By most measures, a 1958 Chevrolet Nomad station wagon was a swing and a miss. It was trading on the vaunted, two-door ’55-’57 model which was first envisioned as part of GM’s 1954 “Motorama” line. By ’58, the Nomad was just another top-tier four-door station wagon wearing a Nomad badge and the tell-tale seven vertical stainless strips on its tailgate. So, we have found a ’58 Nomad for consideration but it’s part of a package including a ’58 Brookwood wagon and a two-door, bottom of the line, Yoeman. All three are located in Martinez, California and are available, here on craigslist for $6,500. Thanks to Pat L. for this tip!

Growing up, we had a ’58 Brookwood in our household and that was probably the car that first got me interested in this entire car thing – more than likely because it’s the first car that I can really remember. Compared to the predecessor ’57, it seems like ’58 Chevy station wagons are rare, but they’re not, as approximately 186K were produced that year with 170K being of the four-door variety. How many were Nomads? The breakdown doesn’t exist – at least not that I can uncover.

So, what do we know here? Very little as there are only six external images, none of interiors or engines, and no disclosure regarding specific powertrains. Research tells us that engine selection included a 235 CI, in-line six, along with both 283 and 348 CI V8’s, covering a horsepower range from 145 to 280. As to which are under the hoods of these three, nothing is revealed. Regarding the Nomad, the seller states, “1958 Chevy Nomad, very solid car. It has a little cancer in the driver’s floor pan and in the left rear quarter panel bottom, between rear-wheel and bumper. Very solid restorable project“. Yeah, OK, understood, but any way you cut it, it looks like there’s a lot of missing stuff like trim and bumpers – and that’s before peering under the hood or inside.

The Brookwood isn’t much better. It appears to have slumbered out in the desert for some length of time and is missing some of the same parts as the Nomad. The front fenders look like they were sourced from a different ’58 as they are mismatched color-wise. The passenger side quarter panel “surface” rust shows as extreme though this car does have a cool-looking set of five-spoke star wheels, well, it has three at least. Of note, there is a dual exhaust system poking from the rear so at least this wagon is V8 powered.

The third wagon is the attention-getter. Why? Because it’s a two-door “Yeoman” – the station wagon version of the Delray sedan. Visions of hotrods and restomods immediately dance through one’s subconscious when a ’50s two-door wagon is spotted. The seller refers to this one as rare but it’s not by production numbers as close to 16K were produced. The rarity factor would be in knowing how many exist today, and that is probably a small number. The seller elaborates, “This car is a shell with considerable rust in the floor pans, which I have started to replace. The spare tire well and a small spot in the cargo have rust. There’s also a hole in the top of the left fender corner, which I have a repair panel. Once rust repairs made, it’s a very restorable car“. Other than the missing, passenger-side rear window, it doesn’t appear to be minus as many parts as the Nomad or Brookwood. But again, nothing is known about the interior or drivetrain – which maybe doesn’t matter at this point.

There you have it, three for one. The seller states that this is a package deal, no separating. On the surface, I’d go for the Yoeman and use the other two for parts – no I’m not sympathetic to saving every ’58 Chevrolet station wagon, but that’s just me. If you were interested, what would you do with this threesome?