If that’s the car I think it is, it’s without doubt one of the craziest sleepers in the world. It was in hot rod magazine like 10 years ago, with all kinds of slick shit. The cage was built to sit as close to the roof and pillars as possible to stay out of view, rear seat was retained to hide the mini tub, carpet hiding the fact that the front and rear subframes were tied together, and the LS2 under the hood has twin Rotrex superchargers with the air to water intercoolers tucked in each fender, along with a dual fuel setup; one cell/pumps/injector set for regular 93, and a completely separate set of cell/pumps/injectors filled with CAM2 race fuel. This thing is nuts and put down 1100 at the time. Favorite nova ever.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for tuning in!! You have definitely done your Homework man!! This comment deserves to be pinned at the top of all comments...

@LovesToDrift

3 жыл бұрын

@@spraym88 thanks man. I drooled over this car when I was a kid. I’m not a muscle guy, but a build like this is too unique not to be respected. Dude even has harnesses setup on the factory bench seat, there was so much thought and imagination that went into keeping this car’s true identity a secret. The ONLY giveaway from the outside is the tires.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Your Welcome man. I worked with Dru for many years

@krugerstan

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what any of that means but it sounds very impressive.

@LovesToDrift

3 жыл бұрын

@Danny P P car go fast but not look fast

He didn’t flinch or budge or rev while waiting for the light. He knew what he had. Extremely impressive.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Lol you got that right. This Nova is NUTS. He took it EZ when he let the Transbrake button go

@thanos9240

3 жыл бұрын

Bro, ever heard what dom say, “The only thing that matters is who is behind the wheel.”

@travelingpuff3385

3 жыл бұрын

Ha I was thinking the same thing. No show, just go!

@Bo12346hhgfgdg

3 жыл бұрын

@@thanos9240 lol. yes, we have all heard the line an actor recited...

@wardellbrownjr5253

3 жыл бұрын

@@spraym88 ok

All you gotta do is look at the rear tires and if they’re fat don’t race. Simple enough

@mrcid6114

3 жыл бұрын

my fwd four banger has someting to say....

@contractkiller7634

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrcid6114 no it doesnt🤣unless your boost figures are north of the legal drinking age its not saying shit

@mrcid6114

3 жыл бұрын

@@contractkiller7634 just talking about skinnier back tires. leave my boost out of this.

@kevindavis35

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Gdesign959

3 жыл бұрын

Tons of slow cars out there with fat tires.

Reminds me of my childhood in the late 60s . Every fri and sat night , tires screeching ,the smell of rubber in the air ,and the roar of the big v8s. Blessed to be an American !

@denisminigarage2030

6 ай бұрын

I wish I was born early enough to experience that lifestyle

@usakittykatkat994

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I miss them days too🙃

The guy on the bicycle was just teeming with anticipation! Nice American muscle.

@martingarza3383

3 жыл бұрын

Sho was with his opossum grin 😁

@mosquito6282

3 жыл бұрын

He was just wishing he had a car

@jimlastname

3 жыл бұрын

No...probably was dizzy from inhaling fumes from a poorly tuned engine.

@danrook5757

3 жыл бұрын

30 years ago buddy on the bike would have had a good job to buy this type of car

@isaacsrandomvideos667

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimlastname yeah, okay

I was already impressed when it sat at the red light without stalling.

@thatotherguy1

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! You remember those days too! But Nova's are still one of my favorite muscle cars.

@1k_lance

3 жыл бұрын

Uhh my mustang does sometimes I hate it but I wouldn’t have it any other way😂

@Jaykilla1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@1k_lance are you a woman

@toestubforfun686

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah cause vtecs never stall. Jk

@splash5150izy

3 жыл бұрын

A properly tuned and maintained car whilst already warmed-up shouldn't stall at all/ unless one is a douche and can't drive or keep the revs up nice -

I knew the car was a problem when he didn't care about the half of car length he let you take. 😂

@SilentKnight43

3 жыл бұрын

^^^this^^^

@michaelwachendorf2096

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't say anything about the lead at all. That guy was playing with him. And dudes launch was on point too.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 He smoked me

@msk3905

2 жыл бұрын

Ha I was thinking samething

@spraym88

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 It's a beast

Dude on the bike was like: Ahhh the good old days!

@DrMurdercock

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. "I havent seen this for years!!!!" His grin said it all

@gregflores8959

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Bet that powerful Nova sent him so far back into his youth that he went home and gave his wife a good hard rodgering!

@DrMurdercock

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregflores8959 hahahaha!!!

