Station Wagons

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Ok Hemi Moose, first you torture me with the A990 cars, now you torture me more with these cool looking wagons...keep 'em coming man!

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Ok Hemi Moose, first you torture me with the A990 cars, now you torture me more with these cool looking wagons...keep 'em coming man!

Gary, I posted some of them a few pages back, but if I run across anymore I'll add them in here...so you like the old Dodge & Plymouth station wagons as well...have you ever considered doing one up, and what power plant would you use.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Gary, I posted some of them a few pages back, but if I run across anymore I'll add them in here...so you like the old Dodge & Plymouth station wagons as well...have you ever considered doing one up, and what power plant would you use.

No, but they make sense given they're likely cheaper to buy than the A990's would be, and they have a natural traction advantage already (I know Jody Lang is sure glad he built his Malibu wagon, as well as Bob Bender and others)! That Fairlane wagon posted here, gives me fond memories of the Fairlanes campaigned by Jim Van Cleve (I believe Sr. & Jr.). As for Power plants, I'd prefer that smaller V8's, but with those big bodies, I'd have to see what options would be available for the given unit...I don't hear much about the 383 V8's, weren't they a good motor for racing like their more famous small and big block sibling motors? Since I'm far from the funds needed (to buy/campaign one), it's only wishful thinking right now...however a work in progress too non the less. I sure love all of these ideas, that you're giving me. I wish I wasn't a first generation racer, because these kind of "sleeper" racers were all around me from when I bought my first car in '75, to when I bought the Z24 ('93), and they would've been much easier (possibly cheaper too), to campaign and more inline with my late '70s level of auto mechanics training. I'm keeping my options open....

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

No, but they make sense given they're likely cheaper to buy than the A990's would be, and they have a natural traction advantage already (I know Jody Lang is sure glad he built his Malibu wagon, as well as Bob Bender and others)! That Fairlane wagon posted here, gives me fond memories of the Fairlanes campaigned by Jim Van Cleve (I believe Sr. & Jr.). As for Power plants, I'd prefer that smaller V8's, but with those big bodies, I'd have to see what options would be available for the given unit...I don't hear much about the 383 V8's, weren't they a good motor for racing like their more famous small and big block sibling motors? Since I'm far from the funds needed (to buy/campaign one), it's only wishful thinking right now...however a work in progress too non the less. I sure love all of these ideas, that you're giving me. I wish I wasn't a first generation racer, because these kind of "sleeper" racers were all around me from when I bought my first car in '75, to when I bought the Z24 ('93), and they would've been much easier (possibly cheaper too), to campaign and more inline with my late '70s level of auto mechanics training. I'm keeping my options open....

Gary, yeah a '65 Coronet station wagon or just a regular '65 Coronet sedan or hardtop would be a lot cheaper to build that buying a real '65 A990 car...as for the engine combos, I guess they came with anything from a 273 318 361 383 413 426 wedge small block to big block engines...theres still a few sitting abandoned in farmers fields or stored in a barn somewhere's...maybe put out some 'wanted ads' on a few different websites just to see whats out there.

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[Hemi Moose]

I found a few more of Lew Silverman's ride, the Wagon Master...nice lettering.

[Hemi Moose]

...and a couple more of Bob Bender's station wagon.

[Lew Silverman]

Here are a few more pictures from this weekend's CCRA event @ Piedmont!

I had heard that someone was trying to arrange a "match race" between us, but it wouldn't have been close!

[Lew Silverman]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

I found a few more of Lew Silverman's ride, the Wagon Master...nice lettering.

The design and installation of my graphics package was done by Michael Beard. I told him what I wanted and he skillfully turned my rough idea into this amazing work of art! I can't thank him enough!

Lew

[gonzo1066]

All of these photos of Wagons, NONE of Arnie Beswicks little Tempest wagon.. Has to be some out there.