Picture for XFIRE

Toad had the car and picked up a hot chick that night cruising. I recently read that the 58 was finally sold. In 2015 the owner wanted a million for it but never got it. He paid I think it was 200 bucks from the movie studio back then and kept it all this time. It was starting to get shabby and I guess someone finally made a deal with him on it. The new owner restored it back to it's movie glory, except he pulled the 283 that was in it and put in what Toad said in the show, it's got a 327 chevy with 6 strombergs and that is what the man put in now. Originally the car came with a 348 and if I remember right the guy said when he bought the car a 348 tripower intake was in the trunk. There is history and pics of it on the net, even new owner with Candy Clark who played Debbie that Toad picked up on the street. This car really motivated me back then and I built a similar car just to have one, pics up this thread someplace. Lot of big actors came from this movie, my favorite Car Show seen many times.
 
Rruuff Day said:
Great movie....always wanted after seeing it to chain up the rear diff on a parked police cruiser... lol...
Click to expand...
.
.....That was a great scene, the sound of the approaching train masked the noise of Curt dragging the chain and hooking it up under the cop car. That was his initiation into the Pharaohs . .
 
nascar03 said:
OK.. this is NOT a ‘58 Chevbut a custom of those days..
View attachment 23720

I love this.

Graham
Click to expand...

.
.....Grrrrrrrrr !!! , that's not a 58 chev ., see what Mr Olds has to say about that.

56 Olds.jpg

.

............That is a nice old custom Graham, tuck 'n roll upholstery, shaved handles, frenched tail lights, reworked bumper, aerial behind the back window and more, kool kar.
 
Maybe not so lucky at Mr. Lucky's somebody stole his hubcaps...

51350052_2136395723049917_1372091181755793408_o.jpg
 
It is funny how we all notice different things. I had to go back and check on the bumper. When I first checked out Murray's picture, first thing I noticed was the whip antenna on the building in the background and wondered what type of enterprise would require that kind of antenna. We used to use something very similar (but not centre loaded as this one seems to be) before GPS as part of our navigation systems.
 
12cents said:
It is funny how we all notice different things. I had to go back and check on the bumper. When I first checked out Murray's picture, first thing I noticed was the whip antenna on the building in the background and wondered what type of enterprise would require that kind of antenna. We used to use something very similar (but not centre loaded as this one seems to be) before GPS as part of our navigation systems.
Click to expand...
.
......hard to really make out but that might be only the base of the antenna clamped onto the pipe mast and some guide wires below ? don't think it's a load coil but hard to see for sure. My guess just a cb or ham radio.
 
XFIRE82 said:
.
......hard to really make out but that might be only the base of the antenna clamped onto the pipe mast and some guide wires below ? don't think it's a load coil but hard to see for sure. My guess just a cb or ham radio.
Click to expand...

Definitely could be for a ham radio but too much for a CB I think. I saw what could be guy wires as well but couldn't really say if they were for the antenna or not. Love looking at these old pictures. What a different life back then.
 
Just waiting for a happy new owner...

53.jpg
 
nascar03 said:
Found this...View attachment 23753
Click to expand...
.


.......yeah 58 was a year of many first time offered for Chevrolet and a one year body style only. The engineers and stylists back then were very busy people. How they retooled for 57, 58 and 59 was amazing. don't see that today between year changes.
 
Spring is just around the corner, better get the camper ready to go...

5aa9926eb242f297800ff97081d1fc50.jpg
506bfcb644d747e26fe3219bd681f3c5.jpg
 
Hey Xfire, here is one that caught my attention at World of Wheels a couple of years back. I spoke with the fellow a while, very nice guy. It's an extremely rare car, nice color combo and very tasteful I must say. Amazing workmanship and detail. Enjoy
20160220_132052.jpg
20160220_132143.jpg
20160220_132108.jpg
20160220_132030.jpg
20160220_134512.jpg
20160220_132052.jpg
20160220_132143.jpg
20160220_132108.jpg
20160220_132030.jpg
20160220_134512.jpg
 
...Yes the 58 Nomad is well done. I would not call it extremely rare , they are just not built by many cause the 58 Nomad was only available in a 4 door and lost the unique look that the 5-6-7's have . I have one but will not build it . What I see is that it has the Level Air script on the tail gate which if was a factory air suspension car then yes that option is very rare, but he may of just put air ride in it and put on the script...I don't know 4 sure. A mild custom is my style of doing things too like he did. I missed that Draggins Show in Saskatoon but I'm pretty sure this car was there. Do you recall or noticed that jar mounted on the rad support ? curious if that was for the factory vacuum ashtray or he did something else there ? Thanks 4 the Xcellent quality pics.
 


Write your reply...

Similar threads

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top