Feature Interview

This weeks interview is with Stefano Bimbi, owner of NicKey Performance in Chicago. Stefano grew up in Chicago in his fathers repair garage, meaning he has (essentially) been in the car game his entire life. He worked on the performance cars of the era and has a love for automotive and performance. He even related the story of his first muscle car and how he lost it in a building crash. He admits a love of Mopar B body cars and anything high performance.

NicKey Chevrolet of Chicago was the original Performance Car Superstore in the ’60s and was responsible for helping create a new genre of what is now known as the “Super Car”. They created cars that were so different from the original vehicles that the dealership became a manufacturer in it’s own right. Muscle Cars and Super Cars became very hot in the late 60′s and early 70′s and NicKey established itself as a leader in high performance. NicKey Chevrolet closed it’s doors in 1973 and the name ceased to exist.