If I was not a responsible adult, I would buy this on the spot.

"WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe" (wesbarton89) 01/27/2015 at 15:46 • Filed to: None

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Certainly needs a bit of care and restoration, but for $4,400 for a '57 Chevy wagon, I would have to seriously consider it. At some point, I will get an old car to restore, and a Nomad would be high on the list. I love the red ones, but I'd have to go for this paint color.

Here's the posting proper. Looks like a legit survivor for the most part.

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 15:48

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Responsible adults think about shit like investments.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/27/2015 at 15:50

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OH OH OH I SEE AN INVESTMENT

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 15:52

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Mmm, investments... I want it, bad.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/27/2015 at 15:59

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Well, what I think about right now is raising my daughter properly, keeping our bills paid, getting our house paid off, getting my daughter through college when she's that age, keeping food on the table, and being able to get a good career, get my health better, and retire with some money left over. Within 10 years, I will be far more financially stable, and able to realistically look into something like this.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/27/2015 at 16:00

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Though this would be a GOOD investment.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:12

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What if she wants to buy a horrible car?

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/27/2015 at 16:13

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Her pappy, and myself, will advise against it, but let her buy if she wishes, and let her learn the hard way the trouble of dealing with a bad car.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:15

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"Now do you understand why it's universally hated, kid?"

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:18

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Noooow we're talking ;)

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:22

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Four Door 57's, both wagon and sedan variants, are about the only way to get into a 57 project without paying with an arm, a leg, and your first born child. The prices on the other variants are so jacked up because everyone wants them. Nobody wanted a four door, so they've been mostly forgotten. I have a feeling though eventually the price bug will start to hit even the four doors because builders have to go that route. It's possible to convert them to two-door but they just don't look right when you do IMO.

505Turbeaux > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:29

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NP, not a nomad though (4 door vs 2). I have a parts car though in yellow/white for all the missing bits!

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey 01/27/2015 at 16:30

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Yeah, I have seen that myself. My uncle used to have a '57 convertible, but sold it long before I was born, he kicks himself now. He now drives a 2006 Equinox and a 2010 Forester. Not bad cars, but much more restrained than before.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a 4-door variant. They're still sharp looking cars in their own right. If I wanted a remotely affordable two-door, it'd have to be the post, and not the pillarless hardtop, though the hardtop looks far better.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > 505Turbeaux 01/27/2015 at 16:31

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Yeah, I know it's not a Nomad, too many doors, but a Nomad is what I would ultimately prefer to the four-door wagon, but I would take either. Yellow and white is a good color combo for those cars though!

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:36

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Oh I would build a four door too.

But my dream project is a 57 gasser, and when/if I build that it's only going to be a 150/210 post or a Nomad. Four doors is just too much car for the way I want to build it. I want the car to be the lower trims for different reasons, mainly because I would get rid of all the fancy parts anyhow (think Mike Finnegan's Blasphemi or Two Lane Blacktop) and because the Bel Air name just means more money, even if it isn't a true Bel Air, something these cars see too much of restored. I'd build the Nomad because they're awesome, even if they are Bel-airs.

505Turbeaux > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 16:44

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lets call it the color formerly known as yellow and white :P

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > 505Turbeaux 01/27/2015 at 16:53

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Oh good lord. That's the original paint color on my mom's '65 Bonneville convertible. Looks like you run your own parts yard there, haha. That wagon looks rough for sure, but certainly salvageable.

505Turbeaux > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 01/27/2015 at 17:06

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girlfriends dad has 3 properties that pretty much look like that. There just arent any floors left to that poor thing. I have a whole ton of pics around on my work drive Ill have to dig up