Chevrolet Nova SS

Very few of us can remember a time before we were car guys. Ever since that first ride home from the hospital, cars have helped define who we are. And every day after, we’ve never lost that passion for anything with four wheels and an engine. Jim Wilkins, the owner of this incredible 1967 Nova

Wearing a flawless Vermillion finish over arrow-straight bodywork, it’s easy to mistake “Hot Rod” Mike Pleveich’s 1972 Nova SS for a trailer queen. But when Pleveich loads his excellent X-body onto the trailer, he’s not headed to a car show—he’s going racing. “I like to go fast,” Pleveich said. And he backs up that fast talk on