Will a BURNT and ABANDONED Nova Drive Home After 30 Years??
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2021
- Today we bring a burnt and abandoned Nova back to life!
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Check out part 2 on mooks channel!!
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"The floors are actually really solid" "I don't know why the floor looks somewhat decent" 😅
How do we contact you if we want work did
The Toasty toad xD
I sure miss having my dark green 76 Nova 4 door. It was a awesome car wish l never sold it.
When you pull the plugs squirt some marvel mystery oil in each cylinder th free up rings my dad was a master mechanic and my uncle's worked for gm on the production line also a master mechanic squirt a good squirt in each.plug hole let set over night and squirt a little bit before you start also you can torch you plugs to get off oil and soot I saw this on you tube and tried it it works so + you tube for tip
The obvious name for this car is The Phoenix. It has literally risen from the ashes.
If only it was a firebird your name would stick hard
Except Pontiac renamed their X-body the Phoenix in the mid 70's. Could put a Pontiac grill in it..............
@@willbachman9312 But the guy who found the car is named Phoenix.
That is so fricken good… oh my god
Fuego Nova
_"Make sure you leave the place better than when you found it."_ That *alone* is enough to get a thumbs up from me!!
Leaving that place with that car alone IS leaving it better that he found it.
We had that Rule learnt in the Military Time (Germany) Leave the Place at least like you found it - or even better
As a young kid working in the woods my dad drummed it into me as a kid to leave every job squeaky clean, even down to the last twig when clearing up some old biddies back garden after removing a huge oak.
I'm 66 now and infuriate my work colleagues by being ultra clean at work.
Nowt wrong with them principles though👍👍
@@mrshmanckles1463 000++
This is so true. My dad is always telling me that even now that I am an adult.
Kevin, you and Mook inspired me to dig INTO MY OWN GARAGE and start a rescue on my 1974 Pontiac Ventura with a 350 cu in. V-8. It's been in that garage since 1997, but is in incredibly mint condition. If you all can get this burnt out '72 Nova running after being singed, I can get that Ventura running. Thanks Junkyard Digs!!!!!!!!!!!
did u ever get it running?
You know a car is badass when it can be old and burnt and still look so sexy . I’m not sure if it’s the story behind this , the car or just the way you guys dove right in but I love this video . One of the best I’ve seen in regards to getting a vehicle back up and running from nothing
Definitely a new subscriber gentleman
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Cop: Sir do you know why I pulled you over today?
Kevin: I can name several reasons, got time?
Lol I can see that happening
Kevin: No sir, I can't imagine why you might be pulling over this fine American automobile.
The proper answer is "Depends on how long you were following me."
I'm a fellow Iowan, and also an owner/operator of a small fleet of rolling garbage that once identified as automobiles. Out in the boonies where most of his filming is done you're not gonna get pulled over and bothered for much of anything... You'll likely not even come across the single highway patrol officer who's out patrolling that particular 50 square miles. They're typically hiding behind a tree row or a sign somewhere with their radar gun, and they could care less what rolls by just as long as its rolling by at a speed close enough to the limit. Some of larger towns they get a little more uppity about tint on the front windows, a busted windshield, exhaust noise, etc etc, but they're typically secondary offenses they tack on if they've already pulled you over for speeding or driving like a moron.
@@_Frank_the_Tank so am I , and your right , the only things they are worried about is speed and seatbelt, if ya do those two things your okay
I think "Burnt Reynolds" seems like a good name for the car
Ooh, that's clever!!
That's a good one too!
Yes please Burnt Reynolds!!
@Gappie Al Kebabi what
@Gappie Al Kebabi doesn't matter just love the name Burnt Reynolds lol
Reminds me of a Christine II. Especially when it's emerging from the barn slowly.
