I am almost 100 percent positive this is the same one I seen in 82' . My dads friend Denny Hartman was building it in his shop in the Torrance, Ca. Not sure if it was his or a customers. They definitely did not start with a Nomad. Pretty sure it was a two door and they used some salvaged wagon and Nomad pieces to build it. Along with custom chrome trim as seen around the bed. I was young and blown away because I never seen a 56' El Camino. My dad laughed and schooled me real quick. Denny is in a rest home in Las Vegas. My dad has passed away, but I will call my uncle to confirm & Denny's son is still around I beleive. It sure looks like Denny's work. His body & paint work was always top shelf.
It was a '56 Bel Air Nomad. The doors have no window frames (as a hardtop would), & the "paint divider" is even, & matches, what was once the "B" pillar. The Chevy stylists moved it this way, to match, as all other '56 Bel Airs, had the paint divider facing differently. The tailgate is definitely a Nomad gate, although the gold "Nomad" name is missing from above the chrome spears... It also originally had a six-cylinder, because the radiator is mounted in front of the core support, for clearance. The V-8 models, had the radiator mounted, on the rear of the core support.Cheers! :) (your resident), "Know-It-All"..."Um-gwadda-kick-booty!" :P
I have a red body and white top. 1955 Chevy Nomad! I love it, my Daddy gave it to me! He is almost 91. Momma past away and he said it wasn’t the same driving without Momma. She said BJ if something happens to me, you give that Nomad to Faye. So he did. I’m forever great full! MommaFaye 🌺
I had a 57 Ford Ranchero when I was in high school. I would've traded for this in a heartbeat. There's no way I'd ever take a body saw to a Nomad but , maybe someone dropped a piano on it's roof. The roof on the El Camino version reminds me of a top off a late 50's Chevy pickup. Guy probably cut up a Camao to steal the roof. ;-)
GREAT video, your dad is a great guy, says it like it is, no bull, too bad if it was a nomad it was converted to a pickup as the nomad was definately worth lots more, the person who bought it could convert it back to a nomad. My son has a 56 nomad which is just beautiful. The rest of it looks very nice. Very interesting video, thanks
Love it. So where will we start? After updating engine w/modern LS crate, a complete rewiring, a strip and repaint of the engine compartment, adding a/c, and different wheels and tires, I'd then turn my attention to the brakes, and suspension.
@@ozarksfarmerhansen8782 If you have a look at '59 & '60, they did and I think that is what they are referring to. It really was a nice greenhouse with the flat top.
Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility/pickup vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959-60 and 1964-87. Introduced in the 1959-1960 model years in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero pickup, its first run lasted only two years.
We are open to ANY offer. It's on ebay. Just submit your best offer and we can probably make a deal. We'll also consider full or partial trades up or down. thanks
Who EVER did the wire work under the hood, should be shamed, taunted and abused for the sloppy rats nest of wire fuster clucked into a knot on the firewall.
You know you're talking about a messed up a classic when you start talking about it being worth more for it's parts than what you might hope to get for it as the car it has been converted to. I'd be embarrased to be driving that and have people think I did that to a Nomad.
Yeh It's a bit of a shame that it was a Nomad ' but the end product is so well done it more than likely made the guys at GM feel STUPID !! reason being they dident think of it 1st. . At least back in 1955 'so how long did it take GM to come out with the El-Camino !! Jimmie R
@@labrd41 YES it was 59, then 60, and paused until 65, up to 80, with what seemed to be random years, skipping some and hitting others. I had a 66 for some time, and it was fun to drive, even with the 6 cylinder.
All that work and they forgot the mess of a wiring job under the hood and that scratched up dash kind of wrecked it for me. Christ they even forgot to attach the chrome trim on the tailgate. Makes me wonder what else someone forgot to do on this thing. That ignition procedure reminds me of that new mad max movie Fury road.
