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Maybe it's not rust, but from rodents or something?
It seems Universals weren't rustproofed well, if at all. I don't know if I've ever seen a rust-free one. I think the ad is making the car sound nicer than it is. Not that it's bad per se, but it's not a pristine no rust showpiece.
I'd chalk that wagon up as a bad investment that price point.
There was a guy at work who had one of those Volvo 122 Amazon wagons a few years back. He had a short attention span though, and tended to change cars pretty quickly. He sold it and replaced it with a 1962 Ford Galaxie 4-door sedan. The 122 was kind of a cute little thing. Sort of reminded me of a scaled-down '55 Chrysler wagon with a '55-56 300/Imperial grille stuck on.
Wagons never really were my thing, although when i was a little kid I thought they were cool. Never had the desire to own one though. Although lately, I've been watching "CHiPs" on one of those retro stations (METV or Antenna; I forget, they tend to blur together for me), and throughout the first season, this really sharp Sequoia Green '72 Impala wagon has been popping up from time to time. Or, at least whatever the wagon version of the Impala was called (I think "Kingswood" equated to the Caprice?)
The Universal wagon looks like it is maybe 10x overpriced to me. Cannot see the attraction.
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For reference, several years ago, a local MB guy sold his 230 Universal, much nicer than this car, for about 20K. Prices are probably a little higher now, but his was west coast from new, almost always garaged, only the smallest amount of rust, and better cosmetics. You'd be lucky to get from this to his car with an extra 10-15K.
The Volvo 122/Amazon series really does resemble a scaled down 55-56 Chrysler, the sedans and coupes are similar. The line was introduced in 1958, it might not be coincidence. I remember when I was a pre-driving teen, I really wanted this dark blue coupe that was in town - and in high school, I knew a guy who had a wagon. This was in the 90s, so old cars then too.
That clamshell Chevy wagon looks great, nice color and the wheels set it off. The clamshells are cool cars, very thin on the ground now due to demo derby demand, of course. I remember when I was a kid, I didn't like them due to the rear window/buttress look, but I've warmed up over time.
Would this simply be supply and demand at work, or just someone wants that car really, REALLY bad? Or maybe there's a shill in there. Fintail did say that these have a cult following.
There was a guy at work who had one of those Volvo 122 Amazon wagons a few years back. He had a short attention span though, and tended to change cars pretty quickly. He sold it and replaced it with a 1962 Ford Galaxie 4-door sedan. The 122 was kind of a cute little thing. Sort of reminded me of a scaled-down '55 Chrysler wagon with a '55-56 300/Imperial grille stuck on.
Wagons never really were my thing, although when i was a little kid I thought they were cool. Never had the desire to own one though. Although lately, I've been watching "CHiPs" on one of those retro stations (METV or Antenna; I forget, they tend to blur together for me), and throughout the first season, this really sharp Sequoia Green '72 Impala wagon has been popping up from time to time. Or, at least whatever the wagon version of the Impala was called (I think "Kingswood" equated to the Caprice?)
I saw an episode of CHiPs yesterday afternoon where they wrecked a red 1966 Mustang and a brown 1967 Thunderbird. Of course the overturned Mustang blew up as all cars tend to do on that show even in a minor parking lot fender-bender. It's painful seeing those classic cars being destroyed, but back then they were just old used cars with little market value.
I thought it was especially amusing, with that Mustang, how the T-bird barely clipped it, and they were both going slow. The Mustang could have probably stopped in about 20-30 feet. Yet it continued, out of control, off the road, down a hill, and then caught on something to make it flip onto its roof. I even remember thinking "It's a Mustang, watch it blow up..." as these cars were almost as explosion prone as Pintos, although that's when rear-ended.
Anyway, the fire started up front, in the engine. When the car exploded, the explosion originated from inside the passenger compartment, around the dashboard area. My housemate said that maybe the lady's hairspray set it off.
As for the wheels, well this '72 Chevy has been showing up since the first couple episodes, which were aired in the fall of '77, so the most modern cars would be 1978 model year, at the newest. Also, I don't know if a Panther wheel would fit on a big GM car. GM mainly used 4.75 and 5" bolt patterns, while I think the bigger Fords used a 4.5". Not sure what the smaller ones used.
Mopar used mainly a 4.5" pattern, although I think the big '57-66 Imperials may have used a 5.0" pattern. I know my DeSoto is a 4.5" pattern, but I've heard the Imperials were larger. The compacts used a 4" pattern, but once the Dart/Valiant started using disc brakes, I think they went to a 4.5"
One thing I'll say for the first season of CHiPs, though...at least the accidents are somewhat realistic. In the second season, you started seeing more heroic accidents, with the cars going airborne with very little provocation. Wonder if they did that in response to the Dukes of Hazzard? IIRC, the Dukes came out in early 1979 as a mid-season show, so that would have been the '78-79 season, which is when CHiP's started ramping up the accident stunts.
