The 5 Rarest American V8 Muscle Wagons

[@georgebaker9352]

Chevy did not offer a three speed automatic in 1957. The only available automatic was the two speed Powerglide.

[@rarecars3336]

You are correct that is my misspeak - I will pin this comment so everyone can see the correction

[@shanemitchell477]

Good call!

[@jeffcannon4242]

That's wrong new for 1957 chevy had the 3 speed turbo glide automatic transmission I'm not sure what they came in but they were available, I work in a transmission shop I've worked on them in there original cars

[@RipRoaringGarage]

@@rarecars3336 Nothing wrong with an error. We all learn, and you showcase it. One of the reasons I love your channel.

[@biggifrank69]

Made me think of Miss Mona Lisa vito in my cousin vinny

[@BrandonLeeBrown]

The 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon with a high compression, 4-barrel 455 engine that came with high performance 442 W-30 exhaust manifolds. For several years, the Vista Cruiser wagons all got 442 W-30 exhaust manifolds on both 400 and 455 engines. The 1958 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari, 4-door Custom Station Wagon was available with three 2 barrel carburetors or fuel injection.

[@Grodd70]

My parents had a 68" Olds 442 when I was a very little kid and it must of made an impression because I love the look of 68/69 442's. However, a family up the street had a Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser ...coolest wagon with the unique windows on the roof. Would be happy with either one in the garage.

[@andylipiro3862]

My dad had a 70 Vista Cruiser with the 455. Also had the F41 suspension. So basically was a 442 wagon!

[@neolithicnobody8184]

I had a 1972 Vista Cruiser with the same package. Awesome ride!!! At the time, I worked long hours as a Machinist next to an airport runway. Sometimes I'd sleep in the wagon and drift off watching everything up above through the upper windows. Stormy and rainy nights were cool, too. It was the most SOLID car I ever owned. I mean, this thing was a Tank, that solid. The only hood I could not buckle under my weight, even by jumping on it, and big enough to sprawl out and lay back. I'm a big man, well over 6' tall and over 300 pounds, and this car had COMFORT written all over it. 👍

[@jsco8692]

Absolutely! I was shuttled to school in one of these and when we turned16, this would shame many "fastcars".

[@Nathan-mw8bv]

My dad bought a Vista Cruiser with the 400. We traveled from Michigan and Arkansas back in the 70s . Lol, he was pulled over by a cop after a airplane had reported our speed. No ticket but one good ass chewing. We kids loved it for the tinted sky windows and the back seat. Been a many fights for that backseat.😅😅😅😅😅

[@jamesbowen2105]

When my dad exited the Army after Vietnam, he bought an American Motors Rebel SST Wagon through the Military PX. It was a "Screamer" as well as a luxury car...

[@johnlennon8653]

My buddy’s dad was an AMC salesman, drove a 71 wagon with a 401 inch engine. He had no problem getting on the throttle, when we borrowed it, he would always say ( don’t baby , just don’t get caught).

[@gregallen4272]

@jamesbowen2105 had a older man we mowed his lawn when I was very young he had the coolest wagon it was a AMC somewhere around a 65 the super cool part was the entire roof from the back of the car to the back of the front seat rolled forward to make a Ranchero type of truck. Sadly he saved it and gave it to his granddaughter about 2012 and he asshat never do anything boyfriend drove it like a Enduro race car because he had never had a car of any kind destroyed it . I tried to buy the car but they wouldn't sell it turned out he didn't have a license at all and her mother didn't know that he was driving her car on her expired tags and insurance . He was just a looser and lier on dope and didn't spend much time in jail after all that happened

[@kevinbodman1011]

Sounds like a true American 👍

[@stocksj]

I remember my father had a 1971 AMC Matador wagon with a large V8 that had a lot of power.

[@jamesbowen2105]

@@stocksj Those were unstoppable!

[@waynejohnson1304]

You forgot the Buick Roadmaster Wagon in the late 1990s with the 350 LT1 Corvette engine. That was a FAST car.

[@SurnaturalM]

I had a caprice, a former police car with the same engine, with the same 4 speed automatic a limited slip differential, and yes, it was fast. It was similar to the impala SS. Mine was a 1992. It was great.

[@MrMisanthrope1RBjr]

There were a few with the LT4 engine in 1996, Ive seen one but I'm not sure it was factory . stock

[@dadgarage7966]

Not from the Corvette. It had iron heads.

[@gideondingle9363]

It was just a rebadged Chevy Caprice station wagon.

[@johneckert1365]

Vettes had aluminum heads, Caprice/Fleetwood/Roadmaster had Iron heads.

[@johnlennon8653]

Few years ago , picked up a 71 Vista,, one owner with 455. Blue with the fake wood grain sides, 45000 miles on it for $2500. Did a little work on it, repainted it and sold it for $24000.

[@rockkitty100]

Grew up in the back seat of a '66 Ford Wagon seeing the country go pat backwards!!! Great memories!!

[@FranBushardt]

My Dad Had Ford 1961, 65 & 68 Country Sedan Wagons, he was not a Fan of the Wood Paneling!

[@CP-ux9zd]

Conceived in the back seat too?

[@Slowgroovin]

Back in the day, you couldn't give a station wagon away. They are very popular now.

[@JTA1961]

Like with any 4 door...family man

[@christianheidt5733]

​@@JTA1961 4 doors are next! Actually I find certain cars look better in 4 doors!