Love these videos. Back when I was young I did the same thing on a limited basis just to have a car to drive. 1953 Ford, 1952 Hudson Hornet, 1967 Austin 1100, 1953 Pontiac... Wasn't so much for fun as it was a necessity, though. I was too poor to buy a decent car... Now, just to clarify a little, not to criticize; the Nova was a name given to the Chevy II in 1962 or thereabouts, and at that time it was NOT an acronym. The Omega (Olds), Ventura (the Pontiac version of the Nova, not the full-sized Pontiac which existed for a long time) and Apollo (Buick) weren't even produced until 1973. They were named the way they were to be clever with the name Nova, which existed long before they did. So Nova BECAME an acronym, but it didn't start out as one. Also, Nova, doesn't mean "doesn't go" in Spanish. " No va" does, sort of, but it's two words--"no" meaning "no" OR "doesn't in Spanish, "va" is the irregular conjugation of the verb "ir" which means to go. In Spanish the word Nova means Nova, like in an exploding star, just as it does in English. Also, the Nova sold fine in Spanish speaking countries. The story of it not selling well is an urban legend not supported by the facts. In any case, keep up the good work on rescuing these old cars.
I like it when people actually give a care in the world enough to show the truth about the world around you.
i vote "Toasty Toad" also i'd repair it mechanically and electrically but other wise leave it just as it looks and only replace the grill. it looks awesome like that i think!
It’ll make one hell of a *hot* rod
@@garageofscrap for real.
it's more a toasty turd
@@advancedretard lol yea, but it can be fixed up mechanically and electrically. its got character though, i think it looks bad ass.
Super Nova
Just to piss you off Kevin, I vote “toasty toad”.
yes
YES
I must agree, its the toasty toad!
YES
Yes
Strong "Christine" vibes when it started moving. :-) LOVE IT!
When she crunk up for the first time and you drove her out the shed that just put a tears in my eyes cause that’s beautiful much respect ✊🏾 New Subscriber n you teach me a lot because I’m currently studying automotive in college
It literally brought me tears when that old burnt out baby walked out of the shed on its own. Just like a paralyzed old man recovered.
@Skynet1 weirdly specific and accurate
But the stories it can now tell. And at least it was an inline six not a v8. We need to keep the higher trims better. And this was a ricer before ricers.
It was like the movie Christine
@@coltonbates629 my thoughts too lol
@Skynet1 named christine? Lol🤷♂️
"Now Tom, I said supercharged, not super charred."
I found this video quite emotional 😢, to see that thing start and drive out of that garage on its own steam and run after being basically burnt alive was a beautiful sight, and that's to you for not just sending it to the yard like most people would.Your a proper car guy bro 👊 , big love from the UK🇬🇧, I'm now subscribing to your channel ❤✌
43:37 is such a badass shot of the nova. It looks as if it was saying "you though I was dead because of a bit of fire? No."
Like it or not Kev... it's now officially the "Toasty Toad." Mook nailed it with that name.
Yeah its for sure the toasty toad
I think the name "Crisptine" fits well. The body has lovely Crisptina too.
DUDE! Nailed it!
+1 for Crisptine, this needs to be the name
I feel like it would be confused with chris pine too often
@@jacobsanders4254do you get mistaken for Bernie Sanders?
With that engine it should b named SLOWVA 🤣
This is the most interesting video I've watched in months! Great job bringing the old Nova back to life.
I was actually thinking the same thing . This is one of the very few videos like this that I watched from start to finish .
This level of greasy warms my soul! Great work!
Reminds me when me and my brother recovered a 71 malibu. Sat in a field for 15 years. Sounded exactly like this nova does now and we drove it daily for years. I miss the great times in that green beast.
Miss you the most brother.
glad you and you brother enjoyed those memories, i just bought a beater car and let my brother smash it tonight he scared the fuck out of me, will always be a memory
Call that car the "Marlboro" because its red and it smokes.
Yes!
I like that!
Great name.
Fitting!!
That...is VERY clever!😊
Sometimes I come around this channel as a pick-me-up from my project car woes. It never fails to make my situation look better.
Looks like a scene out of christine, first sunlight in 30 years!!!! Awesome guys
Imagine how strong that body is now that it's been heat treated.
