Will It RUN and DRIVE After 32 Years Parked? 1973 Nova 4 Door

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Will it run and drive? This 50 year old Nova has been sitting for 32 years. We're confident that this car hasn't been messed with, as it sat untouched for so long and appears to have only had one owner since being bought new in our HOME TOWN. This car belongs to my buddy Kyle Shadden (be sure to check out his channel at / @shaddenmotorsports .
He first saw the car nearly 20 years ago on a random ride-around adventure near Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was sitting under a carport, and he fell in love with it. He finally ended up having the chance to own it, and he gave me the opportunity to get it running and driving since he knows Carlee and I love rescuing old cars and getting them back on the road.
What we found is this car is a 1973 Chevrolet Nova Custom four-door sedan. It has its original 307ci V8 with Rochester two-barrel carburetor and TH350 automatic transmission. It is showing 34,000 miles on the odometer and I have no reason to believe it's 134k or 234k. This survivor probably never went further than Hamilton or Rhea country. It was bought new at Brown Chevrolet in our hometown of Dayton, TN. The green paint was quite common on Novas, but this one came with black interior, which is pretty unusual.
This car is 100 percent complete, and we were pleased with a free-spinning engine. It gave us hope that it would be an easy job. After a new fuel pump and 5 gallon jug, it gave the Nova new life. We have plans to take it further, but this video documents our initial inspection as well as our efforts to make it run and drive for the first time in over 30 years. Stay tuned for a clean up video, where we'll dig through the car's contents and also shine up the original paint and get the brakes working a little better.
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@raywilson9450 8 месяцев назад

Stella made it to 78 years old. Bless her.

@Slowgroovin 9 месяцев назад

73-74 Novas are underappreciated.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Agreed. The big bumper cars don’t get much love but I’m a fan of any old Nova.

@moosehand8721 9 месяцев назад

Good to see another nova saved.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Yes! These Novas have been good to me. I’ve worked on several of them and they just seem to cooperate.

@terryeustice5399 9 месяцев назад

That 73 Nova wants to live. A easy start for you. Congrats! Your friend should be thrilled. Thanks for sharing . 💯👍

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Definitely the easiest project I’ve ever had. Glad to have an easy one after a bad batch of projects here.

@armedinbama 9 месяцев назад

Nothing says 1970s like a green Nova and squishy grapes!

@joanntommykeener79 9 месяцев назад

Love this episode. I can’t believe how nice this Nova is. I have a 1971 Nova sitting in the pole barn for over 20+ years. 2 door , 3 on tha tree. Been in my family since new. Your channel is getting me ready to get mine back on the road. Thank you for you sharing these experiences.

@armedinbama 9 месяцев назад

1968-72 Novas have skyrocketed in value over the past 20 years. Almost breaks my heart. Congrats and put her on the channel! 🤙

@kbschulze 9 месяцев назад

You absolutely should get it back on the road .

@79tazman 8 месяцев назад

Dude why not do it cars are better when they are used and not sitting.

@TheREALOC1972 9 месяцев назад

The Smog/Malaise Era cars are the HOT project/build now, especially the muscle cars, because they are still cheap. For almost the price of a 72 or older Roller you can buy and build a 73-78 and build it and they don't care if it's a 2 door or 4 door because most people aren't doing full on builds. one of the 20 somethings I work with just bought a 75 Malibu 4 door, that runs and drives, he just going to clean it up and drive it. He and his wife have 2 small kids and we were talking about how expensive it was he had just paid off his car and I told him if he wanted to save even more money than go find a classic car and sell his car and use that money to clean it up, get it running really good and just drive it. He paid $1500 for the Malibu and it didn't need much more than a a deep cleaning, some new fluids, gaskets, new shocks and ball joints and a new paint job. He sold his 2018 charger for 13k, the mechanical stuff is done and were getting ready to roll it in my shop next weekend and throw a Oliver Green tractor paint paint job on it and he hasn't even spent half of the 13k he sold his Charger for, and that includes the $1500 he paid for the car. I;m glad this new generation is doing stuff like this.

