NICKEY nova
 

I had noticed this over at the nova site and wordered if this guy is full of bull, or his story is true?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...;category=6172

Also, what is the air duct coming from the passengers side in the engine compartment??

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Also, what is the air duct coming from the passengers side in the engine compartment??


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Looks to be a fresh air intake setup as they're on both snorkels. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Maybe I'm out of touch, but I don't get it. Grumpy Jenkins, one of 56, prototype - WTF is that about? And I thought Cliff Peck Chev was in Little Rock Arkansas. A 66 Chevy II L79 with a replacement engine is not that unusual. It does look like a nice car.

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I kinda wondered about the Cliff Peck graphic on the window too. My deuce had a metal emblem on the trunk. I'd be interested to here more about it, and the others. Schonye

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The Block in the car is dated 1969 so It couldn't have been installed when new, also the CE vin is standard, no one had to pay extra to have it stamped on the block and it doesn't designate anything special as far as I can see.

As far as the protecto plate and Based on my experience The reissues due to dealer transfer or trades did not usually have all the option data included like the originals.

Looks like a cool car However https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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I flew to Buffalo to look this car over in person about 5 yrs ago. Seller was asking $23K but everything looked bogus to me.It didn't have the L79 engine, rear gears wrong & I believe the fuel line was wrong. Seller was less than forthcoming with documentation...never showed me a POP, just an old window sticker that anyone could have typed up he also told me that he put the NICKY decals on the deck lid & hood .It was however, a very nice '66 Chevy II. I just didn't think there was enough doc's to warrent a purchase.

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That is a cool Cliff Peck decal.I've always associated them as an Arkansas Dealership.Now Texas?
I know there was & still is a Bob Peck Chevrolet in Arlington Va.800 N. Glebe Zone 14-Dealer-305.

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A few years back I had a n.o.s. Nova L-79 short block...date casting was 1969.It had it's own casting # for the block because of the recessed oil filter.So,GM offered a CE replacement for 66 L-79.

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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? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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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 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif....I think that this is just a nice Nova with some "Creative" history https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif behind it......just my $.02
Ken

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gifAlso....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"...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif
Ken

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

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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!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif.....Nuff Said......
Ken
Grew up on Clybourn and Fullerton

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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..... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif 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 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif
How cool is that....... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif The little lady hopes that one of these days I'll grow up....Nah!!!!!!
Ken
(full of stories)

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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