Nova sorta broke, but it can’t stop us! 

You and Aaron are the reason I bought a Firebird in California that didn't run and drove it home. I've had so many adventures, seen amazing places, and met the greatest people because I've said yes to wildness and opportunity. The worst thing is not breaking down- the worst thing is to regret never experiencing what we wanted to.

Here's a new adjective for you. my wife uses it when we experience amazing views on our adventures :) "Breathtaking" Thanks to you and Aaron for sharing your amazing adventures. Love it!

Years ago, I bought a chevy pickup for $100 in FL. I set off for CT. Broke down in Daytona (rad cap) and again before I left FL (top hose exploded). In Jacksonville, I lost the rear U-joint. A 20 min job and back on the road. In Scranton, PA (jct 81 - 84) I blew the bottom hose. It used a bunch of oil but made the trip.

You're right, it's much better to have a "go with the flow" attitude and look at any problems as adventures. I believe that positive thinking is what landed you right in front of an auto parts store when you're first issue popped up. Hopefully they will all be like that. Love u guys!

Just went to SC today in my 79 Corvette . I was born and raised in Santa Cruz County but live in South San Jose now. I take my girls to wharf and Capitola beach as often as possible. West Coastin for life!

Great video ! I'm a former GM mechanic and have rescued many projects over the years. My 62 fuelie Corvette I bought for $750 in the Minnesota snow and got going after sitting for 6 years then drove 400 miles back home was an adventure ! I'm dealing on a 63 4 door Nova near my place in Northern Arizona that's been in the family for years. I hope to bring it home before winter. I saw your Nova and caught my eye. I'm thankful there people like you who treasure the simple engineering of classic cars like I do. Keep the videos coming !

My first actual vehicle I drove was a 64 Chevy 2. Had a 194 straight 6 with 3 on the tree. Loved that old car, it had been my grandpas car.

brings back alot of memories,,,im 70 now, and went to school up the road from were you ate in half moon bay.....moved to FL. in the 70s...... santa cruz next............................

(Ex) wife's first car in high school (in 1976) was a Nova similar to that one, a 1964, 6 cylinder with a powerglide. Her mother had an AMC Ambassador wagon, and would ask if she could borrow the Nova for shopping, because it was more nimble to maneuver in a parking lot. (Ex) wife traded it in for a newer Nova with air conditioning . I had 2 Nova's, a 1972 and a 1974 and miss them both. Back in "the day", Nova's were very reliable. Love the fact that the car is being driven, and not on a trailer. Great way to enjoy each other's company.

Emily, you've succeeded in ravishing the senses with this (warning, new adjectives coming!) breathtaking, amazing, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, stupendous, staggering, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable, and magnificent car and road trip! There you go, enough adjectives to hold you for awhile! Really liking the Nova....reminiscent of those "See the USA in a Chevrolet" commercials. Looking forward to the next one. Take care!😁

Learned to drive in a 63 Nova Wagon, Helped drive from Norfolk to TX Loved it, Graduated HS in 71 and wanted my own car. Those 2 door NOVAS were over my budget and 80,000 miles a little beat up so ended up buying a 63 Rambler. Joined the Navy and cruised the Pacific Coast Highway in a 55 Ford and a 73 Gremlin my roomates cars.

My sister and I drove my ‘76 Bronco (pre-restoration) from Houston, TX to Tacoma, WA in November 2005. We broke down over and over again. It turned out to be two problems - a worn out alternator and a bad starter cable. When the alternator went out - we were driving up north of Sacramento and it started getting foggy, so I whenever I turned on the lights, it would die. Finally, the battery ran out of juice in Southern Oregon and it completely died in the side of I-5. Luckily my sister had a AAA account and we had cell phone coverage, so we got towed to Roseburg, OR and got the alternator replaced the next morning and made it to WA. As you say, it made the trip one to remember!

