Nickey Q's ( please help ) May have found treasure

Carguy00 · #1 07-25-2002, 12:32 AM

A guy called me about a 68 Nickey he has and wants to sell. I havent seen any documentation yet. Anyway he tells me that is what it is. I have a few q's
1. approx how many 68 Nickey Camaros where produced?
2. If there is no documentation-can i verify the car as a Nickey?
3. What are the problem areas I need to look for?
4. What is this thing worth? The 427 is gone and now has 396/375 in its place. Car is a 9 out of 10 restoration.
5. What was the hood option. Did they all come w/ glass hood?
Any help is appreciated
Also if anyone has a picutre of a 68 Nickey please post the adress.
Scott

**sixtiesmuscle** · #2 07-25-2002, 03:13 AM

There are no records as to how many Nickey cars were built, but, an estimate of 12 - 15 might come close for '68 Camaros.Without original dealership order forms or work orders, the only way to document a Nickey car would be affidavits from the original and/or subsequent owners; or, inspection & certification by a former Nickey employee who worked on these cars. Don Swiatek, who will be one of the guests at the upcoming reunion, was the manager of Nickey's High Performance Cars & Parts department until they closed. He can provide such a service.

As far as value, it all depends on how verifiable the car is as a Nickey sold 427 transplant car. Like the 427 Chevelle discussed elsewhere , it might be just a nice & interesting car, or, it might be a valuable piece.

The first thing to find out is on what basis the seller is claiming it to be a legitimate Nickey 427 car.

Rat_Pack · #3 07-25-2002, 04:10 AM

Carguy00, check out the picture attached. It was from Popular Hot Rodding June 1968. The dual 4's & fiberglass hood were not standard and none have yet to be found. Also the original road test car with dual 4's did not require the fiberglass hood as that intake would clear the stock SS hood. Like sixtiesmuscle said, get someone who knows these cars to verify it before buying it [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] .................RatPack..............

JoeC · #4 07-25-2002, 04:16 PM

First Question I would ask the seller is what info does he have that indicates it is a 427 Nickey Camaro. Nickey also sold 396/375 hp Camaros with headers, scatter shield, etc. These cars may have had the Nickey emblems on them also. Second question I would ask is why did he install a 396 if he believed it is a 427 Nickey Camaro. It would not have cost much more to install the 427 block during the restoration. It is good to check into any leads but you have to be very skeptical because of the high potential value.

**hvychev** · #5 07-25-2002, 04:21 PM

Just an interesting thing I noticed on rat packs attachment pic. The Illinois dealer plate on the Camaro is Nickey Chevrolet's address. I never noticed this before. Their address was 4501 Irving Park Rd. Chicago IL. I work for Chicago area dealers and none of the other dealers I can think of have their dealer plate # as their address. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Carguy00 · #6 07-26-2002, 03:44 AM

Found out today that the owner has the original window sticker from Nickey. Also he says the car has early style traction bars on it and only has 33k. He also has a business card for the 2nd owner. Maybe this will lead to more info. How much does having the window sticker help me? I know it increases my chances but...

Rat_Pack · #7 07-26-2002, 04:07 AM

See if he will let you make a copy of the window sticker he has and then get it posted to this forum. There is a fake blank window sticker that has been on Ebay for the past year and there have been some pop up on a few bogus cars recently. Like Joe C. said, why did he put the 396 back in it? Also there are ways to get it verified as a true 427 car if you use one of the two guys that can verify them.................RatPack....................

69rsss350 · #8 07-26-2002, 04:14 AM

Is this another bogus rare find thread... [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

**sixtiesmuscle** · #9 07-26-2002, 12:52 PM

"Car guy", It might help if you register on this board rather than remaining a "stranger". Most are willing to share their knowledge, but, why don't you let us know who you are.

Carguy00 · #10 07-26-2002, 01:54 PM

Man I hope it doesn't turn out to be bogus. I've spent qite a bit of time the last few days doing all the research I can. It has been pretty hard finding much info. Another thing that may help is he said the front fenders had five holes in it for an embem in the stripe. Did the Nickey emblem have five studs? He said the emblems were missing when he got it. The emblem on the rear is there and there is a Nickey Performance sticker on the heater box.

Oh ya--- is this the info you were looking for on registering? I want to help anyway I can to recieve more help [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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