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{{Infobox Automobile
|image=[[Image:Chevrolet Nova.jpg|250px|2nd-gen Chevrolet Nova SS]]
|boxcolor=darkgreen
|name=Chevrolet Nova
|manufacturer=[[General Motors]] (1962-1979)<Br>[[NUMMI]] (1985-88)
|production=1962-1979<br>1985-1988
|class=[[Compact car|Compact]] (1962-1979)<br>[[Subcompact]] (1985-88)
|successor=[[Chevrolet Citation]]
}}

The '''Chevrolet Nova''' or '''Chevy II''' was an [[United States|American]] [[compact car]] introduced by the [[Chevrolet]] division of [[General Motors]] in 1962. The original Chevy II was of [[unibody]] construction, powered by an [[Overhead valve|OHV]] [[Straight-4|inline-four]] or [[Straight-6|6-cylinder]] engine, and available in two-door [[coupe]] and four-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] configurations as well as [[convertible]] and [[station wagon]] versions. After the [[Rear-engine design|rear-engine]] [[Chevrolet Corvair]] was handily outsold by the conventional [[Ford Falcon (North America)|Ford Falcon]] in 1960, Chevrolet began work on a more conventional compact car that would eventually become the Chevy II. These cars were also sold in Canada from 1962 as the Pontiac [[Acadian (automobile)|Acadian]] (GM Canada nameplate), with minimal trim and equipment modifications, until the early 1970s when they were renamed in keeping with their US cousins as the Pontiac Ventura II.

==First/Second generation==

{{Infobox Automobile generation
|image=[[Image:Chevrolet Nova Coupe (Orange Julep).JPG|250px|Chevrolet Nova coupe]]
|name=First generation
|aka=Chevy II
|class=[[Compact car|Compact]]
|production=1962–1967
(contracted; show full)r 1963, the Chevy II Nova [[Super Sport]] was released. As mentioned above, Novas could not officially have V8 [[engine]]s at this time — the standard SS engine was the six-cylinder — but [[small-block]] V8 engine swaps were commonplace among enthusiasts. For 1964, the Chevy II's first factory V8 option was introduced, which was a {{convert|195|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} {{convert|283|CID|L|abbr=on}} V8. In 1965, a {{convert|327|CID|L|abbr=on}} V8 was also available with up to {{convert|300|hp|kW|abbr=on}}.

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Second generation (1966-1967)

1966 Novas saw a significant restyling, based in part on the Super Nova [[concept car]]. In general, proportions were squared up but dimensions and features changed little. Engine options still included the basic inline four and six-cylinder engines and V8s of {{convert|283|CID|L|abbr=on}} and {{convert|327|CID|L|abbr=on}} (the latter offering now offering up to {{convert|350|hp|kW|abbr=on}}.

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