Car Leasing Special: Hail To The Greatest Corvette Nomad!
Its a car; its not a plane. It is Chevrolet Corvette Waldorf Nomad. The car which never got to production has toured as part of General Motors 1954 Motorama lineup.
The Waldorf was showcased in Goodguys Nationals meet held in Columbus Ohio. Those who saw the station wagon rebuilt were heard exclaiming Dude I dont what that is but its awesome! and Okay I give up. What is it?
GM is said to have no intention of producing this 1954 Commemorative Edition Station Wagon.
Steve Pasteiner former Buick design chief supported by his son Steven are the makers of the car. The car is offered by Advanced Automotive Technologies AAT a Rochester Hills Michiganbased design company. Its the same company that built the C5 Corvettebased 1953 Commemorative Edition convertible to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Corvette. When GM declined them after they asked it to deal the car they offered it to the market on their own and since then they had delivered 175 units.
According to AAT the remake is an offshoot of the 1953 project. The Waldorf Nomad is built on a 19972004 C5 Corvette coupe. This has been done by replacing the front with fiberglass body parts and the rear converted into a liftback station wagon. The same hinges latches and seals of the hatchback are used only that the cover is squared off as inspired by the Nomad.
There were other changes implemented on the recreation. The rear had the chrome strips down its back; the prominent tail lamps and side exit exhaust were carried over to the modern version. Its interior is basically C5 lending to its reliability and ease only that AAT dipped the entire interior in torch red. The entire roofline and rear fascia were new moldings. The panel fit and finish are exceptional on the Commemorative Editions and the Sport Wagon. They were entirely created anew instead of reviving the parts of the original. The steering wheel and shifter/brake boots were courtesy of Vette Essentials.
To sum it up it would cost 49500 to convert. Added to that is the base C5 Corvette Coupe.
The original model of the car was rumored to be destroyed by General Motors during the early to late 50s. The original Chevrolet Waldorf Nomad was first shown in Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City 1954. After receiving great reviews the original Corvettebased car was produced as a fullsized 55 Chevy.
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