Vehicle Description
Sorry, this vehicle has been sold. If you were interested in this
car and would like us to help you find a similar car or build one
for you, give us a call at (847) 487-2272 and we'll help you out!
One of the coolest things about the classic car hobby is the amount
of passion and creativity enthusiasts put into builds that can
sometimes span many decades. And since all of us here at Custom
Classics in the Chicago area are gear heads in one form or another,
we know the kind of dedication a high dollar project takes. That
said; it seems every time we think we've seen it all, another
completely wild and amazing car comes through these doors and just
knocks our socks off! Unfortunately, we're not sure who did the
incredible build on this Nova from Iowa so we can't give credit
where credit is due. Regardless, we know quality when we see it and
this Pro-Street driver is the real deal - smooth body, quality
parts, nice paint. After we received this car, we decided a
two-tone paint job for this car would really complement the Nova's
lines here, and so we turned the car over to our paint department
where they laid out the great two-tone color scheme you see here.
This 1966 Chevrolet Nova is a professionally assembled stunner
which wraps a very fresh 540 cubic inch V8 and some of the best
performance hardware on the market in a custom massaged interior
and one of the most impressive bodies to ever come out of a GM
design studio. The Nova is a great driver and its current 8%
underdriven setup is great for heading to cruise nights and shows
comfortably. Need some more excitement and boost? Just swap the
pulleys around for more horsepower. We received the car with only a
mile on the motor and have had it professionally dynoed and tuned
by Dynosource Performance in Wadsworth, IL. The car has been driven
some and we couldn't be happier with just how great this car feels
and performs with its current setup. We know any lucky buyer will
agree! Going over some numbers, had this car been built here at our
shop, we'd estimate the build cost to be around $140,000 to
$180,000. Its clear at the current asking price that this amazing
Pro Street Nova is a great buy and we feel that it is in line with
(or even below!) the market for such a unique vehicle. Of course,
it should come as no surprise that these slick little classics draw
the admiration of experts in our hobby. When you get their paint
and panel combination just right, they're guaranteed to be the best
looking muscle car in town! And this super cool, super slick
two-tone '66 Nova pro-street is a 'take no prisoners' build that
was completed to the absolute highest standards. Exceptionally
solid and ready to hit the show circuit, its broad-shouldered body
was aligned to better-than-factory standards, block sanded into a
slick-flat surface and covered with a striking coat of Deep Impact
Blue on the top side and Silvertone Silver on the lower half. The
result is one fantastic looking muscle car which features a level
of fit and finish that is more akin to a concept car than a
45-year-old classic and has the kind of unique style and daydream
inducing eyeball appeal that will drop jaws anywhere you go.
Gleaming into the engine bay here is what you're going to find:
Let's start with the obvious, how about a big beautiful polished
Weiand Blower, with a set of blacked out 750 Quick-Fuel Blower
carbs. That's all bolted down on a 540 cubic inch Big Block with
8:.5-1 Comp Pro series blower style pistons, Comp Cam, and Comp
Push Rods, with a complete Hydraulic Roller set up. Bolted down on
that block is a set of aluminum Brodix ported heads, and a set of
Jet-Hot coated headers blows the exhaust out through a complete
custom built exhaust system. And for the spark that makes it all
happen, is a trusty 6-AL MSD Ignition system. The blower is under
driven for street use. So beyond all those beautiful polished
billet parts is one heck of an engine, which has been set up to be
driver friendly, not to mention it will steal everyone away at any
show & draw them over to your new ride. The handsome, sharp-edged
lines of the Nova II are typical 60s conservative. And because
they're so appealing to look at and so specific in nature, they've
continued to gain significant popularity as car design has become
more and more homogenized. At the front of the car, a show quality
chrome bumper hangs the two modern headlights with turn signals hid
inside of them, which cleans up the front of this little Nova, and
in between those new headlights is a beautiful spotless Gm grill.
Some nice tinted side glass sets off the side of the car just
right, and up front, a new tinted windshield sits behind a big
polished blower. At the sides of the car, clean modernist panels
are complemented by traditional chrome door handles, a crisp and
clean new pair of side mirrors, and custom two tone paint. You'll
see no emblems on the sides to clutter things up, just a clean
slick paint job. And at the back of the car, vertical, chrome
trimmed tail lights illuminate a second body-width chrome bumper
below a pristine, deck lid with a small hand painted emblem off to
the right lower corner. One of the best parts of owning a
pro-touring car is putting it up on a lift; and naturally, this
Nova does not disappoint! I say 'naturally' because, after studying
the body and spending ample time taking in the engine bay, you
should know by now that this car is the real deal! Behind the hot
540, you'll find a tough built 400 Turbo automatic transmission
with Hughes 3500 stall converter, with a deep sump pan which sends
power to a fully rebuilt and reinforced 8 3/4 Posi-traction rear
end and tall 4.10 gears. At the front of the car, a TCI Front
sub-frame slides a modern rack and pinion steering system between
tubular control arms and shiny Deep Impact Blue paint. At the
center of the car ceramic coated, mandrel bent pipes send burnt
dinosaurs into ceramic coated, chamber turbo mufflers. At the back
of the car, a ladder bar suspension keeps the big tires grounded
and the tall gears suspended. And at the corners of the car,
adjustable coil overs combine an excellent ride with a killer
stance. Stops are provided by Aero Space Billet four-wheel disc
brakes which utilize polished calipers to squeeze massive rotors.
The car's floors and chassis are extremely clean and display a nice
text coat of satin black paint which serves as both an aesthetic
attribute and a protective coating. And all the car's awesome
hardware rides on a great looking set of polished Mickey Thompson
billet wheels which spin Mickey Thompson 24x5 R15 front and 29x18
R15 rear radials. Take a look inside this laser straight Nova and
you'll find a custom-tailored environment that, despite its chamois
surfaces and custom inserts, still retains all the integrity of
GM's impeccable original design up front, while towards the rear of
the interior you get that pro-street look and feel. The new custom
seats, which are covered in gray material, has only test miles on
this fresh build, therefore you'll find no wear at all, and they
feel every bit as soft as they look. In front of those seats a
familiar square dash, which is completely upgraded with a full set
of Auto Meter gauges between spotless dash panel. Below those seats
new custom gray carpet, which is protected by a set of floor mats
and some GM door sills. And above those seats, a tight new
headliner centers a trimmed dome light between the cus