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

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Nick Meant to take the day off and take it easy.. but he somehow ended up in the shop with his head under the hood of some very sweet rides.
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[@justinriley8651]

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

[@fasteddie4145]

it was a beautiful day in Rochester, NY and I got to drive my '71 Chevelle to and from work......life is good....

[@NicksGarage]

Right on.

[@chriswalshe499]

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

[@027MC7]

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.

[@tylerhensley2312]

I like Nick because he is genuine and absolutely loves what he does! His worst day is better than most people's best day.

[@blinkie1523]

A couple of awesome rides there Nick, thanks.

[@wadehicks9270]

The older cars look and sound way better than anything they can come up with now days.

[@TonyMarony73]

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.

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks Tony.

[@ralger]

I had the opportunity to drive 68 Chevelle 396 back in 1976 never forget it such a feeling ☺

[@shanexb]

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.

[@renelepage2078]

That is what keeps things interesting, working on different cars

[@nickpanaritis4122]

rene le page. Very True.

[@digtheseblues4284]

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.

[@fehlrock]

AB SO LUTLY !!

[@davidwindsor2866]

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

[@kevinfay5172]

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

[@kevinfay5172]

mine is a 68 chevy green for that year with interior green concole and horseshoe shifter

[@rixkafer56]

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

[@randylanhart1796]

Over 200 countries!! Just shows what kind of man NICK is. Brains and honesty will go far.

[@richardmalone4721]

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

[@wysetech2000]

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

[@nickpanaritis4122]

wysetech2000. Besides it needs the kick-down to work, we have to make his 454 to go like a big block.

[@wysetech2000]

Yeah....it did sound like it wasn't downshifting.

[@DerredmaxTRIAX]

Nicks Garage would sure be better if they were hour long episodes. You are the king of cool Nick!!!

[@charger19691]

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

[@johnnyzonta5173]

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.

[@rontownsend8235]

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

[@iwrenchbluecollar7498]

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.

[@tphvictims5101]

You have a great team Nick.

[@elm7666]

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!

[@ClockFixer]

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 !

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

If only it weren't over a thousand miles away i'd visit regularly!

[@Birdsfly11]

I think every Mopar guy has had at least one Chevy in their youth. I happened to had three SS Chevelle's at different times along with my Mopars being I was offered a good deal and couldn't refuse. One thing I can say is the ride is so different with having the heavy duty springs up front in the suspension. A really good feel. Loved chirping the 4:11's in first and second down my street. Beautiful 68 there Nick!

[@dukeman7595]

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

[@vettekid3326]

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.

[@fehlrock]

Lol WEAK !

[@M21L35]

The kid was a putz & didn't deserve what was built for him!

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Nick the Razor . That 68 Chevelle is amazing. The car looks brand new inside and out. Chevelle‘s styling never gets old.

[@1962pjb]

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

[@420_stunts]

Salute to you and your team👍😁💯

[@d.j.9961]

Man, That 396 chevelle is to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billclisham8668]

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.

[@vernoncarroll9839]

Nice to see a change in the shop. I love all types of muscle cars. Glad you do too Nick. 👍🏻

[@perrysilvers8898]

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 ! ! !

[@curtisanderson9984]

I normally don't like green, but that car is beautiful.

[@InFiD3ViL1]

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.

[@antilaw9911]

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. 😊

[@WierdSpookyDude]

I had a 55 Chevy 2 door post in the late '60s when I was younger. It was a 327 SB car with a Muncie 4 speed. It was so much fun to drive! Gas was .30 cents a gallon! Fill the tank for $5 bucks and head to the A&W! Thanks, Nick!!!

[@jonclark8155]

A friend of mine had a 70 cutlass with a 350 rocket big block. It was emerald green with white interior. That’s a nice ride.

[@77cuti]

New subscriber here, love your work. Thank you for displaying our flag it's an honor to be on your wall.

[@NicksGarage]

Big mike thanks! And we’re glad you found the channel. Welcome.

[@ml2trick]

Always a Good Watch. Thanks for the Great Videos and that Chevelle is Sweet.

[@j.d7727]

I love your channel. So informative. It makes me want to start working on my 83 IROC.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

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

[@konstantinoszubulakis8990]

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

[@elgatonativodigital3954]

Nick's,thanks for reviving those cars. Nice job!!congratulation from Spain

[@davebarron5939]

Damn, what a beauty, love those Chevells!

[@harryguy76]

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...

[@CJColvin]

harry guy Exactly mate.

[@cew142]

I second that comment!

[@kman-mi7su]

Yeah, they should do a modern Chevelle, the Camaro is a piece of cramped crap

[@crazycanuck2578]

Yep,and with the same exact body style, it would be a beautiful car and would sell out in a heartbeat.

[@claudiocavasin5037]

Gm needs to reproduce a 1955 chev with the new Corvette LS engines.

