Nickey corvette??

[3macs1]

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Wow...that was too easy..
Here's the link to the post here from before...note Bruce's links to the previous ones..

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show.../page/5#131444

Also, didn't someone post some pics here before taken at Nickey showing some cars...Biscayne included?.

~ Pete


~ Pete

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Thanks Pete for the info. Boy I was not good for the hobby back in my younger years. First I cut up the 4spd 70 monte SS that of course was never made and now maybe a Nickey 68 Biscayne.Thank God there were no ZL-1's down here for me to get at with the torch.Same time I never cut up a car that could be restored based on what was available at that time and saved more from the crusher than we chopped. Oh to have those days over.
take care
Joe

[PeteLeathersac]

I'm a reformed car killer too Mac...don't forget I'm the fool that worked at the boneyard during the glory years when the 'good stuff' was rolling in.. As I've mentioned here before, I put scads of Chevelles, Novas, Biscaynes, Cudas, RoadRunners, Rustangs etc...you name it into the press for the 'big money' of about $45-$50 a ton..
Mostly I'll always remember putting the squeeze on a '69 Judge coupe also a one year only '63 Nova SS ragtop...lots more!.
Of course all Canadian cars that'd be so easily documentable now..

~ Pete

[TimG]

Back in the late 80's a local fellow by the name of Tom Kelly had a maroon/black 1968 L89 Corvette coupe here in Austin. This car was a documented Nickey car as per the zone and dealer information on the tank sheet. Tom and I tried to come up with an address for Nickey so he could make a reproduction window sticker. We had one heck of a time finding the address of the dealership back then. Tom moved to Phoenix and I haven't heard from him since. It was a cool car that I got a chance to drive a number of times.
Tom drag raced this stock L89 against a stock L88 and won two of three races. This was written up in some magazine in the mid 80's.
Anyone remember the article? It was definitely a Nickey L89.

[hvychev]

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They were the largest Car Dealership in Volume of total car sales,

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Stefano, I don't know if I agree with that. I believe Chicago area dealers like Fencl Tufo and Long Chevrolet sold more cars than Nickey.

[hvychev]

I have a cool vintage photo taken in 1968 of a 1959 Nickey Corvette but I can't get the darn thing to upload in the galery.