Chevy II's

Probably won't ever reach that status level but years ago a magazine article stated something to the effect:
Chevy II's have become the new tri-five Chevy.

 

Damn, beat me to it elgringo, that was my next guess....
The Canso pic Denny posted earlier, the taillights sure look 'chrome'.

 

Denny, your right, the Chevy ll being the next Tri5 is probably a better analogy.

 

Those are from a Canadian Pontiac.

 

66 Nova. My 66 hardtop non SS has the same trunk pot metal trim, same as post#353

 

If the under const. car was Ron T. , he passed away , seems like longer than 6 years though...

 

Nope

 

Half right, and no, it's not Arcadian, it's Acadian

 

Yes, and I should say that over the years there's been a lot of cross breedings parts between the two years.
Now that I look closer that quarter strip appears to be 66 but the corners look too sharp.
Almost look like that generic stuff, cut to fit.

 

Courtesy of moose on the photo shop thread

 

What is Wheel of Fortune? I have no idea what this means but this is where your clues are leading me.

 

I'm going to blame the misspelling on the killer eggnog.

 

It was (is?) owned by Roger Berta, who owned "Berta's Garage" in Seneca, Il.

 

66 with a cheesy 'add-on' trim molding.

 

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If you don't dig my raddio, daddy-o, stay off my patio.

 

Man I love this shot, so clean and simple, these cars were meant to be race cars.

Thought I would add that this interior shot is from the Fezel A/MP in the link below, not Bill Jenkins' car.
I have yet to see any photos of both the interior and the engine bay of the Grumps 66 Nova.


https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2007/12/1966-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-L79/1556276.html

 

Thankfully, they stopped making convertibles before they started putting V-8's in them.

 

I've never been under a Nova ragtop but I've heard they have a "somewhat" reinforced floorpan over the hardtops and sedans.
I worked with a guy that had a beauty of a 63 SS convertible, he had transplanted a 327 into it, was his wifes daily driver.
By the way, I always like it when someone says they " beefed up" their Nova frame.

 

I'm sure they were, Denny. Even the hardtops were beefed up , over the post cars.
I think the convertibles had different floor pans.

 

there were 63 l79 Acadian canso built ,I owned a gold one

 

My friend that had the restored red L79 sedan (race car) also had a black 66 SS/L79.
It had those chrome plated pot metal tail lights.
Anybody guess yet what makes them special?

 

I've got an L79 plus in my 63 Impala. Would much rather have it in a Chevy ll.

 

glass lenses instead of plastic?

 

Noop

 

Steve Bovan 1965 nationals

 

That was one bad mofo Nova.
Too bad he got mixed up with the wrong crowd.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/the-life-and-tragic-death-of-racer-steve-bovan/