Depending how hot it got and the type of steel it will either be brittle or super tough
@@black_rhino241 or warped
@@black_rhino241 yep
High heat with a slow cool down usually means really soft metal.
That's not how heat treat works the whole body would have to be quenched in oil for it to heat treat the body is most likely much weaker
It reminds me of the movie "Christine". Definitely call it Toasty Toad.
@Todd Amtmann yes she was
Fuego Nova
My favorite movie
56:45 The defining moment in this nightmare. I love it🤣
When you brought it through the wood walls inside the barn... as she rolled through the door, All I could think of was Christine.... That should of been her name. Nice work, was waiting and hoping to see the post car wash shot.
"smells like its still on fire," "it probably is......" LOL
20:26 Legend has it they're still finding ATF several counties over.
One of these days Elli bang zoom straight to the moon
They had to clean the windows on the International Space Station.
Anything that spits oil, plays with fire, comes back from the dead.. with 6 hearts beating, & bears the "NOVA" name on four wheels is one hell of a ride. COOL!
I love Kevin ‘s “ let’s look at the interior, it’s not bad”…
16:51 "Underglow from the 70's" is underrated.
"straight up muscle car"
lifts hood to reveal straight six...
classic 70s/80s high school car. nothing to be too ashamed about.
That’s exactly the kind of crap we drove to school back then. The only thing missing is the air shocks.
You got that right. If we couldn't make it fast we made it look fast,
...and nothing lost to the fire.
I once had a hood scoop I stole off the top of a McDonald's parking lot garbage can.
No way in hell a person right out of high school today can afford a newish inline 6 car! Or newish anything, really.
Glad Mook took it over. That thing looks awesome.
I am glad your doing something for her I have had my 74 for 27 years was in family when she was bought new this would break me too see mine done this way
"Blazed and confused" is the perfect name for this car prove me wrong.
It should literally be called "Phoenix" because, it did after all rise again from the flames
I like Toasty Toad, but damn, that's a great idea right there.
Only recently found this channel. (thanks youtube!) and absolutely love it.
Means I finally have some new stuff to watch on night shifts.
These old Chevy inline 6 are bulletproof! I remember my old fourth gen Nova had one
Mook had this "WTF" look on her face, LMMFAO!!! "You literally brought home the biggest toad ever......"
Cool video, glad it lives!
Yeah, no matter what Kevin calls that car we will always think of her as 'Toasty Toad'!😎
TOASTY TOAD!!! Cleaned up, made stock, new steel wheels, with dog dish
hub caps, skinny tires. A little body work, simple paint job, all mechanicals back up to snuff,
then flip it, or Mook's new daily driver.
Not sure you could reasonably do that. You'd still flip at cost with how much it needs.
Even done yourself, even done cheap, that kind of body work and paint gets expensive if you care at all about it not looking like crap.
Not an expert, just my opinion after many, many hours of talking to folks at meets and on craigslist about project cars and flips.
@@foureye7058 I hear what your saying, it's more a shot at humour. Having said that, I have a 2002 Caravan for a daily driver, that looks a bit better than the Nova, not by much, that is my daily, mechanically sound, doesn't smell too bad. My fav catagory of cars, original unrestored. Jay Leno's fav catagory as well. Had a collection going back in the 90's, barn to store them, and work on them.
Too old now to do that stuff, so I appreciate Kev and Mook for what they do, and the multitude of other car channels. Thanks for the response, and have a good one. I also believe Mook won't give up driving Booger.
Daily drive it the way it is.. seal it and keep it. The problem is, the spots that got too hot have lost their strength in the steel of the body anyway.. keep it and name it accordingly.. jmo
I immediately subscribed after seing the two brilliant men (You and your friend) bring back a beatiful Chevy Nova that was dying before our eyes to life. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mook is proud of you so I guess we are too. Toad Nova. I like it. Cant beat a 6cylinder Chevy for running.
"leave the place better than you found it"! You make us oldsters proud. There's hope for the human race yet!
Amen not many young folks have any morals these days . Us older generation know what's right tho !
