OH do I know this car well. I built a Sterling in 1978 when I was still in the military. Talk about a hell of a lot of work. For example, I had to cut the holes in the dash board to install the gauges. After completing it I then knew why many people never finish building theirs. The looks I used to get was a bit of a thrill but it got old after a few years. Glad I built it but I would never do it again. On the other hand, I took on a project that was 100 times the work. I bought a 40 ft charter bus, gutted it, then converted it into fully self contained motor home. I'll never do that again....ya right!

This shape is so astoundingly beautiful

A month after this video the engine's high-performance roller bearing crankshaft self-destructed - likely the engine knocking we were hearing. A new custom built stroker motor and one off exhaust system have been installed turning this machine into a new kind of beast

wow, great choice of wheels. Someone will put a serious engine in that one day, the looks are incredible

I have often worked on this car for its owner. Because actually have 12 of them in my collection after collecting them for the last thirty years. A month before this video, I put a new windshield, replaced the hood, converted to disc brakes and few other things. I enjoyed working on it. and luckily parts are still available.

Sounds like a tractor pull truck from the 70's.

My wife has a 71 from her grandfather. She is finally about to get it back on the road... looking for inspiration It was stored 30 years but it ran tip top before stored... it's going to be a fun project to witness/assist with

The Nova is concidered one of the most beautiful designs there is...

Sounds like Briggs and Stratton.

Best looking Sterling I've seen! A timeless exotic....

I swear, this has to be the inspiration of Hot Rod's vehicle mode. All it needs is a V-shaped spoiler, two sets of exhaust pipes on the sides, and an engine protruding from the hood.

beautiful time piece!

I remember this car because Catherine Bach (Yes, Daisy Duke!) drove a car like this in one of the Cannonball Run movies.

I almost bought one of these for my first car back in 2001. I couldn't fit in it (I'm 6'1), but if it weren't for that I'd bought it in a heartbeat. Ended up going with a Trans AM instead.

Great Job and what a Beauty!!

Beautiful but the engine sound is terrible!

Beautifully executed.

Me and my brother drove one of these. But without the lowered seats; there needs to be a custom floor-pan in order to get some headroom. We literately had no headroom. Our heads were pressed against the windscreen... So we drove it a little down the road but were too scared to actually buy it. But with some extra work, these cars looks absolutely beautiful.

Nice!

It's such a Beautiful Sports Car!

in the 80's there was a action tv series, something like MacGyver, were the main character drove a nova GT. But they added a V8 sound to it. (:-

Didn't see that? haven't you seen the film cannonball Run 2? And hold on this car was created in Lancashire in the UK thank you

"that's something you don't see everyday!" yep.

13B turbo and thing is flying

These are the kind of cars that won't disturb your neighbors as much, as they will think the yard guys are just doing their job

Always wanted one.I have a Aston Martin DB9 and a Nissan GTR R35, but I still want one.

would love to have a blue one like that!!

awesome car

Spectacular car, in Italy it was sold in an assembly box, it was called Puma GTV. It used the chassis and engine of the VW Beetle, alternatively the Alfa Romeo 4-cylinder boxer engine was also offered, with displacements of 1200cc. up to 1500cc. much more performing. This is a Wikipedia link: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma_(casa_automobilistica_italiana)

Does anyone know who currently owns this sterling ?

Hola,alguien me puede decir donde puedo conseguir uno a buen precio?

what the sport car look like modern day?

A lot of the sci-fi futuristic cars that were popular in the 1980s were from the late 70s, like the Bricklin SV-1,

So I am gonna go out on a limb and admit I have only kown about this car for a little while but I have become obsessed I have owned a few cool cars even bought a Pantera in 2001 but I keep seeing these and really would like a rolling frame car the lines are amazing and an LS with bolt-ons or maybe a small snail would make it pretty sweet everone just wants to much but I might just have to pay a little bit more too get one, I hope sooner than later

Lawn mower engine?

saw a video of someone detailing this car. i went to look up a video to see how it sounded and watched this. This is at World of Speed in Wilsonville, OR i think. this is the same city where i live haha. small world.

I wonder if water comes in through the windscreen/door? Very nice looking but also wonder about safety with one door basically. What if you flip it or jam it somehow.

