NICKEY nova

[NovaMob03]

This engine did not have a recessed oil filter. The widow sticker said it had air conditioning then, the air was apparently deleted. If air was a dealer add on...why would they take an air car & modify it for a race car when so many Chevy II's were avail. Another thing that seemed odd was that when you added the options to the price of the car the addition was wrong. Would a dealer do that?

[kwhizz]

Newbie here......Very Interesting......First of all....I was one of the fortunate ones who had a brand new L-79 car (Marina Blue SS bought from Hoskins Chevrolet....right down the street from Nickey)....I grew up in Chicago and spent every Saturday nosing around the parts and service dept at Nickey watching what was going on........not that I am a know it all......but ....I think that this is just a nice Nova with some "Creative" history behind it......just my $.02
Ken

[kwhizz]

Also....the Nickey stickers are the wrong color.....the Nickey part should be black and not dark blue......those are the cheap repro stickers that are being sold....Nickey put them on the lower left side of the trunk lid and "Never" on the hood......"Sheesh"......
Ken

[Belair62]

Welcome Ken....where was Hoskins located back then....it's in Elk Grove now....same cool trunk sticker I presume.

[kwhizz]

Hoskins was originally located on Irving Park ....1 block west of Lincoln ave.....I E-mailed the guy selling the Nova telling him what I thought of his perception of history and he responded like I threatened his family.....how could I question what he said....Blah!!..Blah!! .....Nuff Said......
Ken
Grew up on Clybourn and Fullerton

[kwhizz]

By the way.....my original L-79 car ran a best of 11.88(E&R built engine)back in 67'......In 87 I decided to try and recreate my old car......spent a year looking ( pre Internet days) at every P O S Nova in the midwest and came to the conclusion that Rust Buckets were all that were
left.....On vacation in Fla I saw an ad in the Local newspaper for a 66 Sport Coupe..... And the rest is history.......Had a driveway paint job on it....stripped it down to bare metal ...not even a hint of rust.....Anyhow it is now Marina Blue,SS Interior, Polished Americans, Discs all around,ZZZ crate engine...Forged Pistons, Aluminum Fast Burn Heads, Hooker, Flowmasters, 700R4, 3.90 Posi and on 150 hp shot ran a best of 11.22 @ 120
How cool is that....... The little lady hopes that one of these days I'll grow up....Nah!!!!!!
Ken
(full of stories)

[Belair62]

OK well it looks like its time to send me some pics of that car and a little info so I can put it in the Member Rides...keep the stories coming...quite a few guys from Chicago area around this site....Welcome