ABANDONED In Storage For 40 Years! Rare 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Will It Run Again?
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The most I have ever spent on a car. BY FAR
Now that's out of the way, let's get to the fun stuff. This 1955 Chevrolet Nomad was at a local towing auction and I just had to have it! I rolled the dice and won the auction.
This Nomad was the pride and joy of some old timer for 40 plus years. He made it his own over the years by collecting parts, changing trim and re-doing the interior to his tastes.
Ultimately the car sat in storage for many many years and the bill was not paid, so the car went up for auction. It's a bit of a sad story to see a guy lose his car BUT we are going to give it a great home!
How should we approach this build? Typically DD Speed Shop? Maybe try to preserve what's left? It's only time and money right?
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This was a way Fun afternoon! What a unicorn find. Tom Cotter is right when he says that it’s still possible to find unique cars in your own back yard. Can’t wait to drive it next spring. You may not get it back.
Not a bad last day in the shop before murs winter travels
That is one sweet Nomad!!
I think the term you were looking for is "Refurbish".
Nice project, looking forward to the updates.
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DD Speed Shop's first real restoration?
@@DDSpeedShop you should give that old lady some money....
That's the one of the things I don't like with those shows ....
They low-ball those people who don't know about cars!!!
This car should be left alone and restored
It looks to me like the hood flew open and that's how it got torn off and it hit the roof in the process. Sweet car.
FRIEND OF MINEHAD A 56 V HEVYANDDIDNTGETHOODLATCHEDANDWHILEGETTING UP TOSPEEDONR5HEFREEWAYAND H OODFLEW UPANDTHEJETONTHEHOODHIRTHEROOFSNDRilerearpookedtheough thereof of thecar.gotit fixed.
I agree. That happened to a friend's 55 Chevy- hood flew off.
Yep, you can clearly see the two imprints of the wing spoilers of the Chevy emblem at 1:03.
@@020Dutchy Yes I see it now but at 3:03. Good eye.
Dan, to get a key made. remove one of the door locks, the GM key number is on the tumbler. A good key shop can look up the code and make a key. Just did it for my 57 Nomad. Same key for ignition, doors and trunk.
Do what this guy says..
IT WAY CHEAPER JUST TO BUY THE REPLACEMENT INSERTS 80 BUCKS FOR ALL. LOCKSMITHS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE
@@hankclingingsmith8707 No one makes an insert for the tail gate tumbler for a Nomad. I tried that route. My keys cost $55. You have to go to a guy who does cars.
Glad you said this!!! Was just about to say the same thing!!;D
Please ...please...take care of this one ! Garage it ! fair weather queen ! Beautiful nomad ! Prob a once in a lifetime deal unless you got really deep pockets lol.... cant wait to watch this car come back to life ! Congrats
Hey, Dan and Dani: Woke up this morning and was shocked and stunned to see your latest purchase! This must be Fate for you to get this, Dan.You looked like you could barely contain yourself on the shop tour...Mur was almost speechless, too.This incredible Nomad is Beyond barn find.Please keep this iconic Chev as original as possible..Congratulations, man.Maybe your best car ever!
But its not a barn find lol it was a auction yard find
I like "rolling restorations" or "driveway restorations" best. A lot of extreme projects never go back together again. Beautiful Nomad!
Great car. Do it right. Pull the seats out. Get the front one repaired. Replace the floor pan. No dd speedshop hacks on this one. You can do it.
What are the odds he will do a DD Speed Shop hack job on the floor?
What are the odds he'll do a DD Speed Shop hack job on this car?
@@johnhere6058🤔 what Are the odds? Dan, you must fight the hack.. fight the hack! 😂😂
Good things happen to good people! Congratulations Dan!
This is your once in a lifetime snag. Just fix the rough edges and maintain it. Great save, Dude!
Wow what a win! Of course you had to buy her. What a truly beautiful car and so, so original.
Yes please we want to see more, much more of you keeping her as an original 1950s time machine. No hood scoop hot rod mods on this sweet baby, just love, care, roof and hood debonking and Turtle Wax out of the original tin!
The interior and electrical windows and seats are amazing - superb to see on a 1950’s dream machine. The blue and white colour scheme is so 1950s summer holiday ice cream flavour… Jeez she’s to lust over. Bridget Bardot never looked so good. 🥰
Getting the nomad running, new parts and a good detail and paint correction and you’ll double your investment. An all original nomad survivor! $$$
That is a investment car, you will never go wrong buying the best you can afford. Take good care of this car! No crazy mods, No crazy paint, keep in as close to original as you can.
