Re: Chevrolet Racing, the early years.
It seems the Alan Green Chevrolet fastback Chevy II / Nova started out as dark green, then painted lime green, and then ended up being painted yellow over the years...until it was found as seen in the previous photos.
http://images35.fotki.com/v1197/phot...rch1966-vi.jpg http://images34.fotki.com/v1195/phot...stback8-vi.jpg http://images47.fotki.com/v1455/phot...evyIIAG-vi.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...27TJ/00024.jpg |
Re: Chevrolet Racing, the early years.
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Article on the CKC Chevy II / Nova fastback...funny it shows a few different big blocks in it though.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...8&d=1314565811 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...4&d=1314565811 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...5&d=1314565811 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...6&d=1314565811 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...9&d=1314565811 |
Re: Chevrolet Racing, the early years.
A couple more early pics of the CKC Chevy II / Nova fastback...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/...18c0dfc7bb.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2427/3...6a7_z.jpg?zz=1 http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...rag_racing.jpg http://speedcityresin.com/ckc%20fastback%20chevy.jpg |
Re: Chevrolet Racing, the early years.
And a few of when they switched to injection & supercharged engines...
http://images32.fotki.com/v1102/phot...o3868DW-vi.jpg http://images35.fotki.com/v1169/phot...51967DW-vi.jpg http://image.superchevy.com/f/913768...ar+burnout.jpg http://images33.fotki.com/v1189/phot...SSDI266-vi.jpg |
Re: Chevrolet Racing, the early years.
Has anyone here ever heard of how many of these fastback Nova's that survived after all these years...
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whats incredible is the rear is independent suspension, front solid. rear has coil over shocks and springs and front leafs, that is some amout of fabricating they did then.
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That Sedgefiled Gulf Station was owned and run by Earl Benson for many many years.
Earl and his brother Bobby.....my good friend in high school......raced various cars. They lived in Lake Hiawatha NJ and Bobby and I spent lots of time messing with cars and reading Earl's little Hot Rod Magazine collection before we were 17.... They owned a sizable property with a huge garage and other garages. Their father ran a dairy and food delivery service out of the big garage before he died. Earl had a Corvette and raced it as a gasser with injection. I can recall him struggling with that injection trying to get the car off the line.... Bobby at one time had a Turbo Corvair and raced it as well.... I passed that station many times and still do as 2 of my good friends live close by. I don't recall ever seeing that Nova and have no recollection of the Bensons ever racing anything like that...... They basically were just locals like so many back then that went to the drags with a car to race for trophys.... P.S. The van in the background of the picture is one I probably drove ! I worked at that parts store along with another friend around 1969-1970 for a short while.... |
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Some other racers used the other regular Chevy II / Nova bodies like this one with the motor set back...
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me...xvpo1_1280.jpg |
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