Are you a fan of wagons from the 50’s and 60’s? I sure am. Although I didn’t grow up riding in the back of one on family vacations, I do appreciate the nostalgia that they bring. This particular car is a 1958 Chevrolet Nomad and it’s listed for sale here on Hemmings in Beverly Hills, California, with an asking price of $15,750. It ‘s going to need a dedicated new owner to see it through to completion. I would enjoy driving it in the primer grey while I did upgrades and repairs on the weekends, but with all the chrome trim, these cars look amazing painted a bright color. What color would you paint it?
There aren’t a lot of details in the ad, but you can tell this car has had some work done to it. Clearly the floors are bare and need some more attention to get them repaired. Almost all of the interior has been stripped along with most of the exterior trim. One of the neatest features of these cars is the art deco dash. It features similar curves and details that the exterior does.
The ad does say the car comes with an “engine and transmission” but there are no details as to the specifications or condition. It looks like a pretty typical small block Chevrolet motor. The exhaust and gas tank looks new. It will obviously need re-wired, a cooling system, and other work to even begin thinking about making it road worthy.
Hope the new buyer has a good polishing wheel! There’s acres of trim and bits to be restored and polished. This era of cars is known for a ton of chrome and polished trim, with wagons featuring that much more. It looks like the pile of parts may be complete, but it will be hard to tell until it can be sorted and organized. Along with a buffer, hopefully the new owner will be detailed and motivated to finish this project.
Nomad ? But it has four doors !? Wouldn’t be more like a Yeoman ?
^ wouldn’t “it” be…^
After 57 the nomad was a plain normal wagon in 58 the yeomen was the 2 dr model wagon for 58…
57 last of the Nomads
NOT. Dad had a 58 Nomad wagon. bronze/copper
They continued the Nomad name until 1961. However it was no longer related to the original style.
Removing the rear door handles doesn’t make it a two door.
As to the color it should be painted whatever color it was originally.
I thought all the Nomads were 2 doors? As for colour I would go like Corvette orange for the body with a slight off white for the roof. It would be a sweet ride.
57 was the last year for two door Nomad.
They continued the Nomad name until 61.
And as I have already mentioned, the name reappeared on late 60s – early 70s chevelle 4Dr wagons
After 1957 I believe the Nomads were no longer 2 door wagons
I would go with “Hey Look at Me” yellow. It would be great fun explaining to all who see her that 1958 was the only 4 door BelAir Nomad. After that the Nomad name went to other product lines like Biscayne and impala.
The Yeoman is a 2 door with rear side glass. The Delray is a 2 door delivery without side glass.
Cool wagons in any configuration.
You know it’s Beverly Hills Car Club just by the white wall and cracked cement floor.
The phone # is a Beverly Hills prefix, but you never know with these guys.
For 1958 the Delray was a line of it’s own, formerly being within the 210 series but now replacing the 150 series. Adding the side glass made it a Yeoman. But since neither were BelAir series the 1958 BelAir Nomad remained the only 4 door BelAir Nomad for 1958.
They are very cool. I like them better than the 56 or 57’s. This one is not a Nomad though. Likely a Brookwood ?
The 1958 Chevy, regardless of model, was the best looking car of that period, and it was a one-off design. I had two, an Impala convertible and a Impala hardtop, both with factory installed continental kits with big block engines. Smooth, quite impressive driving vehicles. And it was a good thing that gas only cost around $.35 a gallon too.
Wow…not sure whats going on here. All of My comments are gone. Maybe because I’m in Texas as a responder for Harvey ?
Things are starting to subside here. Tons of folks here still need help. I’m coming off of a 12 hour rotation out getting ready to go back in….Contribute in any way you can !
Now the comments are back…..weird.
Technology is great….until it isn’t. :(
Thank You for your service DG !!
Thanks for helping, DG, it’s got to be an overwhelming situation. I’m not sure I’d know where to begin. I’m just too darn far away, but now that I’m retired, I’ve always thought they could use a trucker to haul away the mountain of waste, and might still do that someday. Be careful out there, I’m sure it’s no day at the beach.
I know that it probably doesn’t sound particularly original, but I’d be hard-pressed to resist painting it red with a white top. The polished chrome would sparkle against that.
I applaud you for not being original Adam. I myself would do the same except substitute the red for teal. Factory Tu-Tone was just the opposite being dark over light. And yes, the polished trim would surely gleam in contrast !
NOT an “Art Deco” dashboard. Come on you guys.
It was the infancy of the Space Age Era. Certainly not Art Deco.
Jeez I was being nice and not making that point. Far from Art Deco. Look at a Chrysler Airflow….or a Bluebird Radio…..they’re Art Deco.
30s for Art Deco, but still love the car.
One of the worst of the 50s, but just the fact it even exists makes it worth preserving.
Any factory two tone color would suit it.
Would be fun to have Nomad are not
Being a four door, and trying to source hundreds of missing parts for restoration, I believe the 15,750.00 asking price is about 15,000.00 too high. I am a great admirer of any 2 door Nomad and would pursue one over this.
