1966 was the first year of the second-generation Nova. Total production tallied 172,485 examples of the breed, of which only a handful survive without corrosion problems or aftermarket modifications.

One of the first classes was Modified Production, which started off as a dumping point for previous years' hottest factory model no longer competitive in Super Stock or A/Factory Experimental. Often, ...

The old adage in drag racing is "there is no replacement for displacement." That certainly rang true for many Sportsman racers in the 1960s who wanted more out of life than Stock or Super Stock runner ...