Chevy built more than 200,000 Nova coupes ... V-8, power front disc/rear drum brakes, black trimmings for the grille and rear decor panel, black lower-body trim, simulated hood and front-fender ...

Vacuum-assisted drum brakes were used front and rear, with the rear brakes mounted ... of factory-backed racing efforts announced by GM and other major U.S. automakers on June 6, 1957, put an ...