Automobile part collection

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0963.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
Period: Unknown
Canada: Car model sold in Canada but not this one. This car was aquired in a trade with Museum Displays (Ottawa) Ltd. for a 1935 Ford Phaeton. The Nomad originally came from California.
Function: Unknown
Technical: This station wagon model was introduced in 1955 and lasted for three years. It is an innovative design inspired apparently from the Corvette front end and tail lights. It also shared styling elements with the Cadillac. The production lasted until 1957. It was expensive and only a few were sold. It is considered as a collectible station wagon. It was equipped with the new modern Chevrolet v-8 overhead engine when on sale but the original engine has been changed. For 1956 the car had received a light styling change with a horizontal bar grille and revised Tail lights.
Area Notes: Unknown

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Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Automobile part collection, circa 1956, Artifact no. 1978.0963, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0963.002/

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