396/ 325 hp 4-Speed Impala Wagon

[1972coronet]

How about this beauty :

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[jeffs396]

Ahhh, the good 'ol days of when you could order these obscure option combinations!

[1972coronet]

Ahhh, the good 'ol days of when you could order these obscure option combinations!

But , I thought that the college kid marketing geniuses had it figured out for us ! :lol:

I , too , miss the days of starting with 4 wheels and a tiller , and then building a personallised vehicle around that premise (within reason , of course) .

What really gets me is how work trucks are these days ; in my opinion , carpeting has no place in a work vehicle .

But , I digress ...

I'll bet that that wagon was a bunch of fun back in its day !

[Muncie]

Gotta love that black wagon - Can remember when big block full size Chevy wagons with all the toys were darn near required for drag race tow vehicles - with a four speed for when your street car also needed to be cool.. or had to deal with the local kid in a Mustang...

Later with young family, had a '67 Caprice wagon with a 325 horse 396 - black with wood and gold inside. 14 mpg, regular gas. great go to the beach car - could be going 40 on the two lane hwy behind some gutless 4-cylinder and when the opportunity to pass.. stand on it move left and it would be at 70mph before it got even to their back bumper with no drama. Learned that it's way easier to find parts if it had been a Camaro... Of course when I sold it, the parts I needed to fix the automatic AC showed up...

Edited May 12, 2015 by Muncie

[Ron Hamilton]

Gotta love that black wagon - Can remember when big block full size Chevy wagons with all the toys were darn near required for drag race tow vehicles - with a four speed for when your street car also needed to be cool.. or had to deal with the local kid in a Mustang...

Later with young family, had a '67 Caprice wagon with a 325 horse 396 - black with wood and gold inside. 14 mpg, regular gas. great go to the beach car - could be going 40 on the two lane hwy behind some gutless 4-cylinder and when the opportunity to pass.. stand on it move left and it would be at 70mph before it got even to their back bumper with no drama. Learned that it's way easier to find parts if it had been a Camaro... Of course when I sold it, the parts I needed to fix the automatic AC showed up...

Here is my rendition in 1/25 scale of that Caprice Estate, but with a 427/390/TH400

[Muncie]

Wow! That's it!

Ron - very nicely done

[FASTBACK340]

I had a Chrysler dealership near my house growing up. One of the mechanics had a big block Belvedere wagon that was awesome. Turbine bronze, black bench seat with a stick, 440, headers, etc….. I love obscure combos too.