1967 Nickey Camaro Class Winner National Speedway

[Stefano]

This is a neat story, which was told to me from a friend of the original owner. I have no docs or pics, so it is just hearsay. But maybe someone here will be able to come up with some verification?

A guy named Ronie Leaf from Eastchester NY, took up the Nickey offer, to have them pay for a flight into Chicago and then Drive your new Nickey Camaro home.

According to the friend, he purchased a Turquoise with light Blue Interior Super Sport. L72 427. The car was equipped with Rally wheels/Redlines and the std SS Hood.

He drove the car from Chicago back to Long Island. He added a set of 9" Slicks, and ran the car at National Speedway and won his class that weekend, in what he remembers as A/Modified Production.

[MosportGreen66]

Neat story!

Just a little FYI. Eastchester, NY is in Westchester County. Its not on Long Island. Any chance the car or the owner is alive and well?

-Dan

[Kim_Howie]

Always somebody bitting your tail!! As a old gentleman told me "never let the true get in the way of a good story"!!

[Stefano]

I get so many cool stories. I need to hire a historian just to keep track of them. Sometimes a story is all you have to start with.

I had a guy call looking for a set of Nickey Radir wheels, just like he had on his Black/Red Nickey RS SS '67 L72.

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[Xplantdad]

THAT right there is way cool!

[Charley Lillard]

Wow....Can you imagine that Black-red Nickey parked next to Dave's Black-Red 67 Yenko ?

[Stefano]

He said that the white wall tires were the widest/non slicks he could find to fit the rims and had to jack up the rear via shackles to get them not to Rub.