Nomad pickup....... what a waste , rather have the nomad, but hey you dont know how all this came about it just might have been made from a conglomeration of several rusted old chevys .
hey shithead, what you don't see in this video is the 2 hours I'd been listing to my father bitch about me buying this badass car. Gotta know the context..
I am almost 100 percent positive this is the same one I seen in 82' . My dads friend Denny Hartman was building it in his shop in the Torrance, Ca. Not sure if it was his or a customers. They definitely did not start with a Nomad. Pretty sure it was a two door and they used some salvaged wagon and Nomad pieces to build it. Along with custom chrome trim as seen around the bed.
I was young and blown away because I never seen a 56' El Camino. My dad laughed and schooled me real quick. Denny is in a rest home in Las Vegas. My dad has passed away, but I will call my uncle to confirm & Denny's son is still around I beleive. It sure looks like Denny's work. His body & paint work was always top shelf.
It was a '56 Bel Air Nomad. The doors have no window frames (as a hardtop would), & the "paint divider" is even, & matches, what was once the "B" pillar. The Chevy stylists moved it this way, to match, as all other '56 Bel Airs, had the paint divider facing differently. The tailgate is definitely a Nomad gate, although the gold "Nomad" name is missing from above the chrome spears... It also originally had a six-cylinder, because the radiator is mounted in front of the core support, for clearance. The V-8 models, had the radiator mounted, on the rear of the core support.Cheers! :) (your resident), "Know-It-All"..."Um-gwadda-kick-booty!" :P
I have a red body and white top. 1955 Chevy Nomad! I love it, my Daddy gave it to me! He is almost 91. Momma past away and he said it wasn’t the same driving without Momma. She said BJ if something happens to me, you give that Nomad to Faye. So he did.
I’m forever great full!
MommaFaye 🌺
you two are honestly slippery used car salesman, just my kind
Definitely built out of a Nomad. The rear pillar gives it away. These were fairly common back in the 60's, but this is the best I've seen to date.
Looks like truck cab on backhalf and bed. Crazy!
My guess is it would have been worth more, left as an original
Nomad.
It's an El Caminomad
What a sick way to treat a 56 Nomad!!!!
I had a 57 Ford Ranchero when I was in high school. I would've traded for this in a heartbeat. There's no way I'd ever take a body saw to a Nomad but , maybe someone dropped a piano on it's roof. The roof on the El Camino version reminds me of a top off a late 50's Chevy pickup. Guy probably cut up a Camao to steal the roof. ;-)
Cool and here is another 56 Bel.Camino.....but this one started life as a Nomad instead of a 4 door.
All you have to do decode vin number. The vin number will tell what it is or what it used to be.
Looks good. Beautiful metallic red. Build is very well done.
Yeah buddy.....that is one fine Shivverlay!
Está presioso el auto
Man i hate to see this done to a classic but I have to admit it looks pretty damn cool
GREAT video, your dad is a great guy, says it like it is, no bull, too bad if it was a nomad it was converted to a pickup as the nomad was definately worth lots more, the person who bought it could convert it back to a nomad. My son has a 56 nomad which is just beautiful. The rest of it looks very nice. Very interesting video, thanks
Love it. So where will we start? After updating engine w/modern LS crate, a complete rewiring, a strip and repaint of the engine compartment, adding a/c, and different wheels and tires, I'd then turn my attention to the brakes, and suspension.
My dad made one from a 1956 four door chevy station wagon. The hood ornament is missing on this one, but it's a nice conversion.
Shitheads, helluva sales pitch😂 you guys are too funny I love it
Pretty sweet mod job
cool, but not too cool without wrap-around rear glass. . .
Yup, needs the wrap around rear glass.
NO El Camino had wrap they all are around idiot,Glass the were concave
@@ozarksfarmerhansen8782 If you have a look at '59 & '60, they did and I think that is what they are referring to. It really was a nice greenhouse with the flat top.
Pure beauty
Sweet!
Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility/pickup vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959-60 and 1964-87. Introduced in the 1959-1960 model years in response to the success of the Ford Ranchero pickup, its first run lasted only two years.
