Commissioned by Dave Hall of Phoenix, Arizona, this very special automobile underwent total bottom-up construction taking over 22,000 man-hours to build. The foundation is a totally custom chassis featuring 2000 Corvette suspension, 500 cubic inch aluminum big block engine and 4L80 E transmission. The body is channeled and lengthened. Most of the sheet metal is hand fabricated along with all chrome trim. All glass is custom "one-off". The interior is of selected leathers fashioned by Paul Reichlin, done in-house.

Commissioned by Dave Hall of Phoenix, Arizona, this very special automobile underwent total bottom-up construction taking over 22,000 man-hours to build. The foundation is a totally custom chassis featuring 2000 Corvette suspension, 500 cubic inch aluminum big block engine and 4L80 E transmission. The body is channeled and lengthened. Most of the sheet metal is hand fabricated along with all chrome trim. All glass is custom "one-off". The interior is of selected leathers fashioned by Paul Reichlin, done in-house. The NewMad has been awarded hundreds of accolades and continues to be one of America's best and well-known custom cars. SAR custom designed engine compartment. Chris Ito designed and Sar fabricated taillights and body panels, SAR designed and fabricated chassis, the top is chopped 3/4" and pancaked 1 1/2". High output sound system, wheels and steering wheel designed by Chris Ito and fabricated by Budnik.

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Preservation of key design elements that distinguish the 1955 Nomad from other similar era cars was our primary design objective. These elements included the front fender/side chrome detail, canted ‘B’ and ‘C’ pillars, tailgate chrome strips, rear wheel well openings and horizontal roof ribs. It was determined from the beginning that these design elements would be retained in one shape or form in the final product.

The critical eye will note that the slab sided body, thick roof section, short front fenders and bulbous hood give the original car a „boxy. appearance. Hence the term „shoebox chevy. became synonymous with the tri-five chevy built between 1955 and 1957. To this end a secondary design objective was established to eliminate the „box. from „shoebox..

Of course all of these design elements are what give the Nomad character or what we like to refer to as it.s soul. Without these it would be just another „shoebox..

A melding of these objectives created an integrated design theme that enhances and „contemporizes. the original cars styling. The end result is a reborn .55 Nomad that is. Contemporary. in design, yet maintains the .Classic. styling elements of the original car.

We call our Contemporary Classic, “NewMad”.

BODY:

- Dimensions:

Channeled 3”

Roof sectioned 1 ½”

Pillars chopped ¾”

Wheel Base lengthened 3”

- Front Fenders:

Wheel openings re-contoured & moved forward 2.5”

Fenders extended 2.5”

Modified head & parking lamp openings

Custom fabricated parking lenses

- Cowl

’64 Mercury Marauder modified

’64 Mercury electric wipers recessed

- Hood

Lengthened 3”

Hand formed & peaked sheetmetal w/custom inner structure

Dodge Stealth hinges w/60# gas struts

Custom latch w/internal release

- Firewall

Custom hand formed sheetmetal w/custom inner structure

Double wall construction for wiring, plumbing & components

Hidden brake master cylinder

-Engine Compartment

Hand formed inner fender wells

Hand formed radiator support

Custom air intake w/K&N filters

- Doors

Vent windows removed

Flush fit to inside trim detail

Bear-claw latches added

Power windows & locks

Custom lower body detail w/recessed trim

Radiused corners

-Front Bumper

Hand formed custom fabricated

Flush fit to body

Peaked Center to match grille opening and hood

Integrated hand formed body color valance panel

Smooth face with hidden fasteners

-Quarter Panels

Taillights angled forward

Re-shaped wheel openings

Custom lower body detail w/recessed trim

Hand formed inner fender panels

Hidden gas filler behind left tail lamp assembly

Hidden battery switch/terminals behind right tail lamp assembly

- Roof

Roof skin sectioned 1.5”, shortened 5”

A-pillar hand formed, laid back & flushed w/windshield

B-pillar hand formed, laid forward and narrowed

C-pillar hand formed, laid forward & flushed w/quarter glass

Drip rails removed

Re-contoured roof ribs swept back to match B & C pillars

- Rocker Panels

Hand fabricated w/reverse reveal removed

Lengthened 3”

Boxed & smoothed

- Lift Gate

Hand formed tube frame

Custom hinge w/power lift & remote control

- Tail Gate

Re-contoured sheet metal, shortened 1”

Radiused corners

Custom latch, hidden hinges

- Floor

Custom hand formed to allow 3” body channel

- Grille

Re-contoured opening w/peaked center

Custom cast and chromed grill bar and emblem

Custom laser cut grille insert mesh

- Rear bumper

Hand formed custom fabricated

Flush fit to body

Custom license & exhaust openings

Integrated hand formed body color valance panel

Smooth faced hidden w/hidden fasteners

- Glass

Windshield – ’64 Mercury, Chopped 1.25”, narrowed 5”, flush fit

Door – Custom single piece, hardtop style finish

Quarter – Custom one piece, flush fit

Lift gate – Custom frame-less one piece

- Trim

Window – hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated

Belt-line - hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated

Lower body – Frenched, polished aluminum insert

Grill – hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated

Stock headlight bezels modified to flow w/ belt line trim

Park light bezel – hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated

Custom cast and chrome plated ‘NewMad’ emblems

Custom fabricated flush exterior door handles integrated w/ side trim

Custom side mirror stanchions integrated w/side trim

- Lighting/Electrical

One-off custom rear tail lamp lens/assembly

One-off custom parking lamp lens/assembly

HID headlamps

Custom interior lighting w/fader

American Auto Wire Premier fuse panel

- Paint

Body – House of Kolor Majestic Blue w/Kandy Cobalt

Top – House of Kolor White Pearl

INTERIOR:

