The car was found while Vicki was online looking for a project car. Tom Compton, president of the National Hot Rod Association, said Bill "was there from the beginning . The original version of this story first. Bills Nova ran in A/Stock class at NHRA events, and was reputable for winning races against 426-cid Dodge and Plymouth Street Hemi cars. Nova Father/Son Car. The final Jenkins/Stahl showdown came at the NHRA World Championship Finals in Tulsa, an invitation-only event where the top points earners in divisional races met to decide the championship title in a winner-take-all match. Lombardo raced for Jenkins until 1979, finishing third in 1977 points, second in 1978, and seventh in 1979. crank to get 430 cu. 5, May 1942, Matchbox Toys 1948 To 1993 Identification And Value Guide(4th Edition), 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Photos are from the Chrysler Historical Collection, GM Media Archive, and Car Craft magazine archives. Articles; WorthPoint Media; Newsletter Signup . Top power output came from the L78 option, a 396 with a Holley four-barrel carburetor; single-point Delco distributor; forged steel crankshaft and rods; four-bolt main bearing block; forged-aluminum, 11.0:1-compression pistons; and a mechanical lifter camshaft. $58,000 - $64,000 USD | Not Sold | Auburn, Indiana Details Catalogue This 1966 Nova has been built to replicate the late Bill Jenkins L-79 Nova racecar. [1] Between 1965 and 1975, he won a total of thirteen NHRA events. This - FAN PAGE - is dedicated to the memory of Motorsport Legend, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins and is managed by Doug Boyce, author of the. Like my buddys L-79 Chevelle 327/325 in 1967Never understood the logic, or LACK of same.Wonder what ET the car in the test turned?? Jenkins imagination jumped into overdrive when it came to increasing the performance of his new big-block, 67 Camaro. Articles, Is Space Still the Place? The rivals met again at the NHRA Nationals. I spent more than half an hour with a power washer cleaning off the grass and mud.". "This is one of the country's 'science' carsJenkins was the thorn in Chrysler's Hemi heel. Stahl's interest in exhaust tuning was ramping up, and he began to design and build tuned four-tube headers, a radical departure from the tri-Y designs that were the state of the art in the early '60s. The unlikely combatants were a pair of bookish engineer/racers. He did so much more for the sport, and helped so many racers. He built the engine Donnie Allison used to take the pole position in the 1975 Daytona 500. FOR SALE! If you believed the brochure, the hottest '68 Chevy II or Nova available packed a 295-hp, 350-cube V-8. On the way back to Pennsylvania after the race, Jenkins' Chevy II was destroyed in a highway accident. I had a really good time, and I thought I'd like to race one. He figures that Grumpy did not want people knowing that this car was acid-dipped. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. The "Grumpy's Toy" moniker lettered on his Chevy II's front fender became his lifelong trademark, the foundation of a brand that fostered a fervent cult following among the Chevrolet faithful. [11], Jenkins built a Vega in 1974 (dubbed Grumpy's Toy XI) that had several firsts which impacted future drag racing cars, including the first dry sump oiling system and a MacPherson strut front suspension. Obituary - The Winona Times, Winona, Mississippi (provided by Beth Austin) April 11, 1968 Last rites for Edd A. Jenkins held March 30 Funeral services for Edd A. Jenkins were held Saturday, March 30, at 2:00 p.m. at the New Haven Baptist Church. It was in mid-April when Dale and Vicki were able to pick up the car and bring it back to their home in Pittsburgh, wherethey could begin to trace the cars history. Although he had parts supportfrom Chevrolet, the rest of the build was all Jenkins. Maybe that is why it mysteriously burned to the ground after the 1966 season and what is with the the 666 on the rear quarter panel. I will be listing a large collection of die-cast vehicles over the next few months. Joe Lepone won the 1985 Winternationals with a Jenkins Pro Stock engine. Grumpy's main focus was on Comp engines, which were used by a large client list, including national event winners Garley Daniels, Steve Johns, and Bob Kaiser. [2][clarification needed] Most of these wins were won with a four-speed manual transmission. The stock Chevy cam was good, but specialized race cams were better. Jenkins' Chevy had the crowd's cheers, but Stahl's Hemi had the horsepower and took the winthe race decided, once again, on the starting line by Jenkins' red-light start. 