Among the names suggested for the new car was the Chevy Nova moniker ... horsepower 396 cubic-inch L78 Big Block. Our feature 1970 Chevy Nova SS is finished in its factory Fathom Blue hue over ...

A total of five body colors were asked for, but only four were available: Fathom blue ... Nova SS Let us not forget the '68, '69, and '70 RPO manual transmission big-block Novas. The L34 350hp 396 ...

The Nova also got the 396-cubic-inch (6.5-liter) big-block V8, which cranked out as much as 375 horsepower. This rating put the Nova SS on par with rigs like the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet.

"My jaw dropped," Jonathan Large said. Finding one factory 396-powered Nova was enough of a surprise, but he found two—both Super Sports, both coupes, and both '70 models, the last year of the ...

Available with both the 350- and 396 ... Nova SS. When fitted with the 375-horsepower mill, the 1970 Nova SS needed a little more than 14 seconds to cover the quarter-mile. This blue-painted ...

Almost three years later, in June, 1970, Pileggi placed an order for a dark green '70 Chevy Nova SS, L78 396 (402) 375 hp, four-speed and bench seat at Curry Chevrolet in Scarsdale, New York.

The Chevrolet Chevy II debuted for the 1962 model year as a Ford Falcon competitor. One of the suggested names for the Chevy II prior to production was the Chevy Nova, but that was rejected as it ...

More importantly, the late '60s heralded the availability of a 396-cubic-inch big block V8 in the Nova SS. Although even bigger big block motors like the 454-cubic-inch displacement V8 would be ...

You had to have some insider knowledge to know that the most powerful 396 had become an option. The '69 Nova brochure shows the 350/300hp as the only available engine for the Nova SS option.