Wagon Week EP32 - Kingswood Brick

[@brentmickey7308]

Dear Steve, I just heard about your health. I'm a big fan of yours. I met you in Palm Beach. You treated me like you were my friend for years. I have put you in my prayers. Always, Brent Mickey

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

For those who think how cheap that was! $3,753 was the equivalent of $30,210 and 88 cents! I remember those so well as a kid growing up in the 70s! They were everywhere! Great revisiting this one again! Wishing you well Steve!

[@mexicanspec]

$30,210 for the top of the line wagon would be a huge bargain today.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

@@mexicanspec yes!

[@someonethatwatchesyoutube2953]

I was born in 66 and Dad worked at Fisher Body in West Mifflin (Pittsburgh), Pa. He bought a gold 72 Kingswood with 454 that had been used as some sort of demo. He complained that it never ran well but I can mainly recall how it lost a fan belt on I95 in Georgia as we were returning home to Pittsburgh from visiting my 15 year older sister who was living in Boca Ratón. My older brother and Mom went to fetch a belt and we were stuck for three hours which was an eternity for 7 year me. While on the side of the road a truck loaded with watermelons broke down right in front of us and the kind black driver gave us a watermelon. Dad traded the car for a 74 Malibu wagon in dark green with woodgrain and a 400. He was much happier with that one and it never left us stranded.

[@DalyTheThird]

Welcome back, Sir!!!! Thank you for being here!

[@remko1238]

… is he back ? 👏🏽

[@DalyTheThird]

@@remko1238 When I first saw the video it said “7 minutes ago .” One can only assume… and hope.

[@remko1238]

@@DalyTheThird - We all hope h’s back but i can still not figure out when its a rerun… or not. (7min could mean the posting of the rerun 🤔) Greets from Amsterdam / Holland

[@peterantonopoulos2572]

Go to high octane classics steve posted his first video yesterday

[@mjg263]

It’s a re-run, this is from last year. Get well soon, Steve - we miss you!!

[@DarwinRocks1]

Missed You Buddy!!! You are One of a Kind!!!

[@johndandrea8034]

I remember those long trips in our Townsman wagon. The "Astro Ventilation" did not do too much for me in the very back. Roasted like Turkey back there.

[@dukeallen432]

Only the Vette had true Astro Ventilation with ducts opening rear vents. 69 full size cars have horrible ventilation.

[@corvairjim1]

Growing up, our family car was a '69 Kingswood Estate. Same car as this '70 model except that it had the better-looking 1969 loop front bumper instead of the ordinary-looking '70 straight across style. My dad ordered the car with nearly everything except the hideaway headlights ("just one more needless thing to go wrong") and Rally Wheels. Yep, it had the 4-barrel 427 hooked up to a Turbo 400 automatic. He wanted the 4-speed, but my mom nixed that idea! Dad always claimed that he wasn't a hot redder, but for some reason, he always ordered the hottest engine available, going back to his first new car, a '57 Bel Air fuelie. In unguarded moments, he would admit to enjoying "sucking high schoolers hot rods up his tailpipe". I have never heard that term from anyone else, before or since, but its meaning is obvious. I can't begin to count the number of Mustangs and Challengers I waved to from the rearward-facing third seat of that car!

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Ours was a 70 with the 400 and automatic...and my brother learned how to drive in that car...with lots of power slides and burn outs.....and a few, "don't tell mom" moments. I got my license 5 years later and during the height of the malaise era...the Kingswood was gone and I had either a 260 V8 Cutlass or a VW Rabbit with an automatic do drive...not the same.

[@mexicanspec]

I have a 1969 Kingswood in front of my house. He starts every time, if the battery is up.

[@mexicanspec]

I have a 1969 Kingswood in front of my house. He starts every time, if the battery is up.

