Stick’s Redline Garage – The Nomad
This time we look at another 50′s styled custom Hot Wheels – the ’69-70 issued Nomad.
Here’s a cool fact about this car. It first appeared as a concept show car for General Motors Motorama traveling caravan of car shows. The concept was GM’s first station wagon bodied dream car. It was originally built on a stretched 1953 Corvette chassis and appeared as a 1954 show car called the Chevrolet Nomad. It had a 54 corvette body with the trademark Nomad ribbed roof, full quarter panel side glass and rear hatch. Thank god the design gurus at GM thought better and left the Corvette as a 2 door sports car and shifted the Nomad design to the all new 1955 Bel Air chassis!
Hot Wheels designers kept most of the Nomad styling intact rounding out the wheel opening to give the car a lower stance for orange track racing. Other features were an opening hood, metal chassis, an interior in white only and an exterior available in 12 spectra flame colors.
About the “roofless” Nomad shown: Well, my brother took a hammer to that one in 1971, so I cut off the back and made the “El Nomadino!”
Restored in purple spectra.
Note: all resto’s carry repro wheel from the redlineshop.com.
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I see that you do not show a purple Nomad, are you possibly looking for one. I have a collection of hot wheels that have been stashed away in my closet for over 30 years. I just recently rediscovered them and wondered if they were worth anything. E-mail me back if you have any interest. Thanks Benz
I would’ve been very angree at my brother if he would’ve done that to my car. I guess time heals all wounds. I love your collection and the history is great. Thanks For Sharing!!
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