FIRST LOOK: CHEVY’S NEW TAHOE NOMAD!

When I showed up to check out the soon-to-be-released Tahoe Nomad, Chevrolet Marketing Manager Neptune Trotter rushed over to greet me.  A plus-sized fellow with a sunburned nose like a scorched rotisserie chicken, Trotter grabbed me in a bear hug and shouted, “I’m so glad you could come.”  He squeezed me so tightly I nearly did.

Since the disappearance of the most popular Nomad models of the mid-50’s, tens of people have demanded that Chevy produce a modern-day version.  And although this new one is based on an SUV, we think it’s still pretty cool.

All the epochal (we don’t know what it means either) 50’s styling cues are there:  Two-tone paint, upright windshield, low roofline, forward slanting rear window and chrome vertical strips on the liftgate. Trotter said engineers even programmed the 5.3 liter V-8 to overheat and mimic the effects of vapor lock.  In fact, when it came time for our test drive, the Nomad wouldn’t start.  “I think you flooded it,” scolded Trotter.  

If Chevrolet can find any semiconductor chips, the Nomad could be in showrooms next month.