New to the Chevy II Nova Series was the 2-door Sedan, Model 0411, which in 1963 had been part of the now discontinued 300 Series. The car's addition to the Nova line gave that series two almost identical 2-door models, one with a B-pilar, and the other in hardtop style. Oddly, the sedan version was considered a 6-passenger car, while the hardtop was rated as a 5-passenger. The pillared model cost $2,206 and weighed 2,560 pounds.
A reshuffling of series took place in the Chevy II line, with the 300 Series being dropped and the Nova Super Sport Coupe becoming a one-model top-line series rather than the trim option that it was in 1963. Designated the Model 0447, the car had a base price of $2,433 and weighed 2,675 pounds with the Six, though a high percentage of these cars were equipped with the new V8 option. Production of this model reached 10,576. The car was the only Chevy II to be equipped with bucket seats, and the only one to be considered a 4-passenger vehicle.
Companion to the top-line Nova Super Sport was the Nova Sport Coupe, Model 0437. The coupe simply was a less trimmed version of the SS, and used a bench front seat and column-mounted shifter. Surprisingly, it had almost twice the sales appeal of the sporty model, with production peaking at 20,251. Considered a 5-passenger car, it cost $2,271 and weighed 2,660 pounds. There was a fancy wheel cover option too that went for an added $18.
The Chevy II Nova 4-door Sedan was the premuim 4-door in Chevrolet's small car field. Known as the Model 0469, it weighed 2,595 pounds and cost $2,243, with the optional two-tone paint scheme as an $11 extra option. Available for the first time this year was the 283 cubic inch V8 of 195 horsepower. Unlike the large Chevrolet line, where the V8 powered cars were considered a separate series, the V8 in the Chevy II was simply a $108 option. Apparently the move was a good one, as 25,083 buyers ordered the V8 over the standard Six.
The Chevy II Series 100 4-door Sedan, Model 0269 was designed to provide basic transportation at a minimum cost. Weighing 2,495 pounds, it sold for $2,108 as a 6-cylinder car or $2,048 as a 4-cylinder, though few were turned out with the basic Four. The 4-door sedan body, available in both the Nova and 100 Series, was the highest production style in the Chevy II line, with sales totalling 84,846 spread over the two series.
The lowest priced front-engine car produced by Chevrolet was the Chevy II Series 100 2-door Sedan in 4-cylinder form. Designated the Model 0111, it sold for $2,011 and weighed 2,455 pounds. In 6-cylinder form, it was the Model 0211, which cost $2,070. Obviously the 4-cylinder models were not too well recieved, because of 191,691 Chevy II cars produced, somewhere between 800 and 1,120 were equipped with the 4-cylinder engine. Apparently the figures were so low that even Chevrolet did not keep accurate accounts of production.
Production of the Chevy II wagons was almost cut in half this year, and a total of only 35,670 were built, all in 4-door form. The top-line unit was the Nova version, Model 0435, which cost $2,503 and weighed 2,860 pounds. Qualifying as the heaviest and most expensive vehicle in the Chevy II range, the car was a 6-passenger vehicle only, with the rear seat being of the folding type.
Chevrolet's economy wagon was the Chevy II Series 100, Model 0235. Unlike the other two Series 100 models, the wagon was available only with the 6-cylinder engine, as Chevrolet's engineers probably felt that the little Four just didn't have enough guts to move the 2,840 pound 6-passenger car. Priced at $2,406, the vehicle was devoid of belt molding, but did have a small band of bright rocker panel molding. The sculptured line around the wheel openings and on the lower doors was retained from the 1963 styling.
