Why I Hate My 1955 Chevy Nomad - PLUS How UTG Is Killing Hot Rodding
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2023
- Here's the down low on having a low production "rare" hot rod. Parts are expensive AND hard to find! That means everything will take more time that you expect. The biggest hang up on this car.... Is everyone thinks it should be restored back to factory. I hate to say it, but shiny restored cars just aren't for me.
Now let's talk about that Canadian hater @UncleTonysGarage
I love that guy! Check him out for real life car knowledge! He knows his stuff.
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I don't often comment, but here it goes... This guy takes cars most people would crush and puts them back on the street. He's working with the same budget, tools and expertise that most of us have. More importantly, he's having fun doing it. Let's cut him some slack and watch a fellow hot-rodder enjoy his hobby while sharing it with us. Thanks. Rock on, Dan.
And doing it while working a job.
For sure !
As a similar low budget classic owner I like Tony and think he's entertaining..but everyone buying up all the old iron is kinda depressing I'm being pushed out of the hobby.
@@chuckthebull
That’s the problem. Unless you know someone personally it’s very difficult to get a classic for a reasonable price.
Straight up!
Mopar guy on a budget here with a driver. I like what you and UTG do. Gives us regular guys a chance to enjoy these vehicles. Respect.
It doesn't have to be perfect, shiny, or complete, it just has to run and drive safely. Beaters are far more fun than cars with really nice paint.
@@SweatyFatGuy friggn A rights
@@SweatyFatGuy
With ya 💯 bro, I enjoy seeing old cars and trucks rolling down the road. 👍🇺🇸🤘🔥
@@kerrypierre9494 The newest one I own is a 2007, but most of them are older than 1979, with a lot of them being 1972 and older. I like to drive cool old cars and trucks rather than newer stuff, the new ones are like appliances.
@@SweatyFatGuy
Sweet!!!
You're definitely right about the new cars, they just don't have the style or soul of the old rides.
I'm currently looking for decent mid 70s or earlier station wagon to turn into a cruiser, nothing fancy, just fun 👍
I remember that you started with a door and a roof and turned it into a masterpiece. If people want it restored, send parts, paint and chrome.
He did nice work too. I get it that people want to push him to keep going with this one, but man, he earned the right to use this one in a Dukes Fest jump if he wanted!
lots and lots of nomad only chrome lol
send money$
You guys miss the problem, even if he were given the parts, he wouldn’t take it to that level, he just doesn’t have it in him. Dan needs instant gratification , he’s become a slave to CZcams. 😢
What door what roof??
I'm outraged by the number of perfectly good parts cars that DDspeedshop has ruined by making them into safe, functional automobiles! Please continue.
I couldn’t agree more. Rusty junk should be allowed to sink slowly into the earth instead of being “rescued” and made drivable. Junk to junk, rust to rust, it says in some wise book somewhere.
Define safe. 😁
Your the pot calling the kettle black
Well, except for that '56 Sedan Delivery that would have made a killer 60's Gasser project. LoL.
If you hate it sell it
You've undoubtedly saved that car, so I'd just ignore anyone who hasn't got the intelligence to understand how much work time and money you put in to this, it looks great!
Exactly, and it is a super solid basis now to make it even nicer if he ever wanted to.
You put more time and money into this single car, then any "normal person" would have!! And now I bet you are rethinking, scrapping the Delivery Sedan aren't you???
@@gregbenwell6173 He is entering it a local winter demo derby all Tri-5 Chevy they have there!! Thing will be mush when done!
The frustration goes away after the last teardrop falls. Love your dedication Dan, you're the man.
You are doing a fine job on the nomad. Seeing how far that you have come has been an inspiration to others. Hang in there.
When I was probably 8 years old, I flew to Reno with my mom. Her brother picked us up. But uncle Al was a cool dude. He picked us up in a baby blue 55 nomad. Drove us from Reno to Oregon up the west Coast. One of the highlights of my childhood.
I own a 55 hood emblem.....The closest I will probably get to one of em these days
I've never fully restored a car, but heard this advice: Before you get started, take a $100 bill, place it on the shop floor, and light it on fire. Do it again, then again, until you become numb to it.
