Some cars that never were.....That you can build from junk.....

I have a friend that owns a junkyard and we were talking about how an enterprising hot rodder could build some cool things that the factories never did, and do it relatively chaply. Here's my personal favorites. # 1. Muscle Wagons. Because of their long wheelbase and excellent weight distribution-a wagon actually makes a good drag racer. The obvious front-runners here are the 1968-72 Pontiac LeMans Wagons. Most have 400 cubes and a TH400 standard. Some 1970 and later models may have 455s. Some 1971-72 models will have the "Endura" ( Read GTO ) front bumper and scooped hood. Even if it had the chrome front end-it wouldn't be hard to put a GTO front bumper and hood onto one. How about a "Judge" wagon? # 2. A close second would be '68-72 Olds Cutlass Vista Cruiser wagons, for the same reason-a lot of them have 400 or 455 cubes standard. With the help of Year One and Phoenix Graphics it wouldn't be hard to build a "442" or even a "Hurst / Olds" wagon. You could build an SS Chevelle wagon-but it would take a greater investment-because unlike their Pontiac and Olds cousins-95% of Malibu wagons were small-block powered. You'd have to swap in a Rat. # 3. Dodge Super Bee / Plymouth Road Runner wagon. Take a 1968-70 Dodge Coronet or Plymouth Satellite wagon-if you find one it will have 383 or 440 cubes under the hood. The graphics are easy.  #2. "Off-Brand" El Caminos. Buy a basket case '68-72 El Camino,put a GTO, Cutlass, or Skylark front clip on it. GM engines are easy to swap around. How cool would a "Judge" El Camino with a 400 and a 4-speed be? Or a White and Gold 455 Olds powered "Hurst / Olds" trucklet? Or a 455 Buick powered "GSX" El Camino?   # 3. Thunderbird / Lincoln Rancheros. Same deal here. The 1977-79 Ranchero was based on the LTD II platform, which is the same as the T-Bird / MK V platform. It would be pretty easy to put a Thunderbird or Lincoln Mark V front clip onto a Ranchero. # 4. Cyclone / Cougar wagons. It would be pretty easy to put a Cyclone or Cougar front clip onto a '70-76 Mercury Montego wagon. With a 351C or a 429 / 460-these could be good sleepers.  Something to think about. Mastermind