1971 Supercharged Nova

Being surrounded by horsepower, regardless of the application, it’s the thunder exuded by a monstrous V-8 that pulls you in like an addictive drug—one that’s impossible to kick. Such was the case with Ken Johnson of Wildomar, California. Dude was subjected to the muscle car scene pretty much his entire life. It started with his uncle Pete who had a bright red Pro Street ’67 Camaro. “That thing was a complete badass,” Ken recalls. “I was pretty young at the time, and I’m not even sure what engine it had. All I know is it sounded and looked mean as hell.”

With Uncle Pete planting the seed, Ken gravitated toward the gearheads while in high school. Even though he was more into motocross and the dirt scene, Ken hung out with a crew where a ’68 Mustang, a ’70 Chevelle,