1955 Chevrolet Nomad - FULL CUSTOM

1955 Chevrolet Nomad

1955 Chevrolet Nomad

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 4×4, 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!

• Make: Chevrolet
• Model: Nomad
• Year: 1955
• Mileage: 20,000
• VIN: vc55a090535
• Color: Yellow/Silver
• Engine size: V8
• Vehicle Title: Clear
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