You should make friends with Henry he looks like a really good Web developer

That dinner looked amazing. Em is such a workaholic when it comes to putting this content out! Just straight up wonderful

Home sweet home you drove right past my house well my old house before the housing crisis had 100 year old home in Montara I miss the ocean so much take care of that little nova it’ll take care of you Chevy man through and through thanks for sharing

Oh she was wearing the PERFECT outfit to work on the Nova lmao

I’m loving this epic trip! Your asking a lot of Nana, she’s going to go through some issues getting back into shape for the road.

My Wife and I love to take road trips in our classic cars. We have a nice group of folks that travel with us. Love watching you guys, and have met you guys many times!!!

Nice car! Glad you enjoyed the drive South along highway 1. The scenery and farm stands are fantastic. One of my favorite short trips is to go to Pescadero, stop at Norms market for a fresh made sandwich, cookie and some artichoke bread. Then head to the beach for a while to soak in the views. Eat lunch Walk the beach. Been doing it for decades, never gets old.

Im 58 soon to be 59. That being said, I love how all these "nerd cars" back in my day are now cool. I always loved that Nova bodystyle regardless of how many doors it has. It makes a great video to see an 58 year old American car making a cross country trip and up the PCH. Great video!

Thanks Emily for sharing your trip, nothing like a road trip in a classic car

My wife and I did PCH on our new 1974 BMW R600/6. That was when we found out Jill was pregnant, she upchucked over my shoulder. The resultant kid is now 47.

The old Nova is doing pretty well considering, a couple of hoses, a greasing and some top up fluids. She's a good ole gal. Have fun on your trip thanks for bringing us along.

This reminds me of a trip I made years back when I bought a '78 Ford F-150 short bed with a 3-on-the-tree and a 300 straight 6. It had a burned out headlight and an upper radiator hose that was questionable, that I also changed. Made sure everything worked. Drove it from Des Moines, Iowa to Bullhead City, Arizona. Didn't have a lick of trouble the whole way. It was fun. Did I mention that I also didn't have a driver's license? Drove like a dream, just looked like crap. Paid $300 for it.

3:50 We had a 1999 Mercury Sable that developed a squeak whenever I turned the front wheel quickly. I thought it was the strut bearing but it was the tie rod...it even squeaked when you grabbed it and moved it. 👍

My first car at 15 was a 64 Nova Chevy II 4 door, straight six, three speed on the column. Same color as your car. Not running. Fixed it up. Cleaned it up. Had it 1 yr. Pulled out of a pasture. Paid $150 for it. Sold it for $450. This vid brings back so many great memories. Thx

Sometimes you can actually feel the vibration that corresponds to the noise. So try touching the area where you think the sound is coming from. Just a thought

I haven't been watching your channel long, but I believe, in my humble opinion, the best episodes are with both of you folks in them. Life is hard, be kind to one another.

There are no problems - just opportunities for action! 👍😀👍

Emily, love your description of what an adventure is. I always said "the adventure starts when something goes wrong!". So interesting you and Aaron have become comfortable taking on adventures of this sort. I don't know about Henry though? Thanks for Sharing!

GOALS , PCH plus Santa Cruz !!! Lost Boys Fan so def want to visit that !! epic , thank you both again for sharing these adventures !!

I grew up in Redwood City in the west Bay just 25 miles from the coast. In the 50's and 60's I can remember driving over the Santa Cruz Mountains to the coast many many times for beach parties at Pescadero, San Gregorio and a lot more beaches. Went charter boat fishing out of Half Moon Bay a lot. Just never ending fun, and fantastic weather on the northern California coastline. Thanks for the beautiful memories! From Mike in Minnesota....argg!

The "creaking" noise you describe could be due to some 58 year old control arm bushings, or shock absorber bushings. Safe travels to you both!

After surfing for up and down California for 35 years, I am sitting here watching the video and can identify all of those beaches. The beach you walked down to is Montara State Beach. Tons of undertow, really big waves come in there, and a really common place to spot big white sharks in the lineup. Lots of good times and good memories. It's definitely a beautiful drive. lol Funny comment about Santa Cruz too. I don't surf there anymore, way too much weed in that town. It's nasty and dirty with the hippies, homeless, and potheads creeping all over the place.

