1967 Nickey Camaro Class Winner National Speedway

[Stefano]

This is a neat story, which was told to me from a friend of the original owner. I have no docs or pics, so it is just hearsay. But maybe someone here will be able to come up with some verification?

A guy named Ronie Leaf from Eastchester NY, took up the Nickey offer, to have them pay for a flight into Chicago and then Drive your new Nickey Camaro home.

According to the friend, he purchased a Turquoise with light Blue Interior Super Sport. L72 427. The car was equipped with Rally wheels/Redlines and the std SS Hood.

He drove the car from Chicago back to Long Island. He added a set of 9" Slicks, and ran the car at National Speedway and won his class that weekend, in what he remembers as A/Modified Production.

[MosportGreen66]

Neat story!

Just a little FYI. Eastchester, NY is in Westchester County. Its not on Long Island. Any chance the car or the owner is alive and well?

-Dan

[Kim_Howie]

Always somebody bitting your tail!! As a old gentleman told me "never let the true get in the way of a good story"!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Stefano]

I get so many cool stories. I need to hire a historian just to keep track of them. Sometimes a story is all you have to start with.

I had a guy call looking for a set of Nickey Radir wheels, just like he had on his Black/Red Nickey RS SS '67 L72.

I always ask for pics and docs. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79/StefanoBimbi/1967%20Nickey%20Black%20Red%20RS%20SS/67_Nickey_lt_rear1croped.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79/StefanoBimbi/1967%20Nickey%20Black%20Red%20RS%20SS/1967NickeyCamaroBlackRedSidecrop.jpg

[Xplantdad]

THAT right there is way cool! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

[Charley Lillard]

Wow....Can you imagine that Black-red Nickey parked next to Dave's Black-Red 67 Yenko ?

[Stefano]

He said that the white wall tires were the widest/non slicks he could find to fit the rims and had to jack up the rear via shackles to get them not to Rub.

[Stefano]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79/StefanoBimbi/1967%20Nickey%20Black%20Red%20RS%20SS/67_Nickey_lt_frt1resize.jpg

[MosportGreen66]

Thats awesome... great vintage shots!
There was a pair of those wheels on ebay a good yr ago now...

[Stefano]

Dan,

The wheels were Custom made and exclusive to the Nickey Super Cars. Both "14 and "15 were made.

They were a very expensive option and other styles proved more popular.

I missed that pair and would certainly like to have a set.

Anyone have pics of these wheels on other cars?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Cool looking car! (especially the whitewalls! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif )

[Stefano]

Originally Redlines all around. Both ways would work, but I like the Redlines with the Red Interior.

[firstgenaddict]

Is it just me or does the SS emblem look not centered in the Bumblebee?

[Born30YrsLate]

WOW...awesome pics and car...how come there's so much out there on '67 Nickey Camaros, relatively speaking when compared to '68 and '69s...afterall Mike G has like 10 of them http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[PeteLeathersac]

VERY Chttp://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gifhttp://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gifL!!!

Deadly pics...please share more of this stuff anytime!http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drool.gif.

I like the '62 Poncho too!.

~ Pete
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[iluv69s]

awesome pics!!I Wonder what year they are from?? Apparently, the electric hideaways were not working already...

[Astock]

The rims on this car(vintage picture) running on Ebay might be a wider version of the Nickey wheels:item # 190202189586

[firstgenaddict]

http://www.yenko.net/photos/data/500/d9e7_1.jpg

[1969l78]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...em=190202189586 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fs earch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3 DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D190202189586%26ca tegory0%3D%26fvi%3D1&item=190202189586)

[427TJ]

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350 car converted to Mark IV power! C'mon all you restorers, how about some black steel wheels with tall whitewalls! The front wheels look like they came right off of a Hot Wheels car!

[firstgenaddict]

Wow... L48 converted car... wonder how early it was built? Could be running around as a restored car with a NOM engine... take that back... it probably has "found" its oringal engine by now... LOL