As testament to its rarity and historical significance, the nickey camaro is featured in three books. Scale auto is the leading authority for car modelers. I have a car similar to the 2010 nickey camaro, a 2010 yenko 427 camaro, built to match our 1969 yenko camaro. We cover the latest styrene, resin, and aftermarket kits, paint, photoetched parts, books. The new nickey chicago camaro super cars are poised and ready to once again make muscle car history. With four historic camaro generations to admire and an exciting new generation on the way, the tradition of camaro performance continues.
Make no bones about it a nickey chevrolet camaro is, more or less, the ultimate example of. It was the last car built by bill thomas and the only continuation car. After talking to other people i decided to get a second opinion so i took it to nickey performance to get a second opinion. Since nickey chevrolet, in collaboration with bill thomas, was the first to. David newhardts camaro is the perfect book for any fan of american performance cars. The names barrettjackson, and all associated graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, registered trademarks or trade dress of the barrettjackson auction company, llc or its affiliates. Given its rarity and historical significance to americas highperformance history, this nickey camaro is accompanied by documentation including a signed. Unrestored 1967 chevrolet camaro had l88 power transfusion. Jim pearse kept an eye on this 1967 chevrolet camaro, given the l88 teatment by the famous nickey chevrolet, for nearly 20 years before he made it his own. The original owner of the 74 nickey camaro parked it in front of a furniture store in highland park, illinois, with a for sale sign on it. The complete book of american muscle supercars tom. Inexpensive and smaller than the midsized muscle cars like the chevelles, it was able to accept a huge engine easily. History is truly the discipline of keeping an accurate record of events and stories. Revell 1967 nickey camaro rsss 427 scale auto magazine.
Nickey performance is an industry leading custom hiperformance. Having made a splash, the camaro offered the ideal platform for performance. Selling more chevrolets than almost any dealer in in america, the dealers highperformance department worked in conjunction with bill thomas as. The chevrolet camaro is a midsize american automobile manufactured by chevrolet, classified as a pony car and some versions also as a muscle car. Nickey chevrolet camaro stage ii heading to auction. Paul zazarine, the noted muscle car enthusiast and expert, documents the rise of the camaro from the first glimmer in chevrolets eye to the mighty copo 427 camaro camaro exposed documents through firsthand reminisces of gm engineers and. Camaro decal, nickey original super car headquarters. This is an aftermarket hood that was used by nickey dana. The car is a low mileage original with tons of documentation and needs only a little cleaning and correcting of some items. Fully documented nickey sold camaro born with factory original gm window sticker born with factory original gm protect plate ncrs certificate showing selling dealer nickey. A great read for your teens to learn muscle car history. Although it does contain a desirable 427 like the aforementioned camaro, its details differ in that the chevelles is an l72 castiron unit, backed by a th400 and obligatory 12bolt posi. Nickey bill thomas 1968 camaro ss 427 super street.
Founded in 1925 and run for many years by brothers e. When the camaro debuted in 1967, nickey claimed to be the first to drop a 427 v. The graphics incorporate both the nickey logo as well as a speciallycreated design for the owner of the vehicle burnout barker. Documentation for this 1967 nickeythomas camaro includes a bill. Nickey performance is an industry leading custom hiperformance shop. This one measures about 6 and 18 inches wide and about 1 and 12 inches tall. Judged 985 of february 2012 winter nationals platinum certificate. It is clear from their solid history and dynamic future that nickey chicago will be handling all of the needs of the muscle car enthusiast, with a wide variety of cars and services, for those who will settle for nothing but the best. From the late 1950s onward, nickey chevrolet in chicago, illinois, built a reputation as one of the countrys goto dealers for high performance parts, and later, turnkey cars. Nickey chevrolet of chicago, illinois was indeed the original super car headquarters. Just in, a real 1973 nickey chevrolet ls6 converted camaro.