[@brucemyers1823]

My parents had a 73 Chevy Kingswood 9 passenger when I was a kid this car brought back memories of my childhood. 👍

[@IndridCool54]

Hope you’re doing well Steve, can’t wait for your return. 🙏🏼🤞🏼

[@tomholschbach5966]

I always loved the Full-size Longroof’s ❤️🇺🇸😎

[@user-mm4gm1fg2r]

We all missed you so much! Still praying for the rest of your recovery. We love you Steve!! You’re the real 🐐

[@michaelnazaruk4100]

My parents bought a Desert Sand colored Kingswood in March 1970, neglecting my lobbying to get an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (but I was just a 12 year old kid, what did I know?) That Kingswood wagon was a pile of f*cking sh*t! The all-new for 1970 400cid 2bbl was going through a quart of oil every 500 miles. After going round and round with the dealership, and finally escalating up to the Chevrolet Zone Manager, they pulled the engine at 10,000 miles and tore it down. Cylinder 4 and 7 rings were broken. they also found crank bearings were shot too. Chevrolet actually put a whole new engine in that car! There were other quirks and issues (mainly fit and finish issues), but what was really bad was that there was this really foul plastic-like smell (probably from the vinyl seats) that was in that wagon from day one that made us kids get sick. That Kingswood wagon lastedtill March 1973, when a Grayhound bus ran my Dad off the road and down in this deep ditch, twisting the wagon and totalled it (Nobody hurt). So what does my Dad do? He buys a new 1973 Impala wagon...sigh...

[@noonehere1793]

As a kid, my father had a brookwood company wagon several years….we used to go camping in it! Thanks for the memories👍👍🙂

[@thetahoeskiguy]

my family had a 1970 Kingswood with a LS6 454 Corvette motor (with 450Hp) that my pops special ordered from the dealer, the dealer was a Corvette racing team sponsor, so they did a basically a COPO for it. It was so fast, and could haul just about anything, all while carrying 9 of us in style. My mom would race Mustangs and Vettes with it. She would put hold in the brake and give it gas and just torque twist the whole thing.

[@madmike2624]

You looked great in the High-Octane Classics video Steve!!!!! Get your health back and come back stronger my brother!!!!!

[@fhwolthuis]

Thanks for the tip, subbed there too now 😀

[@Mistertudball]

A magic event happened in our large family when in 1970 my dad bought a green Kingswood wagon to replace the optionless 1963 Belair wagon we'd had since new. Not even a radio then and three on the tree. The '70 had rally wheels and A/C!

[@echoman6358]

My Dad had a 70 Kingswood Estate wagon. Pale yellow and tan vinyl seats that were big and comfy! Loved the reverse "way back" seat! 350 with a quadra-jet. AM radio with 2 speakers, one in the center of the dash and the second in the back opposite the spare tire. I wish I had that car today in the condition it was the last time I saw it.

[@daviderickson9445]

That Toronado is pulling at my heartstrings.

[@stevehenderson2571]

Waiting anxiously to see you back on the block Steve. Glad to see you’re on the mend.

[@325xitgrocgetter]

We had a 1970 Kingswood....Dad ordered it Butternut Yellow with a black vinyl interior. Had air conditioning which could instantly freeze the interior. Had a light package which had a review mirror mounted map light and a washer fluid level indicator on the left side of the dash. Also had the roof rack, and 9 passenger seating. Now this is where things get interesting,...I remember the 400 callouts on the fenders...and I'm certain it had a quadrajet...though some say the 400 small blocks only had the 2bbl and it's possible our car had the big block which rounded to 400 CI....or you could have ordered the small block wagon with a 4bbl....and since ours was ordered, hard to say...and I'm relying on 50 plus years of memories for this. We didn't have the woodgrain trim...that was for the Kingswood Estate. Also, we had the dog dish hubcaps which would fall off over severe bumps like railroad crossings....the joke was you could see them flying like disks past the car. Dad bought a set of cheap moon dish style to replace them. If it were me, I would have upgraded to the 'vette style rally rims. We had the car for 9 years and traveled all over the country in it...east coast from the DC area to Niagara Falls...to Wisconsin....and Colorado. Dad was transferred to the midwest and in 1979, decided it was time to retire the car. It was in decent shape and fairly reliable. With rising gas prices, he replaced it with a Cutlass Salon with a 260 V8...and noted the lack of passing power and the AC wasn't as powerful as the Kingswood....he took the car back to the dealer to have them check the AC and the response was it was normal. The power tailgate window was operated by two switches...up and down on the dash, and just down in the rear cargo/passenger compartment.and no override so the kids riding in the back could roll the window down at will. With a set of snow tires and ballast in the rear, the Kingswood was pretty much unstoppable in Dakota area winters. And also never failed to start. I would say that 9 years of ownership, our family got its money's worth out of it.

