1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad, once owned by Bruce Willis, is ready to go to a new owner (26 photos)

When you think of celebrity cars, the first thing that comes to mind is probably supercars or luxury high class cars. However, Bruce Willis debunks this myth, he owned this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad.





The Chevrolet Nomad first appeared as a concept car in 1954. year as part of the fantasies of the designers of General Motors Motorama "Dream Cars". In fact, it was the first generation Chevrolet Corvette in the back two-door station wagon. The warm reception of the public made General Motors launch Nomad (in translation - nomad) into production, albeit within the framework of more modest line of Chevrolet Bel Air.



Production of Nomad started in 1955 and in its original form station wagon existed until 1957. Next, a couple of doors were added and the car lost its main sports charm, turning into banal "barn".









In 1955, in the Chevrolet model range, only Nomad was more expensive than Corvette - which later became the main sports car in America. Wagon in base was equipped with a 3.4-liter V8 engine with a capacity of 180 horsepower forces, later a 280-horsepower injection unit appeared. In 1956 Ford made an attempt to compete with the popular Nomad, but the model Parklane turned out to be much less attractive and a year later it was removed from production - sports station wagon Chevrolet was out of competition.





As mentioned in the title, this Chevrolet Nomad was formerly owned by star of American cinema Bruce Willis. brutal images, created by "Die Hard" took in the hearts of domestic viewers special place. They even came up with an anecdote about the typical character of Willis: "Why didn't Bruce Willis star in Titanic? He would have saved everyone!"



The car is not in original condition, it has been overhauled! Under 5.4-liter V8 hood, modern air conditioning installed, audio system, front disc brakes, dual-circuit brake system, additional sensors and a host of other parts that allow comfortable to operate the car in modern conditions. Wherein, everything is done with respect to the original, although the speakers in the doors can be it would have been different to arrange ... In general, the car is excellent. Stylish, nice and versatile too ;)

Four more days until the end of trading, current bid is $50,000





























And as for Bruce Willis himself, Die Hard, to Unfortunately, it's not strong at all. The actor has big problems with health: dementia, speech impairment, memory loss. Spring 2022 old Bruce ended his career, although in recent years he has starred only in outright rubbish, it has long been inviting him to serious projects risky. This is sad...

Be healthy!



P.S. Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad 1957 model year. The beauty!