[@stevethomas760]

Put me in the group that looks at wagons in a different light now.

[@gregallen4272]

D D speed shop has made 55 56 57 4 door cars jump in price by showing how easy it is to make a 2 door now . And the shoe stranger things has made 67 68 4 door hard tops jump like a rocket in price

[@kevinmc4500]

I grew up as a kid in the 70s and I remember demolition derby at the Joey Chitwood car show and there was a lot of wagons getting destroyed

[@enriquegilmour]

I have always loved a two door wagon. Especially a panel wagon.

[@rarecars3336]

Panel wagons always look so good!

[@me3333]

Back in the 80's a friend of my dad's had a 58 chevy apache panel van that had a 348 with glasspacks and was an old Jack Daniel's delivery van that was still painted up with their logo and artwork. 14 year old me thought it was the koolest thing on 4 wheels, hell 54 year old me still does.

[@bd5av8r1]

A friend had a Vega "panel wagon" (Metal in place of back glass, painted body color) with a 350 in it. While not stock, it was fun to ride in.

[@kevinbodman1011]

​@@me3333Where is that wagon?

[@me3333]

@@kevinbodman1011 I wish I knew. The last I heard he moved down to Florida about 20yrs ago

[@jeffshadow2407]

I sold Oldsmobiles from 1990 to the end in 2004. It took me 32 years to find a 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. Long Roof indeed!

[@komradkolonel]

Being that I was a teenager back in the 80s some of my friends drove those big wagons from the 70s. I guess you could say they were hand me down cars that had right at or well over 100,000 miles by the time they got their hands on them. The thing is those monsters were really good cars. They were built like tanks and with the big block engines they could do burnouts. One of my friends had a 1977 Ford LTD wagon with the 460 and you would be surprised how quick that beast was.

[@michaelfreeman1964]

I would be surprised with around 200 HP.

[@flnthrn2]

Long Live Long Roofs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grew up in a 1970 Catalina s/w. Then, was my first car in high school. Good times.

[@mathewkulczyk1645]

My mom had a '70 Pontiac Catalina back in the 70's. I used her car for the driving portion of getting my driver's license. That was in '74 i believe. It was a BEAST of a wagon but I just can't remember what it was under the hood. I think it was a 400ci v8, automatic.

[@timstafford3675]

When I was 16 my neighbor passed away and his wife wanted to sell his wagon. A 1968 chevelle Malibu 427 4sp with factory tail hitch. It turns out it was a COPO car. He asked the dealership for the most HP engine offering lots of tourqe. Midnight Blue I was in love. I mowed their grass for years so she sold it for 1000.00 to take care of the funeral. I got married years later and sold it and wish I could have it back 😢

[@w41duvernay]

A COPO car. YOU HAD something that was worth money. SHOULD have kept it.

[@electrichellion5946]

Probably near 7 figures I’m guessing. - Are you two still married?

[@lostmoose9994]

Its always better to hang on to an old car than to an old woman 😂

[@lonnyself3920]

we had the 1966 version with a 327 turbo fire pois 4 speed tach it was a 2 door wagon I was none to happy when my dad sold it for 4 pigs . it had 411 gear supper fun street racer make people laugh the way it launched ,

[@Kayobear19]

COPO Station Wagon ? Hardly !!

[@TheArkDoc]

You left off the rarest muscle wagon. In 1957 Ford built a McCulloch VS-57 supercharged 312 F-Code engine in the country squire--and it was offered with either a manual or automatic, and you could get the woody side panels. The F-Code had two options, 300hp or 340hp. In 1957, 300 hp was unheard of in a family car. There is a great video of one such survivor on KZbin.

[@genxskeptic5816]

Expected to see the 455 ci Vista Cruiser, but I love the wagons that were included. 👍

[@l.cfootman3259]

There is a very important wagon that most people aren't aware of that you didn't mention! In 1970 olds built two 442 wagons. Out of a total production number of 3100 442's, two of them were factory built 442 wagons.

[@mattrich1081]

My father's dealership sold two 1970 sport satellite 440 4 speed wagons to two brothers in Ridgefield Connecticut. And my mother had a 1970 purple 440 automatic Fury wagon .

[@jiggiba3365]

Had some good times in the 383 Mag Wag. Puke green and all.

[@Dan-56]

In 1964 my Dad ordered a white Buick LeSaber wagon with the 455 “Wildcat” engine…..absolute sleeper 👍!

[@mikyl-fo8rh]

My heart was crushed along with the Griswalds’ Olds Vista Cruiser.

[@gregparrott]

Nice video! One wagon not mentioned was the Oldsmobile 'Vista Cruiser'. It was unique, with an extra set of glass mounted in the roof. (giving passengers a 'vista') It was available with the Oldsmobile 455 engine, which was unique to Oldsmobile. It offered 390 horsepower and 500 ft-lbs of torque. A friend's father had one. It was obscenely fast, especially given that it was a full fledged land yacht,. P.S. Back then, each GM company produced their own, unique engine (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac) Each had a unique bore/stroke, heads, distributor location, etc,

[@rarecars3336]

That was the one main one i didn't include I wanted to keep it at 5 wagons but with all the comments here next time I will just make it 6 and include the extra vehicle!

