Muscle Wagons? Why Not!

The 1955-57 Chevy Nomad has long had a "Cult" following in hot rodiing. However, a lot of people are tricking up wagons these days. A wagon actually makes a good drag racer because of their excellent weight distribution. But it has to be something cool. A wood-sided 75 Country Squire doesn't cut it. A 65 LeMans wagon, yeah. Anyway here's a list of some wagons that would make cool projects. # 1 1964-72 GM A body wagons. Any suspension or brake upgrades that fit a Chevelle, will also fit the BOP offerings. Most Chevelle wagons will have small-block motivation, but that's not a bad thing. The deals to look for are the 1968-72 Pontiac LeMans wagons and Olds Cutlass Cruiser wagons. A lot of these had 400 or 455 cubes under the hood, Turbo 400 trannys, front disc brakes, and 12 bolt rearends, stock. Some of the Buick Century/Skylark wagons had 455s as well, but they are not as prevalent as the Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles. You could play with trim pieces and make a "Judge" or "Hurst /Olds" or "SS454" wagon that would be pretty cool. Jim Hand has a 1971 455 LeMans Sport Wagon that runs 11.80s with 3.55 gears, shifting ar 5,500 rpm, with Iron intake and exhaust manifolds. He is a Pontiac genius, like Nunzi Romano, or Jim Butler.  # 2 1967-72 Chrysler "B" body wagons. A lot of these had 383,400 or 440 cubes under the hood to start with, along with the 727 Torqueflite and an 83/4 or Dana 60 rear axle. Bulletproof. And again, Take a '70 Coronet wagon, and make it a "Super Bee" wagon. # 3 1970-76 Ford Torino Wagons. Some of these may have 351C or 400M engines, which is okay, but a fair number will have 429s and 460s. You could definitely take your kids to soccer practice in style!  Mastermind