Vehicle Description
1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Wagon - 350ci V8 From A 1978 Z28
Camaro - Dart Heads, Roller Rockers, Edelbrock Intake and
Carburetor - TH350 Automatic Transmission - 12 Bolt Posi Rear End -
Turquoise And White Paint - New Custom Tan Interior (Please note:
If you happen to be viewing this 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 155 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) Why the
1955�€"57 Chevrolet Nomad is bucking the fading '50s trend �€"
Hagerty | Media, January 2019 An offshoot of the indomitable
Tri-Five Chevy, the Nomad was the perfect combination of utility,
style, and performance. Still sporting many of the forward-thinking
design elements from the earlier concept envisioned by Harley Earl
when it appeared in production form for 1955, the Nomad nonetheless
shared its chassis with the '55 Chevy sedan rather than the
Corvette that inspired it. You could get a Nomad with a 'stovebolt'
six-cylinder, but the big innovation in '55 was the 265-cubic-inch
small-block V-8. Top-spec was the small-block with dual exhaust and
a four-barrel carb good for 180 hp, and then '56 brought two
four-barrel carbs and 225. By '57 there was a wide range of
carbureted V-8 engine variants that ranged between 162�€"270 hp,
but the critical upgrade was the new Ramjet fuel-injected V-8,
available in 250-hp guise or with solid lifters and 283 hp. The
full Hagerty article is available online here:
https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/chevy-nomad-bucking-50s-trend/
Offered here is a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad station wagon in
two-tone turquoise-and-white over a handsome custom gray-and-tan
interior. The car has been restored and lightly refreshed while
maintaining the original look of the legendary Nomad. For
reliability, it has also been re-powered with a 350 V8. The
odometer currently reads 99,677 miles, meaning the car has traveled
fewer than 1,550 miles per-year on average since new. The exterior
two-tone paint follows the original design with non-metallic
turquoise on the iconic ribbed-roof and the forward part of the
car, and white appearing on the chrome-rub-strip-accented tailgate
and following trim lines around to the side, extending in
spear-like fashion to the front fenders. The look emphasizes the
forward-thrust body style while being very pleasing to the eye. The
two paints were professionally applied to a very high standard
here; the colors themselves are emblematic of the Fifties. Surface
smoothness and overall gloss is excellent. (To best assess the
quality of the paint and trim finishes, please be sure to view the
close-up photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.)
Chrome-the styling wand of the era-is especially satisfying on this
'56 Nomad. In addition to the body-side trim separating the two
paint colors, and the seven tailgate rub strips, beautiful chrome
work on the car's grille, front and rear bumpers, headlight and
taillight trim, window surrounds, side mirrors, and
jet-plane-inspired hood ornament is all in excellent condition,
free of pitting or patina. Cabin glass and lighting lenses are
pristine. Correct factory badging-including the gold Nomad script
on the tailgate, gold Chevrolet crest (with chrome Bel Air script
fender badges), and full-color bowtie Chevrolet crest and V hood
emblems marks this as the company's top-of-the-line wagon. Weld
Racing® 8-hole, 15-inch, dish-style chrome wheels (a modification
like what might well have been added back in the day) are mounted
with Cooper® Cobra Radial G/T raised-white-letter 255/60 tires.
Inside, the multi-color, soft-fabric custom upholstery makes for a
handsomely upgraded, but still period-appropriate look. The design
blends tan and medium brown fa