You did the right thing, Dan. If you had let this Nomad slip through your fingers, you would have regretted it the rest of your life. Anyway, after you fix everything on it, it'll most likely be worth a lot more than you paid for it. Thats a beautiful car with many trim options that I've never seen on any other 55. You've got a pretty damn special car there, and you deserve it. Can't wait to see what you do to it. Great acquisition.
yeah i couldnt not buy it!
Dan all I can say is wow! The roof can be pulled out with the new glue system where you glue your pull device right to the dent and pull! No headliner to remove, and no damage to the paint! Check it out on line! Great car I'm jealous lol! Love it!
I once had a 35 Chevrolet sedan body that had the roof totally jumped on and caved in. I took a floor jack with a 4 x 4 and a 16“ x 36“ piece of half-inch plywood up against the roof and slowly jacked it all up. It was amazing how easily it all popped back out. if you’re careful, yours should easily pop out real nice with a few taps along the crease. Without even hurting the paint. Try it when you get the seat out. Pull down that headliner and try it. Good luck. Smitty.
Dan and Dani, I had a thought… Your new Nomad is so special, such a very beautiful survivor that she deserves something special. Once you have restored her mechanically could you take her on a road trip to Alberta and team up with my other favorite uber talented loonies at Cold War Motors? I would give my eye teeth to see the Master of master panel molders, melders and beaters help you to ease the bumps and creases out of the roof and hood of your glorious car. It would make such a terrific two hander bringing your two excellent channels together. This is not to knock your own growing panel bashing talent, but Scott simply works pure magic.
Just a thought Dan, Scott Newson is such a talent that your Nomad could only be the winner.
Amazing find Dan you deserve something nice please keep it that way !
I can tell how happy you are to have this Nomad! Great score man and I would say take your time and put the full floor in it. Maybe not right away but one day. I have the handle for the tailgate you can have if you want it. Your car has the top of the line Wonderbar radio. Also the Treadle Vac power brakes have a very low brake pedal feel. Later man
I would love to see your skills on trying to keep that thing original it deserves the love and I thank you and Danielle will really In joy it
I vote for patch panels, maybe use/cut a full floorpan for panels, but Don't take the car apart. Best to keep it factory original assembly. imo.
At this pace we will be calling you big Don before spring.
@@BillyJoeJimBob28 Looks like the floor pan is the only real rot in the whole car.
Hey Don! I was telling Dan about you and I see you already know Dan! Awesome, you're the man bro! 🤘😝
My own 2 cents: get the body fixed by a professional. There’s gotta be a couple cars you can that you can sell to offset the cost of this one, which by the way is gorgeous.
So glad to see you buy this for yourself. I traded a gorgeous 2012 Camaro 2SS convertible completely tricked out for a barely running 71 Camaro with a small block of dubious origins. A former father son project, and I LOVE it. No one said much about the’12 Camaro, but I get thumbs up, yelling “love your car!”, and conversations every time I drive the 71. Happiness is underrated today
That chrome part you found sorta attached to the 8 track, is a 2 piece under the dash mount that you attach to the 8 track so you can pull the slide free and take it into your home to prevent theft. Some had a small lock on top.
Also that headliner is sweet a work of art in it self with those trim pieces 😳😍
Absolutely! Pure Class.
All Nomads are top dog collectors, but I believe your going to find out this one is very special. Will deserve as much restoration as you can do. Awesome 👌
That’s a one in a million find for sure , congratulations Dan the car couldn’t have gone to a better home . Cheers 🇨🇦
Dan this time you found the DIMOND not in the rough. So glad someone with your love of tri fives has it. I know you want to keep it as original as you can, so take your time and think over every change you have to make. You will do right by this car.
Great find! You're definitely a happy camper with your purchase.
I definitely want to see more of your new Nomad! Putting disc brakes and doing other upgrades is what is called a "Restomod".. I'd upgrade the power brakes rather than going manual. You've got a special car. Might as well keep it with all its "bells and whistles".
I know exactly how you feel....You think you paid too much...."losing sleep" oh, what have I done!....and then you realize what it is you really own....Been there and done that Dan....I've had my Nomad for 40 years....and watching you "beam" as you started tinkering, brought back so many great memories of getting ours back to driving condition....They are a unique automobile and production were low numbers...Ours was a 1/4 miler running in D modified production and raced for about 9 years after it was built, but that's another story....The point is, it was a complete car and you now know how valuable that is now...I'm happy that you own your new Nomad and anticipate all that you will do on improving it...I am here for you should you need any advice on whatever you might need to know from big to the small and to those "insignificant" little issues that you will experience....Congrats and best of luck...
