1968 Chevelle 396 -1955 BelAir 454 - Chevy Day at Nick's Garage 

That 68SS, Thank God they killed the music when that beast fired up. Music to my ears. One of the best looking 68's I've ever seen. I wouldn't change a thing.

Oh my god that 396 Chevelle was stunning. The sound. The paint.

Nick's garage is not just another shop building cars, every car that Nick works on always has a story behind it, and now that Nick shop puts there hands on it another story begins when the owners mention that the cars was worked on by Nick..........very fortunate to be part on his entourage......your passion and you are genuine.....great shop.

It is really encouraging to see such a young fellow owning and appreciating something from the first muscle-car era. I sometimes feel that soon, even in my own lifetime, the only place we'll be able to see "our kind of cars" is in museums. Hope not, but the place I live is a great example. There used to be more street-rods, hot-rods, muscle-cars & etcetera around here than anyplace else I ever lived. Now, you see them at the dragstrip, or posed in some parking lot with the owner in a lawn chair, and that's about it. So, thumbs up to the youngblood with the '68, even a bowtie '68. Chevy or not, that is one sweet ride.

That Green hue is a favorite then add that Ivory interior and I’m ALL IN! Kudos-Cheers👍🏻

Those chevy big blocks were real good for daily drivers, I've had more than one.

That is what keeps things interesting, working on different cars

That's what is love about old cars too! Outward visibility is excellent! Not like the outward visibility of the tanks nowadays. :-(

Nick, I'm a Mopar guy but I just pulled an 454 engine from scrap yard. $270! All original turns over freely. I always liked the big chevy engines too. Going to do a fresh overhaul rebuild. 268XE. PRW stainless roller rockers. Bowl blend. Matching valve springs kit. RPM air gap. New oil pump etc. Should be nice fun street motor. Stock restored exhaust manifolds. Glass packs. 😊

That's one thing you have to love about a Chevy big block is that it doesn't take much hit hit 400 horse power even out of the smallest big block.

Ever since I was a kid I noticed something special about the Chevelle. It has a very masculine look to it. It just looks powerful.

Love color, no vinyl top, SS white stripe and front and rear bumper guards. Now add original steering wheel and I'd say "PERFECT" GOOD JOB TO ALL INVOLVED ! ! !

You have a great team Nick.

Nick keep on the nice work you make on all these classics!!! Greetings from Athens!!!

Nick repaired the customer complaint not to tell him that his car was a dog.

Chevy had nice paint colors on their muscle cars,,Chevelle sounds and look outstanding,,I do love the 55-56,,not too fond with fins,upright,but that '59 Impala is a masterpiece

"...and just to frost the donut..." LOL! :D Great vid and love the line.

Salute to you and your team👍😁💯

Beautiful Chevelle love the 55 too Two Lane Blacktop!

68 Chevelle is one of my favorite years the others are 67 and 70 SS with the LS6 454 That is a cherry 68 love the color with the white interior the only thing I don't like is it's a automatic instead of a manual 4 spd but it's still awesome I'm a Mopar man but I love all American Muscle

Nick looked rite at home in that 68 Chevelle, but now we need a Pontiac day, let's get a nice rare 69 Bonneville , or a GP w a 428, or a nice Goat, come on

man i love these cars,love 55's same age as me was my 1'st car

Love that 68 Chevelle Nick Amazing Sounding Engine That 396 You And Vasilis Built 😎👍🏼 Happy Canada Day Nick and Crew 😊😊😊😊

I just got doing a bunch of work to a CTS-V that went from 550 stock flywheel hp to 647hp on the pavement. The customer dropped it off a couple days after the tune and said, "Have fun with her when you're done for the day." Didn't have to tell me twice.

Hearing that Chevy 396 reminds me of my very favorite sounding motor; the high compression 427.

Great video, great people, great cars, great camera work, great music!! Nuff said!!!!

The Chevelles owner is a still a kid!. Reminds me of when it was a new car and some of us were teens who actually owned cars like that!

Thanks Nick

The worn out Transmission eats the power of the 454 - he should use a Tremec box

I like the clean and simple engine bay.