[@joelark2007]

Totaled a 69 townsman 327...failed to yield to dump truck glad to be alive

[@edrodrigues3333]

My Dad had a 1969 Kingswood Estate, bought used in 1970 from a dealer in S.F. who had special ordered it for towing. It had a 396 two barrel truck motor, it had truck cast right into the intake manifold and a TH 400. It was an absolute tank of a wagon, after many years of pulling a travel trailer, I got to beat the snot out of it when I got my license. Never missed a beat or a gas station.

[@madmike2624]

Every 3 years dad always got a new wagon, either a Buick or a Chevy. Once he bought a Chrystler and he hated it, always was a GM guy, RIP dad!

[@gregorylyon1004]

Your dad must have made good money. My father always bought used cars. And he was a Union iron worker. LOL

[@madmike2624]

@@gregorylyon1004 He was issued a corporate car for the company he worked for, believe me, we were not wealthy.

[@jerrywagner4690]

Those were everywhere when I was a kid. Hope you are doing well Steve.

[@anthonyrettaliata7311]

My dad bought a brand new one in 1969 👍it was a medium blue . Our family went all over the place in that thing

[@ronburnett9421]

So glad to see you up and around and doing videos, hope you get your strength back we were praying for your recovery God bless ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@bk14nyc]

I LOVE ❤️ the 1965-1970 Full Size Chevrolet Station Wagons! I especially LOVE the taillights on them! The 1971-1976 Station Wagons were also pretty! 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sombra6153]

The hand slap on that roof carrier rail sounded solid. I’d take a clean one today, even with just the 350.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you back in the Junkyard soon!

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Now this is MY kind of wagon!

[@user-KrackerJack]

I learned to drive on a '70 Impala

[@musclecarmitch908]

Another great wagon week episode Steve! Hopefully your recovery is still moving along well!👍

[@cjdesign5700]

Thanks Steve...get back soon...

[@maineiacman]

Theres a '69 Townsman or Brookwood with just 2 lights on the rear on each side in the woods behind my house.

[@Whats-It-To-Ya]

A 427 wagon with hideaway headlights 🤔...... That would be awesome! Some polished mag wheels with white letter tires, headers, cherry bombs, lower it maybe just one or two inches, possible manual trans swap? Oh yeah! I can only imagine how hard it would be to find one of these but it would be so cool to have one.

[@gloredon]

I had a '69 Kingswood (not an estate) wagon as my first car. 350 4bbl automatic version. Had all the power stuff, just not the big block. But the car ran. Had it up over 120 on several occasions. That Rochester sounded great when you really let it open up, with those huge secondaries.

[@coolestchannel4413]

Welcome back Steve🎉

[@charlesdalton985]

Even the gas pedal and brake pedal were fancier on these. Very Cadillac like. I’m surprised by the lack of A/C, but times were different. The HP on the 350 was interesting to note as well. I believe sedan 350 were rated at 255. Thank you as always sir, keep healing and we’ll keep watching. ~ Chuck

[@user-KrackerJack]

I would love to have one of those . When i was a teen a friend had one . We flipped the aircleaner ,lol when he was done with it we took out on his long driveway and put on the floor went from low to reverse over and over i couldn't believe what that thing took

[@kinloud]

Great to see you back crawling junkyards!

