1970 was a pretty important year for the Chevrolet Nova SS. It was the moment when the GM brand decided to give up on the SS 396, so starting with 1971, the car came fitted with various engine options ...

The Chevy II bowed for the 1962 model year as a direct competitor for the Ford Falcon. Among the names suggested for the new car was the Chevy Nova moniker, which lost out as it did not start with the ...

Introduced for the 1962 model year, the Chevrolet Nova was the company's belated response to the compact car market. Initially sold as an economy-oriented automobile with inline-six power, the Nova ...

This triple-black, big-block, 4-speed Chevy Nova SS comes from a time when having a muscle car “your way” was easy. Keeping in mind the Chevrolet and Mopar performance vehicles have been on hiatus for ...

If we were pirates, things like this would be our treasure. Our treasure sports big V8 engines, and styling seen from a different time, however. What we're talking about here is this 1970 Chevrolet ...

New York's Vince Pileggi graduated high school in June, 1965. A few months later, he bought a '59 Impala convertible with a 3x2 348 and Powerglide automatic. In no time, he changed it to stick shift ...

Hello, Greg, during an Internet search for Drag Racing in northeast Pennsylvania, I found your name and email from articles you authored on numerous Pennsylvania to Massachusetts websites. I am ...

General Motors kicked off the Golden Age of American Muscle with the 1964 Pontiac GTO, followed closely by the Buick 4-4-2, Chevrolet Chevelle, and Oldsmobile Gran Sport. They escalated things in 1967 ...

Travis Kline, of Lima, says one day his 1970 Nova SS may belong to his son, Travis II, who helps keep it clean. LIMA – Travis Kline has lived the old saying: “If it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no ...

Q: Greg, I really like the old car columns and seek your knowledge. I know that in 1970, the SS 396 isn't really an SS 396 in that it came with a 402-inch V8 engine. How did this happen and why wasn't ...

• We chose this 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 396 as our Bring a Trailer pick today. (BaT, like Car and Driver, is owned by Hearst Autos.) • The Chevelle has a four-speed manual and a 402-cubic-inch V-8 ...