1955 Chevrolet Nomad

1955 Chevrolet Nomad Description

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 sparkysmachines@comcast.net