[@stephenholland5930]

He's not. Just working for High Octane Classics at the moment.

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Steve

[@RadioReprised]

We had a Gold with the woodgrain insert and gold interior '69 Kingswood Estate 350 Quad/400TH and 3.08 rear. Other than u-joints every 50K it was a rock!

[@rajcam80]

Love the Kingswood!

[@davidp2888]

Love these old wagons.

[@fabone8887]

Thanks for the history lesson Steve. My family had a 1966 Chevy Impala wagon. Had a 327 with a Holly 4 barrel carb from the factory. What I would give to have that car today.

[@dukeallen432]

Ah go buy one.

[@CutandShoot5x5]

In 1978, I drove my Chevy Monza off the showroom floor for $4,500!

[@Fony_turgeson]

its 2024 bro 4500 buys u a cavalier 33 years old lol

[@unclefester6033]

I had this same car! 1st car I bought while in the Airforce! 9 passenger, woodgrain, Blue vinyl interior 350 4 barrel I drove it for 3 yrs & sold it for what I paid when I bought it

[@janderson8401]

We always had sedans until my sister and I were in our early teens. Dad had really liked his Studebaker Larks, a 60 two door and a 63 four door, but decided to buy the 68 Olds Vista Cruiser that my aunt had just traded in on a 71. He liked the Olds so much that he also bought the 71 when his sister in law upgraded to a 75. By then he was hooked on wagons and bought a brand new Caprice Classic wagon in 1983 which he kept for 19 years.

[@ml.2770]

Take your sweetheart to the drive-in and let her enjoy luxury and sophistication of the Kingswood.

[@dddevildogg]

Forget the movie-look at the room in the back for Extracurricular Activities

[@ml.2770]

@@dddevildogg That's where the Kingswood is found.

[@dddevildogg]

@@ml.2770 A Prince can get wood back there too Bwa ha ask me how I know

[@pb5778]

Thanks for sharing this video with us

[@joecooper7803]

Wagon week can go for a month for all I care! Welcome back Steve

[@ccg1171]

Sweet love the vids , hope everything is cool. Greetings from Massachusetts

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

I thought only we had the Kingswood down here in Australia, The Holden Kingswood was one of the biggest selling cars in 1970's Australia along with the Falcon...great car, very durable..the Kingswood utes were tough as nails..I used to load the tray far over its specified capacity, as did many Australians.

[@SteveMagnante]

Thanks for watching and writing. I'm still recovering from encephalitis but am walking a every morning for physical therapy. Hope to do more new videos soon. Thanks again for watching from Australia! -Steve Magnante

[@nothingbutjets941]

Steve - love your videos... Hey - I still have my 1961 Valiant!!!

[@vettekid3326]

The 1971 Kingswood you could get with the disappearing tailgate. The window rolled into the roof and then the gate disappeared under the floor completely. My aunt and uncle bought one when when they came out and of course we kids were amazed at how slick it worked. They had two versions, one powered and another manual but both had the window part powered.

[@chrisallen766]

That deer is staring into the depths of my soul

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Good afternoon Mags ! Professor Steve I have to ask if you could fine one in one piece, it would be unbelievable to put LS or Lt’s engine ! That would be a wagon . 🍸🍸👀😎👍. Still great video !

[@DanEBoyd]

No shame in the 300 horse 350 though either.

[@jeffclark2725]

Oh those were King of the road back in the day, thumbs up, great video

[@tomstech4390]

There are ALLOT of us in the UK who would love one of these "estates" as we call them, add a big block or TT ls and smokem for days.

[@stevenzinn6011]

I had the brookwood with a 350 2 barrel. I pulled the bench out and swapped in vega buckets, we sat low and got pulled over thinking we were kids joy riding.