Nickey, who started the dealership in the 1920s, then edward and john jack stephani, who purchased the dealership from mr. Bill thomas race cars, anaheim, ca built 427 camaros for california customers, while nickey chevrolet, chicago, il covered the rest of the country. His book also looks deeply into the conversion trend of 427 camaros. It went on sale on september 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the ford mustang. Expert columnists offer tips and solutions to modeling problems about muscle cars, racing vehicles, dioramas, and trucks. It will also be featured in the complete book of camaro by david. Firstgeneration camaro z28 the z28 option was created to compete with the mustang in the transam roadracing series. Quartet of nickey chevys, including a double copo, to sell. Documentation for this 1967 nickeythomas camaro includes a bill thomas race cars work order from 1967 that was written and verified by ron ogilvie. Nickey in the 1930s and owned it into the 1960s when it became famous, bill thomas, who helped create one of the very first highperformance nickey camaro, dan blocker, an actor famous for his role as hoss in the tv show bonanza, who not only had nickey chevrolet sponsor his race car known as the vinegaroon but also became a spokesman for. The complete book of chevrolet camaro, 2nd edition continues the story of americas premier performance car. Retains engine built installed by bill thomas race cars. Documented and certified nickeybill thomas 427 camaro.
Also mentions historical perspective such as the mustang responce which created the car, to the demise of the charger, javelin, and the camaros relation to the pontiac firebird. All firstgeneration z28s were coupes with a 302ci290hp v8 engine to keep within the 305ci maximum for the transam series, a 4speed. Camaro forty years by darwin holmstrom, camaro by david newhardt and the complete book of camaro by david newhardt, due in september 2011. Nickey chevrolet news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2017 learn how and when to. Within months after chevrolets september 1966 introduction of its allnew 67 camaro, nickey and nickeythomas ss427 camaros were on the road. Don yenkos dealership technicians took the standard camaro engine out and swapped in a high performance 427 cubic inch big block v8 along with a list of other performance parts that made these. After they looked at it they could not find anything that would warrant a bad piston ring. I explain to them what i was told and in just in case if i did have a motor issue what was the quote to rebuild my motor.
Find great deals on ebay for nickey and nickey chevrolet. Veteran car craft readers will recognize this camaros inspiration in the pages of the february 1967 issue, in which writer dick scritchfield gave readers an account of the first nickey super. Over time, pearse pieced together the story of how it came to be. Ordered new and built at btr headquarters, in anaheim, ca. Commonly found on the rear body, tail light panels, windows, etc. New super cool nickey chevrolet decal for your camaro. Its twinturbo powerhouse is based on a gm skunkworks 427 cui c5r racing block and delivers over 1,000 rear wheel horsepower. Original nickey chevrolet sold 1969 chevrolet camaro, 427425hp.
Early history of bill thomas 427 bigblock conversions for. Designs, decisions and the inside view tells the story of the formative and most collectible years of that classic pony car. You should use the original weight hood spring with this type of hood. It was the obvious choice and with chevrolet performance legends. So theres the brief as brief as we could be history on the hot rod chevrolet nickey engagement for the 5th gen camaros. Nickey was the first highperformance dealership to install a 427 engine in the newly introduced camaro the nickey name and the famous backwards k logo is familiar to most muscle car enthusiasts, but the dealerships story goes beyond its super car conversions. Camaro books, manuals and dvds for 19672014 camaros from. Find great deals on ebay for nickey chevrolet and nickey camaro. Nickey chevrolet was a chevrolet automobile dealership located in chicago, illinois, usa. It was also was also immortalized as a limited edition diecast miniature by bill thomas old friend. Quartet of nickey chevys, including a double copo, to sell at no reserve. Last stage iii camaro by nickey chevrolet heads to auction. Offering performance and styling upgrades which only nickey chicago can provide, each of the new nickey camaros are custom built, serialized limited editions.
David newhardts camaro, tells the story behind each featured model. Camaro manuals chronicle the camaro equipment, camaro diagrams, and camaro parts you need to turn your new or classic camaro into a riproaring performance machine. Every camaro fan has a favorite, from the yenko and nickey specials to the production models and each is covered here. Affidavit from 35 year owner who purchased in 1977 as nickey super camaro. Nickey campaigned at the dragstrip alot and if this car was a real nickey modified car the price would be great even with a little rust. Foremost among these is the stage i, stage ii, or stage iii nickey super camaro 2010. Some 40 years of camaro history is recounted with detailed color photos, performance specifications, and trivia. Nickey chevrolet also referred to as nickey chicago was a chevrolet automobile dealership located in chicago, illinois, usa. Nickey performance creates a 2016 super camaro lineup.
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