[@gregparrott]

@@rarecars3336 Thanks for the reply. As relates to customs, my Dad bought a custom order, 1964 Pontiac station wagon with a 4 speed. It had a V-8, but I think it was smaller than the 389. The car turned out to be a lemon with so many issues that Dad got rid of it within ~5 months and bought a 1965 Mercury Comet station wagon (automatic) with the venerable 289. It remained reliable for a quarter million miles, which for cars back then was pretty amazing.

[@tomadkins2866]

@gregparrott Don't forget the Vista Cruisers rare Buick "twin" cousin, the Buick Sport Wagon.

[@gregparrott]

@@tomadkins2866 Interest! I never heard of Buick's counterpart to the VistaCruiser.

[@penboyasgod6103]

And the Buick counterpoint to that was called the "Sport Wagon" built on the intermediate Special/Skylark platform during the same years.

[@firstnamelastname8060]

My Aunt had (and Cousin still has it), a 1972 Pontiac Tempest wagon with the GTO front end, rally's and all. It has a 455 and does long, smoky burnouts. I have video of my Brother and I driving it to the gas station, filling it up and driving around San Jose, CA. in it, before returning to my Aunt's. Video is circa late 90's. The car is yellow with tan interior and was in great condition.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

I remember the Oldmobile Cutlass (Vista Cruiser) 442 wagons from the late 60s-early 70s. They were quick, and they looked like a spaceship.

[@georgiasmith64]

The Vista Cruiser!!! It cruises the vista, Red Foreman😂

[@mikehagmaier3949]

My mom drove one back in the early 70s. I wasn’t old enough to know how cool it was, but I distinctly remember it looking like a blue spaceship 😆

[@kroge007]

My Dad’s 69 Bonneville Wagon had a 428 with dual exhaust and it was fast back in the day.

[@SurnaturalM]

Every pontiac from the aera I've ever driven was fast. The last one was a Beauville 1971 with a 455. It was a giant car, but it was still very fast.

[@kevinmcduffie1092]

Why did Pontiac have a Ford engine?

[@roymcgaw7431]

@@kevinmcduffie1092Pontiac made a 428. Also a 389, a 421, and a few other numbers you may not be aware of.

[@johngayer7136]

My family had a yellow 1971 LTD Country Squire, 400 CI for five kids, parents, two CLE to south FL 1,500 mi. each way road trips that were horrible, but some of our favorite memories. 1971 not as cool as the 1967-1970 ones and not as fast. My dad's best car was his blue 1963 1/2 Galaxy 500 with that great back window. Not a rare care but a memorable one. Keep making great videos.

[@rarecars3336]

Hahah i can only imagine how bad that back seat would have been on a 1,500 mile jouney

[@bustedupgrunt1177]

After Dad bought a new 68 Ford Torino, the older family 1958 Ford Country Squire "Woody On White" (WOW) became the middle of the tug-of-war between big Sis and I, the new young drivers - in high school. The WOW had the red-white interior, Cruise-o-matic tranny, PS, PB, AM/FM radio, clock, fender skirts, Ford-Aire suspension, dual exhaust tips, and that sweet Interceptor 352 cu in Police Special - with 4 BBL carb. Sunoco gas was like .29 cents/gal then so who cared? Wide bench seat in front, and I'd fold both back seat rows down flat on weekend "date nights". I detailed every square inch of that car - in, out, and under the hood - once a week, plus simonized. Went away in the Marines, and came home on leave almost a year later, lookin forward to the WOW - - but a week before I got home a rod went thru the oil pan with my little Sis behind the wheel at the time!! I wuz crushed.

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Ours was a 69. Country squire. Zooom

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

My aunt {dads sister} had a '71 Country Squire with the 400C & my great aunt {moms aunt} had a '73 Caprice Estate Wagon 454, I loved riding in both of them as a kid especially in the rear where you faced backwards ✌💖☮

[@johneckert1365]

In your Great Aunt's 73 Caprice wagon, the 3rd row seat faced forward, not backwards.

It should be noted that Ford Country Squire and Mercury wagons offered the 300-320 HP 390 cubic inch FE big block engine from 1961 to 1971. These very common engines were powerful, smooth, reliable and performed quite well.

[@Taranau]

A dealership in Arizona, owned by Loren Peterson, had a set up similar to what Yenko had in Pennsylvania... Colony Parks could be got with 429's. As could the first year(72) of the Lincoln Mark IV...

[@RealBLAlley]

The Country Squires with the 390 were sneakily quick and fast because of that smooth power delivery.

[@user-qh4qy8qx4c]

When I was a youngster my brother had a Plymouth wagon with Sonoramic long ram intake manifolds and dual quads. I did just look it up to make sure it was a factory stock option and it was! It would draw a crowd when the hood was open.

[@MachineintheMonkey]

Who doesn’t love a big block 4 speed wagon?! But mate, I have to say you’ve left out the rarest wagon of all… the Griswold Special 🤙

[@rarecars3336]

The Griswold special, how could i forget LOL

[@johneckert1365]

Yuck though. Smogged out 302 with an AOD behind it 🤮🤮🤮

[@bd5av8r1]

"If you think you hate it now, just wait til you drive it." :D lol

[@johneckert1365]

@@bd5av8r1 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garypippenger202]

The 1960's Chrysler Town and Country (New Yorker) wagons could be considered. They had the 413 and 440 V-8's, were powerful, and among the best equipped and styled wagons of all.

