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Old Apr 1, 2026 | 06:43 AM
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You have already made great progress! Absolutely an awesome tribute to your brother.
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Old Apr 1, 2026 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Olsarge
it is a solid rust free car but after sitting for 20 years it needs everything too. It's sitting in my steel building waiting it turn.
Do I see a couple of Nomad wagons in this pic? Are all of these cars yours?
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Do I see a couple of Nomad wagons in this pic? Are all of these cars yours?
Did you notice his signature in post #18?
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Old Apr 1, 2026 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by leif.anderson93
Did you notice his signature in post #18?
LOL, no I must of passed it right up.... LIttle bit of heaven in that garage..
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Old Apr 7, 2026 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Limp
Do I see a couple of Nomad wagons in this pic? Are all of these cars yours?
Sorry I've neglected responding. Yes, we have 3 Nomads. A national show winning '55 and 2 '56s.

Our car:
'32 Chevy 5-Window Coupe
'35 Chevy Streetrod
'55 Nomad
'55 BelAir Hardtop
'55 Chevy pickup
2 - '56 Nomads
​​​​'59 Chevy Apache pickup
​​​​'64 Malibu SS convertible
​​​​'66 Mustang convertible
​​​​'66 Corvette convertible
​​​​'12 Corvette Grand Sport
I don’t know what I'm doing wrong. It won't let me post pictures.

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Wow, what a fantastic list. We all look over the list and think which we’d choose, at least I did. You seem to be an excellent care giver to the adoptees ! Congratulations!

BTW, I lean to the 59 pick up.
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National show winning 55 Nomad
National show winning '55 Nomad
64 Malibu SS convertible
'64 Malibu SS convertible
56 Nomad On Ft. Lauderdale Beach
'56 Nomad On Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Me and Jay Leno and
Me and Jay Leno and "Lucwheel" my '32 Chevy
Lucwheel and my 12 Grand Sport
Lucwheel and my '12 Grand Sport
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Old Apr 9, 2026 | 12:48 PM
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Love the cars, please keep the pics coming on your corvette.. Big fan of Nomads.... I still remember being 14-15 and a very nice 55 Nomad with a straight axle drove by one evening....
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Originally Posted by Limp
Love the cars, please keep the pics coming on your corvette.. Big fan of Nomads.... I still remember being 14-15 and a very nice 55 Nomad with a straight axle drove by one evening....
My first car was a '56 Nomad. I was 16 in 1965. It was just a 9 year old used car. I gave $200 and drove it home. I've loved them ever since. The '55 has a ZZ4 350, 700r4, an Art Morrison chassis with power disc brakes, power rack and pinion, coil over shocks and a 9 in. rear-end.
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Originally Posted by SamEYEam
Wow, what a fantastic list. We all look over the list and think which we’d choose, at least I did. You seem to be an excellent care giver to the adoptees ! Congratulations!

BTW, I lean to the 59 pick up.
1959 Apache
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Originally Posted by Olsarge
1959 Apache
1959 Apache
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That is the one.

Thank you
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Need a little help. Is the drive shaft in absolutely straight alignment with the drive train? In other words, is the transmission straight with the rear-end? My drive-shaft is about 1 3/8" out of square with the chassis. Hope I'm explaining this clearly.


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