1966 Chevrolet Nova Super Sport

 

 

Lots of interesting things to say about this one.
* Chevy did a great job of making its smallest, cheapest car upgradable in ways that made it a classic muscle car. You could get a Ford Falcon with a V-8, but few people think of those as collectable cars (although the Mustang is a re-bodied Falcon).
* "Super Sport" was just an appearance package - you got some neat badges and the nicest wheel covers; that's it. Although this owner has replaced the spinner wheel covers with the dog dish hubcaps.
* Novas were available with 4, 6 and 8 cylinder engines. On this car, the 327 V-8 was the biggest you could get. But the next generation Nova went bigger.
* Note it's a "Chevy II". For some reason Chevy thought that was a clever way of distinguishing the Nova from the full-size Chevy. 1968 was the last year for "Chevy II".

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1955 Chevrolet Pickup Truck

Known as the 3100 and as the Task Force, this was GM's first new pickup since 1947. V-8 engine, 12-volt electrical system and all kinds of other new stuff. Note the wrap-around glass on the front and the back of the cab; GM was very proud of being the king of glass technology. This truck was introduced in March of 1955; for the first half of the model year, Chevy and GMC were still selling the old Chevrolet Advance-Design Series truck.

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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air

66 years on the road and counting. Out here in the land that rust forgot, it's not surprising to see a car like this used at a daily driver. I'm always fascinated by time capsule cars like this that have never been restored.

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