Debunking Urban Legends With the Chevrolet Nova "No Va" Myth
Filed in archive As We See Things , Romantic Notions by Philip Powell on December 18, 2007

There have been many "urban legends" involving the motor car. The first I'd heard of was the infamous 100 mpg carburetor in which Detroit's "Big Three" (or the oil industry) had paid the inventor millions of dollars to shut him up and thus keep the mystery carb hidden in a basement. "Classic Motor News" tells of another tale where "a group of former General Motors employees continued to produce 1957 Chevrolets for a full 10 years after the car was discontinued by GM. This one can be chalked up to the 1957 Chevy's popularity combined with a bit of wishful thinking." "Classic Motor News" also relates the Chevrolet tale in which "Nova" supposedly means "doesn't go" in Spanish and therefore flopped in Spanish-speaking
countries. Not true. "No va" - which does mean "doesn't go" - is a completely different word than nova in Spanish and the Chevrolet Nova did well wherever it was sold. I've heard dozens of tales that were untrue as I'm sure you have, too. Please use the comments box below to tell us about your automotive urban (and suburban) legends.Permalink: Debunking Urban Legends With the Chevrolet Nova "No Va" Myth
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