If you get pulled over for it being burnt just tell the cop it's a " hot rod".
Thank you for this lol
Good one!🤣.
.....JYD Mom
If you get it running and driving well, that’s some sick patina!!!!!
That's the way to do it have fun while you're working that's what I like about the show.
Man, this guy’s 25, fresh outta college, kicking ass with amazing barn finds, meanwhile I’m 27 and beating on my Camry after my 9-5 (4-12) job 😂
well, what's stopping you from buying a burned car that you don't know if it will run at all? :) i mean c'mon, everyone can fix cars right? it's easy! :)
@@piotrdabrowski3899 well
@@piotrdabrowski3899 lmao it’s not easy, it takes time, skill, patients and a whole lot of knowledge to be able to work on a car, keep dreaming kid you ain’t know anything abt what your saying 🤣
@@Br3ezyTV i’ve been sarcastic mate :) you can’t be jelous of someone elses achievements. Pursue your own.
@@piotrdabrowski3899 wym can’t be jealous 🤣 jealous of what? I know how to work on anything 🤣
That was such an old country thing to hear lol. "I watched you almost hit a corn field at 90 with a Monte carlo"
Change "Monte Carlo" to "Dodge Charger" and you have the entirety of the Dukes of Hazzard, stunts and bootlegging.
"Underglow from the 70's" That was funny as hell...
I have worked on cars alone for a long time, did the same stuff they did, million trips to town, didn’t block a coil wire but forgot similar key components to starting an engine. Glad to see I was not alone.
Definitely Toasty Toad. The one that farts under acceleration... Re: the lens, been there, done that. Except, in my case, the front half of the barrel came off the rear half. Happened long ago, in high school. Camera fell off a chair while I was changing film. Luckily, wasn't that great of a lens, so no real loss.
just bought an old pentax spotmatic that had the same thing happen. 28mm f2.8 had the whole front element fall off, plus a dent in the thick metal prism.
What are you doing with the nova are you selling it
I love these videos for showing that there are still interesting cars out there buried in garages, storage units, and barns just waiting to be saved. And without a doubt it is now the Toasty Toad
No it the Toasty Pumpkin 🎃
Definitely a real winner, Toasty Toad. Mook is right on that. Great video. Thanks
"Oh hello. How are you? Please stay closed" my fav line today
How about Phoenix? She literally rose from the ashes. Great work guys.
This thing seriously reminds me of Christine (the movie) when she's on fire after the gas station scene and chasing the dude down the road. Seems a very fitting name 👍🏻
I was thinking the exact same thing
Time to upgrade to the 12-35 F2.8 lens. Love mine. Actually, I never use the kit lens. If you want it I'll send it over.
That I may be interested in!
@@JunkyardDigs Are they that concerned about brake safety in the Army? in Iraq? or is armor perhaps higher on the safety list?
@@JunkyardDigs are you going to fixing up
Wes, I did it again..... I'm even more interested now
I’d like to see Ol’ Smokey there fully restored and doing some burn outs!
Goodonya for leaving the discovery of the rag in there...🤣🤣🤣
I think you should call it "Phoenix" because it rose from the ashes and Phoenix helped you.
I'm yelling "BRING THA THUNDER" every time they try to start it
HELP ME UNDERSTAND
“Well I’ll be DIPPED!”
I've never seen such MICKEY MOUSE STUFF!
These guys humour just makes this amazing to watch 👏🏻😂
The fact that kevin had to jump out of the car. Resposition the camera. And jump back in at 46min is hilarious
Should name it Fire Marshal Bill - “Let me tell you somethin !”
*show
Jim Carrey played fire Marshal Bill on the show a living color
Should name it "S'more" since it kinda looks like a burnt marshmallow.
😹
Oh, and probably also because it will always need "something more" lol
I'm in love with that thing. If it was mine I'd make it the best I can underneath but leave it on top looking like that. It's part of its story and its a survivor. And in its own way beautiful. Yes I'm jealous 😂 great work guys. In the uk we don't get much like that.