[@The_Music_Sanctuary]

My Dad had a wood panel 69 Ford Country Squirer with the 428 4 barrel. That puppy could move, even with 2 adults and 5 kids and I've never seen him smile so much as when he was setting up someone on the highway to pass.

[@robertsmith4830]

I love American wagons, those from the 1960s and 1970s are just so stylish! Great video.

[@davegoldspink5354]

Growing up in the 60s and 70s here in Australia one of the best cars we had was a 1968 VE Valiant Regal Safari wagon with a Slant six and a Sludgermatic tranny. We travelled everywhere in that thing and the drivetrain was absolutely bulletproof. Even nowadays I would sooner a traditional old time wagon over modern day SUVs. Wagons always had great amounts of room and at least had some style unlike the overpriced overly complicated rocket SUVs. Great video thanks so much for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@keithinaz9769]

My parents' 1968 wagon had a 454 with freeway gears, went 150mph with ease. Gotta love the late 70's.

[@roymcgaw7431]

If that is true, then your parents had a car with an engine it didn’t leave the factory with. The 454 was not an available option in 1968. Perhaps you meant to say it was a 1978 wagon?

[@OneWildTurkey]

The big problem with the late '70s, besides the sudden increase in gas prices, was the double nickel speed limit everywhere. 55mph in a car designed to do 80 on a long cruise was crazy wasteful.

[@roymcgaw7431]

@@OneWildTurkey May have wasted some time, but it saved a lot of gasoline, and that was a bigger concern with the state of world politics at that time.

[@OneWildTurkey]

@@roymcgaw7431 After people that knew how to evaluate the whole system and the time taken, it turned out the fuel saved was a tiny amount that didn't make up for the cost of the time lost. But it made it look like everybody was contributing.

[@kerrypierre9494]

Great episode, I love wagons.👌👍🤘🔥

[@rarecars3336]

Who doesn't? The ultimate family hauler! Thanks for watching!

[@laneferrin8675]

When I got my drivers license in 1976 our family ride was a 1972 Chrysler Town & Country with the 440. With 6 kids and a camp trailer it was great for road trips. The first time I drove it to school by myself it was raining, I was turning left on a very busy street right in front of the high school and when the light turned yellow I couldn't turn because a city bus was sliding on the slick pavement coming toward me. Then the light turned red and I did what any nervous new driver does, I punched it, the backend came around and I was facing the cars to my left! Boy did I feel like an idiot!! I had to back up in the middle of the intersection and get back in the right lane while two lanes of traffic each way waited for me. That car was real big and real fast.

[@CrazyWhiteBoomer]

My dad bought a 1962 Ford Fairlane Station wagon when he was station at the Infantry Center in Fort Benning, GA. My mother hated that car. She was a little over 5' tall in high heels and a 110 lbs. soaking wet. It had no power steering, no power breaks, no A/C and no seat-belts! My brother and I used to laugh when she got behind the wheel with her beehive hairdo and rhinestone incrusted cat-eye sunglasses barely peeking above the dash board. That wagon saved our lives in 1964 when my dad was posted at Southern Command Headquarters in the Canal Zone. We came out the south gate there at Quarry Heights onto 4th of July Avenue which was the boundary between the Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama. As we made our approach towards the Thatcher Ferry Bridge, someone opened up with a submachine gun and peppered the drivers-side with .45 caliber slugs. Fortunately, all that good American, high quality Detroit steel protected my father who was driving, mom, my baby sider, younger brother and myself. When we came home in 1966, dad felt it was best that we left that car in Panama because of all the "bullet holes" on the left side...

[@thomasguthrie5938]

My folks had a 66 County Squire with a 428 Police Interceper, 365 hp. When I turned 16 that was my hand me down. That was one fast wagon! Learned alot of things in that boat. Good times!

[@douglasnicholls1366]

I think you might have missed one. Back in 1970-71, my dad almost bought a 428 4-speed '69 Catalina wagon. It was dark green and looked super cool with the 428 badges on the doglegs. He wound up buying a Monaco with a base 383, no doubt a better car, but boy was that Pontiac cool to look at. And I can't imagine they made many. The car was seen around the town next to ours for a few years later.

[@rarecars3336]

I did miss that one - I will add that to the list for a follow-up video, thanks for sharing!

[@garylivingston9052]

We had that exact same red 1969 country squire woody wagon my folks bought new. My dad put a set of American 5 spoke mags on it. So much room to play in that thing. Great memories.

[@coolestchannel4413]

The super rare 1970 Dodge Monaco wagon 383 440 also offered with the HD 727 transmission and sure grip differential... Try to find one of those... I found one dragged home. All Monaco's from 69-73 were Big blocks only. 383 440 and 72-73 they were 400 440 only. Although 69-71 and 70 being the rarest we're also the highest output in the muscle car era... Having the same running gear as the roadrunner.

[@briangibbs3774]

I owned a 1970 Buick Estate Wagon and loved it! It was fun shutting down Mustangs and Corvettes at the stopligh drag-strip. I loved its looks. It was gold, with the "Woody" trim. As I recall, it had a rated carrying-cspscity of 3/4 ton.

[@fido139]

I had a 1970 LTD "woody" Station wagon. It was a beast!! Also a 1974 Torino with a 351 Cleveland, another beast.

