Spanish-speaking people used to make fun of the vintage Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova models and fans calling the first two generations “shoeboxes” certainly did not help its cause. However, the classic car ...

It started as most projects do, a simple to-do list of some bodywork, paint, and a mild 350 engine. And then everything changed. The mild got mean and this little '63 Chevy II Nova was soon on the ...

In 2001, when Danny Miller was only 14 years old he got his first car, a 1963 Chevy II Nova Super Sport. It was nothing special, stock with a 194 cubic inch inline 6 cylinder engine, but ran. “It was ...

The Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova was small and initially not that feisty, as the first model years of the original generation lacked in the V8 department. But that does not mean they cannot become little ...

The Chevy II was the name originally given to the Chevy Nova. For the 1962 model year, Chevy introduced a small, basic economy car competitor for the Ford Falcon. The Nova moniker was among the ...

The Chevy Nova began life as the Chevy II for the 1962 model year, a small, basic economy car competitor for the Ford Falcon. The Nova moniker was among the finalists for the car’s name, but lost out ...

There's nothing quite like your first hot rod. Popping the starter for the very first time and hearing that throaty V-8 come to life seems nothing short of a miracle, especially when that sound is ...

Q: Hey Greg, thanks for all the old car columns, and I’d like to ask about the Chevy II and Chevy Nova and your opinions of the car. It became quite the drag racing car along the way, too. Thanks. — ...

From whence did it come? What goes around eventually comes around again. In the late ’90s, Will Handzel was technical editor at Hot Rod. He had a ’63 Nova that was used in installation and preparation ...