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While it doesn’t have the romance of a Camaro or a Corvette, the Nova is still a highly collectible and popular vehicle from Chevy’s mid-century muscle car era. Originally a trim level for the Chevy II, this compact car rolled out in 1962 to poach some of the Ford Falcon’s market. Available in varieties including a coupe, sedan, station wagon and a convertible, the boxy Chevy II of the early ’60s was originally limited to a 4-cylinder and a 6-cylinder engine. A Super Sport package became an option in 1963 and a V8 became available in 1964, getting the model closer to peak Nova. A full redesign in 1968 resulted in an aggressively styled fastback that most enthusiasts picture when thinking about the Chevy Nova in its true muscle car format. With a longer wheelbase and a stronger Chevy 350 V8 as the standard engine, the car (officially renamed to just “Nova” in 1969) shared a lot of style with the recently introduced Camaro. The Nova’s big block era topped out in 1970 with an optional 396 engine pushing 375hp, but regulations and gas changes started to dial back the power the next year. The Nova’s final generation in the late ’70s saw it transition to a car more focused on luxury than power. The LN version (“Luxury Nova”) eventually became the Concours, and other brands in the GM family evolved the Nova into other vehicles like the Buick Skylark and the Cadillac Seville. The Nova eventually disappeared as Chevy ceased production in favor of the Citation. A brief revival of the Nova in the mid-1980s came in the form of a partnership with Toyota. They created an oddly conceived compact based on the Corolla, which eventually morphed into the Geo Prizm in 1989: a far cry from the monsters of the late ’60s.