A Nicky Camaro In NJ

Belair62 · #1 12-31-2001, 08:38 PM

The car at Vettefest has been around a long time.Rather an elusive fellow.There were sure a lot of trophies around it.......!!!

Mr Yenko · #2 12-31-2001, 08:42 PM

I saw the documentation on that so called Nickey car at the Vette Fest.It seemed alittle BOGUS to me.BP

**sixtiesmuscle** · #3 12-31-2001, 09:16 PM

The blue car is VERY questionable, original owner/paperwork and all. If you're willing to lie, and, have the patience to make up some documents, you can fake almost anything. Again, the absence of correct, Bill Thomas, traction bars and electric fuel pump, especially on a L71 car, is a pretty good clue. The yellow engine thing means NOTHING. Nickey didn't paint their engines yellow as a practice. The only one I've seen that is a sure thing was the one in the Bill Thomas test car. I don't believe they painted them yellow as a rule on the west coast either.

68imp · #4 12-31-2001, 09:49 PM

There is a 1966 Nickey 427/425 4-speed Impala in northwestern Ohio.It is black with a black bench seat interior.

**bkhpah** · #5 12-31-2001, 10:04 PM

I am fairly certain that the car that the gentleman was working on was Burgandy. Beware!!...BKH

**sixtiesmuscle** · #6 01-01-2002, 12:12 AM

Welcome 68IMP. There are lots of cars that were sold at Nickey. It was a very large dealership. The '66-69 "big cars" with L72s were available as RPO cars so they weren't that unusual. Neat for sure. Just not a COPO or 427 transplant car. That said, is it for sale, and, what's the number???

**Tenney** · #7 01-01-2002, 01:45 AM

Haven't been to the Chevy/Vettefest in a few years, but do recall a turquoise Nickey Camaro w/a yellow block in the Chicago area.

First saw this car at a show at a drive-in theater in Waukegan around '82, or so. It was later traded to an area service station owner for a '66 427/425 'Vette. Subsequently, it was owned by a fairly noted local auto painter. Don't know the car's current whereabouts.

Not positive that this car is legit, but it was always rep'd as a Nickey even before it mattered all that much. Oh, and the body shop guy was (and probably still is) a reasonably thorough individual and I doubt he'd have stepped up if it wasn't the real deal.

Oh, and did I mention that the block was yellow?

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