1968 Chevy Nova 1 1/18. 1968 Chevy Nova 1 1/18. I recently stumbled upon Ray Brack's "lost" piece of reporting about Cecil Null's handcrafted musical long gun (i.e., gun guitar - or is it guitar gun?) It was taken back to Jenkins Competition, and the construction of a Super Stock race car began. In 1966, Jenkins decided to independently run a Chevrolet of his own, and developed an engine package that made him a stand out in racing circles. The lower-rated engines were equipped with smaller, oval-shaped inlet ports for better low-rpm velocity and were known as Oval Port heads. Stahl found a copy of The Sports Car by Colin Campbell in a Frankfurt library. We cant wait to seethe carfor ourselves at an event, hopefully making trip down the drag strip, albeit at a never before seen slower speed. From 1968-69, the engine was only available for certain A-body Barracuda and Dart models, but for 1970 the 340 was expanded to the new E-body Challenger and AAR 'Cuda, plus the Duster 340. Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Malvern, PA, TR 733PAINT, Vin -114278W331441 OPTIONS, Trim Tag Tinted Glass, 05A AM radio, ST68-11427 WRN 68388 BODYExterior chrome, TR 731R-R PAINT Rally wheels, Jon Mello sold to Jeff LaTondress DATA, Jeff LaTondress sold to Chris Matte via E bayEngine replaced 1988. Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Chevy Nova SS 3, 1/18 Grumpy's Toy Jenkins GMP 1968 Chevy Nova SS 396, 1966 Chevy Nova Bill Grumpy Jenkins #1 Release 1:18 Ertl American Muscle, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Grumpy's Toy V Super Stock 68 Nova 1:43 Scale Die, Bill Grumpy Jenkins Toy 68 Nova Gmp Ss 396 Chevy Nhra, Bill GRUMPY Jenkins SIGNED 1968 SS396 Super Stock Nova, 1/43 Gmp 1968 Chevy Nova Ss Drove By Bill Grumpy Jenkins Highly Detailed, Big Book Of Toy Airplanes Identification & Value Guide, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. He started working on engines at a young age, and he began drag racing a 1955 Chevrolet just before going off to college at Cornell University. The new 67 Camaro came as a base vehicle with a disappointing six-cylinder engine, a small-block 283 or 327, plus a new engine: the 350 V-8. Vicki tells us that these are correct, Jenkins-prepped carburetors for the engine, and Grumpy wrote the numbers on them. Jenkins fouled in the first round of class eliminations against HOT ROD managing editor Don Evans, driving the magazine's Camaro project car (unbeknown to the HR staff, the Camaro's big-block was an oversized, and thoroughly illegal, 502ci ringer). 1960s NHRA Drag Racing-Bill . See Details on eBay available at. "That book ended up leading me to the header business," he later recalled. 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Working in the service department of a Chevrolet dealership, Stahl had plans to attend the General Motors Institute, a GM-owned school that developed engineers and managers, but they were interrupted by a stint in the Army. In 1946, she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre.For this, she was convicted of a minor tax violation for the one-cent tax difference between . In those days, Jenkins was known not as Grumpy (that came later, due to Jenkins gruff facade), but Jiggs Jenkins. William Tyler Jenkins (December 22, 1930 March 29, 2012), nicknamed "Grumpy" or "The Grump", was an engine builder and drag racer. Jenkins was personally responsible for building 30 vehicles that set national records in various racing venues and his builds won a total of 61 races including eight championships. With three weeks' leave and a '39 Chevy he'd imported, Stahl went to Le Mans, France, in 1957 to watch the famed 24-hour endurance race and ended up working for the victorious Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar team. Beginning with a 1961 409 Biscayne sedan, Jenkins uncovered surprising horsepower from the cumbersome W engines. This friendship grew to become a close alliance that kept Jenkins in the loop, especially at GMs sprawling Tech Center complex in Warren, Michigan, and Jenkins was forever rumored to have clandestine help from the Bow Tie boys. Jenkins cut down the team's match races in the early 1980s until his final season as a team owner in 1983. #(1) My P hotos are Approx. Jenkins sold his Chevy II, switching to a big-block Camaro that scored the model's first Super Stock win at the 1967 NHRA Nationals. 