@DrMurdercock

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregflores8959 After watching again, it's almost like the guy on the bike notices the cheater slicks, or hears it loping, or maybe knows it's built? Or notices the slicks once he is passed it an thats why he hit the curb? lol Either way, the guy on the bike is a car guy an got launch seats for that Nova

@smccarthy2100

3 жыл бұрын

So true. Ha!

Love how the back wheels tucks under the fender

@naturalaspired

3 жыл бұрын

Fenders are in the front. Those are quarter panels

@74nova36

3 жыл бұрын

@@naturalaspired 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 What’s it like correcting everyone lol

@naturalaspired

3 жыл бұрын

@@74nova36 it blows my mind how many people call a quarter panel a fender.

@74nova36

3 жыл бұрын

@@naturalaspired yeah but to be fair I’ve called the front corner a quarter panel and I can’t say anyone every misunderstood what I meant. I think we all got what he meant

@naturalaspired

3 жыл бұрын

@@74nova36 I'm sorry I don't understand. You can't say everyone every misunderstood 😂 ?

So many people have no idea of what they are looking at, or listening to.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Facts 💯

@Man0fMeans

3 жыл бұрын

I know what I’m looking at and listening to. It’s a Nova. It’s a car.

@lakeratatouille

3 жыл бұрын

She may be fine but she's all show, she might be ugly but she's real fast

@saxon1177

3 жыл бұрын

Is that one dem AMC Pacers?

@jamesbond1312

3 жыл бұрын

Deff has a big block under the hood.

Great looking sleeper, back tires were a giveaway and that sound of exhaust counting off.

Nothing but the paint job makes that a sleeper.

@louf7178

3 жыл бұрын

Kicked-door for added effect

@gregflores8959

3 жыл бұрын

Put your glasses on yo, drivers door has a big dent, unbelievable.

@JERRYR708

3 жыл бұрын

My uncles 68 El Camino was the same color green. I don't mess with those colors because they are a sleeping giant.

@Comin_at_U_Live

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know, maybe all the smoke billowing out from under the hood..?

@rodbender6184

2 жыл бұрын

Everything is under the hood makes it a sleeper.

When me and my wife got married our first car was a Nova just like that one same color wow not as fast but nice

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Thats Awesome man

@yrreteugarps2835

3 жыл бұрын

73 hatchback, right?

@popscyclep8084

3 жыл бұрын

Terry Sprague My local strip wouldn’t allow my 74 Hatcher on the track W/O a roll cage! Anyone know why?

@yrreteugarps2835

3 жыл бұрын

@@popscyclep8084 Not sure. NHRA rules?

Things like this are not sleepers if someone pulled up in that trying to race you know damn well he's about to gap some fools

@hebson21

3 жыл бұрын

Its still a sleeper. It has a full roll cage tucked into the roof line/pillers, not to mention its a twin supercharged small block with air to water intercoolers in the trunk. Also its pretty quiet and has original style wheels.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

You've done your homework man 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@isaacsrandomvideos667

3 жыл бұрын

Shotgun Paintbrush yeah

@AinokeatoProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@hebson21 Original wheels with gigantic tires, there's nothing sleeper about that.

@AinokeatoProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I know damn well when I had my v6 charger that when I look over I'm glad I've got 5% tint and the windows were up, there's no way in fuck I'm going to even try to amuse that thing.

That's my style of car right there. Rough and READY.

No silly paint job or low rider crap. Just pure American muscle ! This Nova is smiling for a reason

There he goes... Straight to the gas station. What a launch!

@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit

3 жыл бұрын

Comment should be at 1k minimum. Legit LOL, thanks man!

@MWorsa

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the chuckle 😂

@spignetti

3 жыл бұрын

so what....people have to play with something...boats, atv, Harleys.....airplanes really suck the juice and no body says a word....There goes a private pilot...right to the gas station...NOBODY ever says that!!!

@thishandleisalreadytaken

2 жыл бұрын

most underrated comment

This has probably sent so many people to gapplebees

@mikewalsh9113

3 жыл бұрын

Plenty of gap sauce to be had!

@AM-wi6zo

3 жыл бұрын

And served them the entire menu

@hornetbrown

2 жыл бұрын

They got the "gap" sampler with plenty of cheese and sauce and a raspberry ice tea to wash it down. Mmmmm, buuuurp!! Uh oh, taillights!!

@artsbybware4790

2 жыл бұрын

Love it 😂

@spraym88

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Love the trailer hitch. "Just a working beater car here. Don't look at me." I drove a '68 Nova coupe for a very long while. Good memories were plentiful.

That 'FBI' Nova is very well-known and has over 1,000 BHP. Videos of it everywhere. Great build.

