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Sold my 2000 WS6 in 2004 bummer...
But have had my 1969 Nova since then, so life's good
Today I brought home a 2000 WS6, 6 speed to go along with the Nova! Price was too good to pass up. And I've always wanted another one since 2004. Kids are out of the house, and the house was paid off two months ago - yeah!
Very well taken care of. 91K miles, but looks and drives like 51k miles. With the exception of the exhaust, completely stock.
Welcome back to 4th gens! That car looks extremely nice for 91k miles, the engine bay is especially telling of the careful usage it has seen. It must never have been exposed to any winters in the rust belt!
We have some things in common....I also sold my 2000 WS6 in 2004, and I currently have a '71 Nova that I bought shortly after. But, I've also owned a couple of LS1 Z28s since '04 and still have a '98 Camaro today. I just couldn't stay away, and had to get back into a Camaro since that was my first brand new car. Do you happen to also be a member at Stevesnovasite.com? I used to frequent that site as well, but just haven't had time in the last few years.
Oh, and congrats on getting the house paid off! I'm also a member of the paid-in-full house club. It's a great feeling!
Yep, I'm over at Steve's too. Don't have a lot of time to post, but do get back regularly to browse. Seems like our car interests are much the same!
I bought my Nova about 10 years ago from a very good friend of mine. He bought the car in 1977, while in high school. Surprisingly, it's a Merlin III, 555" big block. All the good parts, and makes about 800 HP on e-85. Not too practical for regular driving, but really fun lol. Figured it was time to get back to a car that could turn corners. Luckily - I still have the Nova too!!!!
Wow, your Nova is really beautiful! Is that an original Rallye Green car? I absolutely love that color, though in the second picture it almost looks more like Spring Green, which I think was a 1972 color. Either way, it looks fantastic. I love the subtle touch of the "555" in the stock location by the sidemarker light. Very slick. I can see the attention to detail in all aspects of the car, it's an exceptional example.
Wish my Nova had power like that, it's just a 355 that was built in the mid-'90s when the first round of restoration was done. A decent street build for it's time, but by today's power standards it could certainly use an upgrade. The paint has held up well after ~25 years and I've done a bunch of other restoration/refresh work over the last ~12 years. It's nice, but not as nice as yours:
Wow - the chrome Cragars and silver paint are outstanding! I've noticed although generally I don't like vinyl tops, Novas seem to look good with them. Your's looks great too.
My car is an original Rallye Green car, with custom trim and vinyl top. Lots of cutting and fitting to get the numbers to fit in the marker lights haha. Pretty unique though.
Sure is quite the difference between driving a WS6 and a Nova with manual disk brakes and manual steering
I've noticed although generally I don't like vinyl tops, Novas seem to look good with them.
I feel exactly the same. In fact, the black vinyl top is sort of what sold me on this particular Nova. I already had my current '98 Z28 at the time and it's also silver with a black top, so I was excited about finding a Nova in the same theme to create a matching set of toys in my garage. But if not for that, then my focus would have been on a handful of green and blue shades that I really like as well.
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Sure is quite the difference between driving a WS6 and a Nova with manual disk brakes and manual steering
Haha, I guess mine is pretty civilized with power steering and power brakes. But the traction bars and multi-leafs give it the ride quality of a fork lift. (not that I'm complaining, it's all part of the fun when driving this car).
It's always great to come across another 4th gen F-body/3rd gen X-body combo owner. You've got a couple of very nice cars!
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Back after a long time away 
I love the subtle touch of the "555" in the stock location by the sidemarker light. Very slick. I can see the attention to detail in all aspects of the car, it's an exceptional example.
(not that I'm complaining, it's all part of the fun when driving this car).
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