Cannot be happier than to see this car ending up with you guys. This was an amazing episode and full of promise of great future fun
Easy way to tell if it's an original 1955, 265 is to look down and see if it has a standard spin on oil filter. It it doesn't have an oil filter, it's a '55. If it was ordered with the oil filter option, it's a remote canister filter that hangs off the side like the old Stovebolt I6's. 1956 they cast in the oil filter boss on the SBC and it stayed there for ever after that.
Great Find Man! and it's in good hands for sure!
It has a spin on filter you could see when he was messing around underneath with the starter. Definitely a later block, and has some corporate GM blue on the block too. Might be a 305 with the powerpack heads bolted onto it...but we won't know til Dan runs the numbers on it. At any rate, not a 265.
That's what I get for having it playing in the background while I'm working on other things..... lololol.... I missed that part. But it's also why I love Chevy's, everything is so compatible with everything else, that all the VIN tag will tell you what was supposed to be in there, not what someone put in there to keep it on the road... lol@@Zero-Fox-Garage
Great car Dan! Congrats on the purchase.
I'm 85 and I drove the first 55 I ever saw..A belAir 2 dr sedan, coral and gray. A salesman named Ted Ball let me drive it at riverside Motors, Madison WV. The first Nomad I ever saw was red and white..I couldn't believe how special they were.. When the 55s came out there were lots of people in the showrooms looking at the new V8s. I'm so happy for you getting that special car and I can see how much it means to you.. Paul in Ohio
The love your showing for this car is fantastic. In 1973 my ex-wife and I were able to purchase a ‘56 Nomad in about the same condition yours is in. Watching you today brought back the excitement I felt. I kept that car for 17 years taking it from pillar to post and back again. When I finally sold it a part of my heart went with it too. In the end it landed with a guy I knew would take care of it and keep it nice.
Its ridiculous how much I enjoyed watching you guys go through the treasure. Nothing like doing the junk- archeology on a new score! Something you just can't explain unless you already love it. Congrats on the joy.
10 out of 10 Dan, not enough O's in smooth to describe this jewel. Glad your restoring it.
Wow, what a clean nomad Dan!! What a find!!! Can't wait to see you get it cleaned up and driving! Man, all that stuff inside is awesome! You guys are like kids in a candy store! So freakin awesome!!! Congrats Dan!!!
Dan.....You just fulfilled every car guys dream. You deserve to find and own a classic Nomad like this, Just do right by the car and you will always be in love with this car, It is always going to be a keeper. Many memorys will be made in this car.
I can’t wait to watch this car being built.👍 if you do it right it could be worth a fortune. Especially with the ultra rare options.
Yes! Please do more videos on the Nomad! My husband and I are in Nebraska and watch all your videos. What a beautiful car!
If it truly just needs a patch panel for the floor, do a Fitzee style "cut and butt" and it will be more or less undetectable. A full floor pan will still have front, rear, and side blends to the original car that the car guys will recognize, and ask you just how bad the whole floor was. Keep the fix simple for a first rate refurbishment, almost a restoration. Now if the inner and outer rockers are more or less a mess, then maybe the full floor pan will have the bigger long term return. But like Danni says, if you take the whole interior out, it could be a big challenge to get it back together. I've seen you do it, so whatever you decide will work out. Good score, and best of luck!
Such a hard working team. DD Speed Shop deserves this little Nomad.
I feel really sorry for the guy that lost it .
He had probably passed. Saw a really nice 50's Cadillac at picknpull once. It was perfect but dusty. Someone donated it and it was sold as a driver.
I watch your channel every week. I would love to see the car done the best way you can. Keep up the great work.
Dan, that 'Acme Thunderer' whistle is a relic itself! They are usually chrome plated brass based on the Original Flight Jacket Whistle as worn by RAF & USAAF pilots and aircrews during World War II. Referred to as the “Ditch” Whistle, at times as it was used by pilots who had been shot down in the Ocean to attract attention from passing ships.
Check the date on it.
Want to sell it? I collect Raf/Aaf stuff.😊
Congratulations. You and that beauty were meant to be one. I'm so happy for you!
You only live once Dan and man your living the Dream!
What a find .keep it like it is and love it.
Definitely want to see more of this. It's freaking awesome
I am so glad you got such a rare find bro you deserve it I love watching your channel!
