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Old 01-31-2012, 12:59 AM
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Default Re: Nickey Camaro?

It MUST be real, look at all the stickers! And those emblems, too.
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Old 01-31-2012, 01:22 AM
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I would think the guy to ask about the car would be Stefano. His name is mentioned in the auction.
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Old 01-31-2012, 02:10 AM
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First of all, yes I am very familiar with this Camaro and we did eventually purchase the car from Mills Chevrolet.

The eBay listing does not accurately portray the story and details as they were explained to us. The car was originally shipped to Nickey for inspection by the Nickey Registry members.

Second, we did not perform any of the restoration work on the car and left it very much like we got it from Mills.

Third, While there is a colorful "Nickey" story to go along with the car, we were not able to verify or document any Nickey status on the car whatsoever.

Finally, The car is not a rebody [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

ps the grab bar is an &quot;Oh Shyte&quot; Bar.

I believe that we listed the car for sale here on Yenko a few years ago.


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Old 01-31-2012, 06:32 AM
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If this is the same Mills Chevrolet thats in the QCA they had a 68 Copo nova and maybe a 67 or 68 Yenko? These guys were hipo people and weren't that far from chitown. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]
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Old 01-31-2012, 06:48 AM
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If the car doesn't gain too much more in price it will be a good buy even without any Nickey connection.
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Old 01-31-2012, 07:56 AM
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With this much effort in the auction I would guess the reserve will be quite a bit more.
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Old 01-31-2012, 01:48 PM
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Default Re: Nickey Camaro?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stefano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">First of all, yes I am very familiar with this Camaro and we did eventually purchase the car from Mills Chevrolet.

The eBay listing does not accurately portray the story and details as they were explained to us. The car was originally shipped to Nickey for inspection by the Nickey Registry members.

Second, we did not perform any of the restoration work on the car and left it very much like we got it from Mills.

Third, While there is a colorful &quot;Nickey&quot; story to go along with the car, we were not able to verify or document any Nickey status on the car whatsoever.

Finally, The car is not a rebody [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

ps the grab bar is an &quot;Oh Shyte&quot; Bar.

I believe that we listed the car for sale here on Yenko a few years ago.

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Stefano was (is) there an L88 in the car with painted aluminum heads, iron heads or were 12.5:1 slugs put in an L72...I can't remember.
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Old 01-31-2012, 03:11 PM
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If I remember correct, the block was a later than 1969 block and Mills verified that the internals were L88 components. The heads were Iron.

It is the same MIlls Hi-Performance dealership. One of their customers purchased the car off eBay as a Nickey with no docs and had them go thru the car. He later traded it in to them on I believe a Z06 Corvette.
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