@shortthrow50

3 жыл бұрын

Seemed awfully weak for a 1000 hp. I could have smoked a cigarette by the time it made it through the intersection from the time it launched

@gjorgji9339

3 жыл бұрын

@@shortthrow50 yes it seemed weak but i dont think he was pushing it to the max

@genogeno6643

3 жыл бұрын

FB1 looks like an "I" from a distance

🤯 When your opponent says: *"Its Showtime"* you know your in trouble...

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yep. He did

1:13 I was expecting the cyclist to smoke everyone, while yelling, "Study Study Study!"

@malcolmstone8116

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love golden boy lol

@MrHellohorse

3 жыл бұрын

With his trusty Kentaro rope!

@chrisbaker927

3 жыл бұрын

Understated

@cobraconcept1

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, your reference game is on point man!

@splatbubble

3 жыл бұрын

@@cobraconcept1 :D thank you although my dream is to one day put these rather esoteric skills to some kind of constructive use. Gotta tell ya tho... 115 likes? even for an internet luddite like me, I can almost see why people do all that insta....and twitter and whatnot... this is giving me the warms! :)

Absolutely brilliant. The nova is hands down my favourite GM car.

Those Novas look great. True classics. Well designed from day one. Great color too. It's perfect

@kenromine

3 жыл бұрын

Had one

@Crazytownmetal6

4 ай бұрын

I'm 6' and never fit in mine good with stock seats. No legroom.

Agree. The fat slicks in the back would make me think right away that car wasn't stock or a sleeper.

Guy on the bike definitely knew what he was looking at, beautiful car !

@Aus78Formula

3 жыл бұрын

Or was just looking.

Is that an undercover cop in a dark green nova? - Eazy E Boyz N The Hood Song

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Good one

@zebrafucke

3 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍🏻

@rahsaanthomas7030

3 жыл бұрын

Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova. - Slick Rick, Children's Story

That ball hitch poking out like a foot from the bumper is the icing on the cake 🤣, this car is a work of art inside and out lol

Dude on the bike was like, “oh hell this is gonna be good.”

Hardly a sleeper when it's a classic american muscle with an engine bay that's the size of an airplane hangar...

@noahs8495

3 жыл бұрын

Most of them are slow, what are you talking about

@matiasmussi5679

3 жыл бұрын

@@noahs8495 m lp i

@Shade_tree_garage01

3 жыл бұрын

@@noahs8495 then you've never driven a real muscle car lmao

@russellpeffer7736

3 жыл бұрын

Bro Novas were like Mavericks. Not that special back in the day. My 77 Thunderbirds hood is over 6 feet. Its got a 6.6 but that don't mean its fast

@EvilBonsai

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shade_tree_garage01 yep. With right engine, that Nova could do wheelies from 2nd.

I had a ‘70 Pontiac Ventura. Same color green, hatchback, 350 4barrel. No exterior markings, baby moon hubcaps, very plain Jane. Bench seat auto trans. That was a sleeper. Super fast, great handling, Rey comfortable and a whole lot of fun to drive.

That's what I like. A real sleeper. And a real driver. I'll assume the man built it, too. Even. Better. Holy Smokes!

I would've thought twice about racing a guy whose plates say FBI

@maxcristi6493

3 жыл бұрын

and that also has more rust than the whole car itself

@hotrodray6802

3 жыл бұрын

Full Blooded Italian Fat Boys of Illinois (club) Female Bodies Inspector

@tonystipstricks8299

3 жыл бұрын

@@hotrodray6802 or Federal Bureau of Investigation 🧐

Sleeper my ass, that car is absolute perfection and in all its personified glory! Dont change a thing except the oil. You also have your salutation, approach and launch perfected! This was awesome!

Most definitely the most badass sleeper on the planet!!! He could put a ton of Benjamin's in his pocket with this car!!!

I grew up in the 80s but in Princeton WV the only thing we did was cruise the main drag in town. Over , and over again. I saw many a muscle car , but especially novas and Camaros. Thanks for bringing back those memories!

I smelled that through my speakers

Sounded like a perfect launch to me. He definitely built that himself

My friend had a 396, 375 HP SS Nova. Quickest car I've ever been in. It was slightly rubbed on, headers, open exhaust, Mallory Dual point distributer, Mickey Thompson street slicks...It ate everything in town, even Vettes for breakfast...

That was impressive lift off! I love the old old Chevys

Id take that exact car over any import super car. 100%

When he said “OH it’s GO time.” I felt that.....

@andersnielsen6044

2 жыл бұрын

He said: "Show time".

