When most people think of muscle cars, they think of big, lumbery, heavy V8 powered behemoths that make more smoke and noise than actual power.

Here’s the classic case of not judging a book by its cover. If you think this 1972 Nova is as slow as it is ugly, you’re in for a real hurtin’. Lurking beneath the rust and the booger-green paint is a stock 5.3 with a custom cam that sips on E85 and is force-fed big boost from a pair of Precision 58mm turbos.

This week’s Throwback Thursday video features a gorgeous 1971 Chevrolet Nova that looks stock on the inside and out, but under the hood is a carbed and cammed LS1 V8 that gives this classic Chevy muscle car a wicked grumble and a whole lot of go-fast power. This is just a walkaround video, so we […] More »

This Nova wagon is one of my favorite cars we’ve filmed on /BIG MUSCLE. The suspension needed to be tuned, the exhaust threw white smoke, and the seats are bare metal… But when I saw it at SEMA two years ago, I just liked it. The color, the stance, the hand-made dash; the originality. I’d […] More »

This is a cool idea. We’ve featured a lot of drag racing videos here, but this is the first one I’ve seen that uses a drone to help with filming.  The race itself is good too. I mean you’ve got an LSx powered Nova racing a late-model GT500. It’s a classic battle of old versus […] More »

The last time I posted a power wheelie video some thought it only happened off the bounce on the 1-2 shift of the Corvette in question. Not this time, nope. The Crusty Nova straight power wheelies for 400 feet off the gas! The wicked little Nova has a 370 CI LS block with a stock […] More »

What a beautiful car. Besides just being a pleasure to look at, this Nova is well on it’s way to being breaking necks with more than just good looks. Under hood sits a turbo and six liters of LSX goodness. She’s also got a custom cam and runs on E85. I’m not sure how much […] More »