Although the first American compact car, the Nash Rambler, arrived in 1950, the Big Three didn't join the segment until about a decade later. In 1959, Ford rolled out the Falcon, and Plymouth ...

The Chevrolet Nova may not have been very appreciated during its time on the market, but it certainly enjoys a second life, and a successful one at that, thanks to custom garages that keep bringing ...

One of the most entertaining things you can do when building a hot rod or restomod is to cram a large, powerful engine into a small car. After all, acceleration is just an equation of horsepower to ...

It’s always interesting to see what a builder prioritizes when making something custom, whether it’s looks, performance, comfort, or maybe something else entirely. This particular 1966 Chevy Nova, for ...

Debuted in 1962 as economy class competition for Ford's Falcon, the original Chevy II was offered with a limited choice of either 4-banger or straight-six horsepower. The following year Chevrolet ...

When the new '66 Chevy II hit the showrooms, the performance world took notice. This newly shaped musclecar not only enlisted Chevy's 327 to pull hard acceleration, but it also had a distinct ...

Bought the car from a wreck yard and restored it to a 12 second strip performer. It was a real looker with white swivel seats, Electron Blue ext with hood ghost flames. My next door neighbor wouldn't ...

From an early age, Gary Veeder knew he loved cars. His father, Ozzie, loved Chevys. He invested time and money buying used Corvettes and working on them. That passion for hot-rodding took hold in the ...

Tommy and Peyton make a plan of attack to resurrect a 1966 Chevy Nova, a first for the Detroit Muscle shop. After their upscale treatment, this Nova codenamed Project Starstruck, will be a low, mean, ...

We last left Project Getaway, Ed Krawiec's '66 Nova dream car, with the front half mocked together and actually starting to resemble a car again. Our next mission was to turn to the back half of the ...