Looking for OEM quality replacement parts for your classic muscle car can be tricky, if you don’t know where to look. In the old days, you were able to hit up just about any local wrecking yard if you needed various trim pieces, body panels, glass, and various other OEM replacement items.
However, after the yards dried up, and the NOS parts supply ran empty (or were liquidated to other vendors by the dealerships), car restorers had to search high and low at swap meets and classified ads to find what they were looking for. By that point, many of the replacement items had to be restored themselves,
Thankfully, we have great companies like Classic Industries to supply us with the parts we need, especially if you own a ’66-79 Chevy II/Nova.
Official Release:
Classic Industries Introduces New 1966-79 Chevy II/Nova Hood Latches
Huntington Beach, Calif. – Classic Industries, the leader in quality restoration parts and accessories worldwide, today introduced new reproduction 1966-79 Chevy II/Nova hood latch assemblies. Each assembly is manufactured from quality grade steel to factory specifications. The hood latch assemblies include the landing plate, the catching hook and the spring mechanism to function the same as the original parts. Each assembly also features black EDP coating for rust prevention. Mounting hardware is not included.
- 15112 – 1966-67 Chevy II/Nova Hood Latch Assembly
- 15113 – 1968-72 Chevy II/Nova Hood Latch Assembly
- 6274330 – 1973-74 Nova Hood Latch Assembly
- 345535 – 1975-79 Nova Hood Latch Assembly
Rick Seitz is the owner and founder of AutoCentric Media, the parent company to Timeless Muscle Magazine, and has a true love and passion for all vehicles. When he isn’t tuning, testing, or competing with the magazine’s current crop of project vehicles, he’s busy tinkering and planning the next round modifications for his own cars.
