Interior Design

Every 1967 Chevrolet Nova bought a crosshatch sample that crammed the deck lid trim panel. Available solely in hardtop coupe form, the 1967 Chevrolet Nova SS obtained a new black-accented anodized aluminum grille. The mid-degree Chevy II 300 collection light away for 1964. That left the Chevy II one hundred in two- and four-door sedan and four-door wagon kind, and the plusher Nova 400 in sedan, wagon, and hardtop coupe form. Gone had been wagon and two-door hardtop body kinds. Chevy launched the SS option on this compact lineup, confining it to hardtop coupe or convertible body types. More than one-third of Sport Coupes had the SS choice. It had vibrant SS emblems on the grille and in the ribbed rear panel, and Super Sport script on the quarter panels. If a super Sport edition could prove profitable on its huge automobiles, Chevy reasoned, why not on the Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova?

Front bucket seats were obtainable in the 2-door Nova four hundred — a harbinger of issues to return in the mid-Sixties. Inside had been entrance bucket seats and a console-mounted gearshift for a alternative of Powerglide computerized transmission or, in V-eight versions, a four-velocity manual. This transmission was also used within the Vega, but only 2,992 have been installed in Novas. Nova SS coupes had a console-mounted shift lever with their Powerglide computerized transmission 4-velocity manual Other models employed a column-mounted gearshift. Apart from that powertrain shift and set up of new Power-Beam headlights, little modified for the 1971 Chevrolet Nova. Further powertrain prospects included a 195-horsepower, 283-cubic-inch V-8 and, for $93 more, a 275-horsepwer 327-cubic-inch V-8. Up the ladder have been a 140-horsepower six and a 195-horsepower 283-cubic-inch V-8. With the muscle-automobile years now in the past, the 350 was the biggest V-eight engine obtainable within the Nova. That identify doubled as the label for the brand new car’s entry-level models, whereas sportier variations proudly wore the Nova badge.

Those 1964 Chevrolet Nova SS coupes wore skinny physique-peak moldings and silver-colored rear coves. 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova, “it is nonetheless a pleasant, quiet, sturdy, smart, unpretentious automobile. With sharper teeth.” Sharper than before, to be sure, but a V-eight Chevy II still required greater than 11 seconds to achieve 60 mph. It was fairly a range for a mainstream compact automobile. That was also the yr Chevrolet redesigned its compact automobile, giving it curvaceous new styling. The 1965 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova have been updated with cleaner front-finish styling courtesy of a contemporary full-width grille with built-in single headlights. 1966 Chevrolets, although the 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova had vertical taillights and single headlights. The 1966 Chevrolet Nova SS was visually distinguished by large rocker panels and a vibrant aluminum deck lid cove. The 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova introduced an in depth sharp-edged restyle for Chevy’s in style compact. The 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova received nothing greater than a contact-up after a wholesale restyling for 1966. The 1967 Chevy II and its deluxe Nova rendition continued to attract compact-car consumers, but the Chevrolet Camaro, introduced for 1967, drained away some consumers.

The oddly styled Corvair had debuted for 1960, but patrons have been already shunning the little rear-engine automobile — and more would reject it as its safety woes became public. gacormax grew to become Chevrolet’s smallest passenger automotive as the rear-engine Corvair was lastly laid to relaxation. Wise, Suzanne. “Stock Car Racing Collection.” Appalachian State University, Special Collections Belk Library. Nova SS fashions had a particular hood with simulated air intakes, blackout grille and rear panel, and large-oval tires on seven-inch wheels. This coupe was billed as “the turned-on model of Nova.” It got here with a 300-horsepower 350-cubic-inch Turbo-Fire V-eight and a hood with dummy air intakes, blackout grille, black physique accents, front disc brakes, and 14-inch pink-stripe tires. A 295-horsepower Turbo-Fire 350-cubic-inch V-8 was normal. The usual column-shift three-pace was now fully synchronized, allowing shifts into first gear even while rolling. The Chevy II Nova 400s came normal with a 120-horsepower 194-cubic-inch six.