Lots of talk about Motion Performance.....wouldn't want to forget the Midwest and the Left Coast
05-09-2002, 11:24 AM
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Re: Lots of talk about Motion Performance.....
I have a 1967 Nickey 427 L88 Camaro similar to the one pictured on the Nickey catalog. Bill Thomas and Nickey were building 427 Camaros even before Chevy released the 1967 396 Camaro. Thomas was working on special projects for Chevy and briefly road raced a white 1956 Corvette.
Bill Thomas and sprint car designer Don Edmunds worked together to put a fuel-injected 327 into a modified sprint car tube-frame chassis and enclosed it in a wild looking coupe body with a 90" wheelbase. Called a Cheetah, it was designed to compete with the Cobras. The Cheetah became a popular race car although not very successful.
Nickey Chevrolet has a long history of racing Corvettes. They raced one of the SR2s at one time. According to one web site, "Jim Jefford drove for Chicago based Nickey Chevrolet in 1958. Jeffords was virtually unbeatable as he easily took the titles in 1958 and 1959 in the Nickey Chevrolet "Purple People Eater" Corvette".
Bill Thomas and sprint car designer Don Edmunds worked together to put a fuel-injected 327 into a modified sprint car tube-frame chassis and enclosed it in a wild looking coupe body with a 90" wheelbase. Called a Cheetah, it was designed to compete with the Cobras. The Cheetah became a popular race car although not very successful.
Nickey Chevrolet has a long history of racing Corvettes. They raced one of the SR2s at one time. According to one web site, "Jim Jefford drove for Chicago based Nickey Chevrolet in 1958. Jeffords was virtually unbeatable as he easily took the titles in 1958 and 1959 in the Nickey Chevrolet "Purple People Eater" Corvette".
05-09-2002, 01:08 PM
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Re: Lots of talk about Motion Performance..... (joe58)
Joe,
We'd like to hear / see more about your '67 Camaro. After all, it has a Corvette engine. :smash:
Here's the Cheetah...
We'd like to hear / see more about your '67 Camaro. After all, it has a Corvette engine. :smash:
Here's the Cheetah...
05-13-2002, 07:03 PM
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Re: Lots of talk about Motion Performance..... (67HEAVEN)
Evidently the Cheetah was built for speed not comfort. It looks like the shifter would be...... behind you.
With my inexpert eyes, I can see many problems with weight/balance, based upon that picture. :eek:
With my inexpert eyes, I can see many problems with weight/balance, based upon that picture. :eek: