Dale Novak
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1969 Chevrolet Camaro L89 Pace Car Convertible
This extremely rare 1969 Camaro is documented as one of only twelve Pace Car convertibles equipped with the rare L89 aluminum-head 396/375 horsepower engine. Its complete matching-numbers drivetrain that includes a 400 Turbo-Hydramatic and 3.07 rear axle ratio indicate that it is likely one of seven examples sent to the 1969 Indianapolis 500 for back-up…
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1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 427 Coupe
This rare cat—the last Ford car equipped with the 427-ci engine—brought enough money to shake a few more of its kind onto the market Coming off winning Motor Trend’s Car of the Year award in 1967 with the Cougar, Mercury designers wanted to create something in 1968 that would set the automotive world on its…
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1969 Corvette “Hell Fire” Funny Car
Here’s the provenance: Jim Shue’s original “Hell Fire” Corvette 426-ci Hemi Reath engine Unmolested nostalgia funny car Hilborn injected Mike Kase chassis Clutchflite set up Ran 7.14 quarter-mile at 200 mph on nitromethane In storage for 40 years This is a time capsule and the dawn of funny car racing A great Southern California drag…
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1959 Chevrolet El Camino
This car was already a rare breed right off the showroom floor. The multitude of factory options made for an atypical—and expensive—model Patterned after the all-new 1959 passenger cars, the El Camino pickup earned immediate popularity as a versatile workhorse. Power windows, a power seat, air conditioning, and power steering put this good-looking and loaded…
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1967 Corvette 427/435 Convertible
In 1967, the big-block Corvette was king of the road. Brutally fast, with nimble handling and stopping power to match with four-wheel disc brakes, Corvette truly earned the title “America’s Sports Car.” Yes, it was expensive, but the Corvette was the car for buyers who wanted speed, and for the all-out performance addict, there was…