He looks like merle haggard
Those seats look like they're out of an 80's model corvette, and the motor sounds like it's out of a vette too.
I liked the film "Crime Story" and like "Classic car" their format together .
Father and son duo.
Now this one looks like a 56 Wagon nomad
Different but nice....👍
We are open to ANY offer. It's on ebay. Just submit your best offer and we can probably make a deal. We'll also consider full or partial trades up or down. thanks
Old video but all he needed to do is check the cowl tag for the body style
we later found out that it was a real Nomad that someone cut up
If that was a nomad it would be worth five times more if it was left original.
Exactly what I was thinking
Who EVER did the wire work under the hood, should be shamed, taunted and abused for the sloppy rats nest of wire fuster clucked into a knot on the firewall.
Great project car. Painless wiring, $250-300 bucks, brand new harness.
well how much are you guys looking for?
Nomad doors and tailgate anyway
I think that car came with a 302 v8 hyperglide transmission
I would love to buy it but it is not in my price range
i guess they found a weird o to buy it. i noticed it sold.
You know you're talking about a messed up a classic when you start talking about it being worth more for it's parts than what you might hope to get for it as the car it has been converted to. I'd be embarrased to be driving that and have people think I did that to a Nomad.
DougCameraman it would look just fine with a camper shell on it to fit that vehicle I'm sure there's other Nomads out there it's not that rare..
lol yeah it's definitely different.
We're open to ANY offer!
totalsalessolutions did it ever sell?
How much did it sell for ?
back window sad part ,poor job big window .
And the window is really close up to the back of the driver's head.
And sounds a lot like David Allen coe,
Well I know it was originally a 6 cylinder. I find it hard to believe it was a Nomad,though. JMHO
Original Nomads sold w/ 6 cylinders - my uncle order new a 55 Nomad w/ 6 cylinders. Remember, 265 V8s had never been proven to last.
Kinda looks like a 59 Apache truck..
Bohemia Lite Lol! Not even close.
Why the heck would you hack a Nomad to make a truck use a regular wagon if you really need a tri-fivecamino
It's the camenomad
🤣😂👍🏼
It’s a shame they cut up a nomad for this.
Parts car. At least the doors and front clip could be used on a real nomad.
No, it's one of a kind. It just needs some TLC.
Yeh It's a bit of a shame that it was a Nomad ' but the end product is so well done it more than likely made the guys at GM feel STUPID !! reason being they dident think of it 1st. . At least back in 1955 'so how long did it take GM to come out with the El-Camino !! Jimmie R
'59/'60?
@@labrd41 YES it was 59, then 60, and paused until 65, up to 80, with what seemed to be random years, skipping some and hitting others. I had a 66 for some time, and it was fun to drive, even with the 6 cylinder.
so whats the price????
Sold it for $15k
Do you still have the 56 chevy
I am give you 25,000
All that work and they forgot the mess of a wiring job under the hood and that scratched up dash kind of wrecked it for me. Christ they even forgot to attach the chrome trim on the tailgate. Makes me wonder what else someone forgot to do on this thing. That ignition procedure reminds me of that new mad max movie Fury road.
Dad has to get behind the camera,and let someone who knows what they are saying.:( it is a shame to see such a classic ruined.
It was most likely "ruined" before it was a classic.
Nomad pickup....... what a waste , rather have the nomad, but hey you dont know how all this came about it just might have been made from a conglomeration of several rusted old chevys .
Sorry but in my opinion it’s the destruction of a rare classic, yep it belonged to someone other than my self , therefore no dislikes from me
hey shithead, what you don't see in this video is the 2 hours I'd been listing to my father bitch about me buying this badass car. Gotta know the context..
What a waste of a classic Nomad. They only made about 8,000 of these in 56.
Butcher
Wire wheels... on a truck. Everything from here on out is suspect
It's a "truck" on a station wagon frame, with about a quarter ton load capacity.
What a waste, destroy a nomad.
Somebody spent a lot of money to lose value.