1970 Nova SS 427 Converted at Nickey

[hvychev]

leach,

Cool Car but with all of the postings on it I am still confused as to EXACTLY what paperwork does this car have to support the fact that it is a Nickey conversion in the sense that would make it a supercar. Don't take this the wrong way but because a car had engine work at Nickey does not consitute it as a supercar. IN MY OPINION a car that was prepared as a 427 street racer and sold new that way would make it a true supercar. There could maybe some exceptions like a guy buys a Nova at some other dealer and imediately takes it to Nickey and has it converted within the first couple of months, but even that borders a grey area IMO. Other than that to consider a car a supercar because it had an engine added to it some time later in it's life by Nickey would just make it a cool day 2 Nova.

I don't mean any disrespect, just trying to find out what you are considering this car or have docs to back it up as.

[leach]

It was not done some time late in it's life it was taken to Nickey Chevrolet in Feb. 1970
when car had only 500 miles on the car to have it converted and add racing equipment by notarized letter from 2nd owner and verification of 5 months Don Swaitek checking on everything was not done 5 years later like some of the Motion cars that were brought back to Joel to convert and they became super cars..

[COPO]

My understanding is the car had a 427 installed by Nickey during its first year of life, but was not modified as a new car prior to the initial sale. While not as desireable as a new Nickey Supercar, it is still valuable. This would be similar to a Motion modified car. They are still quite desireable, but not in the same class as a new Baldwin Motion car.

[leach]

I keep getting people sending me e-mails about buying the car I do not want to sell this car I just trying to get more info on a car that needs to get restored correctly and sooner or later will get it back traced to original owner and dealership. The NCIB check that someone said it sold new in Ontario is not correct according to the Canada people where you can check cars from it must been a dealer trade back to the U.S.A. since they could not trace it through them.

[Stefano]

Nickey had dedicated employees to handle New and after the fact Conversions at the Dealership until 1973. Nickey Chicago/The speed shop, converted cars until they closed in 1977.

All these varying types of Nickey Cars are desirable and collectable. The value in a situation like this would be determined between the buyer and the seller.

Leaches car, from what has been presented seems to be a Nova Converted by Nickey, not a vehicle sold new as a "Nickey Nova".

[hvychev]

leach, is there any paperwork from Nickey showing the engine instalation of the 427 in Feb of 1970?

[hvychev]

Stefano, is there any known cars that HAVE PAPERWORK or some other indesputable form of documentation that would prove they were delivered as NEW Nickey Novas, Camaro's, or Chevelles? Just curious as to the number of documented cars sold as new Nickey supercars.

I still dream of finding one someday tucked in some ancient garage in Chicago.

[Stefano]

Frank,
If you are looking for a comprehensive Vin list, such as the Yenko Inventory Sheets, no, it does not exist.

Yes, there are Nickey cars which have some, most or a majority of the documents, listed below; Protecto Plates, Warranty Booklets, Build Sheets, Nickey Work Orders, Original owner affidavits/Stories, Master Technician Affidavits, Vintage pictures, NICB reports and Chain of ownership/title history.

Lets not forget the cars themselves. They also tell a big part of the story.

[leach]

I had a couple of people e-mail me asking what does Don charge to do a organized certification investigation. He charges $1500 fee for that just in case you find a car from Nickey Chevrolet sold new there or taken there to be converted back then.

[leach]

No I don't have the paperwork from when they did the conversions in Feb. 1970 just the certifications from owners that it was taken there to get converted and whatever Don Swaitek got from his investigation to determine that it was done there and different times when it was serviced at different dealers and speed shops. I am not trying to say that it is a Nickey sold new car but that it was converted there for racing back then I just thought everbody would enjoy learning about this racing Nova that came out of a time vault.