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Old 06-24-2008, 03:54 PM   #157 (permalink)
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Re: Chevrolet to drop «Cobalt» name

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Originally Posted by Eric77TA View Post
Because they can't all be firebreathers like this one: http://novaresource.org/gallery1/64paulc1.jpg

And this one: http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...et-nova-28.jpg

I'm not necessarily saying that I think Chevy should rename Cobalt "Nova," but "deserve" is kind of iffy on the name "Nova." Out of 17 years of Nova production genuine performance models were only available for 7 of them (1964-1970). And even in those 7 years how many 4 door 6 bangers were built for every early SS with a 327 or later SS396?
As I recall, in those days, everyone had a "luxury" compact, and the Nova LN was a damn good one. At least, unlike the Dart or Valiant Special Editions, shag carpeting wasn't standard...
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