1974 Chevrolet Camaro Nickey Stage III

Written by Patrick Smith
David Newhardt, courtesy of Mecum Auctions
  • Documented with the Certificate of Authenticity by Nickey Chicago and Don Swiatek as an L88 conversion
  • Documented by NICB as delivered new to Nickey Chevrolet on 11/17/73
  • Notarized affidavit from the second owner detailing the history of the car
  • The last known car converted by Nickey Chevrolet before closing at the end of 1973
  • The car scored 999 points at the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, receiving a Concours Gold Certification and the award for the Best Chevrolet-Modified at the show
  • Showing 33,000 believed-original miles
  • Rotisserie restoration retaining the original interior, except for the carpet
  • Featured on the cover of Muscle Car Review
  • L88 427-ci engine with Holley 4-barrel
  • Iron open-chamber heads, 12.5:1 pistons
  • Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 automatic
  • GM 10-bolt Positraction 4.56 rear end
  • Power steering and brakes, LT trim
  • Gabriel HiJacker air shocks with Lakewood traction bars and chrome Cragar wheels
  • First owner from 1974 to 1980, second owner from 1980 to 2010, with 28 years in storage and part of the Mike Guarise Collection since 2011
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