If you were Boss of GM which old Chevy model would you want to bring back as an EV?

Steverino said:

Huh, I never heard of this car.

"The Chevrolet SSR was a car-truck hybrid. It was released in 2004 and was discontinued in 2006." Ouch

Reviews say the two seater was heavy, slow with poor handling.

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Evan1 said:

Really? It had a power metal folding top. They were also at the time thinking of bring back the Chevy Nomad.

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HVACman said:

Oh, wow. Speaking of Chevy Nomad. I'd want an electrified version of the first new vehicle I ever bought...a 1977 Chevy Nomad G20 3/4 ton long-wheel-base van - custom ordered from the factory with a big-discount through the GM employees/family deal. Had a 292 c.i. 6-cylinder engine, MANUAL 3-spd on the column transmission, MANUAL steering with a massively-big steering wheel. No AC. But it had great captain's front seats, a REMOVABLE 3-passenger rear bench seat. Pop-out rear passenger and back windows, insulated panels in the back-half. This was right during the peak-van era in the 70's. I think the 292 was the last of the "leaded gas" engines GM built. Big 2-barrel carb, electronic ignition, No air pump, no catalytic converter. Got 17-18 mpg on the highway. Great torque. Towed my 15' sailboat with it.

It was a reliable beast that served us for 15 years. Carried my young family like a giant station wagon, but I could pull out the bench seat and pick up a load of 2x4's. Finally sold it in 1992 when we moved to Redding, CA. We had previously purchased a new Chevy Lumina APV for family use in 1990 and the Nomad van had become my "work" vehicle, but in Redding, we have hot summers and I was traveling a lot in the mountains and needed something with AC + 4WD - A 1993 GMC Sonoma pickup that I'd rather forget.

Drop a 24-module-pack into that Nomad and you have the perfect e-van.

Here's a photo of a representative 1977 G10 Nomad...mine was all powder-blue like the lower half of this image's two-tone color.

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Evan1 said:

So the name Nomad was just a trim and not a model name? This thread is also teaching new buyers a little history about the brand

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HVACman said:

For a little baby—boomer-era history background: Back in the mid-late 70’s Chrysler-Dodge introduced the “Caravan” van which was an instant hit and everyone was converting to micro RV type things…the bumper sticker “don’t bother knockin‘ if this van’s a rockin” evolved from this movement.

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Kabloona said:

Heisenberg edition....uncertain whether it will ever be made... 🤔

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