Gary in your signature it shows 55 nomad and 57 nomad, I think you need to "spread the wealth".....ha ha 
I also like the shoe box chevys. I have a 55 hardtop now. it took 5 years for me to talk my friend out of it. Since everything else I have is pretty much stock, the idea for the 55 is a alumium LS1 with a 6 speed, and just drive the car in primer and enjoy it.. 
BUT I am just accumulating parts right now, I have almost everything except the computer, and heads, and some small engine accessories.
There is a long term goal to get all the vehicles under one roof like a barn or airplane hanger, so it will still be some time before it gets put together.
I have had cars with a 6 and they worked well as a daily driver. I bought a 65 ranchero(with a 6) for $200 bucks and drove it for a couple years probably 100k miles, before I sold it for $700. My 64 C/10 had a 6 in it when I got it as well, man that motor ran forever, but when top speed came down to 45 mph, I had to pull it, it has a mean 327 now. I also have a 66 C/10 with a 6 that runs like a charm, although I do vision swapping in that 327 in the future, and building a more wicked motor for my 64.
There is a certain charm to those 6 cylinder vehicles, thats for sure.
... Nomads were built for 3 yrs (don't mention the later years when they 'used/abused' the name so a real Nomadder must have all three"
Doesn't it seem that nowadays, all Chevy marketing can do is 'reuse' the old names.. how long since they had 'new idea'
.. Your 55 HT... like a modernized 2-lane blacktop car.. *G* I dig it..
...the more cars you buy.. the more difficult it is to have all your cars together; I'm spread between two shops now, with a 3rd one undersay.
..The 327 ci engine was perhaps the *best* overall combination of torque/power/revvability of all Chevy's combinations...
... I didn't much care for 6-cyl, until an airman bud of mine bought a new '69 Camaro with the 250/6cyl.. I was very impressed with the way it handled and ran..
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