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Our Lab would always check what shoes we were wearing. When my wife would come downstairs and had a curtain pair of "tennys" on he knows he was going for a walk and would leap into the air and run and get his leash. Got to the point that we were sure he had learned to spell since we couldn't use certain words, usually referring to food or car rides, without similar reactions. Man, I miss that dog and he's been gone long time, and we still laugh when we remember him.

We used to call that "Diarrhea of the Larynx" at a dealership I used to work at long ago.

Beautiful paint finish and color. Great engine detailing.

You've got to be kidding. I'd ask for the full story behind that trade. Oh, I noticed some snow in the background, that maybe the answer.

The way you redid the hull looks far more realistic than the wider "Tug Boat" look that is in the kit. Like the engine detailing. Wish there were more boat kits of this order to choose from.

Great looking body and trim finishes and colors. Like the windshield band.

Beautiful paint finish and color. The interior color used gives the interior a realistic looking finish. The wheels and tires make the overall look.

Interesting looking color. Like the interior and engine detailing. Great looking wheel and tire combo.

While the emission requirements of that time and what that did to the performance of the larger displacement engines was a very big factor in killing big engine cars. The advent of unleaded fuels, that would become required for the manufacturers to install Catalytic Converters starting in 1975 was part of this. Prior to that many of the '73 and '74 models had their timing retarded, and the compression ratios reduced to the point that they were hard to start, would surge while being driven on flat level ground at any steady speed, and would often keep running when the ignition was shut off. Some of that was caused by the engine running hot with 220- and 230-degree thermostats. When the dealership I was working at received their first '75 Nova with the new body design and the Catalytic Converter we all wanted to know what to expect from the new emission systems on the '75-year model cars. By the time that car was sold, less than a week later, it had over 100 miles on it from the salesmen driving it up and down the highway. The difference was like day and night as the new systems worked that well and this was a Cal. Emission car. We nicknamed the Nova the Silver Bullitt it was that much faster and ran that much smoother. Wouldn't compare to a 1972 or older comparable car, but close and with better gas milage.

They were sort of unique at the time. I was working at a Chevrolet dealership at the time and the story as I recall it was this each dealer could order one. Many dealers including my employer put his in storage with the idea that they would increase in value to collectors over time. There was some demand for the ones that were ordered with the optional higher output engine. Living in California at the time the YF5 option Cal. Emission required on anything sold new in California meant we only saw the standard engine cars. Today they don't seem as sought after as they once were.

A lot of good car chase movies but Bullitt set the bar in my mind. Between the music and the buildup with the "cat and mouse" just before the chase starts.

Like your vision for this one. Great paint color and the almost stock body with a small block engine.

Great clean looking build. The Smokey logos sort of says it all.

Amazing body work and detailing of all the body and interior and chassis components. Beautiful custom paint finishes. I was following your build early on and then lost track of it, well worth the wait seeing this.

Beautiful looking paint work and colors. Like the extensive detailing on the chassis, engine and interior. I share your attraction to high horsepower base model vehicles.

Like how the body work is going. Otis just wants to be near you.

Ouch!

Great looking interior detailing.

Another one of Fords "Better Ideas?

Sort of a Day 2 style Nova SS. The Moebius Nova model is a well detailed kit and even the stock version has a few of the parts from their Resto Mod version present even though they aren't mentioned on the box or instructions. I used a few of those parts for the engine detailing here along with an aftermarket distributor and added hoses and battery cables.

Beautiful paint finish and color. Clean chrome trim. Engine is realistically detailed. Great looking photography.

Beautiful paint color and finish. Like the showroom stock look.

Great looking color and the side stripes help break up the slab sides. Like the wheels and stance.

beautiful looking paint finish and color combination with the stripe and interior.

Years ago, we had gotten a female yellow lab pup that didn't like to be left alone while we were at work. She had gotten to the point where we could leave her in a part of the lower level of the home. Somehow, she got into the bathroom down there and tore up the linoleum flooring in about 75% of the bathroom. Dogs can get bored and chewing seems to be their release.