@mccrackenphillip 8 месяцев назад

There good sleeper's. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a Rare 153 4cyl version only like 4 5 on RU-vid that I seen probably just as Rare on the street.

@sandwichbar8226 9 месяцев назад

Watching from England 🇬🇧 What a great survivor. Glad it's living on and wasn't scrapped!

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@davida.p.9911 9 месяцев назад

Bought brand new 51 years ago yesterday! 😎 That's awesome! Kinda surprised about how rotted the gas tank was. Probably a lot of water vapor in it. It's almost ready to get groceries again. 😅 Thanks for sharing!

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Oh wow I didn’t notice the closeness of the date! Pretty cool.

@79tazman 8 месяцев назад

In my home town there was a little old lady that had a dark green 1970 Nova that was a 4 door and her and her husband bought it new in late 1969 and drove it all the years but never in winter or in rain and after her husband died in the mid 80's she would only use it to go to get food and go to church and back in 1997 or 98 I knocked on her door to see if she would sell it and she said the boy next door was going to get it because he would do a bunch of things for her and he liked the car that she promised him the car but it was a real clean car and that 1973 Nova reminded me of the 70 4 door Nova a lil old lady had in my hometown.

@jamesogden7457 9 месяцев назад

For something that hasnt run for 32 years no lubeing up the cylinders no precautions taken that was sad that is just my opinion as i have witnessed many old cars being killed by taking short cuts.wld you of treated this Nova the same if it was yours??? Love your passion and content you bring to us.thanks man.

@dominickserignese8837 9 месяцев назад

I can't believe the exhaust is still intact.she runs beautiful!

@keithmourglea3101 9 месяцев назад

The Nova runs great,it wouldn't take much to get it road worthy.Great video

@Grey_Beard72 9 месяцев назад

Back in 94, my sister bought a 73 307 4 door Nova off a car lot with 38k miles. I think she paid $2,995 for it. I drove it and it was like stepping back into 1973. It was mint.

@6petrolhead6 8 месяцев назад

Love the nova 4 door runs like it was shut off yesterday Great job looking forward to seeing progress

@agostinodibella9939 7 месяцев назад

I enjoyed watching this video. I almost wish I still had my old ‘71 Plymouth Scamp to tinker around with.

@jasonbrown4239 8 месяцев назад

I had the same yr 4 door at 17 always regeted getting rid of it I had it repainted and the neighbor built up the 305 in it I loved that car then got a 4 door Malibu

@oliverpetroski4205 8 месяцев назад

Very nice old car. It just needs regular service. Keep it original, no bs ventilator shaped wheels.

@bindig1 8 месяцев назад

The Nova was a very reliable car. Simple, easy to work on

@HotRodHoarder 8 месяцев назад

That's part of the reason why I love them. Easy and cheap to work on.

@LITTLE1994 9 месяцев назад

Save the classics!

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Kinda hard to believe this car is 50 years old. Makes me feel old!

@LITTLE1994 9 месяцев назад

@@HotRodHoarderWell, it is from the 1970s.

@clevelandmaker386 9 месяцев назад

@@HotRodHoarder I remember I searched and found a 51 caddy.... was a buddy of mine grandpas car ... I asked him to keep me in mind when he sold it .. finally it was gone... days later I asked my buddy and he gave me the guilty look and told me I'm sorry dude he didn't want to sell it to me ....AND GUESS WHY?....

@coinslotsandjoysticks2572 9 месяцев назад

Cool. Did you buy it from Steve? Mrs Clark passed away in 2017

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

I believe Kyle (the cars owner) spoke with Mrs. Clark’s son at some point. Maybe that was Steve? Not sure.

