Features Alllllll the Longroofs.....Let's see 'em boys

Albert's 57 Nomad

 

Gene's chopped Willys with small block chev and mustang front end. All of these cars are driven lots and most of them tow holiday trailers.

 

Brian's Willys with small block chev and mustang front end.

 

This is after I put in the new floor pans and decided to do it for good and cut off the frame at the cowl body mounts.




This is the great profile shot....




A little better shot of the frontend.



Okay, that's enough...

I haven't worked on this for just about two years now. Hatch, Fuelpump and Fab32 will vouch for me on that. I do have a guy coming over today to look at my house electrical to get started on running power to my third garage shope stall. Go figure, I bought a new Miller welder a year and a half ago and I just bought my new 60 gallon compressor. I've got my old Lincoln 175 Pro TIG and plasma cutter and they just sit there staring at me, what a shame.

I really am going to get working on this beast soon. If any of you guys are looking for something to do this summer, the CNA Chevrolet Nomad Assc., is having thier anual convention at Westport here in St. Louis this summer, July 11th thru the 19th.

It would be nice to have this guy done for that, but I'm going to hold my breath. Although Hatch will agree that I only spent 7.5 months building my '40 Willys coupe, but my job then had many flexible hours, unlike my job now.

Oh well, all I can do is get working on it and hope for the best.

 

<font color="purple"> Here is my sled, just after a RARE Southern British Columbia snowfall!! The snow lasted for about a week...thats the longest in 5 years! </font>

 

Heres 61 wag's brookwood......Shiny
bttt for the longroof guys

 

Here's my OLD '59 SOLD it last year.. hey Randy if you're listening, does George still have it? Did he put a purple leopard interior in it? HAHAHA

 

And the newest addition to my family.. does this count as a longroof woody??

 

Here's mine,,, I am just about done with the outside,,, next is the interior at least I am now able to drive it!!!

 

gonna start hackin' on the bodywork and paint on mine this weekend!!!

 

damn Danny,

everytime I see your Nomad I fall in love all over again, what a sweet ride!

here's my rusty old POS about ready for the far back burner;

Paul

 

Since we're keeping the long roofs alive. Here is a customers 57 Merc 2 door hardtop wagon. It's the first one I've seen since about 1958

 

that 57-59 Mercury 2 door hardtop wagon is the only true hard top that I can think of
This 52 Plymouth 2 door hard top wagon that I'm building from 2 Plymouth wagons and a Plymouth Hardtop. Is an effort to be a one of a kind, Yet the first words out of everyone mouth is "WOW!! JUST LIKE A NOMAD" Now Nomad's and Safari's are by far the best wagons ever built style wise. BUT a slanted "B" pillar does NOT make them a Hard top by any stretch of the imagination. It takes a missing B pillar to make a hardtop!!

 

A future project - could be very cool though

 

Now, so you can see it

 

you will save a lot of cash on glass if you drop the roof 6-8 inches

 

Does anyone like 67 Pontiac Catalina wagons??....... wanna buy one?.....

 

McPhail what does it look like?

 

I'ev posted a couple pics of mine before, but there's a reason for me to re-post - NEW PICS...but not JUST new pics...New pics of the wagon doing what no wagon should ever do...Slalom Testing!

I'm planning on developing the road race capabilities of this car (seriously), and we had to do some "before" testing to acheive baseline numbers. The pics are pretty cool, and I'm happy to share 'em!

The wheels are 17x8 all around. It's lowered about 4 inches in front (spindles/springs) and 2 or so in the rear (springs only). It's about to get adjustable shocks, killer swaybars, poly bushings, and more.

I've also got another engine in the works, as the mild 327 of unknown origin currently residing between the framerails simply will not do. I'm pushing a 383 as far as I think I can on 87-octane, and fully expect 475-plus horses and near 500 ft.-lbs. The greasy old Powerglide will be replaced by a T-56. This is about to become one very bad ass wagon.

Her name is "Connie", short for Conestoga. I'll share performance numbers (skidpad, slalom, and quarter-mile) as I get them.

This is also my daily driver.

Scotch!~

 

comin' at ya!

 

Another

 

Last performance shot...

 

Static shot before dropped spindles

 

After dropped spindles

 

Rear view- last one..Don't laugh at my messed up bumper.

Scotch!~

 

Yeah,I'de be interested in a 67 catalina wagon.how rusty,wheres it at,does it drive,how much?

 

I want this one. Wish I had the $$$ to buy it. Hell, I'd trade my flattop for one. 60 Buick wagon.

 

AHHHH whatdahell,i already put it on another post.......but considering my kid started this post,it'll make him happy!

 

While i'm at it ...here's one a pal just bought,tried to trade him for my 58....still workin on him!!