[BBIGG BLOCK 396]

Well when I had the car stripped to bare metal there were 2 extra holes in the front fenders above the crossed 396 flags,we had no idea as to what they were for so they were welded up,after talking to some people and explaining the holes I was told it could possibly be a Nickey car.I had never heard of Nickey at that point.I purchased the car from the second owner.He had purchased the car from the owner that had bought the car from Bud Moore chevrolet in Houston Texas as a used car.The car was stolen from the first owner and stripped.When I say stripped they took everything except for the rearend.The second owner remembers the extra holes and used bondo to fill them in.I went back to the guy I bought the car from and he told me how to contact the guy he bought the chevelle from.I contacted this person that has now passed away and was in very poor health and his memory was not the best, but he told me the car was a special high performance car when he purchased it.He stated at the time it was the only one around Houston of its kind,I asked about the emblems that went in the extra holes and he did not remember exactly what they were, I did not mention Nickey to him for I did not want to put words in his mouth,the old guy suffered from alzheimers and a host of other medical problems and passed away 2 months after I spoke on the phone too him.I had asked about any old photos of the car but he had none and had no old paper work on the car.Also tho old guy has no living relatives that I can contact.I have tried to contact some old employees of bud moore chevrolet but have had no luck.I had the state run a title search but they can only go back to 1982 which shows the guy I purchased the car from.So at this point I have no definite proof,but still searching.I know this story sounds far fetched but it is true.When I disassembled the car I could tell that the front clip was original to the car and had never been removed.Thats all I know at this point.

Bobby