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1955 Chevrolet Nomad CopperSol Took Five Years to Make, Time Well Spent

It’s not difficult to find customized cars these days. The real challenge is picking from this large bunch the ones that have something really exciting and unique to bring to the world. Like, say, a crazy combination between copper, tan and bamboo, and a supercharged engine.
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Photo: Barrett-Jackson
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There are plenty of customized Chevrolet Nomads out there too, but we’re pretty sure there’s none like this one. It’s called CopperSol, and was allegedly brought to this shape through a process that took no less than five years to complete. And it seems to have been worth every day of it.

Looked at from afar, the Nomad keeps in line with the overall design of the first generation it is part of, but that changes when you come close to it and realize the amount of meticulous work that went into making it.

First, the choice of colors is simply breathtaking. The deliciously copper look of the exterior metal is owed to a color called Vibrance Nutmeg, while the chassis (check the gallery for details) was wrapped in caramel. The interior comes in Light Mocha saddle leather and Autumn Yellow, with a touch of bamboo on the sliding cover of the center console and woodwork that covers the cargo surfaces at the rear.

There are tons of creature comforts on this thing, starting with the Pioneer touchscreen with Bluetooth and backup camera, going through the six speakers, and ending with the set of Dakota Digital gauges fitted in the dashboard.

Of course such a head-turning machine needed a powertrain to match, and exactly such a thing was provided. The engine bay holds an LSA crate engine supercharged to 556 hp, linked to an automatic transmission and a Strange Engineering 9-inch Ford rear end. A push-button start is what fires the engine up.

This 1955 Chevrolet Nomad CopperSol is presently listed for sale during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, with no reserve, and online bids are already allowed.
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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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