- Dash

Hand fabricated w/ends integrated into door panels

Custom gauge & glove box openings blended to console

Leather wrapped w/colored insert

Instrumentation - 2001 Cobra instrumentation cluster w/150 mph speedo

Custom one off Budnik leather wrapped steering wheel

- Seats

Modified Lexus SC400 10 way power seats

Hidden aircraft style seat belts

Custom hand fabricated rear seat modules

- Door panels

Hand formed composite w/integrated armrest & door pull

Jaguar XJ8 door handle assembly

Custom stainless sills leather wrapped w/SAR logo

- Headliner

Hand formed composite material

Pleated rear section to match exterior roof ribs

Articulating rear left hinge cover

- Console

Custom fabricated full-length w/integral front/rear armrests

Corvette C-5 Trans shifter

Front storage compartment w/ hidden suspension controls

Integrated Porsche window switches

Hidden access panel for fuse panel

- Cargo

Hand formed composite tonneau cover w/chrome accent trim

Hidden compartments for amp, speakers and batteries

- Materials

Custom dyed two-tone Grey leather throughout

Ultra-suede Grey headliner

Multi-tone Sahara fine-point square weave carpeting

- Sound System

Clarion DRX9255 head

Clarion CDC635 six disc CD changer

Rear - Sound Stream SP6 6” mid-range speaker

Sound Stream SPL 60G 6.5” woofer

Front – Sound Stream SP6 6” mid-range speaker w/separate tweeter / cross-overs

Hand formed perforated steel speaker grilles

Rubicon 550 Watt 5/3 Channel Amp

Dyna-mat insulation on all interior surfaces

DRIVE TRAIN:

- Engine

496 Cu In Arias aluminum Big Block Chevy

540 HP, 565 Ft Lb Torque

Brodix Oval Port Cylinder Heads w/2.190 intake & 1.880 exhaust valves

SCAT crank/rods, Clevite Bearings

Comp Cams roller camshaft/lifters

SpeedPro Pistons/Rings

Jessel Belt Drive

March Performance billet surpentine belt system

Meizere billet water pump

Custom fabricated Hogan TPI intake manifold w/36 lb Accel injectors

Arizona Speed & Marine 58mm Throttle Body

BDS Custom wiring harness

Make Fast Engine Control Module

Accel Ignition system

Oberg membrane oil filter

Power Master gear reduction starter & 120 amp alternator

Lokar throttle cable

Setrab oil cooler w/Spal fan

Custom cast aluminum induction cowl

- Transmission

Hughes Performance GM4L80E automatic four speed overdrive

HGM Compushift On-Board programmable controller

Hughes 2500 stall speed torque converter

Setrab trans cooler w/Spal fan

-Cooling System

Ron Davis custom aluminum x-flow radiator

Dual 16” Spal cooling fans

Custom aluminum reservoir and recovery tanks

-Fuel System

Custom aluminum 18 gal. Fuel tank

Holley in-tank 255 liter/hr fuel pump

Inner frame stainless fuel lines

Hidden filler neck behind rear tail lamp

-Exhaust System

Custom fabricated stainless steel headers w/8 primary tubes

Custom fabricated 2.5 inch polished stainless steel exhaust system

Spin Tech polished stainless steel mufflers and exhaust tips

CHASSIS:

- Frame

4”x5” custom fabricated rails w/tubular x-members & body mounts

- Suspension

Front - Corvette C5 IFS control arms w/Air Ride Shock-Wave suspension

Rear - Corvette C5 IRS control arms w/Air Ride Shock-Wave suspension

Front/Rear Torsional sway-bars

- Differential

Dutchman IRS aluminum housing

Strange Engineering 9” center section w/ 3.89 posi & steel billet yoke

Custom Dutchman axle w/Porsche CV joint

- Brakes

Baer Racing 14” rotors

Baer Racing 4 piston calipers

Ford Cobra Hydro-boost power master cylinder

Stainless/braided lines

Lokar parking brake cable

- Steering

Narrowed C4 Corvette Rack & Pinion

Borgeson Polished Stainless U joints

Flaming River custom tilt column

- Wheels/Tires

Front – 20”x 8.5” Budnik/Ito One-off / BFG g-Force T/A 255/35ZR20

Rear – 20”x10” Budnik/Ito One-off / BFG g-Force T/A 275/35ZR20

LUXURY FEATURES:

Power door locks

Speciality Power windows

Power lift gate

Power disc brakes

Power Steering

Cruise Control

Tilt Steering Column

Tinted Glass

Air Ride Suspension

Vintage Air Automatic climate control

Remote opening rear hatch

Lexus power seats