[@badgerbait8351]

Never underestimate the potential of the 1966 Impala wagon with 283 2V carb and powerglide transmission! All four of dad's boys learned to drive in this walrus. Perfect starter car that couldn't get you in trouble...until we found out how much harder it would launch when putting it in neutral, hold the gas pedal to the floor and gently ram the shift lever into "L". Nothing would beat it from 0-12 mph! The Impala's powerglide finally laid down during a family road trip one weekend.

[@5610winston]

Looking it up, there's a "Photo Feature" in _Collectible Automobile_ magazine, it's here somewhere. a yellow '66 Impala wagon with the 427-four-speed and every imaginable (and a few unimaginable) performance, dress-up, convenience, and luxury option that stayed with the original owner for years, including a stint on loan to a Catholic school where the Mother Superior is reported to have thoroughly enjoyed driving it.

[@Altema22]

Thanks for the video, and it brought back quite a few memories. The last wagon we had we had was a 1970 Chevy, but it only had the base 350. The fastest one we had was a rusty late sixties Coronet with a 440, and we used to joke that it would blow the doors off of almost anything but the gas station.

[@johngreen8756]

When I was 16 we had a 72 Olds Custom Cruiser 455 4 barrel. It was a beast. Plenty of room in the back too :)

[@neolithicnobody8184]

What color was it?? Ours was dark Green. My Dad owned it for around 6 years and sold it to me when I was 21. Four years later, Mother Nature decided it was time for me to drive something else. Heavy rains created heavy flooding and the flooding created some sinkholes. One of those holes swallowed 10 cars and a big section of the parking lot with them. The Olds was in the middle of the pack and it looked like it had already been put in a Crusher when they brought it back out......a week later. Fun while it lasted, though. If I'm ever given the opportunity, if I can afford it, I'd own another one. Even with today's gas prices, I'd own another one. 👍

[@johngreen8756]

@@neolithicnobody8184 Ours was beige with the fake wood panels down the sides. Electric windows and the rear door did the whole total disappearing thing. The rear window went up into the roof and the tail gate disappeared down into the body. It was great at the drive in. Back it into the parking place and open that back up. Gas? Yeah. It was 50 cents a gallon then, but I could burn a tank up a night.

[@toddburgess6792]

Wagons Of Steel is located on Vashon Island, WA, specializing in Mopar station wagons to take to the dragstrip. My first car was the family wagon that I traded for another wagon, so yeah, I kinda always liked wagons!

[@MrJdubbya36]

We had a black with silver graphics '73 Chevelle SS Wagon with the 454. I wanted that car so bad. While I was away working at summer camp my folks sold it cheap to a shop because it blew the mufflers out. I was mad. They got taken too, sold it for something like $300.

[@mattskustomkreations]

I love wagons! I used to have an ‘88 Pontiac Safari (rarest of the GM B-Body wagons). Currently drive an ‘06 Saab 9-5 Sportwagen.

[@bolt4694]

Grew up in the sixties going on family vacations in Country Squire wagons with big V8s. With the wood paneling on the sides. Main thing I remember is they were smooth and fast. It had under the dash factory air that wouldn't reach the third row seats in the back. Frozen kneecaps in the front, and heat stroke in the rear. A real life Family Truckster. Loved them.

[@stephenp8644]

My parents had the two tone light green '57 with the 283 and the three on the tree. Traveled from Texas to California in it. They even bought a travel trailer and towed it around for a couple of years. Thet sold it to a guy in 1964 who painted it purple and entered it in car shows. They bought a two door suburban in '64 with the similar 283 with the three on the tree. I still have that today in the garage waiting to be restored.

[@AtomicBuffalo]

The CTS-V wagon gives a respectful nod to those that came before.

[@goatflieg]

Agreed. That, and the Dodge Magnum with a hemi, are on my want list.

[@missthrope4303]

Yes, I have been a wagon lover for years. I bit the bullet and purchased a rare 1 of 500 made manual CTSV wagon with 555HP. Ye haw!

[@goatflieg]

@@missthrope4303 That is a SCORE! Especially with the manual! Congratulations! Hope it remains a forever car for you!

[@fastst1]

Saw the 1 of 1 Country squire side oiler 4 speed wagon at the corvette and muscle car nationals a few times.

[@Springbok295]

We had a '68 Ford 428 Wagon. White/Very Pale Blue with wood paneling and blue interior. We had that beast from '68-'86. My mother drove it and it served our family well for all those years.

[@williamadamson8102]

I own a 1956 suburban 2 door station wagon with a original 6 cylinder three on the tree with 47056 miles on it. Love it.

[@Pohleece222]

My dad had a 1965 Plymouth Fury III wagon with the Commando 383. That boat would scream!

[@GeorgesMiniatureCars]

I’m a wagon lover! These are some of my favourite ones!! Thanks for sharing.✌🏻🇨🇦

[@MarkObtinario-cn6qc]

A friend of mine has a 1969 Dodge Coronet wagon that is a factory Hemi/4-speed car. It even has the factory magnesium wheels that were supposed to have been recalled and replaced. As you pointed out, the official factory line was certain options were not available in station wagons, if you knew a salesman that knew their way around the order book you could get some really interesting options built into a car.

[@crenge]

I love wagons even some modern ones!

