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Family Affair - 1959 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon

The Entire Chavez Familia Was Involved With This Lowridin' Nomad Wagon.

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Family Affair
Owner: Richie and Sylvia Chavez
Vehicle: '59 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon
City/State: Fresno, California

Engine: A rebuilt 350-c.i.d. V-8 with a candy block was equipped with an Edelbrock carbureter and aluminum intake, and mated to a 350 Turbo tranny.

Body/Paint: The body was covered with Valspar Light Quasar Blue paint, and the roof and wings received pearl white paint. The wings and roof were customized with graphics and murals of the city of Fresno, and the roof received some custom designs created by Carlos at Coast One in San Jose, California. The paint was accented with pinstriping by Ron Talley at Talley's Custom Graphics in Fresno.

Interior: Jesus and Juan Hernandez at Hernandez Upholstery in Fresno went through the interior compartment of the vintage wagon.

Sound System: A flip-out DVD player and six Pioneer 6x9s are powered by an Interfire amplifier, while an Arc Audio amplifier is used for the two JL Audio subwoofers. The system was installed by Art Medina at Sanger-Mans Car Audio in Lemoore, California.

Setup: Two ShowTime Hydraulics pumps, 8-inch (front) and 12-inch (rear) cylinders, six 31-series batteries and eight switches was installed by Anthony Alaniz.

Tires: P155/80-R13 Hankook

Wheels: 100-spoke OG wires were powdercoated to match the wagon's body

  • 1959 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon Steering Wheel
  • 1959 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon Dash
  • 1959 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon Speakers
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