[@slobodandraca2337]

Looks good in the junkyard.

[@mzaccagnini7179]

We had a 69 greenbriar wagon and a 76 Caprice estate wagon growing up. Great Wagons.😊

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Love the wagons!!!! 👍👍

[@Iowa599]

I grew up on Kingswood Lane!

[@SimonWallwork]

Keep ticking Steve!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

My mom had a 70 kingswood. It was gold , had hubcaps, a roof rack, and a 400 small block. They traded it in in 80 for a 75, that my brother wrecked, so they bought a new 80 ford ltd

[@googleusergp]

Another day that you're closer to returning to the yard. As stated last time: Like Kenny Rogers said, "It's The Wood That Makes It Good". No, those appear to be standard two speed wipers. This car is not loaded at all, it lacks AC for one major option. My neighbor had a Kingswood wagon when I was young. It was rusty and beat up by that time and was gone by the early 1980s. No, since the Kingswood Estate was the top model in the Chevrolet wagon lineup in 1970, I believe it's based on the Caprice, not the Impala. This is supported by the "166" Fisher Body code and VIN sequencing. A Kingswood non-estate is based on an Impala and has a "164" Fisher Body code and VIN sequencing. No VIN, can't win, but can be figured out, no doubt: 1 for Chevrolet, 66 for Caprice V8, 46 for four door wagon, 0 for 1970 model year, possible S for St. Louis, MO assembly, T for Tarrytown, NY assembly, F for Flint, MI, among other choices and the rest is the production sequence. No tag, can't brag, but it goes something like ST70 for 1970 model year, 16636 or 16646 for Kingswood Estate Wagon two and three seat respectively, maybe FL for Flint, MI, STL for St. Louis, MO or TAR for Tarrytown, NY assembly among other choices, maybe 836 for Gold interior trim, 50 50 for Gobi Beige lower and upper exterior paint, among other codes, including accessory codes which we don't know without the tag. This is why showing the VIN plates and the trim tags are of upmost importance. I was able to make out some of it from the very far camera angle, but would have been able to decode all of it with a few second shot of the tag.

[@reyreyes2884]

awesome video

[@lessharratt8719]

My Dad had a 57 ford wagon. Don't remember much about it. I was a youngin.

[@SBrown-ov9lz]

I had a 69 Kingswood...The 350 under the hood mentioned Tonawanda No. 1 engine builder....

[@arthurmccarron4379]

Favorite. Year. Body style. Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mikemichaud5048]

Thank you Steve!👍

[@googleusergp]

Another day closer to your return. As stated last time: Like Kenny Rogers said, "It's The Wood That Makes It Good". No, those appear to be standard two speed wipers. This car is not loaded at all, it lacks AC for one major option. My neighbor had a Kingswood wagon when I was young. It was rusty and beat up by that time and was gone by the early 1980s. No, since the Kingswood Estate was the top model in the Chevrolet wagon lineup in 1970, I believe it's based on the Caprice, not the Impala. This is supported by the "166" Fisher Body code and VIN sequencing. A Kingswood non-estate is based on an Impala and has a "164" Fisher Body code and VIN sequencing. No VIN, can't win, but can be figured out, no doubt: 1 for Chevrolet, 66 for Caprice V8, 46 for four door wagon, 0 for 1970 model year, possible S for St. Louis, MO assembly, T for Tarrytown, NY assembly, F for Flint, MI, among other choices and the rest is the production sequence. No tag, can't brag, but it goes something like ST70 for 1970 model year, 16636 or 16646 for Kingswood Estate Wagon two and three seat respectively, maybe FL for Flint, MI, STL for St. Louis, MO or TAR for Tarrytown, NY assembly among other choices, maybe 836 for Gold interior trim, 50 50 for Gobi Beige lower and upper exterior paint, among other codes, including accessory codes which we don't know without the tag. This is why showing the VIN plates and the trim tags are of upmost importance. I was able to make out some of it from the very far camera angle, but would have been able to decode all of it with a few second shot of the tag.

