1965 chevrolet chevy ii

With their simple, straight bodylines, tons of power, and compact sizing, the Chevrolet Nova always attracts a crowd. This Chevrolet Nova SS goes even further, 1965 chevrolet chevy ii, cranking the coolness scale up to A verified factory Super Sport Nova with a manual transmission and all the original gauges, 60's performance doesn't get much better than this.

This gorgeous vehicle comes in a stunning dark blue paint job complemented by an immaculate matching interior. Powering this speed demon is a stroker V8 with hydraulic roller cam, Brodix aluminum heads, Edelbrock intake, Hooker headers and aluminum radiator. The Turbo automatic transmission with a stall converter rips through gears pushing power to the rear end with 4 link coil over and ladder bar. The car has 4 wheel disc brakes, Billet Specialties wheels, bucket seats with center console, LPP Classes front clip with rack and pinion. The car only has 1, miles on it since the restoration and comes with a file of receipts from the build. Nova was the top model in the Chevy II lineup through

1965 chevrolet chevy ii

Built on the X-body platform , the Nova was the top selling model in the Chevy II lineup through The Chevy II nameplate was dropped after , with Nova becoming the nameplate for all of the through models. It was replaced by the Chevrolet Citation introduced in the spring of Chevrolet designer Clare MacKichan recalled about creating the Chevy II: "There was no time for experimentation or doodling around with new ideas from either the engineers or from us in design; And it had to be a basic-type car. Unlike the Corvair , the Chevy II design team deliberately avoided any revolutionary features in concept or execution; their mission was to give Chevrolet buyers a simple, back-to-the-basics compact car. There was a lot of debate within the Chevrolet organization over just what to call this new car, and the decision to go with "Chevy II" was a very late one. Among the finalists was Nova. It lost out because it didn't start with a "C," but was selected as the name for the top-of-the-line series. Ultimately the Nova badge would replace Chevy II, but that wouldn't happen until In almost every way, the creators of the Chevy II used Falcon as a benchmark. The model range included sedans and wagons, as well as a two-door hardtop and a convertible. After the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair was outsold by the conventional Ford Falcon in , Chevrolet completed work on a more conventional compact car that would eventually become the Chevy II.

Oldsmobile and Buick entered the compact car market; both the Apollo and Omega debuted, using the same body styles from the Nova lineup.

However, the car is commonly referred to as both names. Unlike the Corvair, this model was much more conventional and much better received. These cars are very cool classics and pretty rare to find as solid first generation models. Their compact, simple nature make them great cruisers with a little modern sprucing up. This '65 Nova SS 2-door sedan nicely restored with several modern touches giving the car a great driving experience while maintaining a nostalgic feel. It's powered by a ci V8 engine paired with a Chevy turbo automatic transmission.

In , Chevrolet had a big winner in its Corvair Monza, but nothing to compete with Ford's high-flying Falcon. The solution: the back-to-basics, low-cost Chevrolet Chevy II. When the cars made their debut in the fall of , media attention was focused on Detroit's answer to the imports: Chevrolet's radical, rear-engined Corvair; Ford's simple, sensible Falcon; and Chrysler's highly styled Valiant. And when sales were counted -- , Falcons, , Corvairs, and , Valiants -- one thing was clear: Falcon was the car to beat, and Corvair was in trouble. In its first year, Falcon not only outsold the seemingly unstoppable Rambler, but also surpassed combined sales of the two top imports, the Volkswagen Beetle and Renault Dauphine. Not too bad for a car Chevrolet had derisively termed a "cut-down big car. While Corvair's intriguing, import-inspired design was widely celebrated in the press, including a Time magazine cover story and a Motor Trend "Car of the Year" award, the Falcon was pleasing car buyers with its greater interior comfort, bigger trunk, and better gas mileage. The only thing that saved the Corvair in was the mid-year introduction of the sporty, bucket-seat Monza coupe, a car that appealed to a different sort of buyer altogether. By , the hot-selling Monza was accounting for nearly half of Corvair volume.

1965 chevrolet chevy ii

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Also, the optional Strato bucket seats available on coupes switched from the previous low-back design with adjustable headrests to the high back units with built-in headrests introduced the previous year on Camaros and Vegas. That price included fuel injection, sport suspension, power steering, leather-covered steering wheel, tachometer, four-wheel disc brakes, and wider tires on aluminum wheels, but it was a stiff tariff, and few were ordered approximately 3, Twin-Cam models were built. All Chevy II engines featured overhead valves. In Argentina offered the style Chevy II as the Chevrolet through , and the —72 Nova as the Chevrolet Chevy from late through , both models overlapping for several years. MBI Publishing Company. American style interior color coordination was absent. This vehicle is located at our Grand Rapids facility. Your form has been submitted We will get back to you soon! The ignition switch remained dash mounted as the U. Toggle navigation GR Auto Gallery of grand rapids. A five-speed manual transmission was standard, as in the regular Novas, but the Twin-Cam offered a four-speed automatic as an option versus the three-speed offered on other models. FR layout. The Four is an excellent hackabout for specialized local use — if you can stand the vibration. The Chevy II came in entry-level form or as the posher Nova , each in three body styles. Originally offered in top-line Beaumont and base Invader trim, the top trim line was renamed Canso in anticipation of the Chevelle -based Acadian Beaumont which would arrive for

Ford's compact Falcon had Chevrolet worried. The rear-engined Corvair, though technically innovative, lagged in universal appeal.

The rear of the Concours also got new triple unit taillamps reminiscent of the Caprice. The model year introduced a hatchback body style based on the 2-door coupe. Above the front marker lenses, the LN had 4. A verified factory Super Sport Nova with a manual transmission and all the original gauges, 60's performance doesn't get much better than this. Chevy Malibu. A five-door hatchback was added shortly after its introduction, and the line was distributed throughout the US and Canada beginning around traditional new-model introduction time in the fall as were the other Chevy imports, the Suzuki-based Sprint which had been first launched on the West Coast and the Isuzu-based Spectrum which had initially been available on the Eastern Seaboard and throughout New England and New York State. Personal luxury. Interior Interior Color. The four-door proved by far the more popular — by about three to one. All Novas got a crosshatch pattern that filled the deck lid trim panel. By far its most important asset is a body with substantially the room of intermediate cars, but with a very compact silhouette and especially good entrance height. Today, only seven units are registered and known to exist.