1962 Chevrolet NOVA

400 Coupe

194 6 Cylinder

Automatic - 2 Speed Powerglide

204370112065

Clear

Gasoline

All Original 1962 Chevrolet Chevy II “400” (Nova) 2 Door Hardtop Real "Survivor" CarUPDATE - 02/23/13 - Questions Answered - I have received e-mails and requests for the additional photos. At the very bottom of the listing I have answered some of the common questions I have been receiving during this auction. 6 Cylinder 194 Motor, 2 speed power glide. Manual Brakes, Manual Steering. 33,706 miles. Unverified if original mileage, but I believe it is based on the history I will write about below. California Car – Original 1963 issued California black plates. Car has always been registered in Whittier, CA. We are 3rd owners. Car has clear title that I have, is currently registered and street legal. Everything Works! Car has working AM Radio, with only a dash speaker. 12 Volt accessory fan under dash to keep you cool at red lights. This car is very original, and you just don’t see cars this great of shape coming out of garages like this one did 3 years ago. We would hope someone would appreciate its originality and keep it as it is, as a beautiful original surviving car. No Reserve. Car is listed at my starting price of $12,000.00 US Currency. Buyer arranges and responsible for all shipping and carrier charges. I expect deposit of $500 within 24 hours after the close of auction. Full payment within 5 days. Car can be stored for short time after payment received or until carrier and shipping is arranged. I have found another project, and not interested in trades. Car is available for viewing, in Whittier, CA to serious bidders only. I have additional photos, including the undercarriage, that I can send to anyone interested in the car. E-mail me at Cfamilyshop(at)msn.com About this Beautiful Car. What Does Car Need? The car runs great. Steering has a little bit of play in it, but not bad enough that you can’t drive it. I have driven the car on the freeway with no problem at all. My next plans for the car were to rebuild the front end (About $300 for the kit). Car is able to be driven wherever you are ready to take it. If you are the winning bidder, you can simply drive it home. The interior of the car is all original. The door panels are in great original condition. Armrests have some fading at the plastic. The white headliner is original, and has no tears. The sunvisors have some loose stitching around the edges. There is a small tear in the vinyl at the top of the driver’s seat. (Photo) The seat back on the front passenger side is showing wear between the pattern, however is not tearing yet. (See photo I am pointing at it) The floor within the car is an original combination carpet and molded rubber vinyl mat. (Carpet on the transmission hump, and vinyl on the rest of the floor area.) My plan was to purchase a replacement full carpet kit for the car ($180), however I wanted to find one with vinyl and carpet like the original. The only real rust problem on the car I found and was concerned about were two small sections in the front floor board just in front of the tracks for the front seat. These rust spots were cleaned out and treated with POR-15 Rust Prevention filler. (These two patches are black in color and in the photos) The car is ready for flooring or carpet. The original flooring vinyl is very dry and cracking, but you are able to see that there are no other rust spots within the flooring. The car had aftermarket seat belts only in the front seat. The seat belts were very hard and brittle. 3 seat belts were replaced in the front seat, and I added 3 seat belts to the rear seat. New seat belts are red and exact style of the ones removed on the front seat. I am over 6 feet tall, I installed two inch seat extenders under the front seat to make the car more comfortable to drive. The seat extenders will remain with the car unless the buyer wishes for me to remove them. The trunk has the typical very minor surface rust, but is not rusted through like you usually see on these cars. This car has spent 37 + years in storage in garages, so it has not been exposed to the elements. I found a carpet floor mat that fit the center of the trunk just perfect. The mat is just laying there. Exterior of the Car The paint on the car is original. It is thin in some spots and you are able to see the primer a little bit on the trunk lid in a small spot. There are a few paint nicks on the roof of the car, possibly from having stuff stored on it while being stored for 37 years. I have only washed the car. Car has never been waxed or polished by me. The car at some point was in a minor accident in the left front fender. The paint on the fender was flaking off and almost appeared to have been painted with a spray can. A friend took the time to remove the fender, sand it down and repaint it. The color match was very successful and unless it is pointed out, you can’t tell that the front left fender has been repainted. The leftover paint mix comes with the car. The front and rear bumpers have recently been replaced with aftermarket exact replacements from Classic Industries in Huntington Beach, CA. The original bumpers are in my side yard and are included with the car if the buyer wishes to take them. The Headlights are both original T-3 Bulbs. The taillight lenses and the front turn signal lenses are original, and have 62 stamped in them. (The reproduction lenses do not have this stamping) Wipers are original Trico stainless arms and blades. The wiper rubber has been replaced. The stainless trim, the rocker panels, have not been removed. They have the typical dings and dents for a car of this era. The wheels have the dog dish hubcaps, with aftermarket beauty rings that fill the gap between the hubcap and the outer part of the wheel, giving the impression that they are full wheel covers. I found a brand new matching 4 piece set of these beauty rings and they come with the car, along with 4 additional hubcaps I have found at junk yards. The front grill (1962 only) is simply beautiful. The grill has cleaned up nicely and has never been removed by me. The trunk lid has a small wavy dent on the back side, just above the rear bumper. The left side, rear quarter panel has a small bulge to the front of the rear wheel opening. It is believed based on the condition of the old rear bumper that the car was rear ended at one time, and the small bulge (Photo) may be from the impact on the body of the car. When the rear bumper was replaced, no damage was found with the exception of