[@aussiebloke609]

Seems so odd heading "Kingswood" meaning anything upmarket. In Oz, that's the nameplate used since the mid-60s for any mid-sized (large to us) 4-door sedan, wagon, ute or panel van (these are like a 2-door wagon with a raised roof, no rear seats, and no rear windows)...and just one step up from the most basic commercial trim level, the Belmont. Upmarket was the Premier, the Brougham (only for a couple of years), and topped off by the Statesman - which only came in 4-door sedan.

[@Neggs2000]

Great car. I would've called it Impala Wagon. Nice to know the truth. 👍🏼

[@christolbert4628]

We had a 70 Olds Vista Cruiser.

[@kevbev1524]

Alot of mountain bike trail heads named Kingswoods. That thing would look great with 4 bikes on top or off the back

[@peterreeks1918]

You're not taking the Kingswood....I just shampooed the tow bar!

[@douglash9364]

Miss that old beast as a first car. That 4bbl holly really made a difference on it. Air shocks on the back lifted all the way up. The ultimate beater!

[@DonaldWest-qk1dt]

delivered groceries while working in high school in the white/woodgrain 69 427 kingswood wagon that belonged to the stores owner. when the wagon got crashed - not by me- the owners son pulled the 427 and dropped it in his 68 chevelle.

[@williamhouk6880]

Right before the 1973 Gasoline Rationing Program started and the value of these Gas Guzzlers dropped like a rock. Why they couldn't give these cars away especially with that big hammer 427 or 396 under the hood. Gas shot up over a DOLLAR A GALLON over night!

[@gillboardman8998]

We had a '72- red with fake wood siding with the standard 350. Took my driver's test in it (and passed!)😎👍

[@ericdolby1622]

Miss you on Mecum

[@rsmith3033]

our parents had a kingswood estate & i hated ridein n that rear facein back seat ! it seemed like you were gonna got hit every time we stoped ! it had tha 400”sbc

[@jarm7726]

Wagons Ho 🤓❤️🇺🇲 seen you on high octane classic subscribed while I was there 👍

[@jamesmisener3006]

Love Wagons. Had one. A 66 Pontiac base model. It was tired but dependable when I got it in the 70s. Cheers Mags.🇨🇦

[@pgilb70]

Our Ozz Kingswoods were positively tiny! Biggest donk was usually a 308 I think. 350 was available for a bit.

[@coolestchannel4413]

I got a 1970 Monaco 383 wagon...weird options and fleet service equipment. Cool car...

[@jeffpolakiewicz2277]

Going on a picnic. Put the cooler on the roof.

[@nickbruni8041]

DEZZY !!! You got this ✊🏼⛽️

[@designsinorbit]

I have a '69 Pontiac wagon I'm about to start hot rodding. I was under the assumption it is called a Lemans Wagon but maybe not...

[@robanderson6173]

Only Steve could make a station wagon seem interesting. These cars were mostly chick repellent, at least my was and that's what I tell myself to this day.

[@jamesadkins1780]

Growing up I heard the carb called a Rochester Quadra Junk. 🤣

[@dukeallen432]

By ignorant people that didn’t understand how they work.

[@gvxclassics]

We had a 67 Biscayne wagon. My dad bought strippers. 250/3 on tree that mom drove.

[@mike-jc9zd]

Hello, welcome back. I'm glad God helped you and all The support from your fans. I'm glad to see you're better you look great let's keep this going for many, many more years be blessed my friend

[@jamesmusisca7547]

400 4 bolt main SB 2BBL awesome engine add a 350 350 horse cam quad carb

[@johnburch6927]

Hope you're doing well Steve. The selfish side hopes you're building some models.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Nice rear.

[@karld3789]

Poor Toronado next to him

[@lefttea]

5:06 Those balancing rings are around $250.