So cool you got the Nova My best friend and I back in the 70s. Built a 62 Nova 2 door with a 6 his Dad gave him,we pulled the engine and buried it in the backyard Ha ha. and dropped in a built 283 with a 4 speed in the Nova and we painted it Root Beer 🍺 Brown

Aaron, I'm right there with you on the beer. Not that I won't drink whiskey, I just prefer beer most of the time.

When me and ALL my family used to do runs to Vegas or Laughlin the things we always remember are the lil break downs or quirky hiccups that happened during our adventure. Like, fixing a Harley stator at 3am in a parking lot under a lamppost in a 24hr Walmart or losing an exhaust bolt on the road to Frisco. (Thankfully others riding had an extra). Memories for sure. 😋👍🏽

Another Great video guy's, Thank you so much for bringing us along. Drive safely.

I've traveled the PCH several times while stationed in the Navy. I had a 86 Olds Cutlass Supreme. It's so fun to stop and enjoy the scenery and take in the vista's.

Love the channel and glad you both take us along for the ride. I haven't ever seen a nice sandy beach or anything like that . Yall taking us with you makes me want to get in an old car and just cruise to the nearest beach ! Keep on keeping on and safe travels in your journey!

I'm pretty sure I stayed in that hotel on the beach in Santa Cruz for a week. Waking up to the barking seals was awesome. The class I was taking was in a ground-floor room in the hotel. The food on the pier was great!

I bought my first car when I turned 16 in 1978, it was a 1964 Chevy Nova 4 door, and a V8 283 with AC, and a powerglide! $300 and I had to rebuild the front end.

Enjoying the scenery. Brought back memories. I took my German wife down the PCH the first time we visited California to see family. It was even more fun when you get to see things thru someone else' eyes. Her head was on a swivel. She wore out my camera. (Of course, she dipped her toes in the Pacific... ) Thank Gawd you finally had some drama. It was getting boring. Not really. Have fun! We're watching. And enjoying.

Across the USA in your Chevrolet! It's USA, all the way! Great shots of the pacific coast. It's amazing how a 60 year old 4 door sedan is just as efficient, cross country cruiser, today, as it was 60 years ago. Let's go cruising.

Nice road trip and it is a go for Expresso. I was in Italy also in the Military Visiting and that is also where I learned to only limit myself in the morning to 3 of them after that you get the sweats and heart palpations. Talking about waking up somebody who had a few it will stimulate a drunk for sure lol.

You guys are a refreshing change from all the drama on the internet. Love what you do. Cheers!

I was in a 67 Plymouth who's tie rod fell off going 25mph! Luckily my friend was able to control it and stop. My friends 69 GTO dropped a tie rod going about 80 mph when he banged 3rd gear on our country road. That didn't end well. He totalled his car when it drifted into our open ditch and ultimately hit a pole while on his side. Bent the car in a 45 degree at the rear window!! Looked like he had a 2 ft high rear spoiler! He was fine.

Good to see you both be careful going home

In the motion picture "Shawshank Redemption" There was a little old man that went by the name "Brooks". That car looks sooo.. much like him, i can see him in his sunday's best sporting that fedora cruisin' the California coast in that thing. Thanks for sharing these adventures with us all!!!

I love your enthusiasm for cars and how you find beauty in the simplest things. As a vice grip fan i also love the element you bring out to add to Derricks knowledge . Keep making content and ill keep watching.

I lived in Colorado for 10 years where you were warm when it was 50. That California cold coming from the ocean is no joke, it’s completely different.

So cool y'all got to do the PCH. Neat Nova to do the trip in. Years ago, I used to go to Watsonville, CA for strawberries by the truck load. I'd camp overnight in a huge parking area off of hwy 1 [PCH] shared by Skipper's Restaurant and a steakhouse in the Moss Landing [population about 200, at the time] inlet. Had a seafood omelette, alfresco, while watching the sea lions play. Good times! Favorite spot in CA for breakfast. Sadly, the original structure burned... Treasure the memories. They fade with time..

