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Chevy Snuck a Corvette Engine Into the 1966 Nova SS — Then Pulled It From the Order Sheet a Year Later

Chevrolet quietly offered a 350-horsepower, Corvette-rated 327 in the humble 1966 Chevy II Nova SS. One year later the option vanished almost entirely. Here’s why documented survivors now outsell nearly every other Nova on the market.

The 1965 Chevy II Nova Was Chevrolet’s Cheapest Compact — Restomod Builders Are Turning It Into a 525-Horsepower Sleeper

by Jack Harmon

A 1965 Chevy II Nova built to be forgotten now hides a 525-horsepower LS3 under its hood. Only about 9,100 Novas wore the SS badge that year, and none of them could touch what this modern restomod does today. Here’s why builders are quietly targeting Chevrolet’s cheapest 1960s compact.

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Chevy Snuck a Corvette Engine Into the 1966 Nova SS — Then Pulled It From the Order Sheet a Year Later

The 1965 Chevy II Nova Was Chevrolet’s Cheapest Compact — Restomod Builders Are Turning It Into a 525-Horsepower Sleeper