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Jim Parsons · 10-08-2010, 11:09 PM

In December 1965 when 19 years old and attending my military reserve meeting in Salt Lake City I stopped by Wilson Chevrolet to see the new Chevelle SS396's all the magazines were writing about. Note; I already had been drafted but waiting orders to boot camp as they were too overloaded to handle the influx of guys. Instead of looking at the Chevelles I saw sitting on the showroom floor a little white Chevy II Nova SS L-79. The salesman ask if I want to take a spin so we pushed in out the door and I was sold in about two blocks. Picked it up the next day and drove it home to my new wife in Idaho as a Christmas present. I still remember the look on my new father in laws face when I showed up, like what has my daughter married.
Still got the same wife and the white Nova as its the same one we run today in F/S with a 327/ 275 HP.
Also as it turned out never was beat on the street by any SS396 or street Hemi for that matter and the father in law finally forgave me when the first grand son came along.

10-08-2010, 11:09 PM	#43
Jim Parsons Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kearney Mo Posts: 197 Likes: 425 Liked 195 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Your new musclecar In December 1965 when 19 years old and attending my military reserve meeting in Salt Lake City I stopped by Wilson Chevrolet to see the new Chevelle SS396's all the magazines were writing about. Note; I already had been drafted but waiting orders to boot camp as they were too overloaded to handle the influx of guys. Instead of looking at the Chevelles I saw sitting on the showroom floor a little white Chevy II Nova SS L-79. The salesman ask if I want to take a spin so we pushed in out the door and I was sold in about two blocks. Picked it up the next day and drove it home to my new wife in Idaho as a Christmas present. I still remember the look on my new father in laws face when I showed up, like what has my daughter married. Still got the same wife and the white Nova as its the same one we run today in F/S with a 327/ 275 HP. Also as it turned out never was beat on the street by any SS396 or street Hemi for that matter and the father in law finally forgave me when the first grand son came along.