The History of the Chevrolet Nova and Chevy II Every successful automobile is a reflection of its time, but very few cars are as representative of their era in automotive history as Chevrolet’s Chevy II and Nova. That may seem like a pretty grand statement to put on the shoulders of such a simple economy car, but after all the Chevy II changed many times over during it’s 17 year run. The 1960’s and 1970’…showed first 75 words of 838 total…

…showed last 75 words of 838 total…muscle cars. Chevy did away with big-blocks to meet government standards in 1971 and installed a smog pump which lowered emissions. Many contributed these changes to the Nova’s demise. Looking back on nearly two decades of Chevy Novas, one can only Bartal, Six realize what a tremendous impact that this single car had on the entire automobile industry. This was no ordinary car, it was a car built from dreams, to fulfill the American dream.