At that point you are ready to start the restoration process
Keep doing what your doing Dan.
Normal people don't live magazine/TV lifes, we live in the real world where we have to watch our money closely.
I love the Nomad! I saw what you started with and most of the haters bitching about your car would have sent the car to the crusher rather than do what you have done. You're an inspiration to those of us building cars from beaters - not to mention you provide comedy relief for those of us that get (and have) your sense of humor. Dan for Pt of Canada!! LOL 😀😀
Between you and UTG It was something to watch while I had covid. Nice watch!
Dan, I love what you do. Build it how you want to, drive it how you want to. Survivor and daily drivers are becoming more popular. As long as you get it on the road as much as you want and someone doesn’t turn it into scrap, you’re doing a great service to hot rods and classic cars in general. I love both your Nomads and I enjoy watching you tackle each challenge.
I wouldn’t worry about all the haters you’re doing a fantastic job of doing what you’re doing so mind the haters no mind
Thanks Ben!
Ditto!
@@DDSpeedShop I love the banter of you tubers. Just to read the comments of the keyboard warres
You had me going for a minute there. Guys like you and Tony are the guys who are saving hot rodding. Most of us aren't checkbook builders. Plus making junk run fast is more fun and satisfying than just spending money and following trends.
@DD Speed Shop
I personally love the 55 Nomad. It was a complete rust bucket, and nearly everyone that saw it as you got it would agree that it was just far too rotted away to even consider trying to get it back on the road.
I'm a 55 year old Gulf War Veteran from the US, I'm also a Chevy guy. I myself would've bought it for the trim etc.... and scrapped what was left. I'm happy that you proved me wrong.
I'm glad that you put that old girl back together and saved it from the crusher.
You've done an awesome job on the car, and I'm glad that you took the time to save it. Great job Dan.😊👍🏼
GBY and your family. 🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻
Agreed, the words that instantly kill any project - "No, No...I want this one done right" or "I don't want to drive it until...". Just get it driving and on the road, you can always pick away and clean it up as you ENJOY it!
Dan do it the way you want to,don't pay attention to what other say,do what makes you happy. Thanks for all you videos.
Joel from Nabb In.
Home of the Nabb
National's street races.
I ran into this with a bike I bought several years ago. 1977 Yamaha XS650. I bought it intending to make it a bobber style Triumph clone. Instead of making it rideable and enjoying it for what it is/was. I got it running and instantly tore it down, hacked it and over the years I've had only a few chances to get out and mess with it. I have it back to a roller, tore the engine apart down to the crank and checked/cleaned everything. (It still has the original cross hatch in the cylinders) painted the engine and re assembled it. And haven't touched it again in over a year. All the while, I could have been enjoying it for what it is this entire time.
We watch because we like what you've done,take a break from this one,again and let the opel really stress ya out..good luck!
I’m an import guy with a bunch of Hondas and a Subaru. You and UTG and Dudes with Wrenches are the only “old school” car channels I subscribe to. Some things are universal and aren’t specific to car brand. Y’all are a rare breed. Keep up the good work.
Check out Halfass Kustoms yeah I know another Canadian :)))
Vice grip garage is good too
I love Subaru and Honda, wish I had more of them.
I'm into aircooled volkswagens and i follow them 👍
@@bubot17 yeah I’d really love to get a beetle someday
Most people would have never begun this project. I think you are amazing...mechanic, sense of humor ect. KEEP BEING YOU!!
Your words are so true. I bought a 57 nomad. So happy I did. Mine was better but still so much work and money. I was lucky, before I invested all that you put out in money and time someone with the same feeling of I got to have that came along. I turned a 15,000 profit. He has 65,000 in it now and on his way to 80,000. That is not a great show car, but a great driver. It is because of the words Nomad. I love what you do and enjoy watching. What you do reminds me of working on our cars in the 60s and 70s. Thanks!
You're one of my favorite channels. I'm not really even into Tri-Fives, but your style and the way you drag them out of the junkyard or back 40 and get them driving? Amazing to me. I hope you can make it HUGE in CZcams land, and be able to keep making great videos for all of us for years to come. No matter what, I hope you keep having fun and building drivers from old piles of junk. Anyone who thinks they can do it better is welcome to go ahead and do it. At the end of the day, you're doing what YOU want to do, with cars that YOU buy. Some people think they know how everything should be, and how it should be done. I'm enjoy watching you do what you do, even if it's not my style exactly. All the best to you and Dani. And thanks for another video full of smiles and a few outright laughs.
