65 Nova Saturday Night Special

[DrKerry]

[slusher]

Awesome build. Real nice work..

[PappyD340]

Pretty COOL Kerry

[1930fordpickup]

Now that is cool.

[DrKerry]

Thanks a lot, glad ya all like it

[bbowser]

That's neat, great work.

[DrKerry]

Thanks, it was built from a Rat Packer Nova that I used the chassis for something else...

Edited March 22, 2014 by DrKerry

['70 Grande]

Really like this build! Tell us some more about it. Did you have to reposition those rear wheel openings on the Rat Packer body to get them closer to a stock position, (even tho they're opened-up so large)? What did you use for your chassis underneath? Did you scratchbuild the rollcage? Where'd that engine come from?

Great, great build; I love the subject-matter!

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[D. Battista]

Cool SNS...!

nice job !

[DrKerry]

Thanks guys,,,,

Hey Mark, the roll cage is built from bits and pieces. The chassis is from the Orange Hauler show rod that is originally based on a 55 Chevy, Raer wheel wells??? Let's just say I took the time to return them to stock location only to have it not matter 'cause by the time I opened them up it didn't matter one bit!! Oh well right??!!

The engine I can't remember, this was built like 15 years ago....

[High octane]

Nice job on that one Kerry. I don't recall seeing that one before.

[DrKerry]

She's been around the track a time or two. Been to C.A.R.S. meetings once or twice.

[Robberbaron]

Very cool little Nova there. Looks just right

[mikemopar70]

So nice!!

Great work, i like these racing Novas!!

Your's is great!!

[DrKerry]

Thank you guys, glad ya like it!!!

[vintagercr]

I like it!

[DrKerry]

Thank you Stephen!!!!

[Truck parts]

That's a good looking build.

[DrKerry]

Thank you!!!

[Danno]

That's neat, Dr. K!

[DrKerry]

Thank you, thank you!!!

[horsepower]

That looks like it's a great runner, not criticism, but the Orange Hauler chassis is an early Chevy pickup chassis the "car"itself is a '60-'62 Chevy, I think it was actually a'60 if I remember correctly.

[DrKerry]

Thanks for the info horsepower. I thought I read somewhere it was of a nomad chassis. Oops!! Thanks for correcting me!!!

[horsepower]

My mistake, I went through some of the old articles on the building of this there is only one that says the truck was based entirely on a Chevy pickup. All the others including the ones with actual construction photos explain that the truck is based on a Chevy one ton truck cab that was built on a shortened'55 Chevrolet passenger car frame. You can find more on the build of the Orange Hauler, in an article on the model by Mark Gustavson, that has a link to the articles in the 1:1 magazines that have nice under construction, & finished pictures of the actual truck.