<VV> May 2007 issues Popular Hot Rodding/ Hemmings Classic Car

[James Davis]

The knuckles, steering arms, brakes, spring perches, and shock 
absorbers from the 66-69 Chevy II V-8's were used in the front ends 
of the Hutchinson produced Ultra Vans.  Even the Ultra Van's wheel 
rims are from the V-8 Nova wagons.  Fortunately there are many people 
dedicated to restoring and maintaining the early Chevy II 
vehicles.  Without such a dedicated group of Chevy II enthusiast, the 
cost of maintaining an Ultra Van would be much more expensive.
Jim Davis



At 10:17 PM 4/11/2007, you wrote:
>Earlier I referred to the Chevy II as poorly engineered by 
>GM---later meaning developed after the Corvair  as a Falcon fighter, 
>the Chevy II introduced for '62.   The 1962 - 1967 Chevy II 's 
>suffer from a horrible front suspension,  this car with the factory 
>small block handles/steers  among the worst of any GM car of the 
>sixties,  with the inline six or four it was little better.  The 
>1968 and later Chevy II /Nova is among the most solidly designed and 
>rock solid dependable products that GM ever built.  This platform 
>was used in the 1976-1979 Cad. Seville which was Caddy's premier 
>vehicle at the time.  I had one of the earliest 1976 Sevilles that 
>came out in the spring of 1975.  Its 350 Olds engine had GM's first 
>use of Electronic Fuel Injection which was Bosch's under 
>license.   Really good car except for its problematic climate 
>control air conditioning system.  Sorry about the confusion but I 
>stand by my criticism of the Chevy II  ('62-'67).      Tamias Metis