[@timbaumann9046]

Notice that "SUPER BEE" on the blue wagon... I bet an engine swap with a Hemi and a 4 or 5 speed manual could become something MAGICAL!!!

[@shiloeldridge3177]

Trailduster 400 with a four speed holly conversion if you prefer fuel injection

[@hobo1452]

I owned a 1976 Country Squire wagon with the 7.5 liter engine. I loved that big boat!

[@DeezLouize]

I personally like the 73 laguna wagon better than the ss. Same options but looked 100% better with the rubber/plastic front clip hiding that giant bumper.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

A buddy had a 76 Laguna. I remember we would marvel at the horrendously tall rear gear it had. It did the 1-2 auto upshift at 60mph, and the 2-3 upshift was at 100! If it wasn't flat and level you'd lose speed and it would kick back down into 2nd. I think we saw like 110 indicated once. 😂😂 Seemed pretty tall compared to most of the smogger pigs of the era.

[@johnelvidge1336]

One of my High School buddy's parents had an '72 Olds Vista Cruiser with a 455. They kept it into the 80's and we got to tinker with it. When an '84 Mustang GT gets smoked by a 'woody wagon' the feeling is amazing.

[@frankgrant4784]

Missed the OLDS Vistacruizer, best of the bunch!

[@johnpotter8039]

Back in 1965, a rich high school friend of mine got to pick a car of his choice as a graduation present. He got a rather bland, metallic bronze-finish Chevrolet Chevelle station wagon, with air conditioning, power windows, "Vibrasonic" radio, tinted windows, seat belts and....a fuel-injected 327, police suspension and rear end, premium tires, disc brakes and a custom B & M Hydramatic transmission with floor shift. It did 0-100 in about 8 seconds. It was something else.

[@rarecars3336]

Wait it had a fuel injected vette 327 in it? That is wild

[@timheersma4708]

'74 Caprice Estate Station Wagon 454 -4 barrel...loads of power...I know, I learned to drive with it ❤️

[@nicholasklangos9704]

My mom had a 1970 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon it was the same blue as the first Super Bee 🐝 you showed! It had a 383 3 speed automatic, , which I drove as my first car my junior year in high school! I loved that car and even installed a custom stereo system with 8 track player and speakers built into the rear bed I could lift up and blast music out the back at parties! I had great fun in that old wagon especially at the drive in!!

[@JohnnySplattWadd]

Glad to have grown up during this era of the best cars and 2 stroke street bikes.

[@xaenon]

The ONE Country Squire wagon with 428 and 4-speed was a 1967 model, and last time I heard, it belonged to Mr. Adrian Clements. The car was ordered from the factory and was authorized by mr. Lee Iacocca himself. Ford did not offer a 4-speed in their big wagons, so the original buyer contacted Ford's front office and Mr. Iacocca bade the production line, 'Make it so." Bucket seats, console, 4-speed, most of the power toys, and AFAIK it still runs today.

[@bolt4694]

A friend of mine's mom had a mid sixties Chevrolet wagon with a big bock 396, 375 HP. He used to sneak it out of the garage and we would go over to Alton Dragway in Missouri to race it. He actually won a couple of trophies.

[@rarecars3336]

hahah that is awesome - what did it run?

[@raymondward1009]

When I was a kid my dad bought a 1970 Chevrolet Concourse Estate wagon band new in late 1969, we had a 1950's travel trailer that was about a billion pound's and the 1960 something Dodge wagon he had was having a hard time pulling it in rough road condition's. It was basically a Chevelle body stretched out for the rear part of the passenger compartment with some vinyl printed wood-grain and trim on the side of it. He ordered it with a special towing-package that came with a Turbo 400 automatic, tow-hitch, over-sized radiator an extra radiator for the trani and a high compression (10 to 1?) 350 small-block possibly with 202 heads pushing 300+ horse-power. It had way over 100K miles on it when my dad got rid of it in the 1980's, all 3 of my older sister's and I drove it when we started driving over that 10-15 year time frame.

[@johnbehneman1546]

ALL OF THEM WOULD MAKE GREAT DAILY DRIVERS AND FAMILY HAULERS!!!

[@williamzackii912]

My dad had a 1972 Buick Estate Wagon with the 455. Even with the larger body, it was the ultimate sleeper, and surprised more rear lifted drag slicked street racers than I could remember counting.

[@robertp9297]

Very nice report; thank you. I'm a senior citizen, so the brands, and most of the models were familiar to me; however I had no idea that some of these station wagons were really bad-assed ! The 1973 Chevelle SS s/w was the big surprise to me.

[@judsonr1]

When I was born in the mid 60’s, the family car was a ‘63 Pontiac Catalina Safari with a 421 tri-power. In 1973 it was traded in on a ‘74 Grand Safari with the 455. That’s the car I learned to drive in. Couldn’t pass the driving test without being able to parallel park. After learning to park a 9-passenger wagon, I can still parallel park just about anything. Today I love the old wagons, although I hated them as a teen.

[@donw3912]

Thank you for this very well done video...and i am tickled to death that you included the one wagon i was hoping you would mention as it was a one year only rig. That being the '70 Buick Estate Wagon...a bucket list car i want and have wanted for a very long time. I think it's pretty hard to beat 455 power...in a good looking car...i would realy REALLY rather have a Buick🙂 The Nomads are legendary especially the fuelies and rightly so. Fords BB wagons were solid rigs as well but i have to give the styling nod to GM as i don't think theres a lemon in the bunch styling wise from '60 to '70. Thanks again for doing this video🙂

[@gregdolecki8530]

The Nomad wagons were gorgeous.

