1967 Chevy II Nova Sport Coupe owned by Paul Walker surfaces for sale

A 1967 Chevy II Nova Sport Coupe as soon as owned by “Quick and Livid” star Paul Walker is up on the market on Bring a Trailer.

This coupe was modified by muscle-car components specialist 12 months One following manufacturing of 2003’s  “2 Quick 2 Livid,” which featured a Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger kitted out by the corporate, and was offered to Walker in 2004, in response to the sale itemizing. The Chevy II itself appeared in 1962 as a extra standard different to the Corvair, with Chevrolet later including Nova badging earlier than dropping the Chevy II a part of the identify fully.

The automobile wears paint that, in response to the itemizing, is modeled on a Porsche coloration from 2002 known as Slate Grey. Exterior modifications embody a cowl induction hood, and mini-tubbed rear wheel wells that accommodate 18-inch wheels with 295/35 BFGoodrich G-Forca T/A tires. The wheel-and-tire setup is staggered, with 17-inch wheels and 225/45 tires on the entrance.

Chassis upgrades embody a Ford Mustang II-style energy steering rack, four-link rear suspension, adjustable coilovers, and disc brakes. It’s unclear what engine was put in by 12 months One, however the Nova at present has a 6.0-liter V-8 believed to have been sourced from a Common Motors pickup truck. The engine, together with a 4-speed automated transmission, had been put in in 2010, in response to the itemizing, which notes that the Nova’s chassis quantity signifies it left the manufacturing unit with an inline-6.

The automobile was acquired by its vendor in 2020 and has obtained some repairs work, together with substitute of the carpeting and battery, some touch-up paintwork, and repairs to the speedometer and tachometer.

Walker, who died in a 2013 automobile crash, amassed an eclectic assortment, together with Japanese sports activities vehicles like those his character Brian O’Conner drove within the “Quick and Livid” franchise and European classics like a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 and BMW M1. This Nova exhibits that his tastes prolonged to muscle vehicles as effectively.