@Mescalito27

2 жыл бұрын

@@andersnielsen6044 “OH it’s GO time.”

Dru....It's SHOWTIME!!...... Always Willing To 'PLAY'!!...LOL! Cheers!

You got roasted....and I like the setup....trailor hitch and all on that sleeper!

That thing looks like it has old man strength lol I ain’t fuxkin wit dat there, bud.

My first car was a 73 Nova. 400 small block 350 turbo auto. I marked up all the streets within a 100 radius. I even have a record to prove it.

The Chevy nova was so underrated 😢 great cars and I'm British and still love them

You were beaten before the race even took place. That car is a monster...

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

You ain't lying sir lol. Car is a beast. I know the guy and the car . We were coming back from A carshow

@brianr5665

3 жыл бұрын

I remember as a teen there was a guy with a green 69 or 70 Nova that had a hidden roll cage and it looked like a recent barn find. He used to make a lot of money racing people who underestimated his car. Reminds me so much of that. Thats why I would never bet my title on a car that looks neglected, but is on the road and not smoking like my late Aunt on Poker Sunday...

stuff like this makes me forget my depression :)

@artsbybware4790

2 жыл бұрын

Same :)

Even the old guy on the bike knew this was going to be fun to watch. (i am old too so i know). When i grew up in the 60s-70s sleepers had one thing in mind, winning bets $ and pinks! They did not care how flashy their cars looked. He even fooled them with original paint, we called it grandma green.

This car shows up sometimes to car shows by my house. It’s an older build but very well done.

I love the way it looks, the way it sits, the way it barely even registers.

“Wow,that Nova sure has gorgeous tail lights”

Cool Car 😎 Many Greetings from Styria, AUSTRIA

@spraym88

7 ай бұрын

Wow. That's awesome. Thank you for tuning in

@christophgrail

7 ай бұрын

@@spraym88 Always my pleasure! Unfortunately, you hardly see such cool American cars here in Austria 🇦🇹!!

Flat paint. Dented panels. Dog dish hubcaps. But goes like stink. LOVE IT!

Old man on the bike was taken back to his prime with that smile on his face

Anyone who lived in Oshawa, Ontario, in the late 70's through the early 90's saw a fair amount of GM sleepers. Chevy Novas were the norm. Being a GM town, there were all sorts of sleepers on the roads. 😋

That car sounds like an angry monster!

❤ My 1st car driving at age 15 was a Nova Turbo. I drove 14 miles to school one way. As a 15 yr old girl, I drove like a NASCAR driver. I grew up on a farm. My neighbors would call my parents to tell them I drove too fast. Lol... how could I NOT drive fast! The good Ole 80's.

Not surprised. That's how a muscle car should go.

I saw this car on a KZread channel called drive. I'm so happy to see that he owns this car still to this day!

Nice 👍. The guy on the bike knew it was a special day.

The rear wheels are a tell. They are huge but sit all nustled up. That is beautiful, stone cold

I dont know what was better, the size of the back tires or the trailer hitch. Love it

As a Nova owner this makes me happy

@kyos8462

3 жыл бұрын

Love anything NOVA...cept after 77 🤢🤮

Great "sleeper", but when you see the size of its back tires, you should wake up 😅

What a nice ride . That’s when they really built cars . When people’s took pride in their work and most everything was still made in the USA .

@spraym88

2 жыл бұрын

I Agree man! Thanks For Checkin into The Channel

@lesb4043

2 жыл бұрын

@@spraym88 I had a 1970 Pontiac lemans it too was a sleeper . It didn’t take long for people to know not to pull up beside me at a red light and rev their engine for a race challenge. Lol I miss the old girl . I’m looking for another one .

Guy on the bike knows something about to go down.

Just patiently waiting at the stop light... That's a real sleeper !!

@Aus78Formula

3 жыл бұрын

As opposed to less obvious non-sleepers also waiting.

When I first saw the car, I immediately thought of dad's old, green 396 Chevelle. Glad to see that nova going down the street

Nice Twin Turbo Uni body econobox!

A VW Bug could be on 20” drag slicks and I’d be just as terrified

@pedromiguel748

3 жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil, you can't never underestimate a beetle... You can see them on drag strips, pulling unbelievable times!

@konnerkramer329

3 жыл бұрын

20" slicks??? Did we watch the same video? If I had to guess I'd say those are 28x10.5 nowhere near 20" wide

Love the rims, caps and tires...

Those back tires say otherwise. Beautiful

I like the wheels it looks very classic and mean

In my youth, I had a 71 nova 3 on the tree. So much room around the engine you could practically climb in with it. Not too many cars around that could run with that beast, built like it wanted to crash.