the left rear bumper bracket slightly bent inward. The doors and trunk all close solid with what appears to be normal gaps. The right rear quarter panel has a crease in it, along the bottom, forward of the rear bumper. (Photo) The stainless trim around the rear window has a dent in the lower right side, middle. (Photo) Windows and Rubber The windows are all intact and not broken. Wing windows show a little yellowing around the edge but not very noticeable. The weather stripping has not been replaced except for the pieces between the side front and rear windows. The car comes with a new trunk rubber kit that was purchased, however I have never seen water in the trunk, therefore have never replaced it. Undercarriage The car has factory undercoating that was put on the car. I believe this is why this car has very very little rust. When the gas tank was cleaned and repaired, it was sprayed on outside with new undercoating. At that time, I sprayed some sections under the car of the undercoating that appeared to be thinning or peeling. Story of this Car that I was told This car was purchased brand new in 1962 at Bob Sorenson Chevrolet on Greenleaf Ave. in Uptown Whittier, CA. The car was purchased along with a station wagon model. His and her cars. This car was driven to and from work by the husband from Whittier to Bell. The wagon was the main family car. The car was stored upon the death of the husband in approximately 1970. The car was placed in a garage and the wife continued to drive her wagon model. The car was brought out of storage in 1987 after being stored for approximately 17 years. The car was serviced by a garage in Whittier, CA and was brought up to operation with unknown work that was done to it. This garage, at the approval of the widow, sold the car to a customer that was interested in it. The second owner of the car drove it for a very short time and ended up parking it in his garage around 1989. The new owner had dreams of building the car up with his son. Those dreams never happened and the car ended up sitting over 20 years. The second owner started the car periodically and let it warm up and run, but the car primarly just sat. I purchased the car in April, 2010 after asking the owner about it for over 2 years. He finally decided to accept my offer and the car was flatbed to my home due to no brakes. The car received 5 new white wall tires that are still under warranty with Goodyear (13 inch rims, 4 lugs). The original spare tire was replaced. The gas tank and radiator were removed from the car and cleaned. The gas line was blown out and cleaned. New sending unit installed. The fuel pump, water pump, starter, plugs, wires, battery were all replaced. The carburetor was cleaned and found to have a cracked housing. An identical rebuilt Carburetor was found for the car. The brakes were flushed and adjusted. Wheel Cylinders honed and rebuilt. New brake hoses installed. New Master Cylinder was installed. The heater core was found to be leaking and was replaced. The fluid was changed in the power glide. After several months, we turned the key and had a beautiful running car. All receipts for everything I have done to the car are included with the car, along with a maintenance log since it was purchased by me. 1962 Chevy II repair manual included with car. Owner’s manual is in glove box. The car comes with many of the parts that were removed at the time of bringing the car back to life, if the buyer wants them. I have the old starter, old cracked carburetor, water pump, old bumpers, old master cylinder that can be rebuilt and many other misc. parts. A friend sold me parts from a 1962 station wagon. I have a spare front end, a second spare tire from that car along with all the original brake drums. Everything is included with the car if the buyer wants them. Please let me know if you have any questions. I may be reached at Cfamilyshop(at)msn.com. Please give me a e-mail address to send additional photos and a phone number if you wish to discuss. I am able to respond back to you every evening after work during the auction. Please review all photos before you bid. Car is sold AS IS, with no warranty. DavidUPDATE - 02/23/13 - Common questions I have receivedFrom the additional Photos, does the car have air shocks? Yes, the car had air shocks when I purchased it. I replaced the air shocks with identical ones that were on the car. Only 40 pounds are in the air shock, but they can hold up to 90 pounds to give the car more lift. The valve for the shocks is in the truck, along rear lip.Where did you find the battery and does it come with the car?The battery is a Sears Die Hard Gold, under warranty. From the additional photos, you can see the Diehard Gold label on the other side of the battery. The engine compartment side has a decal that was made up to make battery look like original Delco Battery. Of course the battery comes with the car.Shipping OverseasI am willing to assist with preparing the car for overseas shipment. Draining gas can be done, but not sure what shippers are now requiring. I can work with you in regards to getting the car ready and delivering to either Los Angeles or Long Beach Shipping Terminals. However, nothing will be done until payment in US Funds has cleared. I would need at least 10 Days to allow and make sure payment is cleared before getting car ready for shipment, depending on what the shipper requires.Front End & BrakesYes, as stated in posting, I feel the car needs a front end kit. I would have no question getting in this car right now and driving it to the East Coast. I am being up front and honest in theposting stating what the car needs. There is no clunking sounds when I turn, but it is just something that should be on the lsit of things to do. The car has some of the new front end parts already in the trunk, and they come with the car along with the second front end that is mentioned in the listing.Mechanical brakes. Brakes are adjusted and the car stops straight.Drivers MirrorYes, as far as I know, it is the original mirror.RadioAs stated in the listing, works great! It has the one factory speaker. Original speaker cone was torn. New Speaker from Classic Industries replaced original speaker.Extra PartsExtra parts with front end kit include 2 rear brake drums and 2 front brake drums. All extra parts fit in the trunk of the car with the exception of the original bumpers. For shipping, I wouldn't want to put the bumpers in the car, on top of the seats, however if you really want them, we can put them in the car.David