B.Goode Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 One of my favorit vintages is the 1955, it's sooo beautiful. Imagine if they had made the classy Chebby Nomad a Buick in stead, what a sight to behold. Instant style leader is what it is :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 KOOL MAN Since Buick styling was always a year ahead of Chevy, I do believe it would have been a 1954 Buick Nomad. Can I see that in a 54 please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Lamar...are you suggesting it's high time to start modifying my model 69?OK, Lamar...Lamar...you OK? I hope you didn't hurt yourself falling off your chair like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZondaC12 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Thriller</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Lamar...are you suggesting it's high time to start modifying my model 69? </div></div> DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 The reason we have never seen that Buick Nomad is it was export only, notice the steering is on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Nice to imagine what it would look like with full wheel wells. Ummmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Looks good to me with the skirted wheelwells.I always wondered why GM gave the "image" cars to Chevrolet, when they would probably have appealed more to a Buick or Olds owner. I can understand amortizing the cost of the Nomad with Pontiac though, since the Chev and Pontiac wagons used the same body shell.Guess they figured Chevy sales volume could cover it if it flopped, and Cadillac prestige would cover losses per car in that market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Of course we can't forget that Buick and Olds got this, and the lower end GM's did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: my3buicks</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Of course we can't forget that Buick and Olds got this, and the lower end GM's did not. </div></div>WOW! Keith, you look at that car and have to ask yourself, What happened!!? What went wrong!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Goode Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrEarl</div><div class="ubbcode-body">KOOL MAN Since Buick styling was always a year ahead of Chevy, I do believe it would have been a 1954 Buick Nomad. Can I see that in a 54 please? </div></div>For you Mr. Earl, sir, anything you desire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 aaaahhhhhhhhh maaannnnnnnn, and it's a Roadmaster at that.You da man!!! That does it, I'm schedulng one of my 4 doors for a conversion. Project start date - early 2025You're a Goode man, my man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skyking</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: my3buicks</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Of course we can't forget that Buick and Olds got this, and the lower end GM's did not. </div></div>WOW! Keith, you look at that car and have to ask yourself, What happened!!? What went wrong!!? </div></div>Am I reading this right and you don't like the 57 hardtop wagons?On my short list of cars to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrEarl</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I'm schedulng one of my 4 doors for a conversion. ... </div></div>You gotta use a 2 door for this, not a 4 door. And it would have been a superior car for sure. How in the heck did Harley Earl miss this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Keith, I think Sky is asking what went wrong with GM styling in "modern" times.I wonder the same thing. I can't stand a car that looks like everything else on the road, and they all look like jellybeans. I certainly won't go in debt to own one. Some of us still exist who think of a car as more than an appliance, and styling of most modern stuff has all the personality of a washing machine.Then again I can remember a time when even washing machines and electric ranges had styling. I would love to own a mid 50s Philco or Hotpoint range and refrigerator, but those things are more expensive per se than old cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 OK, while you are playing with PhotoShop, what would you do with the Chevy HHR to make it into a Buick?Two-door, or four-door, or both? Would it get a classic Buick grille, and if so, which one?Mechanically, it would be easy; build it with the turbocharged 2.4 engine, or make a special supercharged version. It reminds me of that guy who showed an El Camino modified with a Buick GS front end, interior and doors at a national meet a few years ago. Wow, what a great looking car that was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 That thing is beyond hope no matter what you do with it. See my comments about jellybean styling.At least the PT Cruiser was something different when it was introduced. HHR is GM's usual lackluster imitation of something someone else was successful with. They didn't even do a good job with the 47-53 Advanced Design Truck grille knockoff.Now that there is no Plymouth, how can Chrysler justify calling it a <span style="font-weight: bold">P</span>(lymouth) <span style="font-weight: bold">T</span>(ruck) anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Actually, the HHR is pretty cool. I bought one for my wife last year for Christmas. It is built on the Cobalt platform, which is amazingly quiet and solid. With a little more performance, it could be upgraded to have a Buick personality....as long as GM doesn't run up the price to $35K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Reatta Man</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It reminds me of that guy who showed an El Camino modified with a Buick GS front end, interior and doors at a national meet a few years ago. Wow, what a great looking car that was! </div></div>The X-Camino?http://www.classiccarinteriors.com/xcamino.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yep, that is it!!!!What a car! Buick class, and you can throw a couple of bags of dog food or a bale of hay in the back on the way home. Has that car ever been put up for sale?Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 There is also an El 442:http://jalopnik.com/cars/retro/fun-with-gm-abodies-el-442-237749.php....and an El Goatamino:http://jalopnik.com/cars/ebay/run-for-your-lives-its-el-goatamino-154915.phpAND, I'm sure, sacrelige to some in here, an El Grand National, or is it a Grand Camino?:http://jalopnik.com/cars/custom-cars%252fhot-rods/the-hits-keep-on-coming-el-grandnatimino-161426.phphttp://www.chevelles.com/elcamino/ec_gn.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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