[@11094DEREK]

Beautiful Chevelle love the 55 too Two Lane Blacktop!

[@aumetalmental8403]

I've done that a thousand times on Chevy big and small block. Use to tune em by ear back in the day. Chevys were so simple to work on and inexpensive to run.😎✌

[@fredcrook8228]

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

[@mlogan9929]

Great show! Keep them coming Bro!

[@tomkizis7014]

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

[@georgeswindolljr.4618]

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

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks, George.

[@tompas11A3n52KkX]

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

[@ddd228]

Great power and a tight tranny! The exhaust is a bit loud but that's because of the headers addition.

[@peteypon2974]

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

[@KP-oe8sk]

Both cars are beautiful!!

[@stevemeloccaro891]

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

[@timruiter5460]

Sweet Chevys!

[@musclebone7875]

Nothing like a "BIG BAD BOWTIE"😆✌

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Love that ‘68 Chevy! Drive it like ya stole it, Nick ✌️

[@glenbonura6149]

your genius is in the simplicity of your teaching

[@C.S.Sensei]

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. 😁

[@jnljnl8485]

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.

[@russellbluewolf6427]

that 55 reminds me of the car from "2 lane blacktop"..great movie if youre a gearhead

[@mlk4life]

what a beautiful Chevelle.

[@alexhuergacandelas6042]

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

[@iamrichrocker]

Nick..you have 41k friends..give or take a few thousand...and all car lovers...

[@chrischiampo7647]

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

[@Packer1290]

I like the clean and simple engine bay.

[@NicksGarage]

Right on

[@TheMotorick]

I grew up with old school chevy's so this is very familiar to me.

[@buckorooster]

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

[@PoweredByHotshot]

Beautiful chevelle! My next muscle car will be a 69 chevelle for sure. Hopefully by the end of the summer. 💪🏾😎

[@rdsledge]

Thanks Nick

[@JeepMurphy]

Thank you!

[@radioguy1620]

Nick is spot on about the drivers visibility thing. miss that so much.

[@RCTaildraggin]

I love this car! I want to build a 69 Dart with a stroker 383 and have this kind of performance.. beautiful...

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

a 383 in a mopar isnt a stroker,genius

[@markpalio5713]

Very NICE 68 SS. Have a Few of them Myself and got My 1st One in 1987(Still have it). Building an L-88 427(1968 Block of Course).

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Mark Palio. NICE .

[@ronaldcastrovinci2520]

chevelle is a thing of beauty

[@tomikhaos7248]

Nice Chevelle... My favorite car anything Chevrolet I know everything about them just the race cars just the setups of Chevy

[@carfirehawk1]

What???

[@ArcGlowingVision]

"I'm sorry I do this to my clients, but this is what I build them for, you got to push them" - Nick Meanwhile Nicks clients feel Nick pacing there Muscle cars up and down Rue Tellier is like a right of passage!

[@kman-mi7su]

Beautiful old Chevelle! I love the color and I usually hate green cars.

[@brkooduh66]

dang it, i need to get out and drive my cuda now. thanks nick, for the spike in my gasoline bill.

[@tommybasham-oo7qf]

The chevelle was beautiful

[@MrItsthething]

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

[@Carlitosway211]

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.

[@markarrivi3818]

Mr. Nick You Are The Best And i cant lie about that 👍

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Mark Arrivi. Thank you Marc.

[@richardpeters4000]

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

[@blaincrockett3027]

@@Future-Preps35 you must have missed the powergide part

[@WarJakEnterprises]

It's the Powerglide, never liked them unless you're running a trans-brake. As for the 454, it's more of a torque monster than a revver & sounds stock.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

@@WarJakEnterprises which means all the power in early,not late...its not right unless that glide has really bad gearing and a highway gear

[@WILLNOTCOMPLY72]

613 likes 0 dislikes....all is right with the KZbin world!!

[@carlcampbell6827]

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

[@ronaldwprovo5530]

Ronald w Provo from Cheboygan mi 2/4/2019 Thank you Awesome.

[@pontiacgrandprix733]

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

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

I throw in a 65 389 tri-power Catalina 2 + 2 also

[@barneybaker2049]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist How about a 421 tri-power 2+2 Bonneville or Catalina !!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@barneybaker2049 sure those 66 421s great machines..

[@jeffsoutherland7994]

That 396 car is on point

[@NicksGarage]

Ain’t she sweet?

[@GeoHvl]

Damn That cam is so sweet....

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

Like the shade of green

[@kingearl2596]

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

[@KENNEY1023]

The Chevelle is beautiful and sounds incredible.

[@Mercmad]

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!

[@NicksGarage]

Yes indeed. He’s still a young man, but he works hard and he takes great care of that beautiful car.

[@rickeybullington68]

@@NicksGarage how fast do you think it will go on top end.let me know please .be safe .

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

not something you can guess unless you are at the track,lots of variables .rear gear,trans,converter etc