Why does it sound like Forrest Gumps snapper riding mower? RUNNNNNN FORREST RUNNNNNNNNNNNN. 🏃

Sterling Nova is the COOLEST 70s Supercar design. Too bad they wee all plonked on shitty Beetle chassis. Mount that body on spaceframe with 90's Porsche 911 manual running gear. That car deserves to go as fast as it looks!

I will tell you something......As kit cars go a well sorted nova is a proper cool car. Well build with a decent engine these things are not to be sniffed at.

Is that a tractor engine inside it or is the exhaust busted ? also , its missing the front wipers !

I built a Sterling in 1973 body #13, 73 Corvette Yellow. Not a very practical car but fun to drive, also very uncomfortable to drive. I drove it for a couple of years and sold it to a young father and son. I wouldn't do it again.

Back in the day, lots of kit car makers were using the VW chassis for kit cars, it was so easy, just look at the beach buggy, which translated into a much better car than the Nova ever did (friend of mines son had a Nova)

Is that running a diesel from a tractor?

Whats that big bump on your head? Thats from getting out of my car.

Back to the Future What if a Sterling Nova would look like as a Time Machine?

LOL sounds like a wet balloon LOL

Sounds like there is an elastic band in there.

Sure can hear that VW engine in it. But looks really cool.

VW Beetle engine?

The owner looks and sounds like Scott McGillivray, a Canadian realestate/renovation guru & TV show host.

It is out of all the VW base Kit cars the most beautiful.

A Correctly head stud converted Caddy North Star with Caddy fwd transaxel fitted!

Bad ass, similar to the Coyote car from Hardcastle and McCormick TV show?

So what cher supercar lifestylis so weeler nice flowers ......ligions

Fascinating vehicle. But no matter what you do to the motor, it still sounds like a Beetle 😆

Does it has a bug engine? Pretty looking car.

I want one

I love the body .is that a VW engine it sure sounds like one that's a good thing ...

AKA Puma GTV.

Don't like the engine sound

British kit car built onto a VW beetle floorpan, hence the crappy engine. Bloke was only 23 when he designed it, top man.

Now just put a chevro LS5 engine in it.

Was this car known as the Manta also?

That roof?!

you put a porsche 911 turbo in it. best motor for it!

Is that a dragster or a supercar?

no windshield wipers?

That thing looks like a death trap and sounds like a helicopter with a lawnmower engine in it lol

I wonder how Nova sounds on a hard pull

Looks cool as heck but just sounds like a tinny Volkswagon. Maybe a rotary would have the right sound.

Nice looker, should fix that rod knock

Sounds like a one-cylinder engine.

how many people checked this out, after watching Deathrace 2000?

Why do they always sound like two crabs fighting in a biscuit tin.

This is a Puma GTV

seems so exhausting to drive it😢

it's an VW Käfer/Beetle boxer engine. But a 911 Porsche engine sounds more better

Nova kit car.....my mate had one

Old video, but that thing looks kick ass. It makes that big fat piggy suv look like a turd. They had a chevy v-8 conversion for that car back in the day, but a tuned boxer will do just find, beautiful exotic car....

I laugh so hard at every comment crapping on the engine note...i love VW's , so i chuckle because 'I' think it sounds so cool that way ( kitsch all the way!)

sounds like a tecumseh on an old school yard tractor

Nice design (kit) but everyone that have one would not want to be challenge for a race due to is VW underneath...

Sounds like a lawnmower. Also with no windscreen wipers this car would fail the contrôle technique here in France and driving it one would risk a fine for a car not in proper working order.

why do people buy these niche cars and not put the work in? turning up to a car meet with torn leather seats and a filthy interior, wiper broken, stupid plasti-dipped headlights. id be embarassed. for under a grand you could have that car spotless

hardcastle and mc cormick!!!!!!!

thats the same kit car i saw in the 1970.s in australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The problem with those always was that they didn't drive as good as they looked. Egine in the rear just made it misbehave in corners.

needs a 6 cylinder

Jhonmanroo lifestylis cars

Put a Subaru motor in that

nice shape .... but the engine!

That engine does not match up with that car. Terrible connection

slow coffin on wheels

Man, they did some wild s#!t with a VW Beetle back in the day, didn't they? I wonder what the modern equivalent could be for a kit car... Honda Civic, maybe? No, Toyota Camry!

First thing change the engine it's f...ck 😵

Novas where tuned up Beetle engines

Sounds like a jalopy

Put a hayabusa motor in that or something volks wagon motor lol or something

VW body kit car 👍