Station Wagon of the Day - 1961 Chevrolet Impala Nomad Station Wagon

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  1. wagonmaster

    wagonmaster Administrator Staff Member Moderator

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  2. Hanswurst von Plumpskloh

    Hanswurst von Plumpskloh Prisoner of Foo

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    Is this for real? Wasn't the "Nomad" title once exclusively reserved for the sportier 2-door version? :confused:
     
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  3. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    No, it's like the Thunderbird going 4-door: new families back then wanted 4 doors to be able to load and unload the crumbgrabbers and dirt devils.
     
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    There was also a Parkwood I have one of those
     
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  5. Krash Kadillak

    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    Other than the 'Nomad' name being used on the popular '55 - '57 2-door models, it was used on the top-of-the-line 4-door wagons in '58-'61. Starting in model year '62, the 'Brookwood-Parkwood-Nomad, etc.' names were dropped, and the wagons assumed the names of their sedan/hardtop bodied counterparts (Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala). No 'Nomad' name was used again until 1968 when it was used as the name for the BASE (stripper model) Chevelle 4-door wagon. That ran through '72.

    Surprisingly, the Nomad name was not used at all on the 2-door Chevelle wagon that was offered in '64 and '65. Chevy missed a big opportunity there, not selling perhaps a 'Nomad' version of the 'SS'.
     
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  6. Krash Kadillak

    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    This '61 Nomad is one of the most beautiful wagons ever built, IMO.

    If I was offered a '57 Nomad or this one (in comparable condition), I'd have to think hard about that decision.
     
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    Wagon porn!:bowdown:
     
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  8. Hanswurst von Plumpskloh

    Hanswurst von Plumpskloh Prisoner of Foo

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    Actually, porn is what you only see uncovered, Sir

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    Certain paint schemes hint as to how porny a bubbletop can get:

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    Too bad, the Nomad wasn't at least offered as a wagonned hardtop:cry:

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    Makes a not bad looking panel also.....

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  11. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    It's like that '60 panel on Counting Cars. Although I wouldn't wanna see it in Pepto Bismol Pink....:slap:
     
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  12. Jairus

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    Did this one back in '97.
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    That's totally badass Jairus! Love it! (y)
     
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