I found a nova in a guys yard but didnt get a good look at it. It looked like the 1969 body style. Im not to familiar with nova stuff so please forgive me if Im wrong. It had the yenko looking stripes going down the side. It was a tan kindof color.

First question.
Did the novas come with a stripe down the side. (similar to '69 chevelle)?

I didnt get a clean look at the stripe to see if it had the "dip" on the quarter pannel. The stripe went up towards the trunk lid also. This car looked like it was in original condition. (could be wrong). It didnt look rusty either.

Are there any other ways to figure out if it is a yenko just by looking at it? I dont really want to go ask the guy "Is that a Yenko?" and then ask if he would be interested in selling.

Thanks for the help .

Try this site.
http://www.yenko.net

to follow up further on Tim's suggestion, check out this thread (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=76002&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1) on that Yenko Board. Hope this helps.

It could be a "Rally Nova". They had a side stripe that could possibly be mistaken for a Yenko stripe if you didn't get a good look at it. The Rally Nova option was (I believe) mostly just a dress-up option in '71 or '72 (not sure which).

Rally Nova was around for both 71 and 72. The Rally Nova was to the Nova what the Heavy Chevy was to the Chevelle.

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As Don suggested, stop and grab the VIN# and trim tag info. Then, check out these 2 pages:

1969 Yenko Nova Vins (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=76002&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)
1970 Yenko Nova Vins (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=75999&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

The guys on the yenko.net would also be willing to help you figure out what ya got, or just shoot me an email and I'll give it a shot!

Look under the hood, 427 any one?