do i have a nickey nova?
 

i bought this 1970 nova about 10 years ago from a kid who didn't care for the car and blew the engine (the oil pan had a leak, not the original engine). and so it sat, he bought a mustang!
so i talked to his dad and we came up with an agreement i would pay him for the car in payments and when it was payed for it was all mine. 2 months later i pushed it across town to my house...it's a big block car, originaly black,bucket saets,4 speed, 12 bolt with power front dick breaks. naturaly the bbc, 12 bolt, 4 speed are long gone. but it dose have the nickey stisker on the bumper. not the trunk lid like i've read in other posts on this site, but it is old, faded and still reflective...
thanks in advance for any info...
i love the site, can't wait for the reunion.
phil https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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post up a bunch of pics of it..how wide is the opening on the core support left to right...

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Where in IL are you?

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the core support opening is 21 inches, as for the pics i will get them soon..

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i live in the joliet area.

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Welcome.
Have you tried looking for any Factory Paperwork for it?
Possibly in the seats/door panels or under the carpet?

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a few years back i pulled the back seat bottom and there was a build sheet. i put it in side a year one catalog,but a buddys girl friend threw out the book... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/mad.gifi could of killed her...would that be under the rear carpet?the drivers door has been change.
thanks!

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I am surprised your buddy's girlfriend is still alive!

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I don't know of any '70's, but I know there was at least one '69 Nickey Nova. It was advertised for sale in The Herald, a Chicago newspaper, in early '70 as: '69 NICKEY Nova, Phase III, low miles, $2,850.

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<font color="red"> </font> "power front dick breaks"?
Could you be a little more specific? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif

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"power front dick breaks"?

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Sounds very painful! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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I have seen this black Nova. Used to belong to a friend of a friend. Definatly a big block,black car. Has a Nickey(faded) dealer sticker on left side of rear bumper. Don't know if it was any more then a 396 though.
Also,thought you might like to see this pic. Had a friend that bought a 427/425 Nova from Nickey. Picture was from Aug. '69. Car was in stock with engine sawp when he bought it. Lost touch of him and car in very early 1970s. Chevelle is another friends 396/375. This same pic was taken shortly after a 427 swap with original heads,cross ram intake,M/T scavenger headers and early L88 cam.

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"Had a friend that bought a 427/425 Nova from Nickey. Picture was from Aug. '69. Car was in stock with engine sawp when he bought it. Lost touch of him and car in very early 1970s."

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"I don't know of any '70's, but I know there was at least one '69 Nickey Nova. It was advertised for sale in The Herald, a Chicago newspaper, in early '70 as: '69 NICKEY Nova, Phase III, low miles, $2,850"

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Could these two be the same car? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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The hood louvers on the Nova look like there from a 69 Camaro,or its just the picture.

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They look like Camaro louvers to me also. Maybe they were a Nickey addition to add a little something extra to the 427 package. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif Looks like the Chevelle is sporting Motion style 68 Impala SS427 emblems on the hood blisters. Definitely a cool period photo. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Motion style ?!?!?! I think Joel used Nickey style badges. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

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The emblems were 'SS427' on hood and deck lid. You got to remember,reading all the east coast mags(speed/supercar,hi perf cars etc.) gave ideas.My buddy put them on after he swapped engines. That car really ran. Nickey Nova just had headers,header mufflers and a 4.56 gear. Chevelle would pull him easily every time though.I've been trying to find Nova for some time.

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o.k. so i can't spell, but you know what i maent. i guess thats what the check spelling tab is for. who knew.

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here's my trim tag.
st70 11427wrn226377 body
tr 733 19 19 pnt
02d a 0653
if any one can tell me what all that means, i know the 19 19 is black paint. as for the rest? thanks https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

Re: do i have a nickey nova?
 

nickeynova;

70 = 1970 Model Year
11427 = Chevrolet Nova 2 Door (has nothing to do with the engine size)
WRN = Assembled in Willow Run MI
226377 = The Fisher Body number of the car

733 = Black vinyl buckets
19 19 = Tuxedo Black upper and lower paint
02d = Body started 4th week of February 1970
A = Black Interior Paint
0653 = Unknown Fisher Body code

Does you car have bright door mouldings, body side moulding, or roop drip rail moulding? Also do you have the codes from the engine, tansmission and rear axle?

I would love to host pictures of your nova on www.chevynova.org
Greg

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Pretty close to my trim tag! Nice car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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I only registered on this site because my experience may
help you, so bare with me. Last year I finally had the chance to buy a '68 vette I'd been storing for a friend for the last 6-8 years. A week after I bought the car she gave me a shopping bag full of paperwork, receipts etc. In that
paper work I found someone had done a Title Search on the
car and it traced the car back to NICKEY Chevrolet as the
selling dealer. I haven't seen this on other title searches
but maybe however/whoever NICKEY submitted the title transfer resulted in documenting the vehicles original selling dealer. This could get you on the right track.
Rick

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So will we see the Vette out and about in Chi-town this year ? We need to think about getting ALL the Chicago folks on this site together at one of the cruise nights,...In fact maybe we should see if we can get Mr Norm to put a little cruise on at his old Grand Spaulding Dodge...kind of a rough 'hood now but so what.or MAYBE we can get Comcast or whoever owns Nickeys old site to let us do a night there...

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Rick, original Illinois titles back then had the selling dealer on them. When you were able to do title searches a while back, they gave you the actual microfiche copies of them! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif That is VERY cool that you were able to get that info!

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Frank is right, that is WAY COOL, Rick! Let's here more about the 'Vette!