Vehicle Description
A blend of style, performance and comfort, this 1955 Chevrolet
Nomad, known as Brandy, is all steel with no fillers used during
its two-year build. It's powered by a ZL1 6.2-liter LT4 V8 engine
producing 670hp with 650 ft/lbs of torque shifted by a
performance-built TR6060 6-speed manual transmission with GM
Performance easy pedal clutch and a Sikky close-ratio shifter. A
special Inland Empire aluminum driveshaft torsion tube is coupled
to a special C5 Corvette differential. The body was metal finished
with hundreds of hours to finalize the blemish-free finish using a
special blend of primers, three coats of Orion Silver, five coats
of Kandy Brandywine, then five coats of House of Kolor Show Clear.
The body was smoothed of trim and the gas door filled and moved to
an electronic taillight fill. Additionally, Kindig-It flush door
handles were installed and body seams filled. The undercarriage was
smoothed and painted Kandy Brandywine, an SRG one-off frame was
smoothed and coated silver, a Corvette C5 front and rear suspension
was installed, and special control links were installed to improve
handling and cornering. The Nomad is equipped with power rack &
pinion steering, Wilwood big brakes on all four corners and a
specially prepared RideTech Bluetooth ride control for smooth ride.
A coated one-off MagnaFlow exhaust system was built to complete the
undercarriage. This custom rides on special 20x8.5 front and
22x10.5 rear Budnik GTB wheels using Michelin Pilot performance
tires. The interior is done in a specialty blend 7-hide
Sand-colored leather using Tea Design bucket seats in front and a
split bench in the rear for seating for four or five, and features
a special headliner using stainless bows. German square-weave wool
carpet was applied over solid floors, which were treated with
POR-15, and Dynamat Extreme was used on all interior surfaces.
Additional features include Vintage Air, Bluetooth Infinity audio
with six hidden speakers and 500-watt amplifier, phone charging
pad, smoothed dash, custom console, Dakota Digital HDX
instrumentation, Dakota Digital programmable fan controller,
special cover to hide the 5-gallon air tank, two compressors, two
Odyssey batteries and remote charging on the passenger side frame
rail. Built by Denny's Bowtie Restorations, this build took place
over two years with thousands of hours of work performed.
