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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1971 Chevrolet Nova SS

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Over on the online auction platform AutoHunter, driven by ClassicCars.com, awaits this 1971 Chevrolet Nova Super Sport for bidding. Finished in red metallic over a tan vinyl interior, it’s powered by a 350cid V8 paired with a turbo 350 automatic transmission.

The car retains its original sheet metal while the paint was professionally redone under prior ownership. Super Sport emblems are on the center grille and the rear full-width black taillight panel, along with 350 logos aligned with the marker lamps on each front fender.

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The Nova SS rides on aftermarket 15” American Racing Torque Thrust wheels mounted to BF Goodrich Radial T/A raised-white-letter tires measuring 215/65 on all four corners.

Inside, you’ll see a Sandalwood tan interior fitted with vinyl bench seats in the front and back. The car was optioned with an NK44-spoke sport steering wheel in black, complete with an SS emblem in the center.

The 350cid V8 engine has been bored to .30 over and equipped with an Edelbrock air cleaner, finned valve covers and an aluminum radiator. Power is sent to the rear wheel through a Turbo 350 automatic transmission with a floor-mounted shift lever and a 3500-stall torque converter.

The car’s mileage is unknown.

The auction ends January 28 at 11:00 a.m. MST.

Visit this vehicle’s AutoHunter listing to find further information and a gallery of photos.

AutoHunter Spotlight: 1963 Chevrolet Nova SS gasser

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Over on AutoHunter, driven by ClassicCars.com, you can bid on this 1963 light blue custom Chevrolet Nova SS gasser. Owned by the same family for 49 years, the car was acquired in 1974 and built into a gasser-style race car with flared fenders, custom hood, performance suspension and a 327cid V8 sourced from a 1968 Corvette.

While the body retains all its original sheet metal, fender flares were welded on the front and rear and a custom lift-off hood made by JV Fabricating in Arkansas was added. The factory trim as retained, including side strips, rocker moldings and panel trim.

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The car sits on New American Racing wheels wrapped in Pro Track tires with a staggered setup. The heavily modified suspension utilizes a Super Bell straight axle in the front with machined spindles from a 1954 Chevrolet, leaf springs and shocks. The rear suspension uses modified Slapper Traction bars with leaf springs and shocks.

The customization doesn’t stop at the exterior. The interior features seats from a 1980 Pontiac Grand Prix upholstered in gray cloth with matching cloth door panels. The restored dash retains the original AM radio and heater controls along with restored gauges including a 120 mph speedometer, analog clock, and ancillary gauges for fuel, engine temperature, voltage and oil pressure. A gated shifter for the automatic transmission is floor mounted.

Special features are the 8,000 rpm tachometer and a fuel pressure gauge that are mounted outside, visible to the driver so they don’t have to look away from the road.

Under the hood sits the 327cid small-block V8 bored .030 over with TRW pistons, rebuilt Dart heads, and an 11.5:1 compression ratio. The Weiand aluminum intake is equipped with a 750 Holley Double Pumper carburetor connected to a Holley electric blue fuel pump with braided lines from the custom gas tank.

The ignition system was upgraded with an MSD 6AL box and the exhaust features modified Hooker headers with ceramic coating.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a custom-built Turbo 350 manual shift valve body with a 3500 stall converter and a Dana 70 rear axle with a 4:10 positraction differential.

The auction ends January 18 at 11:00 a.m. MST.

Visit this vehicle’s AutoHunter listing to find further information and a gallery of photos.