[@StonedOli]

When the 1973 SS Chevelle wagon came out, Ford invented the time machine and went back to 1966 to make the country squire. :D

[@roymcgaw7431]

Saw a 1969 Buick Sport Wagon at a car show last week. Basically a Buick badged Vista Cruiser. I had no idea these cars existed, let alone they were available with a 400 cu. in. motor. You learn something new every day, if you keep your mind open. Cool car.

[@Carstuff111]

Station wagons have been an obsession of mine since the 1980s. Just as I have Smokey and the Bandit and Knight Rider to blame for my love of 2nd and 3rd generation Trans Ams, I have Ghostbusters to blame for my love of station wagons. If I had to have one modern car, it would be a 6 speed manual Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. From the days of real wood body wagons to now, fast or slow, I love wagons.

[@electrichellion5946]

Indeed there was a Ford like that. The one four speed factory build that Tom Cotter found and bought and drove it a lot for his show Barn Finds.

[@drno-xc1yt]

That Country Squire with the 429. Imagine you still had one of these in the mid to late 1970's - you could spend your days blowing the doors off of malaise-era Corvettes.

[@5610winston]

7:06 The '70 Estate wagon could be had with three-on-the-tree. We had one so equipped. Twenty-six examples were built in total. The THM400 was also considered optional on the '71 Buick B-bodies, but I have not seen a breakdown of how many were built. I have heard of a Centurion....

[@craigt5990]

In 1967 my girlfriend’s dad bought a Caprice wagon with a 396 under the hood. This was an awesome ride. Definitely would leave aggressive “black marks” on the pavement. In ‘67 horsepower was readily available .

[@madsbehrendtpetersen]

Many years ago i owned a Ford LTD Country Squire 1972, with a 429 Cobra Jet, and a C6automatic. Never missed power.

[@ValleyProud916]

Several years ago I saw a Mazda6 wagon. It was gorgeous! They don't even sell them in the US. It had California plates, I have to assume it got driven up from Mexico or down from Canada.

[@burtnelson1987]

I've had many fun wagons over the years, but the two that stand out the most are a 71 Chevy Brookwood with a 401 big block and my current daily, a 95 Mercedes E-320 wagon. The Chevy was a real sleeper that would roast the tires any time you wanted but was terrible on gas. Our little Mercedes is a rocket ship when you want, but is a total dream to drive daily, and gets great mileages too. I had a 64 Chevy that I dropped a Corvette 327 in that was a real fast sleeper. Two buddies and I also stuffed a 56 DeSoto hemi in a 60 Plymouth Fury wagon and had a LOT of fun with that. Good time in the seventies!

[@michaeltutty1540]

The Country Squire was introduced LONG before it was an answer to the Malibu SS. It goes back to the early 50s. You missed one of the rarest wagons. The 1971 Ford Torino with the factory 429 Cobra Jet. 7 were built. The engine was only an RPO during the last 4 to 6 weeks of production. People do not know this, but Ford offered the 351W in the 79-87 Ford Colony Park and full sized Ford wagons as an RPO. The engine was available via special order on wagons with the Police Package. I have seen one 89 Crown Victoria L wagon with the 351. It started life as a Coroner's Wagon in Ohio. On the highway, fuel economy was beyond belief, sitting at 35 miles to the US gallon. That 438/4 speed wagon was authorized for production by Lee Iacocca. Without that the dealer would not process the order.

[@trudygreer2491]

Also the 428 *and* 429 both preceded Chevy's 454..

[@flaircraft]

I've owned 3 classic/muscle wagons. The oldest was a 1955 Plymouth Plaza 2-door, imagine a Mopar version of the Nomad. It was an original V8, manual transmission car and was all original. I sold it last year after owning for about 20 years. The second oldest (I still have it) is a 1971 AMC Ambassador that I bought in great shape from the original owner. I've continued the great care the original owner always put into it. It still wears the original Canary Yellow paint and even the interior is in great shape, except for the upholstery on the driver's seat. The 304 V8 runs like a champ. The third wagon was an '05 Dodge Magnum RT. I sold it about 12 years ago but keep wanting to buy another one now that they've gone down in value enough to make it worth modding.

[@valengreymoon5623]

The host of Barn Find Hunter, on the Hagerty channel, is the owner of that lone 428 4-speed Country Squire.

[@rarecars3336]

I actually did not know that - I have binged a few episodes of his show I will admit

[@valengreymoon5623]

@@rarecars3336 Episode 13 from 7 years ago is the one to watch.

[@FYMASMD]

Tom sold it a few years ago.

[@Peakjr3]

@@rarecars3336the video includes a clip of him when he bought the car.

[@Ch-ui6mw]

I could be wrong, but I swear I saw it listed by a dealer in Madras, Oregon a year or two ago....

[@Satchmoeddie]

Chevelle SS wagon, 454 cid with a 700R4 AT. My dad had a few COPO and even factory custom builds, like an ivory & pink with sparkle vinyl top 348 6 pack positrak dual exhaust 59 Impala with knockoff wire wheels. Getting rubber while already going 70 MPH is an experience. Keeping it going in a straight line was also an experience. He liked those big GM powerhouse station wagons though. He like the bigger 396, 400, 427, 454 Caprice heavy duty tow package wagons. He would fold down that 20% rear seat and sleep while someone else drove. He spun the 400 out in Salt River Canyon. A full 540 spin in a switchback.

