1955 CHEVROLET NOMAD CUSTOM WAGON 'SHOWMAD'

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This custom 1955 Chevrolet Nomad went through a 5-year, frame-off build by T&D Performance and received paint from Erik's Trick Restos in White City, OR. The engine bay holds a polished power steering pump with a remote reservoir for an Art Morrison power rack & pinion steering. Underneath is a custom stainless-steel fuel cell, a Holley fuel pump and fuel filter with a fuel pressure regulator and gauge. This car features a custom motorized gas taillight filler and is powered by a balanced and

blueprinted Chevrolet 383ci stroker V8 engine pushing 500hp, mated to a B&M TH350 automatic transmission. This transmission features a shift kit and a Hughes 2,500 rpm stall torque converter, and the engine is topped with a custom-polished Borla intake topped with a polished Borla 8-stack fuel injection run by a Holley fuel management system. This car also has a polished aluminum water pump, ball-milled valve covers and an air-conditioning compressor. For its spark, it uses a MSD ignition system, Accel SuperStock plug wires and a Hi-Torque starter. Polished stainless-steel lines and extensive braided stainless-steel lines run through the engine bay, along with polished stainless-steel bolts and fasteners. Eddie Motorsports billet hinges support the hood, and the engine bay is lined with a polished aluminum radiator, a custom radiator support, a polished air-conditioning condenser, dual electric cooling fans, a polished stainless-steel overflow reservoir, a polished alternator and polished brackets. This car also has Sanderson ceramic-coated exhaust headers hooked to a custom Borla stainless-steel exhaust. A custom transmission and flywheel inspection cover has also been installed. It rides on an Art Morrison GT Sport chassis with chromed 4-link rear suspension, a Currie 9-inch rear end and PAC Racing Springs with adjustable front and rear coilover shocks. For stopping, the Wilwood power disc brakes use slotted and cross-drilled brake rotors. Up front is an Art Morrison chromed independent suspension, polished tubular control arms, 2-inch drop spindles and a chrome front sway bar with PAC Racing Springs. The exterior has received custom modifications throughout, along with gray tinted glass, a chrome rearview mirror and dual chrome side mirrors. It also features smoothed and tucked one-piece front and rear bumpers that were body-paint-matched on the inside and chromed on the outside, with a custom-built chrome grille and halogen headlights with LED turn signals. The interior features Vintage Air controls and vents, AutoMeter white-face gauges, a Flaming River chrome tilt steering column, a Billet Specialties steering wheel, Lokar pedals, Nu-Relics power windows, polished billet knobs and controls, a Kenwood stereo head unit, Alpine amplifiers and Kicker speakers with a subwoofer. It has a custom-built electronic fuel-filler door, and under the gate sits the electronically lit rear drop-down license plate holder, with many more features. This wagon has won multiple awards, including Best in Show Finalist at Hot August Nights 2021, Award of Excellence from Goodguys, Outstanding Interior-Custom from ISCA 2022, First Place at AutoRama 2022 and Utah's Top 10 from AutoRama.