The Chevelle is beautiful and sounds incredible.

Thank You for riding pass the bird cage. Also that 68 is gorgeous the 55 was nice too. It still sounded off but it was the mic’s. Hey Nick do you ever get down here to Tarpon Springs? My favorite place to eat!! Moussaka, Pastitio and all the fresh fish and octopus.. Yum yum!!

I used to have a '68 Chevelle with a muncie 4 speed and loved it.

The chevelle was beautiful

Beautiful Chevelle.

I agree Nick that’s one Beautiful car even though it isn’t a Moper I always like the Chevys too and Pontiacs

I bought my first new car in 1968 396 ss 4 speed 3,200.00 .

Right on another Video from Nick You have the best Job ever that's my opinion anyway. Oh by the way Happy Canada Day Nick even though it was yesterday better late then never :)

I miss my old 72 Chevelle big block, I was just bored with it, at the time it was just an old boat, beautiful car though.

I can't believe it - l'm the same way...l always look over my shoulder & leave the mirrors & seat alone in somebody else's car/truck...68 & 69 launched (weight transfer) better than any of the other Chevelles...68 was the first year for the 'suitcase' shifter handle...before that they had 'T' handles - they had a rod instead of a cable (my preference)...the SS 396 was 'the car' back when l was in highschool (graduated 1972)...they were made better (less squeaks, rattles & whistles) than the Mopars, but everytime you got in one - it needed gas...the wedge Mopars were a little better in that department & could out corner (handle) anything out there in a turn as well as just inch by the GM's & Ford's through the traps if the driver knew their car...l didn't mind that the lug nuts were backwards on 1 side of the car, but those spark plugs were a Real Pain! So there you have it: 1 needs gas everytime you get in it & the other 1 you have to drive with busted, skint knuckles/fingers/hands...1 other thing on the 68 & 69 hardtop Chevelles - the door glass liked to come of track...the 300 Chevelle was a 'post' (B pillar) car - it didn't have that problem...it may have been a little heavier, but it was stronger

BRAKES! Most hot rodders build big engines. Some design mind blowing paint schemes. A car that can "run" needs one more thing.... I needs to stop faster than it gets you into trouble. Brakes. Back in the day, (Mid 1960s till the end of the 1970s) Brakes were an afterthought. My Charger, my Dads Imperials and especially my wife's T bird all had one weak spot: rear (and front) drum brakes that would lock up in a panic stop. It was even more pronounced once the engine was replaced with anything that made more power than stock. (Try and stop a 550 hp, 5800lb car at speed and you'll know what I mean.) Rear brakes that lock up are inefficient. Any slight steering wheel movement, and deviation in the road surface any less than ideal slipping and you can get in trouble in an instant. Today, parts companies make rear disc brake conversion kits. Even after mark anti lock brakes are a option. All hot rod and muscle cars can benefit from 4 wheel disc brakes. Not so back in the day. I pushed my my Charger past all sane levels of power back then. In a turn I had to tap the brakes when another driver lost it and slid over the median into on coming traffic. (Not pretty) I had to lean on the brakes very hard. I felt the rears lock up. As the car started to slid to the left, I steered into it, it then slid to the right, again I whent with it. 3 times it slid left then right, untill I slowed down and was by some miracle I was heading in the right direction and ahead of the traffic behind me. Those rear drums had to go! I tip toed home, my beautiful wife took one look at me and said- "What did you do now" I guess I was still bit shaky because she sat me down, took my jacket and gave me a glass of water... "Why is your jacket and shirt all sweated up" I told her the story. The look of dismay was plain on her face... The look in her eye was of a certain T bird that locked all 4 wheels and scared her... That's it! Something has to be done about this. The next day, I whent to Pete's shop and asked for a lift so I could start working out what needed to be done. (No, I didn't even work there anymore, that was the trust that we had) With a wheel off, and the drum pulled off, I was measuring things. Pete walked over and asked what was wrong with it? I told him the story. He looked across the shop at his prized 70' GTO Judge, thought about it for a minute. "I did the same thing, ok, I'm with you, we got some 1/4 inch steel plate back there, start measuring and drawing. I'll start looking for parts that will fit." With a drill press and band saw and a hand grinder, it took us two days to make 2 conversion kits, one for the Dana60, one for the GM 12 bolt. New brake lines and a proportioning valves were fitted. Now it was time to proof them. You don't want to test new brake systems on the street. Pete had a buddy at JFK airport, he let us use a side strip to run up and down on. Pete insisted on going first. He started out slow, at legal street speed... The new discs all most instantly locked up. Ok, that's not good. He creapt back, and said loosen up the prop valve 3 turns. The rears locked up just a split second after the fronts. "One more turn" He whent to the other end of the strip. The 455 bit In, the Judge digging in. He stood on the brakes.... Perfect. He said it was stopping under distance compared to drums. Do the same thing to yours. Excellent, I pumped the brakes- (Early anti lock) It stopped way easier than with just the drums. My wife's car was next, then my Dad's. Pete made it a new modification that his shop would install. He sold alot of them. It was 1979. 40+ years ago. Petes arm around my shoulder and said- "Your a f@#k genius" It was worth every life it ever saved. Nick- Remind the customers about the brakes. (Especially that orange Charger) The way of the muscle car will never die. Tommy.

