<br> High-performance fans could take advantage of Nova's relatively light weight and the availability of the Super Sport package. A Custom Exterior package for lesser Novas cost $98, while a vinyl top added $84. Multiple-leaf rear springs were installed on SS models, while other Novas kept their single-leaf configuration. Nova SS models had a special hood with simulated air intakes, blackout grille and rear panel, and wide-oval tires on seven-inch wheels. Options included power brakes and steering, Four-Season or Comfort-Car air conditioning, rear shoulder belts, and head restraints. Have lower power. Because signals in optical fibers degrade less, lower-power transmitters can be used instead of the high-voltage electrical transmitters needed for copper wires. All told, the sales brochure claimed 15 power team choices for coupes and a dozen for sedans. Now know simply as the Nova, it repeated the two-door coupe and four-door sedan body choices from 1968. Basic Novas again came in a single trim level with a choice of three engines: a 90-horsepower four-cylinder, a 140-horsepower 230-cubic-inch six, or a 200-horsepower 307-cubic-inch V-8. The V-8 choices were a 200-horsepower Turbo-Fire 307 cubic incher or a 275-horse Turbo-Fire 327. The hot 350-horsepower 327 was gone. About 10,100 Nova SS Chevrolets went to customers this year, 8,200 of them with V-8 engines.<br>
<br> The 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova received nothing more than a touch-up after a wholesale restyling for 1966. The 1967 Chevy II and its deluxe Nova rendition continued to attract compact-car shoppers, but the Chevrolet Camaro, introduced for 1967, drained away some buyers. Compared to 1966'sl model-year output, sales of the 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova dropped by more than a third, 106,500 (including 12,900 station wagons). The 1970 Chevrolet Nova continued as the entry-level Chevrolet and was little changed in appearance compared to the 1969 version. Compared to the 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova, the 1968 Chevy Nova had more shoulder room and legroom and a redesigned interior with a contoured new instrument panel. The 1971 Chevrolet Nova was unavailable with a four-cylinder engine, a first for Chevy’s compact car. Basic Novas had a 90-horsepower 153-cubic-inch four-cylinder engine, a new 155-horsepower 250-cubic-inch six, or a popular 200-horsepower 307-cubic-inch V-8. Actually, the 396 V-8 displaced 402-cubic-inches for 1970 thanks to a slight increase in bore diameter, but Chevrolet stuck with the familiar "396" designation.<br>
<br> The 1969 Chevrolet Nova became Chevrolet's smallest passenger car as the rear-engine Corvair was finally laid to rest. But the designers gave it an all-new front end, with the pointed grille and exposed headlights that Knudsen wanted for the all-new car. Performance buffs could select front disc brakes, a heavy-duty clutch, dual exhausts, rally wheels, Positraction, and special instrumentation. Chevrolet boasted of its "clean sweep in styling, performance and economy" with the 1968 Nova. Apart from that powertrain shift and installation of new Power-Beam headlights, little changed for the 1971 Chevrolet Nova. Nova SS coupes had a console-mounted shift lever with their Powerglide automatic transmission four-speed manual Other models employed a column-mounted gearshift. This transmission was also used in the Vega, but only 2,992 were installed in Novas. Six-cylinder Novas could get Chevy's ill-fated clutchless Torque-Drive semi-automatic transmission. Hot Novas were therefore named SS 350 and SS 396 and were offered only with a four-speed manual gearbox or floor-shifted Turbo Hydra-Matic. A floor-shifted three-speed gearbox was available, as were a four-speed manaul and Powerglide automatic. Fake front fender louvers also were available, but not required. Tiny fins on the front fenders were made of soft rubber too, and then deleted entirely shortly after the start of production.<br>
<br> The 1978 Chevrolet Nova got a restyled front end and a Nova Custom model took over as top-line duty, replacing the too-costly Nova Concours. Available only in hardtop coupe form, the 1967 Chevrolet Nova SS got a new black-accented anodized aluminum grille. Gone were wagon and two-door hardtop body styles. The 1968 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova had a freshly contoured body that featured a new "tunnel effect" roofline. 1967 Chevrolet Nova SS. 1970 Nova from the 1969 model. Like the 1969 model, the 1970 Chevrolet Nova was offered only as a two-door coupe or four-door sedan. The engine lineup for the basic 1968 Chevrolet Nova started with a 90-horsepower Super-Thrift four-cylinder and a 140-horsepower Turbo-Thrift 230-cubic-inch six. A 250-cubic-inch six was also available. Ads referred to the 1971 Nova as "America's not-too-small, not-too-big car," and galvanized steel decking in a slap at the cramped new subcompact breed, noted that Nova coupes seated five adults and sedans six. Wide rib deck, commonly referred to as B deck, is the most common type of roof deck used. Built-in planters can the best idea for a small deck, especially when paired with built-in seating and kept in scale with the small size of the area.<br>