@HotWheelssalgeyardcustoms 9 месяцев назад

Back in 1990 my aunt gave me one of these it was brown with black interior a 250 6 cylinder powerglide automatic transmission. I drove it for about three years before I sold it for 800 bucks. It was really nice and also one of the deepest regrets I still have to this day I should have kept it.😮

@dongracey343 8 месяцев назад

Cool 😎 car! Cool story of its history and much loving the video...❤! 😊🎉

@friguy4444 8 месяцев назад

That's great! I knew my Grandpa bought those Nova's for a reason! He had at least three of them. All Blue! LOL. Funny that he had three that were almost identical. Same type and within three years of each other too. He'd sell one then buy another blue one and then kept the third one until he passed away!

@mattshafer8082 8 месяцев назад

New subscriber today from Nebraska saw the 1973 nova video, like when family is involved in fixing old cars

@markallen1413 9 месяцев назад

Man that is really cool, that thing runs like brand new, I'm like you, i think that's the original miles.....I wouldn't be afraid to drive it anywhere, great job as always 👍👍👍👍👍✅✅✅✅✅

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

It’s crazy how well it was preserved. Sure made for an easy revival.

@goldbergje 8 месяцев назад

No mice or snakes, said with his head six inches away from a hornets nest 🤣 Thank you for reviving this car and the great video! 😊😊

@DebbieBowling 8 месяцев назад

We love this episode and especially the kids

@HotRodHoarder 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching Debbie! Hope to do more of these soon. We're always fooling with something out in the driveway.

@PatandDoopypoopy 9 месяцев назад

That would be perfect for me, my pup and wheelchair. Please let me know if interest in selling. Health and wellness for you and yours. Such a neat car. I'm an old school Car guy. This point in life A 4 door or wagon fits the need.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

It belongs to my buddy Kyle. It looks like this one is a keeper. I appreciate you watching!

@PatandDoopypoopy 9 месяцев назад

@HotRodHoarder that really is the best, epic reply. Yep yep we will be following along. Keep those wheels rolling.

@chrislyons5841 8 месяцев назад

I had a 69 Nova blue with a 250 had it high school was good car clean.

@mjc8248 9 месяцев назад

Lucked out on it being a small block car. Every crew cab nova I ever bought was a straight six. I picked up quite a few for scrap in the 90s, and they were almost exclusively sixes.

@ThomasThomas-wn3km 9 месяцев назад

I'll bet she had it serviced at a Standard service station.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Probably so. I asked my neighbor if he knew who offered Atlas products locally and he said our Chevron station here in Dayton offered them back in the day.

@ce9345 8 месяцев назад

I really like the 73-74 Nova's. That is neat that it's a nova custom. Prolly pretty rare and no power steering and no power brakes. Back then, everything was an option. All I can say is keep it original as possible. ❤

@locotrucker46 8 месяцев назад

Back in the 80s I had a nova just like that same color and everything. It had a 307 in it and ran great.

@MrTim7 8 месяцев назад

This brings back good memories of my granddad, he had a nova the same exact color.

@philipstephan5451 8 месяцев назад

Put some fresh gas in the tank. It will probably help to have some fresh gas that's more volatile to keep it running. Great video,save the classics. Kudos to you for taking the time to get her running again. Blessings. 😊

@ClintGrantham 8 месяцев назад

That's what i call a local car! Dayton, Tennessee

@tedburnell5356 8 месяцев назад

So awesome watching this sitting here in Hamilton County! I love the ice scraper collection she had 😆. I swear I've seen that other 4 door Nova driving around town before!

@grimreaper5521 9 месяцев назад

Love the car and nice paint when opening up the trunk

@locotrucker46 8 месяцев назад

You got it to run! Awesome job

@user-yt6er4yd3k 3 месяца назад

I want to buy it

@michaelharris3296 9 месяцев назад

Need to drive that gem to Cambridge Square in Ooltewah on Monday nights.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Kyle is planning on driving it often. He also has a green Pontiac Ventura four door and a green Buick Apollo four door in similar condition so he has some choices haha.

@joshuagibson2520 9 месяцев назад

Cool ole Nova. I used to discriminate against a car with so many doors, but I dont anymore.