That Chevelle is beautiful

cool Chevelle !

You the man!

Cool wheels

SOUNDS LIKE A SHIFT KIT

Nick's like me, no need for the damn seatbelt !!!!......Erik

my dad had 69 chevelle 396375hp convertible silver body black top and interior

The 396 Chevelle is very nice. Did you tape the microphone under the tail tipes? Um, excuse me but that orange/red 71' Charger looked exactly like mine... It DID land at your shop. I'm not kidding, be nice to it! The way of the muscle car will never die. Tommy.

Can you upload videos of that 396 on the dyno?

Lean pop on 55?

Turbo400 yeah baby.

When You knew a Chevy from a Ford from a Dodge and so on. Now they all look the same.

Hydraulic flat tapet?

Can I take the owner for a ride?

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Can I get a link for the wrench Nick used when going for the distributor hold bolt?

No seat belts ?

**SHIFT-KIT CHEVELLE**

Nothing like a "BIG BAD BOWTIE"😆✌

396 sounded really healthy. The 454 sounded a little weak.

Nick drives the Chevelle like a car thief - and I like it!

Of all the reproduction cars we got nowadays like the new Camaros and Mustangs I wish they would do one of these...a modern Chevelle...

Great stuff, this channel will hit 1mil subs soon.

that color green on the chevelle is great that thing looks fantastic!

Damn, what a beauty, love those Chevells!

My first car 35 years ago was a 68 SS Chevelle, 396, 4 speed, Red, with a Black Vinyl top and interior............damn I wish I still had that car !

Another great video from Nick. Love watching this knowledgeable, down to earth guy who clearly loves old cars and goes above and beyond for his customers. A dying breed nowadays. From New Zealand.

Way back when I was in high school auto shop one of the kids in the senior class wanted a 55 Chevy like was in Two Lane Blacktop when it came out. This kid's father was well to do so he financed the project that was built in auto shop. Visually it was the same grey primered body, glass tilt front end, 454 with full race mechanical cam & four speed. Fully caged. The problem was the kid was scared of it and would,t push it so it would load up and run bad. Our shop teacher took him out for a ride one saturday and showed him how to drive it to keep it running right. After that the kid sold it and went back to his 1967 camaro with a two speed powerglide and two barrel 327.

Nice video! Cool cars. Too bad that '55 has that awful, for the street, two speed powerglide. The '68 at least has a nice 3 speed for keeping it in the sweet spot.

Did the Chevelle owner yank out the seat belts Nick? saw you looking for them

Every aftermarket distributor i have used on a bbc has had to have its vaccume and centrifugal advance limited in order to have enough timing at low rpm to run good without having too much timing when all the advance comes in at higher rpm.

