![]() They both appreciated the charm and usefulness of the original Chevrolet Nomad-a more-or-less compact two-door station wagon of the mid-Fifties-and they had spent long, happy hours reflecting on the possibilities of Ford's super-successful Mustang applied to a wagon of the Nomad genre. Clark and Cumberford shared the belief that the special character of the "personal car" was applicable to a broader range of vehicle types than was generally acknowledged. ![]() The main collaborator in this scheme was Bob Cumberford, the young designer who has written several pieces for this magazine, and who is receiving more and more notice from the world's automotive Establishment. Barney Clark had the vision, the enthusiasm, the money, and the friends to help him-he would, by God, build an automobile! Bentley and Henry Ford can do it, we can do it! We are undeterred by the fact that people like Jack Griffith, Preston Tucker, Henry Kaiser, Briggs Cunningham, Mad Man Muntz and Sterling Edwards have tried and failed. We've all decided that at one time or another, right? If Enzo Ferrari, Carroll Shelby, Ettore Bugatti, W. It was only natural then that an enthusiast of this magnitude should have decided to build himself a dream car. He can say that he knew Denise McCluggage before she'd even seen her first automotive competition that he knew Phil Hill when Phil Hill was yet to buy his first Ferrari and that he has dirtied his hands on the insides of some of the best cars that ever ran on courses with names like Golden Gate Park, Pebble Beach, and Torrey Pines. He has always been a car nut of some stature, and be has always managed to hang out with a pretty good automotive crowd. Best Muscle Cars for $10K: Window Shop with C/D.Station Wagons That You Forgot Ever Existed.
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