nickey novas

[JoeC]

great pictures thanks for posting

[BillW]

Glad you like the pictures, sorry for the blur but I could not find the negatives so I took pictures of my old 8 x 10's with my digital camera and sent them to Don. If you look close you can see the chrome "Nickey" emblems above the front fender marker lights and the "454" emblems under the "SS" emblems on the fenders. That's me smokin' the hides in my high school parking lot. A special thanks to Don Coffman for his help in getting these pictures posted! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[hvychev]

Bill awesome pics!! The slotted mags are cool. Are you sure the car is gone forever?

[Roadvoyeur]

I haven`t seen any Nickey Novas at any muscle car shows, but I do know that in 1969 I went to Nickey with my best friend who purchased a 1969 Nova SS right off the Nickey Showroom floor. It was equipped with a L-78, 396 with 425hp to the rear wheels, holly750, headers, traction bars, buckets, console, and a b&m 4speed with b&m in-line shifter.
The Nova was ocean blue, with black vinyl top, and he paid cash for it. We drove it right off the lot, burning rubber for about 2blks. It was the fastest car I had ever been in. We both lived in Rochelle Ill and darn near needed new rear tires by the time we got home. I had owned GTO`s but this Nova would blow the doors off any goat. We drag raced it, mostly on the street, and took lots of money off the guys from Dekalb area. We both went into the service later that year, and I do know my friend sold the Nova to another kid who we heard crashed the car just a couple of months after he purchased it.
I was just wondering if anyone else ever heard of a Nova coming off the Nickey Showroom floor built like this.. It was a beautiful machine, and I think about that car everytime I see a Nova...
Just thought I would share this with your Nickey fans..If you have any questions about the car, please feel free to ask me...
thanks for your time...Road

[sixtiesmuscle]

What makes you say it was "425" horsepower? Was there a sticker on the air cleaner to that effect? Where were any 396 emblems & stickers?

[BillW]

I went back to the bone yard several years ago and it wasn't there. It could have been purchased and stuck away but I think I would have heard of it by now. I am still active in this area with muscle cars and I think I would have heard something. Everytime I see a '73 Nova I check it out! With the renewed interest I have in the car I think a clone would be fairly easily done and the purchase price of a nice '73 Nova SS can't be that much. Thanks for your question. Bill

[bbdon]

Here's a good starting point. It's going to cost extra though, it's a chick magnet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1873661185

[Roadvoyeur]

I don`t recall if there was an emblem stating it was 425hp, but the air cleaner did say L-78 396 and it had 396 badges on the front fenders. The window sticker did state that it was a L-78 396ci w/425hp, and with the modifications made to the engine by Nickey, I would be willing to bet it was putting out more than the 425hp...

[69hurstSC]

Have any other 73 Nickey Nova's been discovered? Interested to see how many were converted.

[Stefano]

Kevin's and Reggie's are the only two 73/74 era NicKey Novas which we know to exist. We do have info on a few more which have never been found. Complete production records do not exist.