I wonder how many guys will catch the Canadian sarcasm? You're killing it Dan.
Jump the Nomad!!
Hopefully people pick up on it haha
@George Most of them haven't left the house in 40 yrs. Not kiddin either. All medicated and turned into recluses with the only link to the outside world being CZcams.
@@yamaha226 i dont know about the house....but why leave the garage if you can get beer, pizza, and car parts delivered?
Guaranteed 70% failure rate, that’s what happens when you ban books, people get even dumber.
Awesome job man. Keep up the real hot rod builds. As my dad used to say “use what you have” and “make it work”. Another one I like is built, not bought.
Love watching your tube👍
My You Tube playlist.....Uncle Tony, Vice Grip Garage, Puddin's Fab Shop, Mortske's, DD Speed Shop, Casey's Customs, Make It Kustom, Fitzee's Fabrications, Sprayway Customs, Clunkers and Classics, Junkyard Digs, Junkyard Mook, Rat Rods Of Africa, Trev's Blog, Weird Beard, and Dylan McCool are all constantly in my rotation!!
All you folks are great to watch, and I love you all as if I know any one of you!! I lost me license due to child support in 2002, only to have a stroke in 2012 and a heart attack in 2013, so I can never drive again legally!! And I miss my love of cars and had my dreams of owning old cars taken from my by two soul-less wives who are now ex wives, and a system that does men wrong constantly!!
These days I am 58 and YOU ALL are my heroes and I only wish I could own something "cool" and "nice"!! But at the same time, I just wish my life was over...because it kills me I can't own, love or legally drive anything ever again!! And ALL i have ever wanted was to own a garage and wrench on old cars!! But that has never happened for me either!! These days I just do a lot of wood working projects, wrench on cars people bring me that I hate (the cars not the people), and nobody has the same "taste" in vehicles I do!!
Hi Dan , I'm from upstate NY, and thank you for all videos you make, I always watch most of your videos, and been watching for a couple years. It's great to see the average guy work in his garage, with a regular daytime job, I'm with ya bud, working in a cluttered garage, and not trying to build show cars, Just trying get the car the way we like it, without spending years on it. Thanks for sharing some of your knowledge, and by the way it's hard to get work done in the garage watching all your videos, lol.
I would absolutely try building a Nomad even if it was that far gone. My 71 Cuda was in about the same condition. I'm still not finished because of all the interruptions I've had. But, I'm not giving up. I have around 10k in the Hemi so far. At least 8k in new sheet metal. Everything Mopar is insanely expensive. Never give up your dreams. Build the Nomad and forget the clowns 🤡 who gripe about what you're doing. Go Dan, Go!
Dude, be careful your wife doesn't see these numbers! ;-)
You do what you gotta do. You own it and can do anything you want with it.
Though it was pretty funny when you stole Uncle Tony's watch ,!! The most ingenious part was you convinced him that he never wore one.!! THAT ,took some planning
I enjoy watching what you do. Keep up the great work !!!
Put your plow on the nomad it's got more room to throw sand bags in for traction lol, that will piss some people off
IT’S YOUR “NOMAD”NOT ANYBODY ELSE’S …..your not feeding or fu**ing any of these internet haters
DO IT YOUR WAY 👍👍
LOL, I enjoy the "banter" between you and UTG. It's all in fun.
I'm not a hotrod builder, I'm just an average guy doing the best I can to keep all my vehicles running, my 31 year old truck, the wifes 24 year old jeep, (both daily drivers) my 22 year old bike, the wifes 16 year old bike.
And the home-made camper for the truck.
Between the vehicles mentioned and upkeep on the house, there is not much in the budget to throw money at someone and say this is what I want, go ahead and do it!
I do enjoy the big channels with a nasa "white room" type build area, millions of dollars worth of tools and various equipment, and a seemingly unlimited budget to buy all the fancy new parts and just bolt them together.
I consider those channels as a "fantasy, escape"
You, UTG, Slantfish65sd, barerosegarage, and many other small channels are more indicative to real world experiences.
Thank you for sharing what you know as well as what you are learning!
😁👍
I think the car has come a long way you have done a amazing job so far the car really truly looks beautiful you are doing great.
Poor Dan your not a punching bag
Stop getting beat
It’s a waiting game
But the trolls need content every 20 minutes
Love all the hard work
I feel your pain exactly. 1965 Cutlass convertible. One year car, no aftermarket support, no repops, ended up with sbc, 700r4, Ford 9", I never open the hood at car shows. The snobberazzi when they see the sbc. I pulled this car out of the woods and spent 18 years and way too much money. For me it was like saving a stray dog from the kill room. Wishing I had left my a beater!
I dig the way your putting it together and intend to actually drive it! Love the car and hope you put a million miles on it. Keep building them your way and have fun with them. Have you considered building an old truck? A 55 chevy truck would fit your stable of tri fives perfectly.
Hey Dan, watch you all the time. You keep me going on my projects and I have learned from you. Keep doing what you love and remember, UTG can’t be too smart, (he only works on mopars) and he still smokes!
Shuuusssshh hope the Mopar people don't read what ya said.....lol
utg is a user be careful
I'm a Mopar restorer. We do everything from touch ups to ground ups. I can guarantee you that the people making the comments telling you what to do with that car have NEVER done a restoration or a modification to any car. They're all armchair hot rodders that don't know the cost. I think it's awesome what you're doing.
I'm with you and UTG I'm just a poor working class guy who has a 68 Plymouth Satellite 383 and it's no show car but i keep it running the old school way and have fun with it .
Dan, love the way your going with this build now. I was really hoping you would change direction and get back to this. Thanks. Been following Tony for a bit too. You guys are a crap load of fun to watch. And it doesn't cost a Dodge to watch. LOL
Nomad is looking awesome. If trolls don't like it, they can always build their own nomad. I can relate to your parts struggle. I don't have a "rare" car just an unpopular one. My '68 AMC Rambler American has been sitting for a few neglected years. You and UTG have encouraged me to bring her home from storage and get going on it. I'm going with "the heck with perfect, just get it running and driving" philosophy.
Thanks to you, it's no longer a piece of junk. It's your car do what you want.
I'm not even into cars really but i stuck around with UTG, what an inspiration.
Hey Dan you're nomad has come a long ways and has some very substantial value, I'm sure it would be a lot better if you could lower the seat to give you more headroom if that were possible and make the car fit you better, I think the nomad was designed as a grocery getter for women who set a lot shorter in the seat.
Keep on keeping’ on Dan.
You and VGG and Puddin are my favourites and now I have to check out this Canadian hater Uncle Tony dude!!😂
Man,you saved something a shop would not accept as a project.
I love the 55 Nomad, favorite tri five
I feel like you did all the important things totally correct. Metal, suspension and drivetrain. All the paint and patina.are temporary.
( I hate patina myself)
But your having fun with it at this point and you got it back in from the drive way.. is a win. Someday when the time is right you can take it to another level with "good" paint.
Rock on D&D you guys entertain and teach at the same time
One of the oldest mistakes in the car community is building your ride for the approval of others. Forget everyone else's opinion. Build your ride for you. If others appreciate what you create then great. If not they can't they can move on. I drive a 4 door sleeper so I know what I'm talking about. Keep up the great work.
Needs redline tires
When your right your right
Bottom line, it's you car!
You're good. I know what you mean. I'm doing a 57 handyman same thing. Two dr wagon. Tree fell on it.floor rusted gone. It was stripped. Parts for a handyman not reproduce. You do it for you. We love it.
4 favorite things for Canada I love..
1. Rush
2. Trailer park boys
3. Red green
4. DD speed shop
A couple things:
The nomad needs a mailbox hood scoop, luggage rack, and a snow plow
And most importantly:
A dash sticker saying "no air bags we die like real men, a plastic Jesus on the dash, and a baby on board triangle in the back window.
You're welcome
Oh its coming....
@@DDSpeedShop we love y'all. Keep doing your thing
dude your car --do what you want
I have never trusted Canada: just lurking above the US.
Dan, I admire how you are able to do so much - saving these cars from the crusher - with the limited resources you have. Ignore the haters and keep on keeping on.
I’ve got an 86 Pontiac 2+2 areocoupe. It’s really rare, and I’ve seen them and their parts going for crazy prices. I’m so glad that I got mine, in rough shape, but solid. I decided a long time ago to make it into what I wanted it to be, than try to restore it. I don’t regret my decision at all.
Uncle Tony sent me. You guys are the bomb. I've been following Uncle Tony for years. Nice to see another junkyard dog. Subscribed.
Spot on video. At 60 years old now I’ve been a junkyard dog my whole life. In 1985 I bought a 54 Corvette basically in the same condition as your nomad. And it was basically a rat rod for the 27 years that I drove it. I heard all the same crap. Well, like you say your nomad will be a major win. My 54 toilet was! Smitty in Vegas
You are right about people with new parts. I have seen people buy a crate LS motor and by the time the engine is in with wire harness, mounts, radiator, serpentine belts, and transmission they have $10,000 in the drive train alone.
The only thing you should hate is listening to the internet ! It’s your car , I don’t care if it’s a pristine survivor or a basket case , do what you want with it ❗️🇺🇸
That Damn Uncle Tony I bet you bottom dollar he loves the bacon and maple syrup just like us good ol’ Canadians . I could never quit UTG his channel is the best 🇨🇦
DD Speed Shop and Uncle Tony are amazing real world mechanics and builders.
I believe a lot of people are so fascinated with a lot of these unlimited budget builds.
They get a new aftermarket suspension and engine and strip the entire chassis and create new body panel with budgets that have no bottom.
Although they are entertaining to watch many of us don't have 40-100K to dump on a make everything new type of car.
We make due with what we can afford and if that means getting parts of other similar cars or hitting a panel with a hammer then that's what needs to happen.
Tony needs to get with the program, and do like Counts Kustoms does...lowered, LS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 resto mod engine, 100 speed overdrive trans, 36" rims, on rubber band sidewall tires.
I feel your pain bro. I have been a mechanic for about 30 years restored or hotrodded about 75 cars myself. I quit after my 86 regal grand national is done or done enough. there are none of these cars ether.. when I started in 1974 I bought my first 55 chevy 2 door post for 75 bucks. Didnt run, but used parts were every where . Fast foward today the old cars in fields are rusty junk. Too many Im gonna fix er up someday and they died and the family junked it. As for your nomad I would have made a street gasser out of it. As for uncle T the man is brilliant . Keeping hotrodding alive . I live on a govt check I cant afford all shiney new stuff. Ebay junk keeps me going.
I"ve used to subscribe to "Hot Rod" magazine in the early 70"s,I was about 12 years old,loved it.Wild Vettes & conversion vans were very popular,anyway,their advice back then was "Buy the best possible version of the car you want",pay up in the front,cars are way more expensive to restore than you think.Of course,I never followed that advice because I was a better mechanic than most.-"Yea,right".
I have a Nomad and thought it was my back that was the problem getting in and out of it. Now I feel better now seeing you have the same problem and I have had mine since 1974.
In fact, I'm building another one that is worse than yours and feal the pain every time I have to find parts. I'm looking for the upper tailgate hinges and will need all the side window stanless that attaches to the body and roof section. (12 pieces) The hard part is the price is not cheap at all, and I'm building it with a SBC, and I'm a guy on a retired budget.
Remember, make it your way and enjoy it.
You are doing a great job to save that basket case of a Nomad! You are doing it they way you want to, and you have the right. It's you car! Tell everybody to take a hike!
I should have never watched this video…but I’m glad I did….you made it work, just like UTG! Well done!
Dan, 2 things....
First, If you can't beat them join them! Dump all of the cold, Canadian real estate and buy a large piece of property in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Maybe your new neighbor can share some of those cheap used parts with you and here's the key..."Duty Free!" Here is some other inside info on that new potential neighbor (and keep this one under your beanie from those fanatical Mopar guys), he's on record stating that he likes Tri-Five Chevy's and specifically mentions the '55! Shoot, he may even start riding your coat tails! The town even has Mur's name in it if that not a sign from God Himself!
Second, You need to go to the Columbus, Ohio area and look up a Nomad Whisperer by the name of Big Don at Don's Hot Rod Garage! Go have a beer with that guy and I think you will need about a week of counseling with that guy! He can help you with your frazzled hatred of Nomads and help talk you off the ledge!
Kidding aside Dan, the Nomad is already a major huge victory. If anyone doesn't believe that, go back to the video when Josh dropped it off the trailer in the DD storage field. The fact that you are now making the car more realistic and drivable instead of the insanity of a concourse restoration that bankrupts you morally and physically is another major victory! You're doing a great job and hang what the haters say....rock on!
Just found this site and subscribed. You, UTG, Cold War Motors, Thunderhead 289, and Junkyard Digs (Iowa boys, hell yeah!) doing it right, having fun and learning and teaching at the same time. Giving me the itch to get my highschool pickup back on the road after almost 30 years.
I feel you brother. We used to build cars and trucks. Now it's buy this and install it. That is assembly not built. I especially hate the TV hot rod shows that say "build a 600hp motor with spare parts". As they pull a used 900cfm dominator and top dollar cnc ported aluminum heads out of a cabinet and act the the average guy has that. Rather than the crap castings and 600cfm holley that was rebuild over and over. That is what average guy actually has.
Thank you for saving that old girl! Happy New Year!
I understand the hate. I am starting a build on a 73 Mach 1 I saved from the junkyard. I forgot that most Mustang people hate the big Mustangs plus the fact that I am not restoring it back to factory seems to bother some as well. Been told I should have left it in the junkyard. LOL. I am putting it on a 72 Gran Torino Frame and am going to turbo a 300 six for it. All has to be done in a $3000 budget. Keep up the good work. See you on Power Tour Brother. I love watching Uncle Tony as well.
Dan don't let the internet eat you up I say drive the hell out of it I love the car I love what you've done to it cuz you know what it's yours you can do what you want with it so the hell with what everybody else says
Buy every 55 56 57 Nomad you find! Uncle Tony is the best. I just mailed out a box of Nomad parts today heading to Manitoba!! Not sure how long the mail will take to get there. Have a good one Buddy 👍
Oh no way dude! Let me know how much I owe ya. Appreciate it man!
@@DDSpeedShop Free man. Curved Glass stainless pieces all 4, slider glass latches gas door some clips for the tail gate bars. Some other little pieces as well. Have a good one Buddy 👍
@@donshotrodgarage1717 wow. Man I really appreciate it!
Good afternoon Dan. I basically just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to follow the "66" Biscayne build but it's been kinda hard following the videos in order for me. That being said, I just ran across this video and I know that I'm a little late to the party. However, my dream car was a "56" Nomad. I found one that was a basket case. Took our last $700. dollars out of the bank and bought it. Almost ended up in divorce court over it. It actually became part of the family. I had the car for 32 years and didn't finish it. It was close to completion and I figured that I'd finish it upon retirement. Well, it sat for several years and a gentleman called me up out of the blue and offered me quite a bit of money for it and like an idiot I sold it. I literally cried when he took it out of the driveway. It was like losing a family member. I will regret that decision for the rest of my life. I now have a "63" Falcon Futura Convertible that will never be a concourse restoration but the interior is done, it has a new top, it runs like a dream, and I will start on all of the paint and body this winter. And there isn't enough money in the world to get me to sell it. God bless and remember that you have something very special.
Yup. Sounds about right. '38 Oldsmobile. Impossible to find all the necessary parts. I'm still collecting stuff. Interior, exterior, under the hood. Had this car for 12 years now and I'm finding it'll be simpler and cheaper for me to make a '50's period correct old school custom cruiser out of this car. Keep up the great work and don't let the old man get to you.
Old School is the way to go Uncle Tony. Checkbook Hot Rodders are few and far between. What is the fun in just writing the checks?
Uncle Tony sent me here and I am so glad he did.
I have to use used parts . It got me a 70 ratty riviera for under $2,000 bought fix and drove 4,000 miles so far...you prove over and over it can be done
I love Uncle Tony. He put a Mopar slant six in a Mazda Miata just because nobody ever did it before. He looked at the engine, looked at the car, and said "I bet that'll fit in there." And he made it so. It's a rat, sure. But it's bad ass.
On another note. I have a '73 Dart that was rough when I got it too. I made it into a pretty nice driver. The canopy I had it under got shredded by the wind a few weeks ago. It sits in the rain as I write this. Am I worried? Nah. I'll just fix it up again if it starts to rust. I'm into it cheap. I love driving it. I don't want it to just sit around and pull it out two times in the summer for a car show or something.
Can't wait to see a video of that Nomad cruising down the road. It's where cars live. It's what they're for.
Its coming along nice! Only you can determine whether its worth fixing and how youll enjoy it. I love beaters! You can always restore..but once its restored you wont sleep well thinking about the dust settling on it in the garage!
Came from UTG. I agree with you on Tony killing hot rod. I am with Tony, I like mix and matching parts and doing old school. I did a "junkyard" build on a '77 318 for my '73 Dart. Anybody can open a checkbook and have one built. Not many can do it themselves old school style.
Not driving your nice car is like not boning your girlfriend to keep it tight. Enjoy YOUR CAR the way YOU WANT! People will watch, or they won't. But you do this because you love it, and you do great work. Keep it up!
I Commend your build on on the 55 Nomad build. Its your car do it how you want and what makes you happy.
How could a Nomad look bad. Your right to build a driver.. Great car.
Hey man you're one of the hardest working guys, I know you get up n go to work everyday and still post as many videos if not more than other ppl and I always look forward to watching! 🍻
A true 1955 Nomad story, My dad bought a 1955 Nomad and drove it for 2 years then gave it to my brother, who drove it 3 years till the motor blew up and he sold right where it sit for a $100.00 bill. He put a used motor and cut back top and made a pickup of it.
Screw the haters I don't see them making any efforts to do anything love what you do and my state of South Carolina especially the upstate SC area love Canadians like there American family!!💗😎👍 keep up the great work
I was skeptical at first but I like how the Nomad's coming together. Ignore the haters.
Its cool you saved it from the crusher... Do whatever you want with it. Every car doesn't have to be precious.
Please !!!! return uncle Tony' watch !!! Our CANADIAN reputation depends on it !!!
Sometimes the car community sucks. I was into Talons and that community hated body kits and wild paint. I got into the AE86 chassis Corollas and that community was elitist about cars having rust. There's going to be gate keepers in every scene.
My 67 C10 still isn't pretty after three years of work but it was pulled from a shed where it had been for 13 years and other than tire mounting, front end alignment, and windshield install I have done all the work myself. All new springs, power disc brake conversion, front end rebuild, total heater rebuild, etc. The list is long. It lacks paint and bodywork but it runs and drives and almost always get thumbs up and comments when I drive it. Plus, right now I'm not worried about scratches or dents.
The Nomad is looking great! Love your attitude about just making it a driver. Most of us just don't have the funds for a total restoration!
You might want to try some bucket seats that are lower to the floor so you don't bump your head!
Both of y’all are entertaining to watch, it’s cool to watch two friends take jabs at each other.
I saw that video Tony did. When he said that I thought “what the hell is he talking about?”. Thanks for the clarification AND the good humor of it all. Peace
I loved what UT wrote in Cars Illustrated back in my youth. His articles grabbed my attention and made me feel a part of the NYC / Philly street race scene, even though I live in the midwest. His writing gravitated me to the "sleeper" type of hot rod. But then Lunar and Mopar Al happened and the way I feel about UT changed a little.
For someone like UT, there's always a new Lunar and Al waiting around the corner.
Dan is going to learn some lessons, I'm afraid.
Writin stories and fixin cars are two different things
Free beer for free mechanic work is how we use to build a hotrod and a bbq at the end of the day.
I absofreakinlutely love what you are doing with the Nomad. Definition : A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads, tinkers and trader nomads. In my opinion you are building a perfect "Nomad".
Unfortunately you'll never get what you put into the car you may consider selling it and take the loss you don't have to proof anything too any one but your self I own a 56Nomad stay positive good luck on your venture
That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy. -George Foreman