1960s NHRA Drag Racing-"The DODGE BOYS"-Dave Strickler/Bill Jenkins-1964-ENGLAND 1 of 1 Only 1 left See More. I just purchased the Slixx decals for Grumpys Toy 67 Camaro 68 Camaro and decals for the 72 Nova.I cannot find any info, photos on the 72 Nova that Bill Jenkins ran I would use the Old Pro for donor kit.Any help would be appreciated. "It was just an idea I had that I should be able to promote this thing, and make it into something," Jenkins recalled in a telephone interview a few weeks before his death. Dale and Vickiwere hoping to find a 1969 Camaro Pace Car, but when she stumbled upon an ad that read Grumpy Jenkins-built 1967 Camarobest offer, she asked Dale who Grumpy Jenkins was. Bill Jenkins SS 396 Nova | Vintage Video of the day Bill "Grumpy Jenkins Big Block Nova Super Stocker at 68 NHRA Nationals. Truly a genius. Jenkins was livid when Strickler returned home and showed him Stahl's unorthodox carburetor modification, but it was clear to Jenkins that Stahl knew Stockers. Grumpy's Toys offers a long overdue examination of drag racing legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins and the 17 Chevrolet race cars that bear one of the most famous names in drag racing. After winning the second Pro Stock race in Gainesville, Florida, the NHRA forced the car into retirement because, in their words, it was too old. Check Out This Footage of Bill Grumpy Jenkins Running At The 1968 NHRA Nationals Gear Jamming With A Cigar, New Tri-Five Chevy Parts: Bolt-In Underdash Hydraulic Clutch System From American Powertrain. "When you block those air valves and the secondaries opened, it caused the carburetor to lean out terribly," Stahl explained. Jenkins used a small block-based 331cuin (5.4L) in a Chevrolet Vega fitted in the class' first tube chassis,[2] which debuted at the 1972 Winternationals. Rev. When he found the compact car was to be placed in the same class as the 426 ci/425 horsepower hemi Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars, he commented it "looked like a pretty good gimmick at the time". Wheeling a number of violent Chevrolets, Jenkins was an engineer first, racer second, and tolerated no fools at the line. 227 as driven by Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins. When the same engine went into a fullsize Chevy it was a 375hp 396. Enter your search keyword. [5] He left college in his third year. His 327ci L79 small-block V-8 gave away 99 cubic inches to the Street Hemi, but his Chevy II enjoyed a 762-pound weight advantage over the heavyweight Belvedere. The car after paint stripping, and ready for restoration work to begin. But Chrysler had no room for Jenkins in its program, so Jenkins looked elsewhere. [12], Jenkins also worked on some NASCAR engines. On Jenkins 68, it has an SS emblem in the grille, but does't have the SS simulated hood intakes, nor the Super Sport emblem on the lower trailing ends of the fenders the 68's had, and the only year for that. 1/18 1966 Chevy Nova , Bill Grumpy Jenkins , drag car , VHTF , in the box , 2022 RACING CHAMPIONS MINT BILL JENKINS GRUMPY'S TOY 1966 CHEVY NOVA #4, Racing Champions 1:64 1966 Bill Jenkins Grumpys Toy Chevrolet Nova, RACING CHAMPIONS Mint 1966 Chevy Nova SS Red Bill Grumpy Jenkins RC014 2021, Racing Champions 1/64 -Chevy Nova 1966 Bill Jenkins 'Grumpy's Toy' Car, RSC 1968 Camaro Pro Stock Bill Jenkins Grumpy's Toy IV 1:24 Scale Diecast Car, 1/64 RACING CHAMPIONS MINT BILL JENKINS GRUMPYS TOY 1966 CHEVROLET NOVA WHITE. Cheap price for 1968 Chevy Camaro Pro Stock Grumpy's Toy IV (Exact Detail) 1/18 scale diecast model cars! His innovations include drag racing's first kickout oil pans, Pro Stock strut-style front suspension, and dry sump oiling system, and cool cans, electric water pump fan, gas port pistons, and slick-shift manual transmissions. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2004 Bank of Canada $100 Dollar "RADAR" Banknote "PMG 68 EPQ" Jenkins - Dodge at the best online prices at eBay! Liebe Leser, dies ist eine Weiterfhrung meines Blogs "Germanmissing". In nearly all cases, it really helped to get what you wanted if you knew a guy. [3] Jenkins used the car to win five of the first eight events of the season (some of them regionals) and six of eight Nationals. Author Doug Boyce delivers a fascinating and surprisingly personal look at "da Grump's" extraordinary career and . The collaboration between Jenkins and Stahl flourished. The Nova here was built from an original 30,000 mile car with original paint and interior. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. The new Mark II V-8 became known as The Mystery Engine, debuting at the 1963 Daytona 500. eBay. 7, July 1937, 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for "Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins" 1968 Chevy Nova Super Stocker PHOTO! Lane Exact Detail Diecast Model No. Last year for the term Chevy II. Jenkins did indeed move to the new Camaro, but not before one last hurrah in the Chevy II. Jenkins spins off the road, plows through some guy's front lawn, grabs First gear, and drives back to my gas station. The aluminum CanAm cast iron sleeve block used a large 4.440 in. A mechanical aptitude developed at an early age allowed him to quickly acquire an in-depth knowledge of engines. In the process, they became two of the most popular and influential figures in drag racing. The 67 Camaro came with monoleaf springs that produced extreme wheelhop. 68 L-79 Nova Registry . It was delivered with deliberately understated white paint, the factory black accent stripes, plus the Grumpys Toy lettering on the doors and his shops Jenkins Competition logos on the quarters. Its light weight placed the Nova in NHRAs A/Stock class, pitting it directly against the 426 Hemi. Jenkins and Stahl invented, refined, and popularized many of the technical innovations that are now commonplace in professional racing. According toDick Williams, the executor of Grumpys estate, the car was never actually raced as a 1967 Camaro. [3] That year he was featured in Time magazine, the first drag racer to experience mainstream national coverage. 1/18 Diecast RICKO Alfa Romeo 147 Coupe, Red, Lotus 23 Nurburgring 1962 #84 Spark Model 1/43 #s0251, Ebbro 1/43 Nissan Fairlady 350z Z33 Coupe Silver. Watch The Incredible 1968 Ford F-100 Chase From The Movie Mr. Majestyk, Truckin History: Check Out This Killer Video Showing GMC Setting Land Speed Records Back In 1989, Chatsworth Street Racing Crash: Attorney Says Mustang Driver Wasn't In The Car When The Accident Occurs. The engine and chassis has been restored with a fresh 327-cid race engine, four-speed manual transmission with a race clutch connected to a 12-bolt rear axle. The class was also custom-made for a shrewd racer/tuner from Pennsylvania named Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins. It carried Jenkins to hugely popular Pro Stock wins in its first two events of the 1970 season: Pomona and Gainesville, where he defeated Mopars ace, Ronnie Sox. Their cars were featured in four-color centerspreads in Drag Racing and Drag Strip magazines. My hero from 1970 on. [6] He started working on motors on his neighbor's tractor engine. This entailed relieving the car of all unnecessary weight, fitting a Grump Lump fiberglass hood and scoop and dropping in a maximum-output 440ci big-block with aluminum heads, a deep-plenum, tunnel-ram manifold, and a pair of Holley 660-cfm center-squirter carbs. The change to 9-inch-wide tires in the Super Stock classes negated the suspension and tire technology he'd developed with the narrow 7-inch rubber mandated in A/Stock. Ronnie wasn't available to drive it for the next phase, so Davis asked me to drive it. 