Awesome. Do the floor plans, do the brakes, keep it original as possible. What a sweet find. All the parts are probably worth your money back on the purchase.
First new pants, now a new car.
You have out done yourself this time.
Congratulations on the beautiful car.
All the hard work has payed off.
probably most worthy of a full floor pan so far. beautiful score there Dan. looked like you wanted to put that hammer on the front fender when you were dealing with the starter but stopped yourself. looking forward to seeing where you take this project, well all of them actually. keep up the good work
Hey Dan, with all the trim pieces you found, you could sell what you don't need and get back some of the money you spent. As much as you spent on the parts you needed for your other Nomad, you now know what you can get for them. Love the new car, your channel and videos. Take care and be safe.
Thanks buddy! Appreciate it!
So happy for you Dan! That's an awesome find and I vote for some conservation (vs restoration) on this one.
Yes Dan u scored huge on this great wagon. Congratulations 🎉
I don't usually leave comments but brother Congratulations I can tell your proud of it thank you for sharing!
Also if you try to keep it original the treadelvac is not expensive to rebuild. I've rebuilt all 7 in mine and my sons car
Freaking awesome!!!!! Definitely upgrade the brakes for safety and keep the rest as original as possible. Awesome, awesome, awesome find!!!! I’m excited for you and I hope we see lots of videos of this gem!!!!
Way to go, Dan, the car is awesome! Take your time and enjoy the build. 👍👍
That’s one clean ride! More videos on this one please! Glad to see Mur before he goes into hibernation.
U want to sale the new 'lm form Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my name is Angel
videos will be coming thanks!
@@DDSpeedShop you hit a gold mine on this one
@@DDSpeedShop no damm hood scoop please
Congratulations. That's a score of a lifetime to get one that complete and in great condition. It needs some work but it's light-years ahead of 99% of them.
Don't worry too much about the gas cap. Several years ago, I had a 65 chevy truck with a locking gas cap. Parked the truck for a while and I lost the key to the gas cap over the winter. I also had bought a bag full of keys at an Estate Sale around that time, mostly old skeleton keys, right around the time I was wanting to start driving the truck again. There were three or four key rings full of various car/truck keys in with the rest and one had a key with GAS stamped on it. My wife was standing there beside me and I said "Hey, look at this". Tried it and much to my amazement it unlocked the cap. My wife is startled and says so you bought that whole bag of keys, knowing this one key would work. No not at all. It was just pure dumb luck but I had the same thing happen to a trailer lock I was 100% sure I would have to cut off. You never know. You might get lucky!!
Nice score dan! This one is worth the time to put a full floor in it, you got all winter!....do this one right and you could have a quite valuable car when its completed
I love it! It"s always exciting to get a car and find out all about it. I have a 55 Nomad and never get tired of seeing these cars. It"s a great car Dan!
If I were you Dan I would sell some of those other toys and keep that one for sure. Very nice car dude what a find!!
yeah that might have to happen
A neighbor up the street from us in Oak Ridge, TN had a totally cherry Nomad just like this. When I got my driver's license in 1969, my younger brother and I BEGGED and BEGGED and BEGGED our dad to buy it for us, but he wouldn't do it, saying "I don't wanna work on another old car". Over the years we've enjoyed reminding him of what that "old car" is now worth.
Man, you're really stepping up in the world. '55 Nomad and '57 2 door hard top, life is good. Please get the dents worked out, she deserves it. Love the tri-five vids.
Couldn't have gone to a better person , Im so happy and stoked for you !!
Thanks for this video I truly enjoyed watching Dan and Mur working together it made me laugh when Mur said "when mechanics were men " 😄 😆 I recently just lost my Dad and this brought a smile to my face. Thanks DD speed shop
Dan, I;m happy for you man. But you got to make it, MINT!! I want to see it next spring driving around town all shiny. Great vid, and enjoy.cheers.
Mur classic.".......this is from back in the day when you could fix shit! "Rolled gold. Cheers.
The valve cover bolts are straight across, not staggered, so that makes those heads 1959 or newer. Look for engine code on passenger side block deck pad to identify year, engine size, and application. Nice car!
Congrats on the auction win!!
Keep on saving the classics, or Hotrodding them into use!
That Nomad looks great,I would go for a new floor pan.It's in such good conditions that it deserves it.I bet if you keep it original,it will be worth a lot of money.Great videos,thax!👍
Very cool once in a lifetime find ❤ can see ur pretty happy with it 😀
Damn Dan!!!!! What a beautiful car please please don’t tear it up it is so freaking clean get it running and keep it stock !!!!!!
