Playing with junk.....And making something cool.....

There's a lot of cool stuff that can built with junkyard stuff. Here's a few that could be built dirt-cheap, and would be unique and cool. # 1. GTO / 442 / GSX wagons. You can buy LeMans, Cutlass and Skylark wagons relatively cheap. Year One, NPD, and other companies sell fenders, hoods, grilles etc. The Buick, Olds and Pontiacs are the easiest because most of them will have 400 or 455 cubes under the hood backed by a TH400. You could build an SS396 or SS454 wagon out of a Malibu wagon, but it would cost way more and be more hassle. The reason is 95% of Chevelle wagons will be small-block powered, and you'd have to swap in a Rat, while like I already stated, 90% of the BOP wagons have the big-blocks standard. You could even put bucket seats and a console up front, or swap in a 4-speed. How about a Tri-Power, 4-speed '66 "GTO" wagon? Or a "Hurst / Olds" Vista Cruiser with a 455 and a Dual / Gate shifter? Because of their excellent weight distribution, a wagon actually makes a good drag racer.  # 2. BOP "El Caminos". Buy a beater El Camino and put a Pontiac, Buick or Olds front clip on it. Since GM stuff is so easy to swap around, you could even do the drivetrain-i.e.-put a 400 Pontiac or 455 Buick in it along with your GTO or GSX  front end. Or you could keep it Chevy and put a Monte Carlo nose it. ( People do that all the time with "SS" Aero nose on '78-87 "G" body models, I'm talking about the '68-77 "A" body ones )  # 3. '77-79 Ford "Thunderbird" or "Lincoln MK V" Ranchero. These last Rancheros were based on the LTD II platform, which is also what the Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln MK V were based on. The hidden headlight front clip from a T-Bird or MK V would look cool on a Ranchero body. The 351 / 400M has good aftermarket support and if your really lucky you might find a 460 version. Or swap it out of the T-Bird / Lincoln donor car. Any of these would be way cool. Mastermind