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[5] He began drag racing in a 1955 Chevrolet convertible at Berwyn, Pennsylvania before going off to college at Cornell University for engineering. Bought new at Ed Rinke Chevrolet Co. 26125 Van Dyke Ave. Center Line MI . on 3-11-68 by William T Jenkins. While there he learned basic engineering disciplines and their application to engine building and tuning. XXVII, No. for Billboard s "The Camaro is the wrong approach to a drag race car as far as I was concernedthe weight distribution, the short rear overhang. One of his first sets was for the Strickler/Jenkins 409 Chevy, and they agreed to meet in Detroit in 1963 to test them. Check Out This Footage of Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Running At The 1968 NHRA Nationals - Gear Jamming With A Cigar Mar 05, 2015 Bryan McTaggart CHEVY, HISTORIC, Videos 5 "Grumpy" Jenkins' status as an NHRA legend is uncontested. LEFT and MIDDLE: The correct transmission came with the car. In short, this was drag racing's version of David and Goliath. Dale and Vicki were hoping to have the car completed by the end of 2015, and it looks like they have a made it. I. In 1968 it used a short stroke 3.47 in. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Grumpy's Toys1968 BILL JENKINS CHEVROLET NOVA SS 396 Diecast 1:43 Pre-Owned $259.88 or Best Offer Free shipping from Japan Free returns Sponsored 1966 66 CHEVY CHEVROLET NOVA SS BILL GRUMPY JENKINS 1:64 SCALE DIECAST MODEL CAR Pre-Owned $11.99 Buy It Now +$4.99 shipping 19 watchers Sponsored GREAT PRICE Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, as memorialized in a classic poster from Moroso. Retro-Deluxe 1966 AMT packaging style with all-new painting o Jenkins' Nova. Although still badged 396, the 1970-71 396 was overbored 0.030 becoming a 402-inch engine. [7] He drove hemi-powered Dodges in 1964 and 1965 after Chevy left drag racing early in the 1963 season. #(2) at the best online prices at eBay! 12188103_10205140416098445_7215557424739895846_o. There are some very rare cars in this collection.I will try to combine shipping when possible.For the most part, these cars were removed from the boxes and displayed in an acrylic case. 2, February 1935, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. 3 in 1 format kit-can be also built stock, or as a mild custom. Enter the email address associated with your rmsothebys.com account. The stock intake manifold was required, but the factory cast-aluminum, high-rise, dual-plane intake was well-engineered and carried a Holley 780-cfm, four barrel carburetor, List Number R-4346. $2.98 Buy It Now or Best Offer, $41.21 Shipping, eBay Money Back Guarantee. They found Penskes name, the words Grumpys Toy, and the numbers 777 etched into the metal. Hier mchte ich mich nicht, wie sonst, nur auf ungeklrte Vermissten- und Mordflle aus Deutschland und den Nachbarlndern festlegen. The Authorized History of Grumpy Jenkins' Cars. Jenkins updated his celebrated Chevy II to SS/C specs for the '67 season, using Oldsmobile station wagon wheels to shoehorn 9-inch-wide tires under the fenders. 11, November 1938, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. A link to reset your password has been sent to your email address. "The car is rugged and Stahl doesn't make it any easier to defeat. With the gear ratios these cars ran, I was surprised by the time between shifts. Privacy Policy and At this point, he asked if the car had thin sheet metal, and Vicki confirmed that it does. "Bill was really floggin' as he pulled and replaced two sets of heads, a clutch, a camshaft, and a set of rings all during the course of four days," wrote Jim McFarland in HOT ROD's NHRA Nationals coverage. Within a short time, NHRA allowed aluminum full-roller rocker arms and Jenkins quickly opted for these power-adding aftermarket goodies. Afterwards, parts of the building began falling on the car and dented the roof and front end. 1960s NHRA Drag Racing-Bill Jenkins' 1968 Super Stock Camaro "Grumpy's Toy" IV C $3.27 C $15.70 shipping or Best Offer BILL GRUMPY JENKINS & LARRY LOMBARDO IN WINNERS CIRCLE 8X10 GLOSSY PHOTO #9 C $3.91 C $10.45 shipping 1960s Drag Racing-1963 Z-11 Chevy "Old Reliable" IV-Dave Strickler-Bill Jenkins C $5.89 C $15.70 shipping or Best Offer 1/43 Bill "grumpy's" Jenkins 1968 