1962 1963 1964 1965 Nickey Bill Thomas Chevy Nova Funny Car Gasser Hot Rod on 2040-cars
Dwight, Illinois, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Mileage: 0
Model: Nova
Exterior Color: Light Blue Metalic
Trim: 2 door hardtop
Interior Color: Blue
Drive Type: Jerico 4 speed- Ford 9"
I built this altered wheelbase Nova in 2001. It was cloned after the Bill Thomas "Novel Nova" featured in the March 1966 issue of Hot Rod and Popular Hot Rodding Magazines. I now build all the period Funny Car and Gasser components and cars for Nickey Chicago. All old school, all the time.
-I've street driven this car since I've owned it and runs, goes, and shows great.
-This car has been featured in many, many magazines, most notably in the May, 2002 Hot Rod Magazine with a 6 page feature and 17 photos by Steve Magnante.
-Hot Rod Magazine also named it in its 2002 "Top 10", their annual "Best of the best". Not many cars get that honor.
-The car has the original style Nickey/Bill Thomas tubular subframe that was sold in their respective catalogs back in the mid 60s. It is identical to the original.
-The front axle is moved forward 3" just like they were built back in the day. The rear axle is a Strange Ford 9" with 3.90 gears and a Detroit locker, moved forward 8".
-The engine is a crate 502 built by hot rod legend and NHRA haul of famer Kenny Safford. Ken blueprinted the motor to run on 93 octane pump gas. With the Kinsler electronic fuel injection, Comp Cams hydraulic roller, roller tip rockers and matched ports Ken had no problem pulling 603 Horsepower at 5,800 rpm. This makes for a very strong street motor that is very dependable and has been absolutely trouble free. The car can sit in traffic and never gets hot. You can take it to get groceries, take a trip, or go down the 1/4 mile. I've made one full pass with the car and turned a 10.99 @ 123MPH on 8-1/2" slicks. You can go down the highway at 75 with one hand on the wheel and it drives like a dream. You would never guess it has a straight axle until you look underneath. This car set the standard on how we build all the Nickey straight axle cars now.
-The car is very roomy and comfortable inside. Custom built mini bucket seats and lots of legroom. I'm 6'-2" tall and the seat can still go back more.
-For more information and the 2002 Hot Rod Magazine article just Google my name: John Tinberg
-Questions: call John 708.932.1462
Chevrolet Nova for Sale
- 1971 1973 chevy two door v8 automatic red nova hot rod
- 1970 chevrolet nova blue with rally stripes, and custom interior
- 1965 chevrolet nova
- 1966 chevrolet nova base hardtop 2-door 4.6l
- 1970 nova ss pro street car bes 622 bbc 1260 hp on motor !!!
- 1967 chevrolet ss nova super nice solid car! protecto plate
Auto Services in Illinois
Waukegan-Gurnee Auto Body ★★★★★
Walker Tire & Exhaust ★★★★★
Twin City Upholstery ★★★★★
Tuffy Auto Service Centers ★★★★★
Top Line ★★★★★
Top Gun Red ★★★★★
Auto blog
Final C6 Corvette built in Bowling Green
Fri, 01 Mar 2013With all of the attention given to the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray lately, you could be forgiven for thinking that it's already well along in production, yet tooling up for the new C7 has only just begun. In fact, production of the outgoing C6 generation in Bowling Green, Kentucky just halted on Thursday.
As the C6 has aged, production numbers have predictably ebbed along with demand, but this year, the addition of the 427 and 60th anniversary models resulted in an uptick in vehicles built - this, despite a model year shortened by around 25 percent to accomodate the new model changeover. The final C6 Corvette ever, No. 13,466 built this year, was a white 427 Convertible destined for the General Motors Heritage Center museum. The car's 7.0-liter V8 heart was assembled by Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter himself.
In total, Bowling Green pushed out 215,100 C6 Corvettes over nine years. If you're still a C6 fan at heart and are hoping to get a good deal on a phase-out model, step lively - Chevrolet reportedly had about 6,100 unsold units, which Autoweek suggests is good for around five and a half months of supply at the model's current sales rates. Given that demand will likely slacken even further as the C7 draws closer, that should be a big enough stockpile to keep dealers satisfied until 2014 Stingrays begin showing up on their forecourts in December.
Chevy monitors drivers' biometrics while experiencing new Corvette Stingray
Fri, 25 Oct 2013We tell you about what a car is like to drive every day, remarking on throttle response, steering weight and feedback, squat, dive, brake fade and a dozen or more other factors of performance. What we can't tell you, though, is what the car does to us - how its performance impacts us, physically. That's what makes this video series from Chevrolet so darn cool.
The Bow-Tie brand rented out Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, got several (very) different individuals together, strapped a bunch of sensors to their bodies to record biometric data ranging from heart rate to respiration to brain activity, and then handed them keys to the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The results are explained in a series of videos, devoted to each driver, showing how different people react to the Corvette's performance.
If, like your author, you're a nerd for medical science, this is going to be a fascinating set of videos. If not, it's still pretty cool to see how the body of someone with racing experience, like Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi, reacts to tracking a car like the Corvette Stingray compared to the owner of legendary Detroit barbecue joint, Slows BBQ. Take a look below for all six videos from the series, or hop over to the Corvette Vimeo channel for the interactive experience, where you can see all the different metrics.
"Turbo" Chevrolet Camaro is a 700-HP fantasy car come to life [w/video]
Thu, 07 Feb 2013For a concept car built to promote an animated movie about a snail that wants to go racing, this thing ain't half bad. The outsized monster you see before you started life as a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and then went through a big-time Hollywood makeover before being positioned on the Chevrolet stand here in Chicago.
This 2013 "Turbo" Camaro Coupe is getting the promotion machine ratcheted up for a new DreamWorks tale by the name of, you guessed it, Turbo. Coming this summer, the movie will follow one snail's quest to become a race driver worthy of making the cut at the Indy 500. Like many DreamWorks vehicles before it, we're guessing that the petrolhead snail will star in a movie that adults (especially racing fans) with have no trouble watching with their kids. Check out the trailer below to see if you agree.
As for the car, we're told that it is "instrumental" in transforming Turbo from snail into racer. Helping the beastly pony car in this mighty task, is an ankle-cracking front splitter matched by a ungodly huge rear wing out back, a COPO hood and a supercharged (yes, supercharged) V8 engine making more than 700 horsepower. 24-inch wheels all the way around - 10-inches wide in front and 15-inches wide in back - should allow the "Turbo" Camaro to hook up with ease, as well.