1969 Chevrolet Yenko Nova 427/450 HP Dream Car Garage 2004 TV series Vintage Dream Car

Always loved the big block Nova a guy in high school had a 4 speed L78 396 , love how he flogs a 300,000 dollar car that was awesome lol

My friend in HS had a 74 Nova that he and his old man dropped a 427 into over our JR-SR summer break. He drove that beast to school the first day of our SR year and everyone knew right then that none of us had anything that could touch him. It was so funny to see him roasting the preps in their Porsches and Vettes. I mean that Nova was a fkn monster.

That car must be getting near the million dollar mark by now.

I love that you took this rarity out and drove it like it was meant to be driven! Too many aren’t even driven at all…great video!

I had a 71 Nova and dropped in a 454 back in the high school days, Loved eating those 5 point slows back in the mid 80's lol.

I never get tired of watching this video. That’s such a beautiful car and the Garnet Red paint is one of my favorite GM colors.

Back in 1969 I seen with my own eyes the most rare Nova ever made, The Nova was New it was in a Chevrolet showroom It was a 427/ 550 HP ZL1 all Aluminum Block, Heads, Intake with a Holly 850 cfm on top. It was a $3300.00 Nova with a $3000.00 eng option specially made by Dick Harrell. I drooled all over this car and i will never forget it,....

I grew up when muscle cars were all around. Now I'm 69 and feel sad for the kids now not knowing what driving and seeing these cars on a daily basic

The 427 Yenko SuperNova is my personal favorite of all the Yenko cars. It is also the fastest and rarest of the Yenko cars. The 427 Nova's were so fast that Chevy flat out refused to build them even through the COPO program... unlike the 427 COPO Camaro's/Chevelle's which were shipped to Yenko Chevrolet with the 427 already installed. Don Yenko had to pull the Nova's stock 396 and drop in the 427 himself. The 70 Yenko Deuce Nova is an awesome ride too. I love that 1970 LT1 350 small block. In my opinion it's the baddest small block of the muscle car era. I'd take a 70 Yenko Deuce Nova over a 70 1/2 Z28 or a 70 Corvette LT1. The stock 1970 LT1 350 actually made 425 horsepower at 6000 rpm on an engine dyno...more horsepower than the 396/402 big block made that year but the big block made more torque. The LT1 was the baddest engine in Chevy's 1970 lineup other than the LS6 454 and the Nova was the lightest body other than the Corvette...which probably cost over twice what a Yenko Deuce Nova cost in 1970. I'm a Mopar guy first but I'm a muscle car fanatic no matter which brand it is...Dodge, Plymouth, Chevy, Pontiac, Ford, American Motors, and even brands traditionally more luxury oriented like Buick, Oldsmobile, and Mercury got in on the action. There were just so many awesome factory hot rods to choose from in those days. Awesome time to be a gearhead

The Yenko Novas were my favorite of all the Yenko cars. The Stinger was my second fav.

In 1975 I was 20 years old, in the Air Force and I wanted a muscle car. Couldn't afford a Camaro. A civilian I knew was stuffing a 454 under the hood of a 1970 Nova. When it was done I asked him how much? It was a pretty easy job. Stock valve covers would give clearance for the wiper washer motor. Loosening and removing the heater cover and turning the heater core over so the outlets are closer to the fender, drill a couple of 1 inch holes and run your heater hoses over there. That's it. Big block fits. Manual steering allows best header clearance. I'll tell you what it ran like a scalded dog! And the insurance was cheap! A two-door Nova. That was all the info required. Anyting SS, GT, Shelby, firebird, Camero, charger, etc got the higher rate simply because of what it was named. That's probably why the Nova gained a lot of popularity back then. High-performance driving at passenger car rates. What gas mileage?

Why Peter gotta be flexin' on us with the white New Balances!!

You got to like this guy no matter how rare the car is there are two things you can count on. when he drives them. The secondaries are going full open and the rear tires are going to lose some tread! If you are not going to take these cars out once in a while and blow the spiders out of the pipes sell it to someone that will.

That Nova is my dream car, just awesome. I am glad Pete was not afraid to thrash it!!!

Some bad boy cars ! Wonderful

My first car was a 1972 Nova with a 350, 2 barrel carb, and one wheel peel. It was my grocery getter, I had three small children at the time and they loved it when I smoked the tire. I couldn't imagine one of these, unless they were willing to sell it for $500 back in 1982.

Thank you so much for driving the HELL out of it. Damn cool!

These are some awesome cars!

i love nova's