You are about to see the finest 1955 Chevrolet Nomad that money
can buy! This car has been meticulously designed and built by
Wickett’s Hot Rod Construction in Piedmont, South Carolina. This is
an award winning classic that is simply off the charts! Please take
a real close look at the photo’s while you read through the amazing
list of features of this beauty.
• This car was stripped down, media blasted and
separated from its original chassis
• The custom frame was built using 4x4, 0.125
wall box tubing
• 05 Corvette rear transaxle narrowed 8”
• 05 Corvette transaxle transmission 6 speed
manual (at rear of car)
• C-4 Corvette front suspension
• Wilwood four wheel disc brakes
• 14” Wilwood drilled and slotted rotors
• 6 piston Wilwood calipers
• Kugel underdash master cylinder
• Ride Tech air suspension – self leveling
system
• Body is welded to the frame making a unibody
construction
• 409 fuel injected engine with aluminum heads
and stroker kit
• Best dressed 409 multi-port fuel injection ever
seen
• 1964 W-motor, now displaces a whopping
496ci
• Eagle crankshaft and rods with Ross pistons
• Comp cam
• Edelbrock aluminum heads
• Offenhauser dual quad intake with a pair of
throttle bodies
• Port injection has been machined into the Offy
intake manifold
• Exterior two tone – Boyd Coddington Charcoal
over Millennium Yellow paint
• Custom side trim created to accommodate the
two-toned finish
• Jaguar sedan door handles blend perfectly with
trim
• Custom door glass was made and vent windows
eliminated
• One piece wrap around glass at the cargo
area
• Front post has been moved forward 5/8”
• Drip rails are replaced with custom formed
stainless steel
• Roof skin was lowered ½”
• Taillights were moved forward 1 ½”
• Hood has been pancaked with the front laid back
1”
• Rear of the hood has been extended 4”
eliminating the cowl panel
• Reshaped stock dashboard
• Moved 55 Chevy truck inspired gauge cluster to
the center of the dash
• Custom-formed console dividing 4 modified
Cadillac bucket seats
• Custom armrests were fabricated along with
dividing trim on the inner doors
• Stainless trim separates the seats from the
console
• Speaker grille custom-formed in the upper rear
of console
• Cargo cover in the rear acts as a package shelf
and makes the interior of the car become one unit
• Vintage Air
• Alpine and Kenwood entertainment with all
controls and switches concealed in the console
• Steering wheel reduced in diameter and wrapped
in matching leather
• Hand fabricated interior from the re-contoured
dashboard to the custom console
• Center armrest slides back to expose an upper
storage compartment and lower control panel
• Power windows and Vintage Air switches are
located in the lower console control panel (which is totally
concealed when the center armrest slides all the way forward)
• Vintage clock above the stereo
• Kenwood stereo is behind a roll down aluminum
panel
• Custom fabricated stainless headlight brow that
lines perfectly into the custom side trim
• Tailgate straps have been replaced with a
roller bearing system that lowers the gate perfectly level with the
cargo floor
• Cargo floor has matching stainless trim that
aligns with the tailgate’s inner trim
• The gauge cluster holds all gauges, including
the tachometer just under the speedometer
• Custom Budnik wheels
• Electric hood opener/closer with remote
• Power rear window with remote
• Electric rear door release with remote
• Hidden fuel door access
• Custom-formed inner fender and engine
compartment panels
• Full serpentine belt system concealed behind
the front shroud
• No body seams
• Sits on coil over suspension
• Under side is fully paneled with aluminum
panels
• Chopped roof
• All electronics, fuses and relays easily
accessed behind rear seats
• Handmade windshield wiper arms
One must agree that the attention to detail is none other than
amazing. The design, fabrication, fit and finish of this project
from start to completion is absolutely fascinating. Also included
is a disc with over 3,500 pictures that will clearly show this
masterpiece from day one! For more information please contact Steve
at 770-401-7877 or at [email protected]