Wagon Lust

That is very cool!!! Thanks for the reply, and video. Never seen anything like that.

When I was around 17-18, my parents had this same car.

40k original miles, silver with bright red interior. Belonged to a retired college professor. 400m engine that still pulled strong.

Due to my car('70 LTD/XL convertible) being run into two separate times(no fault of mine, fortunately), I was stuck driving this miserable piece of crap for what seemed like an eternity - and I beat the ever living dog E36 M3 out of it - it even got used as an obstacle at a skate comp one time. Destroying that car was probably the biggest bonehead move of my life....

But 25-years ago who would have guessed that wagons would have had any value, or that anyone - especially me - would be lusting after one so strongly???

Holy E36 M3 that tailgate is awesome!

The Olds is brimming with win. The design has become prettier over the years, IMHO.

Never mind a Cummins--wouldn't a modern LSx give a huge improvement in fuel efficiency???

I've always liked those early 1970s big GM cars. 1973 was a good year for them: they'd been using that body since 1971 so they had time to shake out a few of the bugs, big bumpers showed up in 1974 and catalytic converters in 1975, so '73 was about the high point of that series.

The disappearing tailgates could and would get messed up, though - my college roommate had a '73 Impala wagon, and the tailgate got stuck half open in the middle of one of the coldest winters of the last 100 years. :)

I drove my parents' '78 Malibu sedan for a little while in high school and thought that chassis was a good size. It looks good in a wagon, too. The biggest issue is that the rear windows don't roll down. Not sure why that didn't bug us then.

Short answer, yes, wagons are cool.

David S. Wallens wrote: I drove my parents' '78 Malibu sedan for a little while in high school and thought that chassis was a good size. It looks good in a wagon, too. The biggest issue is that the rear windows don't roll down. Not sure why that didn't bug us then.

I had a 1984 Cutlass Supreme Sedan with back windows that were fixed but had vent wing windows towards the back. I always liked how it handled as it was a nice medium sized sedan.

bravenrace wrote: This thing is obnoxiously big and flamboyant, and maybe overpriced, but man would it be a great family cross country cruiser. CL Link Then there's this one. Much more utilitarian and less expensive. CL Link

I drove an Olds wagon exactly like that in High School for a while. Nothing, and I mean nothing, could do better peg leg burnouts in the High School parking lot than that thing.

'65 Galxie Wagon '61 Falcon 2 door wagon

These are the two wagons I was looking at the last few times I visited my friendly local Craigslist. I really like the Falcon 2 door.

Pay attention the propr spelling is wagon slut. Dyslexia frustrating can sobe.

Datsun310Guy wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote: I drove my parents' '78 Malibu sedan for a little while in high school and thought that chassis was a good size. It looks good in a wagon, too. The biggest issue is that the rear windows don't roll down. Not sure why that didn't bug us then.

I had a 1984 Cutlass Supreme Sedan with back windows that were fixed but had vent wing windows towards the back. I always liked how it handled as it was a nice medium sized sedan.

Yeah, pretty sure ours had the vent windows, too. I'm surprised that consumers settled for a sedan with fixed rear windows.

Did someone say "wagon lust"?

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/7300/

Streetwiseguy wrote:

bravenrace wrote: In reply to Streetwiseguy: You're kidding, right? I have direct experience here since I commuted to and from college for a while in a '75 Hornet with a 258 and a '71 Electra with a 455. Yes, not the same, but pretty close. The hornet routinely got in the low to mid 20's on the highway. The Electra got 12-15.

Just a little bit. A properly tuned Qjet on an Olds will give surprisingly good mileage, providing you drive with an egg under your foot.

Mine was properly tuned.

bravenrace wrote:

Streetwiseguy wrote:

bravenrace wrote: In reply to Streetwiseguy: You're kidding, right? I have direct experience here since I commuted to and from college for a while in a '75 Hornet with a 258 and a '71 Electra with a 455. Yes, not the same, but pretty close. The hornet routinely got in the low to mid 20's on the highway. The Electra got 12-15.

Just a little bit. A properly tuned Qjet on an Olds will give surprisingly good mileage, providing you drive with an egg under your foot.

Mine was properly tuned.

Maybe he wasn't using hard-boiled eggs?

Canexican Wayne has a really, really, really nice survivor Datsun wagon.