I don’t really watch car fixed up videos but this one really peaked my interest I like classic things that seem like they have no hope of being anything again to get restored
That stick on clock brings back some memories of the 80's. That was very typical of the time.
@chasiu75 #chasiu75 Its only missing the stick on, junk yard, calendar.
The clock is a bottle cap. Probably had a white stripe on it that faded with time. I'm sure I had one of those in my car in the 80s..
Thought it was a USB charging port. Then stick on digital clock hit me. We're old.
Don't forget the compass everyones dad and grandpa had on their dash too
@@TakuroSpirit77 My dad 100% had that on his dash and on my first car too lol.
Now I basically ignore my digital one
It's just like Christine except for everything.
This made me laugh
Its just like herbie but a different car and different circumstances
I mean it's red so close enough
Oh, yep! The one about the thing with all that stuff that happens! Exactly right!
Literally exactly the same but completely different.
I never knew that about what Nova stood for! Very cool!
Haha the little puffs of smoke shooting from the exhaust valves is funny
The Phoenix. She literally drove out of the ashes.
Yes awesome name
I thought supernova was cool but this tops it.
Mook called it. The "TOASTIE TOAD "
I think Kevin is secretly a Chevy man…. DEFINITELY !!
😉😉😉
I always like it. When a old engine been sitting and u rev it up to scrape the rust off the cylinders
I like the idea of naming it the “toasty toad” 🐸
I had kind of thought about the “burnt turd!” But I think Mook’s idea might be the winner!
Just imagine driving down the road and getting pulled over, and telling the officer we are making part 2 of Planes,Trains, and automobiles!
They're probably not as old as that movie. lol
heh, I remember that movie.
Or part 2 of the movie christine
@@donpalke4519 true, didn’t think of that one, lol
@@jayinmi3706 for real..🤣🤣
My first car Back in 1982, was a 1973 Chevy Nova with the 307 V8 small block White top on Lt yellow body. Cost me $750 from a small Northern Idaho town family owned used car dearler. There still there after all theses years too.
Opening the hood was a wah wah waaaaaah moment as soon as you seen the 250 6cylinder under the hood lol
Yep Moog nailed it THE TOASTY TOAD its a keeper.
Yeeeees please toasty toad
Seriously, someone called Phoenix is reviving a car from the ashes? 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣nice
He should call the car Fuego Nova it fits well
I love the sound of that straight six! I want an engine like that now...
Very good job guys . You resurrected the dead !!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
It looks like a Hot wheels car some kid buried in his back yard and then found again 30 years later.
Love this comment
That's good one. Lol
Finally, a car in worse shape than the independence chevelle.
Lol what do you mean "finally"😂
@@JunkyardDigs this is independences cousin 😂
@@tandmbros5877 "special" cousin
@@JunkyardDigs you should make it a burnout car and compete against Independence Chevelle
I think Independence is good it's a moving american flag
I love the percussive maintenance on the carb
31:50 This makes me think of the movie "Christine."
One of the best revivals yet. The toasty Toad lives!
Laughed so hard, I had tears in my eyes after watching the ATF fluid shooting everywhere. This revival is almost as funny as the Satellite revival you did with Thunderhead289. Enjoyed the video👍
“Make it rain!”
Proceeds to make a hurricane
call it Burnie the burn chevy
Timestamp?
Ill be honest... those straight 6 Chevys sound pretty cool.
Dude that ATF spray looked like something out of Blood Drive! 😆
I’m getting a ’Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ vibe with the driving of the burnt out car
The look on Mook's face when she first saw this wart covered wonder made it worth staying till the end:)
I bet that was one hell of a sight seeing that car driving down the road.
Love your guys channel wandering when you too are going to finish the 73 NOVA
"This motor's good!"
Exits in a cloud of blue deathsmoke
Thatd be the trans fluid we dumped in
@@JunkyardDigsyeah, just playin'. Love your work 👍
So "Toasty Toad" it is, Mook nailed it :P
That’s what I love about old transmissions and engines they could be out in the snow and rain or fire lol and still run after 40 plus years