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This was a very good price, as other big-block SS 396 Novas with a fair amount of options listed for $4,500 or more. See All 11 Photos Gibb ... Speed Big-Block '68-70 Nova SS Let us not forget ...

Finding one factory 396-powered Nova was enough of a surprise, but he found two—both Super Sports, both coupes, and both '70 models ... See All 8 Photos Nearby, the second Nova SS, a white ...

Thus, no classic pony/muscle car enthusiast will be surprised by the existence of Yenko Novas or Super Sport ... Canadian-documented” original Big Block 396 Nova SS. This BBC time capsule ...

The Nova also got the 396-cubic-inch (6.5-liter) big-block V8, which cranked out as much as 375 horsepower. This rating put the Nova SS on par with rigs like the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet.