Kearney National Open Oct 1st & 2nd

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Doug McCue

SS Nomad

Doesn't look like any '55 Nomad I ever saw. I'm thinking its just a good looking 2 door wagon. Nomads had a different roofline(slanted pillar) and a larger rear wheelwell.
Nice photos though, Doug.
Danny Durham

[mcink]

That '55 Chevy wagon would be the Bernstraugh (sp?) "Willys Junkyard Dog" out of Norfolk, NE. I believe Willy Jr (Bill) is driving, but the engine and drivetrain is all Bichlmeier built.

The 5578 permanent number was still available from NHRA.

Here is how the car looked 30+ years ago...
racing at Thunder Valley Dragways in Marion, SD.

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Doesn't look like any '55 Nomad I ever saw. I'm thinking its just a good looking 2 door wagon. Nomads had a different roofline(slanted pillar) and a larger rear wheelwell.
Nice photos though, Doug.
Danny Durham

looks like a 150 2dr wagon to me...
sure isn't a nomad...

265/3speed?

[Bob Bender]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Doesn't look like any '55 Nomad I ever saw. I'm thinking its just a good looking 2 door wagon. Nomads had a different roofline(slanted pillar) and a larger rear wheelwell.
Nice photos though, Doug.
Danny Durham

Looks like a 150

[Doug McCue]

Originally Posted by Bob Bender

Looks like a 150

Could be, it is a chevy stationwagon however when it was built I was not old enough to be interested in the fine details.

[Tom Meyer]

265 now with a 4speed. I can remeber when Gene had a nash in his car with just 3 foward gears. The old car went 11.45 corrected not to bad for its first time out in 30 years. Tom

[Tom Moock]

Jim, Saturday morning first run was the best air, temp. 68, 32% hum., bar. 27.95, alt 3118 with side tailwind, I ran about 7 hun. slower on all my other runs both days, in my 2 dr malibu. Tom

[james schaechter]

Thanks Tom!

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Bob Bender

Looks like a 150

I agree it is a 150 2dr. wagon. I didn't want to get too technical, but if it had the little side trim, I'd have to call it a Handyman wagon. The "ol man had one when I was a kid, around '58 to '63 when he traded it in on his first V-8, a 283 '60 Parkwood wagon to haul us boys around. My uncle had a '55 Bel-Air hardtop at the time, which must've had some affect on me as I bought my own hardtop in '87, had a lot of fun with it and finally let it go in 2003, to buy my Nova and get back into racing after a 15 year layoff.
If anyone has an old June '93 Popular Hot Rodding laying around, check out the centerfold feature, and theres my old '55 Bel-Air,,,my 15 minutes of fame I guess.
Danny Durham