostabile Lol! The reason I know this is I just had my 71 Nova repainted a few years ago. I m still trying to replace my DOM decal replaced! Lol! They stopped putting the GM decal on in 1970, so I m not stressing on that one!
yes yes yes! good one!
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
very nice
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
The S is crooked on the front grille
I'm guessing you can find a pimple on a Super Model :-) BTW, Nice dogs, but I wouldn't want to be in the car in the car wash as you might become the doggie treat, Lou
Lou Costabile LMAO! Nah...it just stood out to my eyes since everything else on this car was flawless. My fathers favorite engine is a 396, so I sent this to him and he really enjoyed it. Thanks for the post! And Bulldogs are one of the most loyal breed of dogs I’ve ever had or met. Stubborn as hell...but very, very loyal.
..........Dog dish hub caps might seem cool today, but in the late 60's and early 70's NOBODY would have a car like this without MAGS or at least chrome reverse with baby moons...................
Hi Otis CRIBLECOBLIS, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy, Lou
Is that a 1969 or 1971 or 1972. You have the wrong fron fenders on the nova.
Hi Jose, This is a 1969. Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Looks grood.
Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-)
Very cool :)
Glad you enjoy this one :-)
Welcome :)
My pleasure :-)
I think Tony's '70 SS Camaro was faster, but Bill's '69 396 felt like you were going fast.
Good times :-)
Restored back to "original" is kind of an oxymoron. It actually is restored back factory specifications. It is only original from the factory!
Good point.
@@loucostabile just pointing that out. You do a wonderful job interviewing the owners and explaining the cars!
Day 2 would be headers, a single plane manifold, a little hotter cam = 500 h.p. easy.
Leave the pie plate hubcaps so people think you're a little old lady. lol
That's spot on :-)
You know those engines are a real smorgasbord of internal hot rod parts - depending on who the engine builder was that day. Because sometimes they'd just grab a part that was laying around taking up space. So you might get an L78 with a ZL1 cam in it for example.
I don’t know where you got your info about this car, but it’s way off
This car is most defiantly not anywhere near original
as for it being a factory SS
There is simply no definite way to tell prior to 1972 on a Nova
Unless you have a verified build sheet there is no way of knowing what color the car originally was
Hi Eric t, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
"No va" means "No go" in espanol. How embarassing!
Nova in English means massive star explosion; not to be confused with "no va" in spanish, like trail and trial [different pronunciations, different words]
Thank you for viewing & sharing.
It's not a day two car.
Hi Joe, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Nice car but it's a shame it has an automatic. It just wouldn't be fun to drive without a 4 speed.
Hi Mark, Happy to read you enjoy this nice car :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
Sounds crappy with the smog pumps stuck in the exhaust.
:-(
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
@@loucostabile Are you dense?
and a repop mirror
Thanks for viewing & sharing.
Lou and Mike my mind has been own completely OFF! hugger orange? oh my goodness, oh my gracious! auto or not, 396 o.k. I've heard thingz.. it's not as durable as the 327. you open it up upon the open road. its not a block that was able to be abused locally at lights, from what i've heard. it was installed in a number of SS types that evaporated. something to do with the bore and stroke in the limits of a small block GM. 350s still abound. its one to buy, park & show! not a daily driver, by any means. museum piece all the way.
Hi Scott Brady, High praise :-) I like this one too. Lou
There's something wrong with this car. It's too clean, new cars back then didn't look that clean.
Hi Joe, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
No start up 👎
Hi Roddy Da, The car is started at the 11:00 mark. Enjoy! Lou
Those wheels got to go.
You would like some 5 spoke cragar wheels wouldn't you ? :-)
1970's solid magnums
FANTASTIC !!
Hi Martin jet ski, High praise :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou