1964 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova
 The 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 sedan was priced at $2,243. |
"Despite its new vigor," read an ad for the 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova, "it's still a nice, quiet, sturdy, sensible, unpretentious car. With sharper teeth." Sharper than before, to be sure, but a V-8 Chevy II still required more than 11 seconds to reach 60 mph.
On the downside, the cool Chevrolet Nova convertible was dropped. So was the Nova's Super Sport option -- at least until midyear. Customer demand brought it back as a package for the Nova hardtop coupe.
Those 1964 Chevrolet Nova SS coupes wore thin body-peak moldings and silver-colored rear coves. Inside were front bucket seats and a console-mounted gearshift for a choice of Powerglide automatic transmission or, in V-8 versions, a four-speed manual. More than one-third of Sport Coupes had the SS option.
The mid-level Chevy II 300 series faded away for 1964. That left the Chevy II 100 in two- and four-door sedan and four-door wagon form, and the plusher Nova 400 in sedan, wagon, and hardtop coupe form.
The 90-horsepower 153-cubic-inch four-cylinder engine was available only in the value-priced Chevy II 100 series. The Chevy II Nova 400s came standard with a 120-horsepower 194-cubic-inch six.
1964 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Facts
| Model | Weight range (lbs.) | Price range (new) | Number built |
| Chevy II 100 | 2,455-2,840 | $2,011-$2,406 | 53,100 (approx.) |
| Chevy II Nova 400 | 2,560-2,860 | $2,206-$2,503 | 102,900 (approx.) |
| Chevy II Nova SS, I6 | 2,675 | $2,433 | 10,576 |
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