1967 Chevy Nova-The Ultimate Before and After

David Fermani said:
Nice come back Pat. Scary to see you4 baby practically cut in 1/4 I bet? Looks like a quality restoration. Did you/they do any sanding or anything out of the ordinary when laying the paint down? I'd love to see more pictures of the restoration if you have them?
Click to expand...



David,



I know that they put 5 coats of the House of Kolor on it plus 3 coats of clear. I have to admit when I saw it tore down like that I almost cried. The car was in great condition when I took it in and I actually said to the guys working on it..."I hope you guys know what you are doing" lol



I have a whole scrap book of the build. I will try and dig some up for you.
 
Pat, the car looks incedible!! The ultimate before & after for sure! :bow



I have always been a GM muscle car nut. Some day, I hope to have a nice older Chevelle or Camaro. It's just getting crazy how much money some of the cars are bringing since Barret Jackson. My fathers got a pretty mint 70" Chevelle he is in the middle of restoring at the moment.



Anyways, congrats on the car, it looks great! :goodjob :xyxthumbs



Love the color too!
 
I love these cars. your's is awesome, my GF's dad has a 67 Pontiac acadian the same body style (canadian car) thats PPG butternut yellow, we just put a new 350 in it, i really like the colour that you picked, how did you decide on that colour?
 
What an absolutely gorgeous car! WOW!!!!!!



After years of searching,I found a Butternut Yellow '66 Chevy II coupe 30 miles from here. I was able to buy it and I drove it for seven years before I wrecked it. A vehicle in front of me turned off and when he did there was a truck stalled in the road in front of him. I had no time to stop,and it trashed the front end of the car. I still haven't fixed it,but I haven't given up yet despite the fact the car isn't in very good shape now. It wasn't all that nice,but it was a good ride and drive! It looked pretty good with Cragar Street Stars on it also!



Regarding the English Custom Blends,I didn't have very good results with it at all by hand. I switched back to Mother's Billet,and it worked like a charm on the new Coy's wheels I bought for my truck. Does the E.C.P. work good with the Power Ball? I got better results by hand with the Mother's Billet than with a Powerball and Power Metal polish.
 
I scanned through the pictures when you first posted and then came back for another read when I could take my time and enjoy. What a beautiful resto on what is my favorite style Chevy II. It's great seeing a car blown apart in order to be done correctly and I'd like to see more pics of that too if you get a chance.
 
Great Job. The details really show.



66/7 Novas are by and far my favorite car of all time. I sold my last Buick with the hopes of finding one but they were all so expensive and most needed more work. I ended up w/ another Buick instead. One day....



I'm actually not far from you and I hit all the cruises in the area (mostly Delaware County), but I venture to Faulkner from time to time. There's a huge show this Sunday at Rose Tree Park in Media. My dad said they expect 700 cars. I'm not sure on all the details but send me a PM if you're interested. Maybe I'll see ya there.



-Steve M.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top