I went to school with a guy whose father bought him a brand new Nova SS while still in High School. That left my friend all of his spending money to up grade the carburetor, the headers, the exhaust, the tires and just about everything else that could make that car run like the wind. Sadly the mechanic who did most of the work, had a family and owned his own garage was killed taking the car out for a "test run". It also destroyed the car.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Wow very sorry to hear that 🙏🙏

@udavidism

3 жыл бұрын

@dan b I can still remember the names of most of those parts. Holly four barrel carburetor, Hooker headers, Cherry Bomb mufflers, some kind of ice bucket system for cold intake air, Kreager Chrome wheels, Gabriel shocks and a Pioneer 8 track stereo with Jensen speakers. A whole lot of money spent on a brand new car, just waiting to kill someone...and it did.

This is so funny to stumble across...I had a purple 74 Nova in florida back in the mid-90's, same deal...total sleeper/broom job....but christ it was quick..stall converter/3 speed racing tranny/383 stroker, etc....fun ride.

Love the sleepers

Idk how no one enjoys the beautiful sound this car makes

Maaaan, I remember that car from HR magazine years ago. Never missed an issue back then. Freiburger, Kinnan, Marlan Davis. Those cats taught me how to wrench on cars. Miss those days.

Awesome car!!

Mine was a straight 6 ,250 with 3 on the tree! Loved that GD car.😅

Hahaha that's Dru Diesner, he had his car on the KZread Drive channel. Twin turbo LS with 1200Hp at the wheels. Love the look of that car and love the power even more. Glad to see Dru still has it to this day.

@spraym88

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir you got it. Thanks for tuning in my man 👍🏼👍🏼

@kimmorrison9169

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that Nova on KZread and thought this one might be the same! Its just a hoot seeing this “showdown”! I have a ‘71 Nova SS clone with a modified L78 396. Mine looks and sounds like a hot rod though with a tubbed rear end with big meats and loud big cam exhaust. This Nova is just a riot though and probably a daily driver to boot.

I like how Americans muscle cars has a stock velg like dop

@28_satryohafidzfathanmufli53

3 жыл бұрын

stock rims? dope?

@dhimasarya4765

3 жыл бұрын

@@28_satryohafidzfathanmufli53 a wheeldop i think

@Mr.Robert1

3 жыл бұрын

What? Huh? Okay? It's me, Little John.

Funny as hell!!! That was awesome!!

A very cool old car 👍

Such a beautiful Car

My interest perked when I saw the tires but what really got my juices flowing was when he was shifting gears at the light to get ready and when he revved the engine before he took off. You could easily see the shimmy in the frame from the tranny torque and the shift down in the front end as the linkage tightened. If I had been at the light and was thinking about racing that piece of junk, as soon as I saw that front end shift I would have been like, “NOPE!”

Awesome car! I had a 1970 Nova and loved it.

Sleeper with ladder bars hanging underneath, tires shoehorned into the quarter panels, and performance stickers on the glass. Badass car though. Wish I would of held on to my 69 nova.

My cousin builds novas and Chevelles. He has one Nova that has a Chevy 302 racing engine under the hood. Can't judge a book by its cover. Old muscle rules!!!

The bloke in the blue car right behind, put his window down so he could hear that sweet sound. I do that too :)

Kurt’s bad ass, W2W Nova. Love that car 🏁

@spraym88

9 ай бұрын

Hell yea he is lol

I'm turning my truck into a sleeper! They ain't ready! Love it!! Here fishie, fishie 🎣 💥 💰😂

Beautiful car indeed!

ill never get over the sound, good sound

I can't wait to see my dad's running, he bought it in the 90's when he was high school and a few years after he graduated there was some bad wiring so the engine caught fire which luckily he was in his driveway so he got it out fast, but it's been on Jack stands for the last 20 years since he decided to fix all the other issues (the back left quarter had a THICK lair of bondo on it according to him so he cut it off a welded a new one on same with the trunk) and now it's a matter of money to build an engine, get new brake stuff, and plenty more body work.

@Aus78Formula

3 жыл бұрын

Shame it'll get sold like that, and all you'll hear is about how amazing it was without experiencing it.

@dillonknighten4127

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aus78Formula we'll see, he doesn't plan on selling it and plans to pass it on to me, if he ever does decide to sell it though I'll be first one to place an offer.

My neighbor ordered a green (just like that one) brand new '68 Nova from Clippinger Chevrolet, in 1968, with a 327. Same type of tires. Spent many nights out too late looking for street races.