The sweet Roadster Shop stance on the wheels is the main difference in how the Nomad looks differ- ent from stock, but there is a level of perfection that none of GM’s brands offered at the time. Inside and out, a Nomad is all about the stainless and chrome trim, some of which was hard to get, some of which was hard to restore, and a piece or two was perfect. Mad Dog cleaned up all the tailgate stainless, the bumpers were positioned perfectly along with all the body panel gaps by Ray Beckett before he straight- ened it all out to perfection and laid down the Nomad’s original Pinecrest Green over India Ivory. The Body Guy crafted an interior that looks stock
using a Cars Inc. seating arrangement, but hides Retrosound tunes, Vintage Air, a Dakota Digital dash with matching clock, a tilt column with four-speed shifter, and Painless Wiring. When asked why she built this car, Tamera said because every old car is a piece of American History and deserves to be preserved. I agree, but the coolest part is that Tamera’s ’56 is part of history in the here and now. Literally making a whole new history of the American automobile. Like everything else, this histo- ry is written one ride at a time, and I love what Tamera’s ’56 says about us. Slick, nostalgic, driven, and ready to cruise main street, Route 66 or I70.
28 DECEMBER 2025
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