Something I found on Facebook. Very cool small block Chevy .
The COPO LT-1 Nova â Chevyâs Rarest 1970s Small-Block
Most people associate the legendary LT-1 V8 with the Camaro Z/28 or Corvette. But hidden deep in Chevy history is a far rarer chapter â the COPO LT-1âpowered Chevrolet Nova, better known as the Yenko Deuce.
Built in 1970 through a special collaboration with performance dealer Don Yenko, this Nova wasnât part of any regular order book. It existed purely because Yenko knew there was still demand for a lightweight, high-revving small-block street fighter.
Only 175 units were ever produced.
At the heart of the Yenko Deuce sat Chevyâs finest small-block of the era: the 350ci LT-1 V8. Developed as the successor to the Trans-Am-bred 302, the LT-1 arrived after SCCA rules raised the displacement limit â giving Chevy the green light to go bigger and meaner.
This wasnât a mild street motor.
The LT-1 packed 11.0:1 compression, solid lifters, a high-lift camshaft, and a 780 CFM Holley sitting on a special aluminum intake. Cast-iron block and heads ensured durability at high rpm, while the aggressive valvetrain gave it a raw, mechanical personality modern engines simply donât have.
From the factory, the LT-1 was rated at 360 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 370 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm, with a 6,500 rpm redline â serious numbers for a naturally aspirated small-block in 1970.
What made it special wasnât just power, but how it delivered it. The LT-1 loved to rev, pulled hard up top, and rewarded drivers who werenât afraid to keep their foot in it. In a lighter Nova chassis, that character made the Yenko Deuce a sleeper capable of embarrassing much bigger-engined rivals.
Today, the COPO LT-1 Nova stands as one of the rarest and most desirable small-block Chevys ever built â a perfect storm of racing influence, dealer-driven rebellion, and peak muscle-car engineering.
Not many were made.
Even fewer survived.
And almost none are forgotten.
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