Chevrolet Nomad

Chevrolet Nomad, 1955–1957 The American take on the idea, and still one of the best-looking. The Nomad grew out of a 1954 show car styled under Harley Earl that put the Corvette's face on a two-door wagon body, and Chevrolet turned it into a two-door "sport wagon" for the showroom. At $2,571 in 1955 it was one of the most expensive Chevrolets short of the Corvette itself, which tells you it was sold on style first. The two doors make the rear seat awkward to reach, but the long flat floor behind it is real wagon space. Pontiac's Safari shared its chassis and roofline if you want the same shape with a different face.