Um, no.
The 85-88 Nova was a NUMMI car, front drive, 5 speed. Definitely not on the column.
Maybe the last Nova before the Citation replaced it, but not the Japanese designed one.
The was no Nova from 80-84, so I don't know how you owned a 84.
Not everything on the internet is true.
Edit: Here's the real article, not the Yahoo bastardized version.
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1979 was the final year for the rear-wheel-drive GM X-Body, and the three-on-the-tree died with the platform (the Citation and its siblings were based on an unrelated front-wheel-drive X Platform).
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https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a34566051/what-was-the-last-3-on-the-tree-column-shift-manual-car-americans-could-buy/
'87 for a truck, full size Chevy/GMC
https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a1882751/new-detroit-trucks-3-tree-column-shift-manuals-1986-yes/