Comments - Least Boring Family Cars: Chevrolet Nomad

Published: Jul 30, 2012
Description: Most of the time, automotive manufacturers would like us to keep our lives as enthusiasts and our family lives separate. The majority of vehicles which have ample cargo space come up short when it com...
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Caner Ozdemir Jul 31, 2012
The vette has good cargo space, and i think the lexus ls 460l
chikenbag Jul 31, 2012
@jared- that was the rs6
John Serely Jul 30, 2012
For me, panamera turbo s.
Jared Palmer Jul 30, 2012
Or the Audi S4 Avant with the V10
Jared Palmer Jul 30, 2012
2004-2007 Volvo V70R with the 6 speed manual.
Emmanuel Mateo Jul 30, 2012
Cadillac cts-v wagon = best family/soccer mom car of all time
Abraham Mendoza Jul 30, 2012
Or Impala SS. Those are real badass. Or a Pontiac Catalina.
chikenbag Jul 30, 2012
@paul- i have an e39, and i have to say it would make a good addition to this series
Drew Storrusten Jul 30, 2012
@david., well if it's the 67 chevelle then yes. Lol
Paul Lissona Jul 30, 2012
BMW e39, it's a midsize family sports car.
David Pires-Ihsaan Jul 30, 2012
@Drew-What about the chevelle ss?
chikenbag Jul 30, 2012
I absolutely love wagons, and this is one of my favorites
Devin Babyn Jul 30, 2012
Nomads are so damn cool and I don't even like wagons
Drew Storrusten Jul 30, 2012
Seriously the only Chevy I'd like to own. Well besides a 1970 corvette. But my favorite bow tie car of all.
Patrick Schalk Jul 30, 2012
Sure hope The SRT8 Magnum makes this list
Zain Sheikh Jul 31, 2012
Being a really big BMW Fan I'd have this over an X5 because this is so much more cooler
Callum Mckay Jul 31, 2012
Id rather have a 210 or a Bel-Air. But Id take this over any Beemer any day.. Drive around in that X6M or X5M, people think your a prick. This however you will have so much respect for driving
Lee Oleinick Jul 31, 2012
I wish I owned this!!!!
Stephen Wood Jul 30, 2012
I like the Audi rs4 avant
Abraham Mendoza Jul 30, 2012
I'd much rather have this than a BMW at the time. These are really cool, Tim the Toolman Taylor had
John Serely Jul 30, 2012
@mathew ehh, this is actually pretty exciting! But abou the bimmers, the V8 and the M models are pretty sick (X6M for me). For any family car, of have a panamera turbo s, super fast (some have recorded sub-3.5 0-60 runs)
David Pires-Ihsaan Jul 30, 2012
I like audi wagons..
Paul Lissona Jul 30, 2012
I like the cream white and black one in this article.
Patrick Schalk Jul 30, 2012
A LOT more people will look at this than any BMW wagon.
Matthew Crighton Jul 30, 2012
There are some family cars that are alot more exciting than this- BMW X series, cts-v wagon. This is boring.
Tim Preisinger Jul 30, 2012
I'm with you on that one Colby. Not a wagon guy... But if I had to pick one it would be this! ...or a cts v wagon
John Serely Jul 30, 2012
Saw one of these in red at a car show on Friday, and it looked great!
Colby Church Jul 30, 2012
Just not a wagon guy... I like the Bel-Air much better, but this isn't bad.
Description: Nonetheless, it has become the classic American wagon, and it set the mold for the sport wagons to come after it. If the Nomad were unveiled today, the word wagon would likely never be applied to it. ...
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Jared Palmer Jul 30, 2012
The Pinto sport wagon, Vega wagon and AMC had a two door wagon
Marco Saldana Jul 30, 2012
I love two door wagons, the two door suburbans from back in the day!
John M Weishahn Jul 30, 2012
If this set the template for American wagons hence, why has there not been a two-door wagon since? None since the Volvo P1800.
Description: It also would have made for one hell of an expensive wagon, so this idea was abandoned for the production version, which still managed to be on the pricey side. The two-door wagon unveiled in 1955 end...
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Justin ChalkChalk Smalyinator Jul 30, 2012
This isnt a Nomad. 4door
Description: The other big problem was that the two-door body style, while it did convey the sporty look which Chevy was going for, did seem as though it would be less useful than a four-door wagon. In truth, the ...
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Description: A number of big changes were made for 1958, and the nameplate was discontinued in 1961. There was another Nomad built from 1968 to 1972, but the less said about these the better. The '55 through ...
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Abraham Mendoza Jul 30, 2012
That's a pretty sweet cruiser. Go to the beach...
Cody Andree Jul 30, 2012
Reminds me of home improvement with tim Allen. *grunts*
Aaron Cartwright Jul 30, 2012
The shop I worked at had a 56 nomad, that made 800hp at wheels, the thing was a monster. Nothing like goin 90mph and puting rubber on the ground. Nomads will allways have a special place in my heart.. Great car in any flavor.
John M Weishahn Jul 30, 2012
@Brian: Agreed. Get one that has no shot as a tier-one collectible and go in with modern engine and suspension/brakes.
chikenbag Jul 30, 2012
love the way the roof floats behind the b pillar. these cars had one of the nicest asses of the fifties imo
John Serely Jul 30, 2012
Haha I saw one exactly like tho a couple days ago. This is my favorite one
Lee Gardner Jul 30, 2012
Theres a guy in my town who has one of these with a 502 big block and a b&m shifter kit
Zachary Maurer Jul 30, 2012
This one looks great
Cody Andree Jul 30, 2012
This is the best in the article. Agree with Patrick. Usually ro
Patrick Schalk Jul 30, 2012
Hells yeah. Love this one
Description: These fuel injected engines produced 283 horsepower, and it was one of only a handful of engines at the time which was able to produce 1hp per cubic inch of displacement. This was a lot of power to ha...
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Description: Interestingly, a rebadged Pontiac version, known as the Safari, was also produced, but isn't quite the collector's item that the Nomad has become. This probably comes down to styling, as the...
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David Pires-Ihsaan Jul 30, 2012
As did I.. Couldvr given carbuzz users cataracts or something...
Jordan Jackson Jul 30, 2012
I looked up the '04 concept after I read this, let's just say thank god they didn't put it into production, EPIC FAIL
Abraham Mendoza Jul 30, 2012
Wow, look at that!
Paul Lissona Jul 30, 2012
I think this cream color with black looks great.
Dan Marino Jul 30, 2012
Wow my grandpa had a 60 impala convertible that color
Description: It was conceived as a slightly bigger and more powerful rival to the MINI, and it would almost certainly have been one more the list of failed retro-styled cars if it had actually been produced. Thank...
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Paul Lissona Jul 30, 2012
White with red interior is nice.