Cheap Thrills: Meltdown Nova

When searching for cheap thrills, we give reign to our inner cheap bastard, the part that leads us to smoky holes in the wall filled with derelicts because the Budweiser costs a buck less than the nicer place next door. So you'd think we'd feel better about this $5,000 Nova with a 454 under the hood.
Owner says the car must go in two weeks or he will lose his house.We hate to see that. But as the singer Dr. John puts it, "If I don't do it, somebody else will." For what the owner is asking, this looks like a great deal, even to guys like me who think the Nova went off the rails post Chevy II. The car isn't finished and it needs some work to get on the road. But it's got a big block, drag suspension, front discs, new exhaust, new rims, and what looks like a solid paint job. Guy has $600 in gauges alone in this thing. And he's taking offers. Blood in the water.