I always liked wagons since I was a little kid. My father had a 65 Fury III wagon with the old 318 poli and a 2 barrel! What a tank. Heavy & solid yet it ran strong as hell. It beat a 400 4 barrel Buick wagon by a mile. In the winter it was shod with H-70 studded snows. It went through snow that 4x4 's would get stuck in. It had a sure grip rear and was unstoppable. Came with dual outside mirrors and all the extra chrome with luggage rack. It had crank out wing windows. It rode like a dream and with all that weight, still got mileage in the low 20's.
I bought a 76 Volare wagon from a friend who had trouble with it running after he "Tuned" it up. Well, I got it for $150.00. It had a 225 Slant 6 and a 3-speed w/ O.D. on the floor. Fake woodgrain side trim and a roof rack & rear roof spoiler. I found the engine problem was that he forgot to install the rotor in the distributor & hook up a large vacuum hose, lol. I installed a set of white wagon wheels like on "Fantasy Island". Had a nice stereo and A/C and power steering & brakes. I had a wife & kids by then, so a wagon made sense as we were always carrying crap.
Later, I got a 79 Aspen wagon with a 318 in it. I put a set of 15" factory Rallye wheels on that one. It added a sporty touch as I never could stomach wheel covers or hubcaps unless they were baby moons. with trim rings. The only other 4 doors I had was a free hand me down from older brother, a red Metallic 99 Intrepid which was great. Also, much later I bought a new 2005 Neon SXT, loaded with moon roof, spoilers, and factory mags. I was pissed off about it because I wanted a 2 door Neon, but they no longer made them.
Also, waaaay back when, my friend & landlord's father had a summer place up in Cape Cod. We drove up in his father's loaded 1970 Chrysler Town & Country wagon to trailer his boat back. Well, my landlord got sick & I had to drive the car pulling a large boat. I had never towed anything before & was scared shitless! However, that big Ol Chrysler with its 440, pulled it like it wasn't even there. It was a 5-hour drive in traffic back to NJ and I almost forgot I was towing anything! I love those old Chrysler wagons from the days of yesteryear. It was after those days of old that I got into vans instead. I had a 64 A-100, a 77 B-200 and a still have a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport. If I was at home & not at work, I could post a pic or two.
Keep On Truckin!!!
I bought a 76 Volare wagon from a friend who had trouble with it running after he "Tuned" it up. Well, I got it for $150.00. It had a 225 Slant 6 and a 3-speed w/ O.D. on the floor. Fake woodgrain side trim and a roof rack & rear roof spoiler. I found the engine problem was that he forgot to install the rotor in the distributor & hook up a large vacuum hose, lol. I installed a set of white wagon wheels like on "Fantasy Island". Had a nice stereo and A/C and power steering & brakes. I had a wife & kids by then, so a wagon made sense as we were always carrying crap.
Later, I got a 79 Aspen wagon with a 318 in it. I put a set of 15" factory Rallye wheels on that one. It added a sporty touch as I never could stomach wheel covers or hubcaps unless they were baby moons. with trim rings. The only other 4 doors I had was a free hand me down from older brother, a red Metallic 99 Intrepid which was great. Also, much later I bought a new 2005 Neon SXT, loaded with moon roof, spoilers, and factory mags. I was pissed off about it because I wanted a 2 door Neon, but they no longer made them.
Also, waaaay back when, my friend & landlord's father had a summer place up in Cape Cod. We drove up in his father's loaded 1970 Chrysler Town & Country wagon to trailer his boat back. Well, my landlord got sick & I had to drive the car pulling a large boat. I had never towed anything before & was scared shitless! However, that big Ol Chrysler with its 440, pulled it like it wasn't even there. It was a 5-hour drive in traffic back to NJ and I almost forgot I was towing anything! I love those old Chrysler wagons from the days of yesteryear. It was after those days of old that I got into vans instead. I had a 64 A-100, a 77 B-200 and a still have a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport. If I was at home & not at work, I could post a pic or two.
Keep On Truckin!!!