What is this car

[raaizin]

I spotted this on the road trip to Carlisle this weekend. What kind of car is this AMC or Studebaker not sure.

 

[Krieg]

Chevy 2? Before my time.

I'm guessing and probably wrong...

 

[Urshurak776]

• This is a 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova sedan featured in a light blue exterior color.
• The vehicle is equipped with a 194 cubic inch inline-6 engine and aftermarket wheels.
• Common interior options for this model included blue vinyl upholstery.
• Values for similar classic 1963 Chevrolet Novas typically range between $8,000 and $16,000 depending on condition

I have a friend that would love to have this.....

 

[BHopkins]

I haven't seen too many of the sedan version. My grandfather had a '64 Chevy II coupe, that I inherited when he died.

 

[CleanSump]

AI answered - right click and choose "search this image with Google Lens"
Then copy/paste the answer into a post.

 

[Number_35]

1st-gen ('62 - '65) Chevy II/Nova

These were available with a 153 four, a 194 six, or a 283 V8. Perhaps even 327 ...

Chevy's Corvair was not as successful as had been hoped, so GM rushed the Chevy II into production as a Falcon and Valiant competitor.

(Edit: Rambler too.)

 

[DCDG]

something that should be in my garage. yeah like a box nova

 

[DCDG]

I would so drop a 327 AFR heads comp cam kooks headers paired with a T-5 and 3.73s

 

[BHopkins]

I haven't seen too many of the sedan version. My grandfather had a '64 Chevy II coupe, that I inherited when he died.

With the help of AI, I answered my own question. It appears that the 4 door Chevy II was the most popular body style, but since the 2 door was much more popular with hot rod guys, there are way more 2 door survivors that the 4 door and wagon.

 

[KCJeep]

AI doesn't know what it's talking about as usual. Clearly a Subaru.

 

[BHopkins]

I would so drop a 327 AFR heads comp cam kooks headers paired with a T-5 and 3.73s
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I remember back in the day, that while many guys tricked out the Chevy II, they found it wasn't the best car for it, as the unibody construction wasn't rigid enough to take a lot of power. Does that sound familiar to others of you that are old enough to remember?

 

[cheech279]

Definitely a pre-1965 Chevy II. My mother had a '65 with the straight six and the woeful two-speed powerglide transmission.

 

[BHopkins]

AI doesn't know what it's talking about as usual. Clearly a Subaru.

Whatch you talkin bout, Willis? You forgot the laughing emoji.

 

[DCDG]

I remember back in the day, that while many guys tricked out the Chevy II, they found it wasn't the best car for it, as the unibody construction wasn't rigid enough to take a lot of power. Does that sound familiar to others of you that are old enough to remember?

the chassis would need stiffening no doubt

 

[GaryMX5]

I would so drop a 327 AFR heads comp cam kooks headers paired with a T-5 and 3.73s
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Lots of people played with similar improvements on their Nova's back in the sixties and early seventies. I even saw some with 396's running on Woodward Ave and Telegraph Blvd (well know street racing meccas in the Detroit area) back in the day. Big block 427's eventually found their way into them for the strip. A fair amount of room under the hood, cheap base to start with, lightweight, but the short wheelbase made them a real handful with crazy power. Neighbor had a pretty little red on red 64 nova and he and his dad dropped in a chevy 265 cu. in. V8 into it. Ideal fit and a very easy (and cheap at the time) motor to improve performance on. I thought this was a perfect match for that car.

 

[redbone3]

Definitely a pre-1965 Chevy II. My mother had a '65 with the straight six and the woeful two-speed powerglide transmission.

And Chevy stuck with that woeful (but reliable) transmission for a Looong time. It was especially bad in my part of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County. Going uphill would have been a lot better with a third gear.

 

[CorvairGeek]

I remember back in the day, that while many guys tricked out the Chevy II, they found it wasn't the best car for it, as the unibody construction wasn't rigid enough to take a lot of power. Does that sound familiar to others of you that are old enough to remember?

Fun fact, while there is an early Chevy II convertible (all Novas) for 1962 and 1963, it wasn't available for 1964 (or after) when the 283 V8 became available. The reason seems pretty obvious.

 

[DCDG]

Lots of people played with similar improvements on their Nova's back in the sixties and early seventies. I even saw some with 396's running on Woodward Ave and Telegraph Blvd (well know street racing meccas in the Detroit area) back in the day. Big block 427's eventually found their way into them for the strip. A fair amount of room under the hood, cheap base to start with, lightweight, but the short wheelbase made them a real handful with crazy power. Neighbor had a pretty little red on red 64 nova and he and his dad dropped in a chevy 265 cu. in. V8 into it. Ideal fit and a very easy (and cheap at the time) motor to improve performance on. I thought this was a perfect match for that car.

those little Chevy V8's were screamers and can easily make 350-360hp with complementary torque figures.

 

[1000MPH]

Could that be an Acadian or Beaumont or whatever they called them in Canada?

 

[JimPghPA]

Back in the early 70's anyone who wanted one, could find them for somewhere between $50 to $100 with a bad engine or rusted out frame, buy one of each type, pull the good engine from the rusted frame one, put it in the bad engine one, and have something to drive for a couple of years.

We had a hefty I beam built into my grandmother's 4 car garage that was 2 cars wide and 2 cars deep. Put a chain type block and tackle on that I beam and buy pizza for the gang for a few nights, and get-er-done.

Many other similar vehicles of that time were similar in cost and ease of making one good from two bad.