This rare Chevy II droptop is a killer street machine machine that can hurt feelings at the track, too!
Story by John Wilson
Photos by Neil Zimbaldi
Any Chevy II is rare, but a ’63 convertible is definitely unique. Original is not what New York’s Paul Simpson was after, though, not even close. Simpson wants to drive the
car, but also have the available power to do pretty much whatever he wants when it comes to a callout.
After losing a 1964 Nova in a garage fire, Simpson located this ’63 rolling chassis in Maryland and immediately snapped it up. While most would be happy to re restore the 1963 Nova with a 500-horse or so engine to drive, Simpson went in another direction, more to the tune of 1,800 horsepower. After all, it would only be fitting since he is the owner of House Of Power, where he completed all the fabrication work on the car.