In one second-season Episode, entitled "MAIT Team", there's a big pile-up when a tractor trailer driver gets blinded by a reflection, swerves onto the wrong side of the road, and makes an oncoming coppette swerve off and roll over in a field. Then a little foreign car, like a Mazda RX-3 or something, goes under the truck. A Duster with a ramp strapped to the back slows down, and a '65-67 Galaxie rear ends it, goes airborne, and smears the cab of the big rig. Then two big Mopars both try to pass around behind the trailer, hit each other head on, and explode. I think it was a '65 or so Fury wagon and a '69 or so fuselage Chrysler, but memory's thin. The Galaxie and the truck blow up as well. Pretty impressive accident, for a tv show. But in later years, the cars would fly even higher.
**Edit: Just found it. Thar she blows... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jh-uCVTdKs
Gotta love how they substitute a pre-wrecked Ford cabover for the actual destruction scene. But, these shows are shot on a budget, and I'm sure destroying a tractor trailer, even an old one, wasn't a cheap proposition. Also, the police cars they'd been using up to this point were mostly '74-75 Monaco/Royal Monacos, but when they decide to wreck one, looks like they used a '73 Polara.
There was one episode though, where she left the CHP headquarters after asking Ponch and John to fix a ticket she got from LAPD, and she drove out of the parking lot a bit spiritedly. But, even back then, I think the producers of the show appreciated the fact that it was a very nice car, too nice to smash up.
I also remember an episode where a 1961 or 62 Cadillac hearse blew up; I think it had a bomb in it. However, this was accomplished by superimposing a stock explosion over it. So even there, I think they appreciated the fact that it was a nice, somewhat valuable car. Or, perhaps it belonged to somebody, and was merely on loan, so they weren't allowed to wreck it. I know they've wrecked a few hearses and old ambulances on that show.
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IMCDB has a huge CHiPs gallery. I think I remember this episode:
A guy's new Rolls Royce breaks down, he walks away from it, and it gets stolen.
I also remember one where the two guys are given new MBs, I want to say at least one car was that lovely brown of the era.
In defense of that slow driving though, they only had about a mile of freeway to use for those scenes, so I guess if they went too fast, they'd use that mile up really quick! But yeah, it's amusing to actually see them go faster on the surface streets than the highway!
Something that really bugs me is the continuity errors, such as when they shoot some scenes in the middle of the day, some towards the evening, and then try to splice it all together like it's happening moments apart, but you can really tell a difference in lighting, shadows, etc. And I guess they don't do much morning shooting because of the fog/smog? Every once in awhile, there would be a scene where it was pretty thick.
It wasn't far from Hollywood and it had steep hills, cliffs, the harbor, warehouses and even an old court house that is (still) often seen. I remember once they were filming an Adam 12 episode down on the docks and they had everything blocked off to the public.
Another time they had about five identical Ford Torinos roaring through town as they filmed Starsky and Hutch. On a Mannix episode they drove a car off a cliff into the ocean.
Even now, if I watch a re-run or an old movie I see streets and houses that I recognize.
I became a Regional Manager with the company I was with and needed to move. My choices were Denver, Portland or Seattle. Since my family was originally from Seattle and I had lots of cousins here I picked Seattle and I'm happy I did.
Yes, I do remember the old days in Seattle!
Beach Boys? Grew up 20 miles from Hawthorne where they are from and, yes, I have probably every album (CD) that they made. Some are MUCH better than others.
So this flopped up my radar tonight and my wife thinks it's kind of cute (she really means it's be great for trips to the nursery).
1961 Ford Ranchero
No price posted. Note the nice green pecan orchard in the background on the second photo with the canal next to it.
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I knew a guy who had a 1963 Ranchero with the factory installed 260 V8 and a four speed. That was one quick little truck!
I would actually be more interested in one that is mostly stock with the 6 that has been well taken care of, and even then it would be a marginal vehicle for today.
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probably better off with an actual Pick Up truck though.
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But then you're getting close in size to a real pickup truck, so yeah, might as well just go that route. I think my '85 Silverado is around 212" long, and on a 131.5" wb. However, I'm not sure on this, but in those days they might not have counted the rear bumper in the length. I think technically, it was optional? If that's true, then I'd imagine that would put my truck at around 220". I'm not sure how long a '73-77 El Camino would be, but I think it was on the longer 116" wb of the sedans and wagons, rather than the 112" coupe wheelbase. And those wagons, IIRC, were around 215" long, so I'd guess the El Camino would be, as well.
4 X 4 low miles 1990 suzuki sidekick - $2600
Found a price on the yellow Ranchero - $10,200.
ANY miles are high miles on a Tracker or Sidekick. ;b
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