The last time the Chevy Nomad name was used on a production vehicle in North America was roughly 20 years ago, when the automaker revived the storied nameplate for a variant of the popular G-Series van. A digital rendering artist recently offered his take on what a modern-day Chevy Nomad would look like – leaving us wondering if the automaker should once again revive the nameplate for a new utilitarian model.
As many readers of this site will already know, the Nomad nameplate was originally used on a variety of Chevy station wagon models throughout the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. This artist’s rendition of a modern-day Nomad appears to pull inspiration from the original Chevy Tri-Five-based Nomad, utilizing a two-door body style with an elongated rear cargo cab section. The forward-tilted B-pillar is also a subtle nod to the original Nomad, which featured a similarly slanted B-pillar.
This fictitious modern-day Chevy Nomad also appears to be a performance-oriented model, integrating a sport center-exit dual exhaust setup, rally-inspired five-spoke wheels with sticky performance rubber and a tailgate-mounted ducktail spoiler. Other notable features include a narrow LED rear light bar, black Chevy bowtie emblems and a ‘Nomad’ logo affixed to the leading edge of the doors, which utilizes the same stylized script as the original Tri-Five based model.
General Motors has shifted its focus away from passenger cars and toward larger internal combustion engine vehicles like trucks and crossovers, as well as various battery-electric vehicle types. For that reason, it’s unlikely that a Chevy Nomad recreation such as this will ever enter production – although we think Chevy would be smart to revive the nameplate on a future practical crossover or SUV model.
Let us know what you think of this rendering by voting or commenting below.
Comments
What the Blazer should be called.
This is Hideous looks more like a Chevy crossed with a Cadillac Hurst, it’s so bad there’s no frontend view of it at all
Stupid!
Linda Vaughn, “MISS HURST,” wouldn’t be caught dead in that hearse!
Holden had the wagon, Ute and a sedan (SS in usa) and gm killed the whole deal. Thanks, Mary. Dream on.
Regal cross would have been way better with an LT1 and rwd and dressed up interior
it was too expensive to import the different vehicles from Holden in Australia and it wasn’t Mary but the Australian government who was responsible for the demise of vehicles from Australia so Rwd you should get your story straight.
No thanks.
a hearse ? no thanks, we do not need … this supposed designer can not appreciate a Chevy Nomad… really not .. no
A. IMHO, the rear looks to be too long.
B. It is not another soccer mom CUV, so Barra would never go for it.
Ugh 😩- Roadmaster much?
Make it an El Camino and I might take a look at it…
I think he meant Venza
Why? That’s beyond fugly. It’s an insult to the original.
My first new car was 1955 NOMAD Glacier Blue & India Ivory LOVED that car Sellers remorse