I love the car and it's so loaded with options and so complete that to restomod it would be a sin! It deserves to stay true to it's form and will be a beautiful example of a 55 Nomad! Awesome find!
DAN, I LOVE 💕 SEEING YOU WORK IN THE GARAGE WITH YOUR DAD, A REAL TREAT!!! Your Dad is SOOOO cool 😎, the life of the party type of guy! Thanks for having him on the video. DAN, YOU ROCK HARD, LIKE JOURNEY IN 1986!!! Lighter blazing in the air saluting you and your Dad. Anyway, thanks for the video 📸.
Hell of a find buddy!!! Excited to see more of it in the future
The ‘55 is may favorite Nomad and arguably the best looking one. To find a Nomad in this condition is a rare thing indeed. I believe that this may be the first tri-five that you have with a complete headliner😊! The color of the steering wheel and dash lead me to believe that the original color may have been cream or brownish. The spare parts that came with it is a treasure trove and could take the edge off of your initial investment.
You can see how happy Dan is with this one, it’s great to see you and your dad working together on it, it’s such a nice car, great plan to road trip it on Rte 66
I would also love to cruise 66 in my 57 rag top. Maybe one day we could meet up and cruise it together.
I'm very happy for you Dan. What a blessing to find that. Now the challenge is to make the black one as nice as this one is.😊
I share your excitement about this one! Awesome, and very lucky find!
Way to go, Dan!! That's gonna look sweet with the plow and that big hood scoop you have. Resist, if you can. Keep it stock. All those extra parts were quite a surprise and worth some money. These videos will be fun to watch, for sure. Cheers!! 😎
Really nice find. And laod with cool parts. Hopefully I'll see it maybe on Power Tour this year.
Omg! I was just scanning the internet on 55 Nomads. My dad had a 55 same color. I even have a picture of me and my dad with it as a baby in 1966. He had it from new and when he died, the widow sold it. Nope, she wasn't my mother and me and my half brothers and sister were depressed on that as we all grew up in that car. My father passed in 1990 and i was just thinking of him 2 weeks ago, which is why i was looking to see what was out there currently. Watching your video and seeing your car, just brings back memories
Great purchase Dan! If your car was Factory 3-Speed Overdrive equipped, you'll find an "Overdrive" T-Handle under the dash, and a plunger switch behind the accelerator pedal. The Overdrive T-handle serves as a mechanical lockout to prevent the OD unit from engaging. The plunger below the accelerator pedal breaks the OD circuit' power to allow the transmission to drop back into straight drive if a "passing gear" for more power is desired. I acquired a 3-speed with overdrive and retrofitted it on my '57 sedan many years ago. It worked great. I look forward to seeing this beautiful car on the road again. Enjoy! Jim
It's a parts extravaganza!! Sweet purchase for sure. You guys are like kids on a xmas morning, love the excitement!
Congratulations brother. You deserve every bit of it
wonderful nomad looks straight, it deserves a full pan. Can't wait to watch the progress so jealous great channel.
The videos I love the most, are the ones with Murr in them. You lucky to have him as a father ,he’s a great easy-going guy.
I remember seeing this car back in the 1990s when I was cruising down portage Avenue in my Camaro
Congrats on your find. That is sweet. keep on working on it
Beautiful car love that you found a nice one near you!
What an incredible score!! I think you show a lot of content on this one. This car being as nice as it is, buy floor patch sections and make her solid again
Awesome find! I would just patch what is necessary, and keep it as original as much as possible. Have a paintless dent repair guy try to massage that roof and hood dent out. He may not be able to save the paint, but he might be to minimize the body work. I think that old school starter and brake system is so cool, you should try to preserve them if possible.
You are so lucky to find this, let alone own it. Sweet find! Great video
Beautiful car! Take your time and do it right. No shortcuts. Get whole floor panel. Dont need to rush it and wait a while if you have to. This one should be treated different than the typical DD projects.
So cool. The excitement in mur going through the parts was fun to watch . What a exciting build this will be to watch. Oh and a camaro too lol
Looks like it may have had a padded dash as well. Nomads we’re highly optioned. I think I see the special dash pad end caps by the doors. Look for DP on the firewall tag.
Good job old man you always take care of the oldies keep up the good work you deserve it
What a find! GORGEOUS. Congrats.
I was once the proud owner of a 55 Nomad. I traded it for a 23 T roadster. I loved the roadster but the Nomad was a beautiful car. I would love to have it back but it is what it is. Congratulations on your new car.