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ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE THREE YEAR
STYLING CYCLE IN DETROIT KNEW THAT THE 1956 CHEVY WOULD
BE A FACE LIFTED VERSION OF THE 1955. BUT WHAT SURPRISED MANY WAS THE
EXTENT OF BOTH THE FACE LIFT
AND THE ENGINEERING UPGRADES. WITH MARKET TRENDS CALLING FOR BIGGER CARS
WITH MORE HORSEPOWER
& PERFORMANCE THE RESULTS WERE A CAR THAT LOOKED
MORE LIKE A CADILLAC AND IN TUNE WITH THE TIMES.
THE CHEVROLET BEL AIR NOMAD WAS IN A CLASS ALL IT'S OWN. NO OTHER STATION
WAGON HAS EVER ACHIEVED THE STATUS GRANTED TO CHEVY'S GLORIOUS NOMAD. EVEN
PONTIAC'S SIMILARLY SHAPED
SAFARI NEVER MATCHED THE
STYLE AND FLAIR OF THE NOMAD. ACTUALLY, THE NOMAD
SHARES THE SAME ROOTS AS THE CORVETTE. IN FACT,
THE VERY FIRST
NOMAD PROTOTYPE LOOKED MORE LIKE A VETTE THAN THE TRI-FIVES WE'RE
ALL FAMILIAR WITH.
NOMAD STYLING WAS BASED ON THE BEL AIR BUT, WHILE THEY SHARED MANY TRAITS,
THE NOMAD HAD
IT'S OWN SIGNATURE DESIGN. FEATURES OF THE 1956 MODEL INCLUDED EYE BROWED
HEADLIGHTS, ROUND
POD TAILLIGHTS, WRAP-AROUND REAR GLASS, FLUTED REAR ROOF SECTION, FORWARD
SLANTING TAILGATE,
ELLIPTICAL REAR WHEEL OPENINGS, RAKED B-PILLARS, L-SHAPED TRIM AND A FULL
WIDTH GRILLE.
THE TWO DOOR BEL AIR NOMADS ARE CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE
PRETTIEST WAGONS EVER BUILT AND WILL
FETCH A HIGH PRICE IN ALMOST ANY CONDITION. THEY ARE RARE AS THE
PROVERBIAL HEN'S TEETH. THIS GORGEOUS
1956 NOMAD REPRESENTS AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THESE
TREASURED CLASSIC'S.
THE ENGINE BAY NOW SPORTS A MILD PERFORMANCE 350 GM CRATE MOTOR WITH AN
EDELBROCK PACKAGE.
ORIGINAL "VC" CODE CAR. ICE COLD AIR CONDITIONING (R134). ALUMINUM
RADIATOR. POLISHED FAN SHROUD.
MALLORY UNILITE IGNITION. POWER STEERING.
FRONT DISC BRAKES WITH DUAL MASTER CYLINDER.
TH-350 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFT KIT.
PERFORMANCE DUAL EXHAUST. ORIGINAL REBUILT 2.79:1 INTEGRAL CARRIER.
POWER FRONT BENCH SEAT. SEAT BELTS.
LATE MODEL GM TILT COLUMN WITH GRANT STEERING WHEEL.
69,644 MILES ON
ODOMETER (TRUE MILEAGE UNKNOWN).
AFTERMARKET GAUGES INCLUDING COLUMN MOUNTED TACHOMETER.
AFTERMARKET AM/FM/CASSETTE STEREO.
CENTERLINE WHEELS WITH BF GOODRICH RADIALS.
RUST-FREE DETAILED UNDERCARRIAGE. STRAIGHT, ACCIDENT-FREE FRAME AND BODY.
REAR AIR SHOCKS. FINNED CHROME TRANSMISSION PAN. MANY NEW SUSPENSION
COMPONENTS.
NEW REAR TRUNK SPEARS, MIRRORS AND SOME EMBLEMS. RECHROMED TAILGATE MOLDING.
STAINLESS TRIM IN SUPERIOR CONDITION. MANY NEW CHROME TRIM PIECES.
T3 HEADLIGHTS.
TINTED GLASS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION EXCEPT FOR REPAIRED CHIP IN LOWER
FRONT WINDSHIELD.
SOME PITTING & AGE ON TRIM PIECES THAT WERE NOT REPLACED (DOOR HANDLES,
REAR LIGHT BEZELS).
FINISHED IN HARBOR/NASSAU BLUE WITH LIGHT TURQUOISE VINYL INTERIOR. NOT
ORIGINAL COLORS.
PAINT IS APPROXIMATELY 12 YEARS OLD. JUST TREATED TO A COMPOUNDING,
POLISHING AND
TOUCHING-UP OF AREAS REQUIRING ATTENTION. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION THERE
REMAIN
SOME MINOR PAINT IMPERFECTIONS BUT THERE ARE NO DENTS, SCRATCHES OR DINGS.
HEADLINER AND CHROME BOWS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. INTERIOR, AS A WHOLE,
IS IN REALLY GREAT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR WEAR ON THE FRONT SEAT.
RUNS AND DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY, WITHOUT ISSUES.
THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS LESS
THAN 1000 MILES ON IT. LITTLE ROOM FOR DISAPPOINTMENT, IF ANY.
AS A
BENCHMARK,
BLACK BOOK VALUE
ON A 1956 BEL AIR NOMAD IS $56,000.
ASIDE
FROM THE IMPERFECTIONS MENTIONED THE CAR IS IN
A STRAIGHT, BEAUTIFUL,
EVERY-REASON-TO-BE-PROUD-OF, CONDITION. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, IT'S LIKE A
GIANT PEOPLE
MAGNET, DRIVING OR STANDING STILL. THE ULTIMATE IN CURB APPEAL.
IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET, OR EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT, DON'T PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO
ACQUIRE A CLASSIC TRI-FIVE CHEVY THAT YOU CAN ENJOY, BOTH NOW AND WHEN
YOU
GET A SUBSTANTIAL RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. CLASSIC CARS YIELD
AN 8 POINT ROI.
HOWEVER, NOMAD's OF THIS CALIBER EXCEED THAT NUMBER ANNUALLY.
THE NICE THING ABOUT OLD CARS IS ...THEY ALWAYS GET OLDER.
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