Have trouble with the lack of trunk space in your supercharged pavement terror? Need something that’ll haul groceries at 150 MPH? Looking for something LS-powered to show those pesky Dodge brothers they ain’t the only muscle car outfit in town? Check out this Gorgeous 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod.
This SEMA-featured 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod is the buff, lust-worthy custom you’ve been dreaming of!
BLUE STAR
This SEMA-featured 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod was professionally manufactured by Salvaggio Auto Design. In addition, the recorded cost was $283K. The car’s House Of Kolor TruBlue pearl and Granite Metallic top cast magnificent reflections across a sloped profile.
That Gorgeous 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod profile’s traced in $30K of custom Cobalt Black chrome. Moreover, it includes smoothed bumpers, factory mirrors, RainGear wipers and hardware for traditional lighting. In addition, a Cobalt Black Jetbird prominently rides the hood, all other emblems and ornamentation have been tastefully nixed. Furthermore, It’s a lovely pavement pounder that’s sure to turn heads.
Gorgeous 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod – THAT’S VORTECH!
Glitz is great but is brawn better! Pop this Chevy’s billet-braced hood and you’ll find 416 cubic inches of massaged LS3 power. A unique air tube places a remote, reusable filter element in front of an all-aluminum blower. At the sides of that blower, custom, billet valve covers thread relocated coils across CNC-ported, LSA heads.
These heads have Manley stainless intake and Manley Inconel exhaust valves, Mahle pistons, Callies 4340 rods, and a crank. However, those pistons frame a hot Comp cam, which bumps requisite Comp lifters above coated shorty headers. A body-matched alternator charges a Wegner Motorsports serpentine drive with Cloyes timing components. Cooling is provided by a beefy Be Cool radiator.
This is a lavishly built 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod. In addition, aesthetic items like billet hood support complement functional pieces like tough Clevite bearings.
Gorgeous 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod – SEMA ROOTS
This 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod’s body-matched mill feeds a 4L80E 4-speed obtained directly from Bowler. Moreover, a fabricated Strange 9-inch spins a posi-traction differential around big, 3.73 gears. However, old-school bones have been replaced with a Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis. Boxes and tubes make them durable.
This current chassis has a modern suspension with tubular control arms and AFCO coil-overs in heavy-duty sway bars. Power rack-and-pinion steering quickens reactions. However, a body-matched brake booster feeds stainless Russell fluid lines to Wilwood calipers clamping drilled and slotted discs.
Large stainless pipes trace matte Granite floors to thread polished SLP mufflers. However, at the corners, custom Colorado Custom blades spin 265/35ZR18 Michelin Pilot Sports in front of 335/30ZR18 Michelin Pilot Sports.
COMPLETELY CUSTOM
Chevrolets were sparse off the line. In addition, this 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod classic is no longer fuel-efficient. However, open the car’s doors to reveal a fully customized cockpit. Griffith, Indiana’s Customs By Vos installed the den’s Daytona Carpet, soft bench seats, and cargo storage.
In front of those seats, a leather-wrapped dash surrounds a vintage radio, Vintage Air conditioning controls, and Classic Instruments telemetry. Custom door panels hang billet handles at the sides of that dash in front of convenient power windows. And in front of the driver, a leather-wrapped steering wheel laps a tilting Flaming River column.
This chassis has a modern suspension with tubular control arms and AFCO coil overs in heavy-duty sway bars. However, power rack-and-pinion steering quickens reactions. In addition, a body-matched brake booster feeds stainless Russell fluid lines to Wilwood calipers clamping drilled and slotted discs. (Click here to read about a world-class restomod)
Related Questions:
By 1958, the Chevy two-door wagons were gone, however, and the Nomad name was given to the top-tier Bel Air-based wagon. It was a one-year-only proposition. For 1959, the Nomad designation went to the Impala wagon, making the 1958 Bel Air Nomad a bit of a footnote in Chevrolet history.
The Nomad was originally a concept car based on the 1953 Corvette. However, it made an appearance at the 1954 General Motors Motorama show in New York. It was one of GM Chief Designer Harley Earl’s “Dream Cars”. It had the front of a Corvette, the back of a sleek, yet practical wagon, and the capacity to carry six people.
The Chevrolet Nomad is a station wagon model produced by Chevrolet that was marketed from 1955 to 1961, from 1967 to 1972, and then used as a trim package on the 1976 Vega as well as for Chevrolet vans during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