[@432b86ed]

In 1973, the SS version of this had a 3 speed on the floor or an automatic. A 4 speed manual was available as an option. Very cool.

[@brucesamuelson7541]

Surprised you didn't include the factory 70 Torino 429 scj shaker hood beast wagon! 😅

[@mathewkulczyk1645]

When i lived in California back in the 70's and 80's, respective to what assignment I had at the time, Navy veteran, and in the early 80's I bought a '65 chevy Chevelle Malibu wagon but it was a 283 ci with a B&W T-10 4 speed transmission. I loved that car and drove it several times from San Diego to Eastern Washington State and back before I was discharged in '84. Had it for 4 years after that, until it was stolen. I MISS THAT CAR !! 😢

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Sat in a 1973. SS wagon auto with slider seats in dealer. Epic

[@themagus5906]

I always regretted the day when I had to sell my 2012 Cadillac CTS wagon. It was a beautiful car that served me well.

[@IndyBatman]

I came across a 57 Nomad that had 4 doors, the Gentleman said it was a rare model. I cannot remember what he said the model name was, but it was not considered a Nomad. It was gold and looked fantastic. He was the original owner as well.

[@toyfreaks]

My dad had a Chevy Concours with the sport package. Mag wheels, tinted windows and gold metallic flake! When I was about 10 or 12, he took us out to an empty pasture and let us drive around. I remember just flooring it and barely hanging on to the steering wheel

[@rarecars3336]

Sounds like some awesome memories!

[@toyfreaks]

@@rarecars3336 I was barely tall enough to reach the pedal :D

[@edstueve1786]

My dad and mom had a 1970 Mercury station wagon with a 429 and a 4 barrel carb. It also had the rear rumble seats and a posi rear end.

[@rarecars3336]

Did you ever sneak out and drive it lol?

[@edstueve1786]

No I was too young, my older brother got to drive it when he was in highschool. Dad ended up getting a 75 Suburban with a 454 in it, that's what I got to sneak out in. I beat a Camero and a Chevelle in that Suburban!

[@utbob2010]

You should also include the 1962/1963 full-size Ford wagons. They offered a 4-speed manual transmission with the 390 V-8. You could also get bucket seats and a console in the Country Squire.

[@Impalaman1968]

My 1st. car was a 1973 Dodge Polara Custom Wagon ( B-Body) with the full Police Pkg. 440 4bbl, 727 Torque-Flite, and oddly enough, had the venerable Dana 60 with a locker and 4.11:1 gears from the factory. While normally they would have been equipped with the Chrysler 8 3/4, this car came documented with the Dana 60, which was usually reserved for Hemi cars only in the B-Body family. But somehow this dark metallic green wagon came from the factory like this, as evidenced by the build sheet. My buddy's dad sold (Gave??) it to me for a paltry $100.00. It only had 38k on the odometer, and at the time I got it from him it was only 13 years old and in excellent shape. After some internal engine goodies... ( cam, lifters, valve springs, pistons & rings to raise the compression ratio, and some serious port work on the heads), this B-Body behemoth consistently ran high 11's in the 1/4, and was a serious street contender against the gaggles of Chevelle's, Nova's, and other miscellaneous muscle cars running around the Baltimore, Md street scene. It earned the nickname of "The Green Manalishi" ( After the Judas Priest song of the same name) because as a friend so eloquently put it.... "It sounded like the bowels of Hell had opened up when it went wide open throttle". Sadly, the body met an untimely demise while parked when a drunken Tow Truck driver slammed into the side of it at about 40 m.p.h. utterly tearing the whole driver's side damned near off the car, twisting it beyond feasible repair. He went to jail, due to the DWI, and the fact that his tags & insurance were no good, and his license were suspended at the time for a prior DWI, which left me holding the bag on the damages with no compensation. I stripped it of all the goodies....and junked the poor mangled body, and the engine, transmission and rearend (after having it narrowed to fit) went into my next Mopar, which was a 1973 Plymouth Duster, which with this combo, ran 10.70's all day long at 75/80 Dragway and 10.60's at Capitol Raceway. I still miss that wagon, and would love to find a clean rust free example to duplicate it in 2024.

[@johneckert1365]

Hold on. The 1973 Polara was a full-size car on the C-body platform. Are you sure you don't mean a Coronet?

[@Impalaman1968]

@@johneckert1365 I may have botched body class designation. I believe that you may be correct that it was built on the C body platform. I may have been having Mopar body class confusion, but it was most definitely a 1973 Polara custom wagon. Good catch on my screw up on it being a B body. My excuse? I have become more of a GM guy over the years I started out with Chryslers LOL

[@johneckert1365]

@Impalaman1968 I bet it was an awesome car! And wow, a Dana 60 for a big Ole C-body must be rare as ever! I used to run alot of demo derbies, and preferred Chrysler C-bodies. My first derby car was a 72 Dodge Polara 4 door, God what an ugly car 🤮. Next was a 74 Dodge Monaco wagon, like the Blues Brothers car but in wagon form. Many more Newports, New Yorkers, Gran Fury, etc...