S/s Nova Ss396 #1930, 1/43 Grumpy's Toy V Chevy Nova Ss 396 Bill 'grumpy' Jenkins In Presentat, AMT 1966 CHEVY NOVA Bill Jenkins Grumpy's Toy Complete, 1/18 Grumpy Jenkins 1968 Nova SS396 Pro Stock, 1/18 GMP #8022 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet Nova SS396 Grumpys Toy, 1/18 Scale Peachstate Collectibles Gmp Bill Jenkins Grumpy's Toy 1968 No, 1968 Nova SS396 Bill Grumpy Jenkins 1:43 Scale, The Meccano Magazine, Vol. Jenkins parked the 67 for a while, running his 1969 ZL1 Camaro, and later, a new second-gen Camaro. AVAILABILITY LOW - SEE PRICE HERE 1969 Chevy Camaro RS Z-28 - Garnet Red w/ Silver . The photo car I posted may be a replica. And while a 375-hp 396 was widely advertised starting in 1969, little was said about it for '68. bore siamese cyls design. Fun Was Had By All, And Custom Trucks Were Everywhere! [3] Considered the "Father of Pro Stock", Jenkins-built engines were used to win five NHRA Pro Stock championships and three American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) championships. A complete 427 cubic-inch engine was built, and many parts from Jenkins Performance have been utilized. Shouldn't it have the Chevy II on the hood chrome. [3] He has been inducted in numerous motorsports halls of fame for his engine building skills in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock class. Nov 4, 2006. record with a 9.33. 1968 TOPPS #11 JIM BUNNING-FERGUSON JENKINS-GAYLORD PERRY NICE CARD Sold by ylaf | Ends on 2023-03-05 08:43:47 12, December 1924, The Meccano Magazine, No. The Grumps Nova was a dominate figure at most of the national . Jenkins removed the vent windows and put 1968 Camaro door glass in the 1967 body, added the trim to the doors, and also added hidden-headlights to the front end. black bear dead near a duffle bag and some $2 million worth of cocaine that had been opened and scattered over a hillside. There is some speculation that they found out that the car was too light to be legal for competition, but this has never been verified. XXVI, No. He was lost in his own world; he was like an artist that way. The 396/375 was also used in a brief run of 1965 Chevelles with the Z-16 option code. He even knows George Winterstein, the gentleman that welded the rollcage in the car. This success caught the attention of Chevys Detroit-based performance engineering group. Bill Jenkins, who was honored with induction into three drag-racing halls of fame and the winner of many other awards in his chosen field of drag racing over a nearly 50-year career, died March 29. Jenkins artfully crafted his status as champion of the underdog while simultaneously forging links to Chevrolet that later became a conduit for parts and information. This 1977 Country Squire Motorhome Was Abandoned for 15 Years! Bill Jenkins passed away in 2012 and Jere Stahl passed away in 2016, both leaving an indelible mark on the history of drag racing and hot rodding. [2] The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America said: "his continual search for improved performance left little time for idle chatter with his racing colleagues."[2]. Guinn actually knows a lot about the car because his father was on Penskes race team, and hewas there when the car came back from acid-dipping. Contact; Day 2/Old School Nova's; 68 Nova L-79 Registry; 1. Without the help of factory support, Jenkins developed his first Grumpys Toy: a Chevy II with a 327 cubic-inch engine. In 1972 he recorded 250 straight passes without missing a shift. XXIII, No. He began the season racing the '66 Nova L79 he had campaigned in Stock Eliminator the year before, while working up a totally different combination: a brand-new '67 Camaro for Super Stock/C. All Rights Reserved. 1968 Grumpy Jenkins Chevrolet SS396 Nova 1 Of 4440, Brand New GMP Peachs 1/43 Bill "grumpy's" Jenkins 1968 S/s Nova Ss396 #1930 1/24 Grumpy Jenkins Nova 1/18 Grumpy Jenkins 1968 Nova SS396 Pro Stock 1968 Bill Grumpy Jenkins Chevy Nova SS396 More than 150 personal items from the estate of the great engine builder Bill Jenkins are up for auction this Saturday in Indianapolis, and three of the lot numbers are very unique engine items. 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