Exactly what is a "deuce"?

[NorCam]

For as long as I can remember, or within the car culture as I've known it; people have been calling Chevy II's and Nova's "Deuces" forever. Not something coined by Yenko in 70, but the culture at large referring to the little Chevy Nova's as a Deuce. It was also used largely on the 32 ford as in Lil' Deuce Coupe.

I'm sure the 70 Yenko Nova owners would like to reserve "Deuce" as exclusive to their pedigree rides, but that simply is not gonna happen until all the old guys who call Nova's and 32 Fords deuce's are gone and buried. This slang word has been used to describe certain two door cars for a very long time.

[drce500]

actually thats wrong.the guys who call newer novas deuces only seem to be on the yenko site.mostly guys that arent old enough to actually have been there.i had a 1970 nova ss in 1970.any nova newer than a 1968 chevy II/nova is a nova.other than the yenko deuce of course.its just guys trying to make there cars sound like something they are not.i can tell you (back in the day)no one called 1969 and up novas deuces.

[Niblet]

Originally Posted by drce500

actually thats wrong.the guys who call newer novas deuces only seem to be on the yenko site.mostly guys that arent old enough to actually have been there.i had a 1970 nova ss in 1970.any nova newer than a 1968 chevy II/nova is a nova.other than the yenko deuce of course.its just guys trying to make there cars sound like something they are not.i can tell you (back in the day)no one called 1969 and up novas deuces.

I figured as much

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by drce500

.i can tell you (back in the day)no one called 1969 and up novas deuces.

Not sure how old you are but I grew up in a heavy street scene city. and throughout all my days of street racing in the 70's and early 80's, many referred to Nova's as Deuces. The older guys called them that all the time and I don't think that phrase simply died in 68 when GM badged the cars as Nova's.

Case in point, Yenko badging the Nova as a Deuce.

[drce500]

how old are you norcam?if i had a 70 nova in 70 how old do you think i am?

[BJCHEV396]

Originally Posted by drce500

actually thats wrong.the guys who call newer novas deuces only seem to be on the yenko site.mostly guys that arent old enough to actually have been there.i had a 1970 nova ss in 1970.any nova newer than a 1968 chevy II/nova is a nova.other than the yenko deuce of course.its just guys trying to make there cars sound like something they are not.i can tell you (back in the day)no one called 1969 and up novas deuces.

Well said and true! I had a '66 Chevy II in 1970 and never called it a Deuce.And a 1970 Nova from 2003-2015 and never heard it called a Deuce!