That is one nice 68 Chevelle. One of the nicest I've ever seen. Nick and his boys build them super STRONG!! Awesome job!

if that carb is a 3310 ,remove the check ball in the vacuum pod .and install a quick change spring kit on the vac secondary.

Good camera placement on the 12 Bolt rear Nick. The sound of a Turbo 400 chirping second is sweet too. I had the same trans and rear with sway bar in my 70' Le Mans 455. It's nice to see all makes and models being honored and represented, without negative comments. This, along with the flag invitation for the shop. Bravo to you sir!

I find that you can't baby those cars if you do they get all gummed up and don't run right they run better when you get on it bringing the RPM's up and ring them through the gears because that's what those cars were meant to do not to baby them or trailer them

had a 71 Chevelle 350Lt1 m21... Used to street race in 1980 in NYC area Queens ....mis those days. I put trans back together as a 16yo kid... Cars back then didn't handle well in turns. Flipped mine on off ramp after race... Cuda beat me also..lol

Nick, you are the best. 1968 Chevelle SS is a beautiful car and the engine sounds great, I would prefer a 4 speed though.

Love the 68 chevelle big block and love the color not many chevelles in this color

Just love this. Chevrolets' I had a few, and a nice ride those were. Now only Chrysler. This Chevelle is beautiful. And this Belair, looks like just from a movie Deuce Coupe, Black Magic. Great stuff Nick again.

SS 396 1968 one of my favorite years … I have a 64 small block 4 sp Malibu and my brother a 66 SS 396 and a 64 el camino with a 396 with FI and auto gear 4 sp...man the elco moves !! thanks for sharing

You guys put out some killer vids with some sweet cars.Peace love and blessings from Alberta.

Well Mr. Nick, if you absolutely, positively have to work on Saturday, you should be able to have a little fun. Just tell them that it's in the policy manual under "other duties as required, but not specifically listed" It makes sense to me. Both the Chevelle and the 55 are just so sweet. The Chevelle just has original written all over it, which makes me appreciate it much more. Mild modifications, great looking wheels and that throaty rumble that a 396 is all about. The 55 is something else, the 454 under the hood is the last thing the guy sitting next to you at the traffic light would expect as all he sees next are those little tail lights. The interior looks more like a sedan with the split bench seat. The gate shifter with the t-handle looks awkward with a bench seat, so what? I didn't notice but please tell me there's a bare foot gas pedal to go with that small diameter steering wheel. That car is older than you and I both Mr Nick. Judging by it's looks, it's been better taken care of than you and I both too! LOL!

A couple of awesome rides there Nick, thanks.

Forget about your hemis and your GTOs, I got a new machine, and she really goes

The 454 55 Chevy needs a custom advance curve and a better tune. Lazy response imho it could be much improved. Help him out Nick! 👍

Why is that 454 in that 55 Chevy so gutless? Goes as good as my old 318 1979 Cordoba.

68 cheve, such nice car 👍 Nice video boss 👍

You HAVE to show us that '72 Charger, gorgeous car... same with that '68 Chevelle.

Impecable Nick's muy buenos vídeos . Buenos autos muchos HP . Saludos desde Lanus Argentina

Great show! Keep them coming Bro!

Nice-looking 55. seems like a real toad

Great work, nice 68, love all the Chevelles, 70'ss is my fav. You're right, was thinking about getting a 392 hemi challenger, but visibility stinks. I'm a Chevy man all day anyway. I just love the cowl induction and the shakers. 😁

Im from spain so I would like to see the Spain flag. I love bel airs. Nice video of course

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I like the sound of the Chevelle..Minus the...man bun! smh..That nice lookin 55 chev with the 455..sounded like a pooch.. it needs something.

When i was 16-18 had a chance at very clean. 1968 super bee. And a 69 396 Chevelle ($ 900) Mom got me a used VEGA 4cyl 4 speed :(..

68 verdaro green is the best. It worked on the gto and it works on the Chevelle. Love the 396 it sounds as good as it looks. Good job Nick.

Another lovely day with the old girls. Thay have still got it.

I want to see a 196x Camaro RS SS. Don't see those much anymore.