For the 1966 model year, the Chevy Nova received an extensive restyling and the L79 small-block V8 with 5.4 liters on deck and a 585-cfm carburetor for good measure. Forged internals, a high-lift ...

The 1966 Chevy II Nova SS arrived in showrooms as a compact coupe with polite proportions and restrained styling, yet it quickly earned a reputation for humiliating larger, more expensive muscle cars.

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 ...

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 ...