I don’t beleave that’s a nomad. Too many doors.
https://www.google.com/search?q=1958+nomad&tbm=isch&imgil=DmhDekN99Lj71M%253A%253BwuUi-YmCIZxJAM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fww Just ask Google!
For this 58 wagon their asking about 12,000 more than it’s worth!
What model is that ’58 Chevy station wagon? Look here: https://58classicchevy.com/1958-chevrolet-station-wagons
Thanks for clearing that up…I wasn’t aware of a 4-door Nomad…
Colors for ’58 Chevy? Look here:
https://58classicchevy.com/1958-chevrolet-body-colors
Waay too much money whats it worth done 30k?
Since you asked about value, according to the new issue of Old car report price guide this 4 dr version of the Nomad is valued as follows with 6 being a parts bucket and a 1 as a restored show piece.
1. $28k
2. $19,600
3. $12,600
4. $5,600
5. $3,360 Maybe this car on a real good day, and a buyer with poor eyesight.
6. $1,120
Hope this helps you out, IMO it is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
The Nomad line was 2dr for the tri-five series the 55,56, and 57 being my favorite and on my bucket list. My brother currently has an unrestored ’56 beauty he bought in ’98 for $10k and drives it about twice a year. On the ’58 they were 4dr models up thru the ’61 model year, yes you read correctly they were all 4dr for the Nomad line up, sort of a deluxe Impala stretched and with two added doors. The first year Impala was in 1958 making a beautiful one year body style. My best friend in HS had a copper ’58 Impala we cruised in many weekends and during after school hours, great ride back in the day!
On this wagon I would like to see a nice Roman Red applied and add the correct original Impala interior, Legendary should have this available, buyer will need some deep pockets! Asking price is a good $6-8k high IMO.
This car is not as nomad, all nomad front doors were rounded at the top of the door where the door meets the main body when it closes. If you’re standing at the drivers door, it is where the window meets the top of the door to the right. This is not a nomad.
There must be an epidemic of 1958 non Nomad Nomads. Poor old Hemming must have gotten duped again: here are 2 other 1958 Nomads that don’t have the curve either. What is going on?
https://www.hemmings.com/cars-for-sale/chevrolet/nomad/1958
In 1958 my family had a Nomad wagon in turquoise. The neighborhood hot rodders (they worked in the garage next door) gathered around to look under the hood, which dad was proudly showing off. I was too young to grok the significance of it, but he had special ordered a 348 with three two barrels on it.
Yay Dad! Good replacement for the ’55 Nomad. Had a sweet pic of a turquoise Nomad back fender with “Nomad” written on it but it won’t upload to the site.
Maybe it’s the lighting in the room suggesting it…I’m seeing this one in Evening Orchid metallic, one of GMs best and most unusual colors.
Well, it certainly has the inflated “California” price tag. I had a ’58 DelRay 4 door for a while. It was a fun car, because of all the comments it generated along the way. It was a bare bones car, 6, stick, no options, and loved oil. With a price like this, it’s going to attract the resto-mod group, that will probably totally transform this car into something it was never designed for. This, anywhere else, SHOULD be a couple grand car, couple grand to restore it to it’s original purpose, and a family could enjoy the old car hobby. Shame that won’t happen here.
Wouldn’t this car look nice if it was restored to this?
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bd/ba/c2/bdbac21a121eb2be3500b7b0577b676c–station-wagon-garage.jpg
Not that I give a hoot about chevroleys, but here’s a little info for all you new millennias, the name nomad resurfaced one last time on late 60s – early 70s 4dr chevelle wagons.
My Dad bought a Brookwood wagon as a
second car in ’64 or ’65. Ours was a 2-tone blue and had a 235 6-cylinder 3-speed tranny. I recall that it was always
reliable, and started on the coldest winter days. We had it 2 years before trading it for a ’64 Buick Skylark wagon with the raised roof. As for this car, I would not
butcher it. Instead, I would buy a basket
case ’58 Chevy wagon so that I could
build it the way I wanted it. My way would include a 454 big block V 8 with either a T 400 or 700R4 auto tranny. The
car would also have 4 wheel disc brakes
for better stopping power, along with a
firmer suspension and a Toyota electric
power steering box for better handling.
The interior would be near stock except for a good stereo system and ice cold
A/C. Wrap it all up in a deep brick red
and desert beige paint job, and you’d
have a winner–a true working wagon
for much less than an SUV.
http://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Chevrolet/1958_Chevrolet/1958_Chevrolet_Wagons/1958%20Chevrolet%20Wagons-02-03.html
58 Nomad courtesy Old Car Brochures
I couldn’t find a 58 Nomad on that site. The site is apparently not searchable and if there is any organizational system it is not apparent.
Disregard that. It was just crazy slow to completely load. I think I need a new phone.
59 Nomad: http://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Chevrolet/1959_Chevrolet/1959_Chevrolet_Brochure/1959%20Chevrolet-14.html
All these comments by people that should probably keep to themselves. As a owner of a 58 Nomad I find it hard to believe anyone went out of their way to track down all the trim that is Nomad only and put on another 58 wagon 4door. Give up people, that is a 58 Nomad, do your homework.