Thank you for taking me on your trip, i feel as though im with you, you are both so relaxed, the beaches and cliffs look just like the beaches here in Australia, ps== thanx for the daily vids

What part of Italy? In the late 1980's I was stationed with the US Air Force on the Southern most tip of Sicily. Loved going out to the local Ristorante and Bakeries. Climbed to the top of Mount Etna and extensively toured Palermo and the Ruins at Agrigento. Wonderful times.

Thank you for sharing this with us! We have really been enjoying the series! You both are just amazing people! Hopefully our paths will cross in the future! Looking forward to more!

Wow just amazing views. Car looks great in the sunshine. Thanks for taking us along.

Thank you for the beautiful footage of the coast. I've been down the coast on the north end from the redwoods near Redding down to Fort Bragg with my little brother. Unfortunately not in such a beautiful ride as Nanna. But a gorgeous trip nonetheless.

What's makes this adventure even better is that you guys are not rushing. The only thing I love more than petrol is food. The seafood platter was pretty C00L. Loving the trip. Did you ever visit that pizza place in Milan that only did Margheritas ?

I used live right there ,I'd go to that restraunt very often ,usually fried zucchini, garlic bread, I've done that drive a million times,and then run down to Monterey,Pacific Grove then down Big Sur,all the way to Joshua Tree ,on the way back up the coast to Santa Cruz we'd stop at the hot springs right on the side of the cliff and soak all night with that funny smell you were talking about

I wish all vehicles were still like that Nova cause you can actually see the engine without wires and stuff running everywhere. They were so simple to repair and they'd run 4ever as long as everything was kept up on em. I used to rebuild starters alternators and carburators and all that cause it was alot cheaper doing it thataway and now I don't know if they sell rebuild kits for stuff like that. My dad taught me to do everything that way and It saved me alota money and it didn't take very long to fix em

So glad you guys getting to experience the good parts of California.

I put over 100k on a 62 that I bought and put back on the road, this was back in the late 70's, I loved that car.

Santa Cruz is such a cool town to visit! Safe travels

The PCH is awesome! Everyone should do it! Just went over from Austin in February to Ventura and up to SF on the 1. Converted my ‘16 sprinter and enjoyed camping the coast. Stayed in Santa Barbara and Big Sur. Visited a friend in SF then high tailed it to Seattle for a couple months of work on a previous clients home. Got back in Austin and decided to head up to Pennsylvania in July to dodge some Texas heat. Picked up a portable ac unit. Definitely more comfy camping west coast than in Alabama in July but stayed cool. Then… heading north out of Chattanooga the cp4 pump was disintegrating and engine light… after a purchase of an obd2 reader made it to Knoxville where the van sat for two months in limbo trying to navigate the cause with the shop and insurance company. Water in fuel likely cause. Over 16k to repair. 😩 bailed out of it and traded it in. Sacrificed $$$. Car problems on the road are not fun especially solo with two little dogs in 98 degree heat. Talk about anxiety. Still recovering. Note to travelers… don’t drive on Saturdays. It’s a long wait till Monday morning when shops open. Btw… doesn’t Texas have enough spiders? 😂 no hitch hikers. We have tarantulas here😳 (editing as I’m watching… those sirens were for that fuel spill weren’t they… California🫣)

Your right people are so nice when traveling we need more people in this world it would be a better place glad I subscribed your friends here in Massachusetts thanks 👍😎

Really fantastic road trip series. Looks like you guys are having a great time and it is great to watch.

Thanks for taking us along on this beautiful drive. Seeing that Nova reminds me of my 1962 Buick Skylark convertible that I had back in the day that was the same color. I loved that ole car and it never let me down. Yup, it's on the list of the cars that I wish I still owned. Like most of us, that's a fairly long list.🙄 What was I thinking!!!!

