New The 1967 Nickey/Bill Thomas Camaro Wheel, Made Past Times Rader

In Dec 1966, a gentleman inward California purchased the car, originally an SS350, novel for his girlfriend. The human relationship ended erstwhile inward mid-1967, as well as he got the machine back. He wasn’t satisfied alongside the functioning of the small-block engine, thence Nickey Chevrolet, as well as then “the largest functioning parts dealer inward the country,” says Dean, commissioned Bill Thomas Race Cars to convert the machine to Nickey big-block status.

Bill Thomas Race Cars would destination upwards doing only a pocket-size pose out of 1967 Camaro big-block conversions nether the organization alongside Nickey. The terms of transportation cars from California to Chicago made the partnership cost-prohibitive. Nickey as well as then turned to Dick Harrell to perform the big-block conversions, as well as past times the destination of 1967, Bill Thomas Race Cars was no longer connected to Nickey Chevrolet.

While virtually of the Bill Thomas conversions used 427-inch Corvette engines, this machine received a “cheater” 427 engine that came inward at 467 ci. The machine was too equipped alongside a 12-bolt Posi raise alongside 3.07 gears. Best estimate is that the possessor was interested inward high-speed highway cruising instead of quick acceleration. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 “Bill Thomas Traction Kit” (a ready of traction bars) was too installed, equally was a ready of “special mufflers,” a ready of Rader wheels, as well as a ready of “Perrelli” (sic) tires.

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