@joshuagibson2520 9 месяцев назад

I'd love to get ahold of that for 1500-2000, but something tells me this car probably traded in the 3k range. Maybe more. It's a jewel none the less.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Same here…used to dislike 4 doors but they’re definitely growing on me.

@prevost8686 9 месяцев назад

@@joshuagibson2520 one just like it is for sale near me for $8000.

@joshuagibson2520 9 месяцев назад

@@prevost8686 :-O holy shit!

@SnowMan68 9 месяцев назад

When a car was a car!!

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

That’s right! These old Novas held their own back then but most of them didn’t last as long as this one. A great survivor.

@johncoffman2703 8 месяцев назад

awesome cae

@seanaiello4984 8 месяцев назад

Defrosters didn't work very well back than and cars usually didn't have a rear defroster, except for the old style blower mounted below the package tray ordered. So you needed to have plenty of ice scrapers on hand because they'd often break while trying to scrape the ice off your windows

@HotWheelssalgeyardcustoms 9 месяцев назад

You should purchase a plastic 5-gallon outboard motor boat fuel tank with a floater gauge and a hose with the primer ball on it for all of these projects. Just a thought they work and very useable and safe.😮

@madmanmechanic8847 9 месяцев назад

When starting a engine that hasnt been started in 31 years make sure never to pull the plugs and squirt oil or marvel down the cyl and let it soak. That way the rust on the rings and cylinders will score and destroy the rings and cylinder walls and help seat them in properly .Never crank over after oil in clyinders with plugs out and get oil pressure either that way you will score the bearings and score them too when the engine fires up .This will help with proper bearing seating and increase clearance between the 50 year old rod bearings and crank journals . Good job !

@Leo-vf3py 9 месяцев назад

Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@daviddavis4444 9 месяцев назад

My Aunt Letha's last car was a 74 Nova like this with a straight 6 she always said it was butterscotch in color. She traded her 63 Chevy Bel Air 2 speed power glide straight 6 in on it which she had also bought new.

@hotpuppy1 8 месяцев назад

My '73 307 had a feature that most don't know>>1.94 intake valves instead of the 1.72. They used 350 heads on most if not all since it was the last year for the 307.

@kennethflusche7900 9 месяцев назад

So back in 93 I should have parked Grandmaw's 75 Nova under the car port instead of selling it for $300? No rust, a little bondo drivers door. 20,000 miles on the odometer (Know it was 120,00 as I was driving it and told the grandkid it was a new car.) 6 cyl. 4 door, broken hood spring and dead battery tires bald. I remember breaks at 80,000 water pump at 90,000 spark plugs once or twice. Wonder where that car is now?

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Haha these old Novas aren’t worth a ton of money but they sure are cool. I wish we could stumble across a ‘69 Camaro or ‘63 Corvette but these old four door Novas will have to do for now.

@garygarner1095 8 месяцев назад

super cool im motivated to see if i can get the 70 nova i just bought to run its been parked a long time

@damnibroc31 8 месяцев назад

I had a 1978 I only paid 150 for it. loved it

@HotRodHoarder 8 месяцев назад

Nice! I love my '77 Nova. Great driving cars!

@RussellBrosGarage 9 месяцев назад

Our neighbor who was a 98yo woman had one of these, four door, pillow in the front seat ( she was 4’8” ) and a 327 😂 I would drive her to the store in it and she’d say “ Give it some gas! “ Every year she’d brush on a new coat of oil based green house paint 😬

@67Stang 9 месяцев назад

While I am generally a ford guy, it is still great to see this old chevy back on the road. I have to agree those old chevy small blocks are good motors.

@Truth_Matt3rs 8 месяцев назад

I tried (a little bit) to find the Stella Clark whom is mentioned as a previous owner of this car, but there are a few Stella Clarks whom lived in Tennessee, and two of them died in 2017. Stella Clark is a popular name in Tennessee. I thought I had the correct Stella Clark, but then a couple of others popped up on the radar.