I admire you guys living the dream, driving a classic across the country. Beautiful views. Thanks for the video.

This was one of your best videos yet..the channel is awesome and your doing what myself and thousands of other people want to do..see this great country and all of its glory...great video

In Indiana we call those funnel web spiders. It's most likely a Henrietta. I have one in my shop that I feed. She comes out to greet me when I bring her a live fly. She won't take a dead one. Thank you for your time.

My first car was a 60's vw bug and they were known for breakdowns, it was just a learning experience, every time.

I loved my Hwy 1 trip! it is so cool out there. Great place to visit and leave!

I wanted to add that on a bike trip my Harley sprung a leak under the gas tank and my buddy got a bar of soap from the gas station restroom and rubbed it into it which sealed it up for the 100 mile ride home.

As Mark Twain allegedly said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." People underestimate how chilly the California coast truly is. Looks like you're having a great trip.

My dad had a 63 Chevy II, that was a twin to your 64 body wise, but his was a 6 with a stick. I believe his was a 300 series! Love your channel!! Give Finley a treat for me!!

As is often said, it's all about the journey!

Hah Emily! You say... "I'm so excited." way more times than you say... "She's so sweet." In fact you are excited in every video. You're so sweet!

I believe that life doesn't give me problems, it gives me challenges that I have to overcome! My wife and I have traveled quite a lot in 40 years of marriage, both during my military career and after! So far I have been to all 50 states and 8 world countries, she not as much, but we are working on that! I love your content, keep it coming and I'll keep watching!

Good morning Sparks! Cheers!

I miss you two but the adventures are priceless!! I need to be in the back seat though!!! I love y’all 💚

Thanks for taking us on your road trip! Loving the scenery and the content! 👍from Australia 🇦🇺

Enjoying this very much! Great trip. Great couple. Great car. Keep it up!

What an adventurous adventure you are adventuring on your adventures.

I love it! Wishing I was there! What an awesome adventure

The Cali coast can be chilly thanks to the current getting well refrigerated by the current coming from Alaska. Surprising many visitors.

You and Aaron are "good people" I always feel so much better about life after watching your videos, same for VGG videos.

You found the Texaco sign but you missed the left turn into the small town of Pescadero where you can get some of the best bread made, artichoke heart & garlic seasoned fresh made bread.

Thank you both for sharing & bringing us along!!

That spiders last name should be Nova. Hello to Henry Nova😂

My first car was a 65 four door. These episodes are taking me back...❤️

You guys are fantastic, cannot wait to see what you do with Nana when you get her home. Drive safe, watch out for the idiot drives on the road.

Breathtaking

HARBOR FREIGHT CARRIES SMALL MOVING BLANKETS, PERFECT TO CARRY IN VEHICLE TO USE IF U HAVE TO LAY ON GROUND. LUV U KID'S.

We've driven the Pacific Coast Highway twice from Napa to go to Disneyland. It's not the fastest rout, but it's definitely the most beautiful rout. The last time was in my Chevy diesel 2500 HD. It got pretty good mileage. Haha! Glad you enjoyed it.

I'm surprised you've only had one dry rotten holse tbh. I you park with that side on a curb, that will give you a bit of angle and will help with changing the hose.

Ya'll look like you're having a wonderful time. Nana is doing well. Keep up the good content.

Enjoy that cool ocean breeze...still hitting 100 F in Temple, TX....ugh!

Those of us who are also fifty years plus in age can attest to the fact sometimes our old joints creak and there's nothing you can do about it.

Travelers pro tip. Get yourselves a regular salt and pepper shaker, put in Ziploc bag and put it in the glove box. It beats those little packets of salt and pepper. Been doing that for years.

I just giggle everytime I see guys like yourselves and Mr. HevyChevy talk "cold starts" ... come to Canada, eh! We can show you some REAL cold starts. My son had -50 C (-58 F) recently - he has a 1/2 hour commute to work and the car didn't warm up at all.