1971 was the year Chevrolet pulled the 396 big-block out of the Nova SS lineup entirely, leaving buyers with a single 270-horsepower 350 and nothing else to choose from. Production cratered as a result — from nearly 20,000 SS Novas the year before down to just 7,015 built in 1971 alone. That scarcity, combined with a fresh Rally stripe package and color-keyed mirrors, makes this an oddly overlooked one-year-only combination for collectors. Here’s why the last-of-its-kind ’71 Nova SS deserves a serious second look.