Superbird McMonte Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I guess I started this one 15-20 years ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 51 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Great start...hope you stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Very nice ! I would like to see it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Very, very cool! Are you planning to build it "stock" or go wild with it? Either way, looks like you should be able to GITTER DONE by the end of the year (hint, hint!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Oooh! Very nice Dominick! And your mods are correct as the 1:1 was based on a '55 Chevy regular car chassis, not the shorter Corvette one. Hope to see more! 28 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Either way, looks like you should be able to GITTER DONE by the end of the year (hint, hint!). I've got nearly two weeks off starting on the 21st of this month (job shut down for Christmas) and I hope to do EXACTLY THAT for that '74 Corvette............get it done! Might even start another resto along the way before jumping back on the Green Hornet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: Very, very cool! Are you planning to build it "stock" or go wild with it? Either way, looks like you should be able to GITTER DONE by the end of the year (hint, hint!). I plan on building it as one of 4 Motorama cars from 1954. In one of the pictures is the show car only hubcaps. They have the Corvette emblem in the center instead of the bow tie. It’s hard to see in the picture but you can see the bow tie is no there. ?♂️ I also modified and cast the air cleaner clearance 55 Corvette hood for all my 1955 Corvettes. Here are some pictures of the Hartop that is much farther along! Edited December 8, 2018 by Superbird McMonte Photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, MrObsessive said: Oooh! Very nice Dominick! And your mods are correct as the 1:1 was based on a '55 Chevy regular car chassis, not the shorter Corvette one. Hope to see more! Always liked the proportions on the AMT 55 nomad. Plus I like the monogram 53 Corvette over the AMT Corvettes. The scale difference helped putting the two cars together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just stunning. Love corvettes but a nomad corvette is out of the park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossfire 2004 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I too started a similar project a few years back using the Corvette body with a shortened nomad roof as I felt the original 1:1 looked a little long to me. Never got much further than this stage before it went onto the back burner. Good luck with the build, it has inspired me to get mine back on the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Looks like a great start Dominick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Very nice project! Imo, that was the most beautiful GM concept car ever! Always wanted to do this myself, but I never got to it... I´ll keep watching this, the start looks good, so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I'm going to enjoy watching your build. I like your pictures showing where the body parts are joined. You got the different body lines perfectly between the Nomad and the Corvette in the rear fenders and tail lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 15 hours ago, crossfire 2004 said: I too started a similar project a few years back using the Corvette body with a shortened nomad roof as I felt the original 1:1 looked a little long to me. Never got much further than this stage before it went onto the back burner. Good luck with the build, it has inspired me to get mine back on the bench. Makes for a cute little two seat wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Thanks espo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Looks like you did a great job with the conversion! I've always liked the original Corvette Nomad concept, and to be honest I've had plans of building one in scale, too. Maybe someday, but meanwhile I'll be watching how this goes together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconovaman Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 12/7/2018 at 6:29 PM, Superbird McMonte said: I guess I started this one 15-20 years ago. Where ya been on this project Mickey? I just scored a stalled/abandoned project that appears to have been started in the 70's or 80's... It's not completely accurate but I think it captures the concept close enough. I'm wondering if I should modern-day the thing or build it as a 60's custom backyard conversion?... say there was a kit you could buy to convert your 55 Nomad to the Dream Car design. I dunno, The Red glass is from the new Wompin Wagon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Real cool concept car and great start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbird McMonte Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 (edited) On 2/12/2024 at 9:47 PM, disconovaman said: Where ya been on this project Mickey? Mine is still just the body. It is going to fit the AMT 55 Nomad chassis. Edited February 25 by Superbird McMonte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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