@conen452 8 месяцев назад

Based on a little digging done with the name and address on the paperwork I think Stella Clark passed away Nov 1 1990.

@alexshortsplus 6 месяцев назад

Subbed to you...100k silver button coming soon 😊

@kennethmoore9475 8 месяцев назад

You put forth a wonderful presentation. Your not loud and obnoxious like most presenters. Also you know how to your hat, forward. If you wear your hat backwards you automatically present yourself as a idiot.

@fjr130010101 8 месяцев назад

Stick to cars and cars alone! That's what got you here! Just want to say this so you can still post more great videos!!!

@tmackinator 9 месяцев назад

Don't run the gas line over the fender. Keep it low run, it under the car to the pump.

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Definitely not the ideal fuel setup but it worked ok as a temporary fix.

@meredithblodgett9157 8 месяцев назад

Nice video

@HotRodHoarder 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@79tazman 8 месяцев назад

It may not be the fuel pump it could be the needle valve in the cab is stuck closed so it won't allow any fuel into the bowl you got to take a hammer or handle end of a screwdriver and tap on that carb to loosen the needle and float up

@kbschulze 9 месяцев назад

Transparent WIX fuel filters are very good for these vehicles that have questionable fuel systems. Easy to see how clean the system is.

@christophertoscano2026 9 месяцев назад

Love it if I’d buy it

@user-rg5sy5pr1d 3 месяца назад

Do you know where I can get a new quarter panel for my 69 4 door nova? It was my great grandmas old blue nova but it needs a new quarter panel. If anyone could point me to a web site that sales them I would be great full. This is a beautiful car. I love the green.

@79tazman 8 месяцев назад

I'm surprised you have brakes because the flex lines usually swell up and will let fluid in but not let it out and is it 4 wheel drum brakes or is it discs in front and drum in the rear?

@dougandlina 8 месяцев назад

I had a 1977 Model.

@MoeLarrycurly1 9 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@johngray2472 8 месяцев назад

Need to remove exhaust runners from emission system and plug with pipe fitting plugs, remove air pump.

@dannybenfield1164 9 месяцев назад

One cool old Nova she don't look her age

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Very well preserved considering it wasn’t kept inside a garage. She’s a beaut!

@dannybenfield1164 9 месяцев назад

O yeah she was still a beautiful car

@Dwayne-mb2uj 8 месяцев назад

Astro naut Taylor got a Nova in the Planet of the Apes movie that was filmed in Malibu .

@79tazman 8 месяцев назад

All GM steering wheels become sticky after sitting for a few years it must be what ever they are made with because they are all like it

@bezalelkosofsky7286 8 месяцев назад

How many cylinders?

@faslane5 9 месяцев назад

date on plug wires is 1989

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

I guess I didn’t notice that. Cool!

@71Malibu400 9 месяцев назад

Did I miss the part when you did an oil and filter change?

@HotRodHoarder 9 месяцев назад

Nope you didn’t miss it. It had oil in it and it was good enough for a few miles.

@71Malibu400 9 месяцев назад

@HotRodHoarder I did watch it twice and thx for responding. Been looking for a 71 6cyl with a manual 3 on the tree nova forever

@ldstirling 8 месяцев назад

No seatbelts...safety third. Jesus take the wheel! Am I right?

@Truth_Matt3rs 8 месяцев назад

Driving this car is probably still less stressful than driving a new EV.

@thevacdude 8 месяцев назад

So, it was driven 19 or so years, then parked for over 30.

@jonell1425 8 месяцев назад

Isn't that a '74? (Rear crash bumper.)

@dopeynightlifetv6859 8 месяцев назад

Spray some Bob's getter done hot sauce in there and blow all that dirt out the tail pipe

@rossmartin7003 8 месяцев назад

Don't you need to lubricate the cylinders a bit before firing it up with rotten oil in it?

@HotRodHoarder 8 месяцев назад

Probably so. I'm not so worried about the old oil...it's probably better than most new oil these days. But yeah, I should've squirted some oil in the cylinders and let it sit for a little bit.