This flagship-wagon Nomad was the last of its name — in 1962 Chevrolet dropped the badge entirely and folded it into the Impala wagon lineup.
Median 190 hp across 16 similar cars
Lead trim: Nomad 235 I6
Chevrolet Nomad Bel Air/Impala wagonNOMAD-1958 · 1958–1961
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FactThis flagship-wagon Nomad was the last of its name — in 1962 Chevrolet dropped the badge entirely and folded it into the Impala wagon lineup.
As Chevrolet shifted from the A-body to the B-body for 1958 it made station wagons a separate model range from sedans, and the Nomad name returned as the flagship Chevrolet wagon series, no longer a two-door sport wagon. In 1958 it was applied to all Bel Air-trim wagons, above the Brookwood (Biscayne) and the Yeoman (Delray); the four-door Chevrolet wagons shared a common body, but the Nomad carried over the chrome tailgate trim, multi-tone exteriors and interiors and a forward-sloping C-pillar (in place of the previous B-pillar). It was a 6-passenger wagon, with the Brookwood the sole 9-passenger Chevrolet wagon. For 1959 the Nomad became the counterpart of the new Impala range, with the 9-passenger Kingswood and the 6-passenger Parkwood as the new Bel Air wagons and the Yeoman retired; a one-piece tailgate with a retractable rear window replaced the split tailgate, forward-curved C-pillars and large horizontal tailfins arrived, and an optional rear-facing third-row seat made it a 9-passenger vehicle. For 1960 an exterior revision brought more subdued styling with a larger grille, more conservative tailfins, new taillamps and a chrome "jet" on the rear quarter panels. The 1961 Nomad, on the redesigned B-body range and again a 119-inch wheelbase, lost two inches of body width and an inch of height, gained cargo space from an enlarged tailgate opening and was offered only with 9-passenger seating as the Kingswood was discontinued; for 1962 the name was retired and the model repackaged as the Impala station wagon. The page lists the engines for the generation without years or power figures.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomad 235 I6 | 1958–1961 | 3.9 L Inline-6 | 135 hp | 217 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Nomad 283 V8 | 1958–1961 | 4.6 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Nomad 348 V8 | 1958–1961 | 5.7 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Nomad 409 V8 | 1958–1961 | 6.7 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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This flagship-wagon Nomad was the last of its name — in 1962 Chevrolet dropped the badge entirely and folded it into the Impala wagon lineup.
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Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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