Test Drive 1976 Chevrolet Nova ATK 454ci V8 Street Machine SOLD Classic Car Addict

Classic Car Addict is excited to present this 1976 Chevrolet Nova Pro-Street for sale in our Mesa, AZ showroom. A completely restyled Nova was introduced in 1975 and continued through 1979. Base coupes, including the hatchback, had fixed side windows (or optional flip-out windows) and vertical vents on the B-pillar. You can just tell when someone has invested big time in a serious street machine. This 1976 Chevy Nova Pro Street has much more going for it than just the paint. While its grabbing all your attention, the full race-ready package is ready to blow the doors off.
Nova’s have always been a great place to start for a speed machine kind of custom because these were born with a lightweight nature that doesn't leave out a substantial presence. These coupes started life as the budget Chevys, but the upgrade to Gray paint delivers a sleek shine to bring out the stylized creases GM put into this design. These were already an exercise in minimum chrome accents, and so painting the bumpers (now lightweight fiberglass) really gives this a sleek modern look. Of course, the pieces of chrome everyone will really be looking at is the set of stylized alloys by racing master Mickey Thompson. They can't help but draw attention to the massive rear racing tires and street-eating forward stance. We also can't talk about the exterior brightwork without addressing the elephant in the room, or more appropriately on the hood. The big air grabber adds a great stylized touch with plenty of polish, and more importantly, this piece sits above the hood like a big flag warning others not to mess with what's directly below it.
Open the door, and this Nova is a bit surprising. It's competition-ready, but it's also finished to quite a nice standard. For example, everything is done in black, including the race seats with five-point harness for driver and passenger. Door poppers were added to doors and trunk, and original door handles removed on exterior of the Nova. Push button start and a Momo steering wheel with line lock directly on the wheel with nitrous shot button. Of course, there are also the right professional pieces, like the Simpson racing harness, and a full roll cage. The trunk continues the roll cage for extra bracing and carries the right pieces like the fuel cell and battery tray. The custom dash is full of crisp AutoMeter Pro-Comp gauges and correct toggle switches. Nitrous injection with nitrous tank is mounted to the trunk (no bottle). Your right hand is instantly attracted to the B&M wig lock shifter, and that goes great with the vehicle.
Ok, we won't leave you in suspense any longer about the monster motor. As the fiberglass hood lifts, you can see the show-worthy shine on all the components. It's a Summit ATK 454 500HP stage 2 crate motor. It has some serious performance upgrades, Summit 700R4 with overdrive, hardened drive line (custom). March performance style track serpentine system really grabs your attention while the custom-made radiator from Be Cool with overfill and custom large fans to prevent overheating. And those dual Edelbrock 700 CFM four-barrel carburetors feed into an Eldelbrock high rise aluminum intake. All this muscle is then sent to a Summit 10-bolt rear end with 4:11 Summit gears with posi-traction. The final step to make sure all this power meets the pavement is the reinforced four-link rear and BF Goodwrench P215/70R14 in the front and Nitto P275/60R15’s on the rear with Cragar SS rims. Stopping is easy with Wilwood power front disc and power rear drum.
This Nova is both mean on the drag strip and street worthy. Don’t miss out on this awesome, ready-to-go classic! Call us today, 480-256-1459. Be sure to check out our website for 100+HD photos and our YouTube page to see full walkaround and driving videos. You can also catch us on FB and Instagram with daily updates!