When an early 360-bhp conversion by Bill Thomas dashed to 60 mph in a stunning 5.2 seconds, more than a few performance fans took note. Installation of V-8s was underway during 1962, but only at individual dealerships, using over-the-counter parts.
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No, what did the trick was the Super Sport option introduced for 1963 - plus the potential for V-8 power. Single-leaf rear springs were claimed to eliminate the "inherent harshness found in multi-leaf springs." Giving a hint of things to come, front bucket seats were available on the Nova 400 two-door.Ĭhevrolet's first four-cylinder powerplant since 1928 isn't what cemented Chevy II's spot in the automotive annals. The luxury Nova 400 line added a sport coupe (hardtop) and convertible.Įither a 153-cid Super-Thrift four-cylinder engine or 194-cid six provided the power. Sedans and wagons came in basic 100 and midrange 300 series. will catch glances years away from the showroom." Chevrolet billed its unibody senior compact as "the thrift car," though insisting that its "no-nonsense styling. So, the boxy little Chevy II dashed into the 1962 lineup to fill the void.Īt first, it didn't look like much: just basic ho-hum transportation to rival the Falcon and Valiant, as well as the rising number of imports. Chevrolet needed something new - but not so different - to compete in the growing compact category. The rear-engined Corvair, though technically innovative, lagged in universal appeal. Though its power had been diminished in 1967, it was still a quick car that would become quicker as the years wore on.Ford's compact Falcon had Chevrolet worried.
Really, it was somewhere in between the pony car and muscle car class. With the introduction of the Turbo-Fire engine in 1966, the Nova SS had snuck its way into a muscle car label, despite its small stature. The Nova SS was introduced the following year in 1963 as the sports version of the line and had been steadily increasing in power throughout the intervening years. The Nova had humble beginnings as an upgraded trim level of the Chevy II, the very basic model Chevy designers had built from scratch in 1962 to compete with the extremely popular Ford Falcon.
The base price of the car ranged from $2,487 to $2,590. Throughout the model year, there were about 10,100 Nova SS models built, which was less than half of the previous year’s production number of 21,000. This would also help the car in future years as more powerful engine options would be introduced throughout the rest of the 1960s and the early 1970s. 1967 Nova SSĮven without the more powerful engine it had the previous year, the Nova SS could still be an underestimated power machine because of its high power-to-weight ratio. As they had been for most of their lifetime, the Nova 400 models represented the best-sellers of the Nova/Chevy II, with around 47,600 built.
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Unlike the Nova SS, which was only available as a two-door sports coupe, the Nova 400 series included a two-door sedan, a four-door sedan and a wagon. Two V8 models also were available: a 283 CID version rated at a 195 horsepower and the top-performer, a 275-horsepower 327-CID engine. The first was also an inline six, though the bigger 250 CID engine produced 155 horsepower. Though all Nova models, including the SS, came standard with a 194 CID inline six that produced 120 horsepower, buyers also could choose from three other engine options. Sales of the Nova SS wore cut in half, while sales of the Nova 400 series fell by more than 26,000.īut just because the most powerful engine option was gone, didn’t mean the Nova was zapped of all its power. This introduction of the Camaro also likely played a part in the decline in sales for all models of the Nova and its base model car, Chevy II. But the elimination of the engine was because Chevrolet introduced the Camaro in 1967, as well. The Nova Super Sport (SS) had always been positioned as the sporty version of the Nova line, but with this engine it officially became a muscle car, even if it was one of the smallest muscle cars produced. One was the elimination of the Turbo Fire engine option, which was a 327 CID V8 that produced 350 horsepower and had been introduced only the year before.
But there were a few important things to look at for the 1967 models. Other than the changes mentioned in the above highlights, the 1967 models were basically carbon copies of the 1966 Nova. After the restyled second-generation of the Chevy Nova was introduced the previous year, 1967 was very much a carryover year for the car.
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