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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:48 pm

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Post by alleyball4 Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:41 am

WOW .... that is one beautiful car !!
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Post by Pontichev327 Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:09 pm

The white stripe looks nice on the blue. It would be argent silver from the factory, but I think that white does "pop" nicely. There is no text with this picture, where did it come from? Is it yours? Any other pics? I like it for RoTW, but wanted more info...
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Post by 1973montec Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:47 pm

ive seen that b4. at some dealer years ago.
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Post by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Aug 18, 2013 1:17 pm

 ^^^^^^
i have pics of that somewhere.scratch
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:43 pm

It was at a classic car dealer in the Chicago area a few years back. It came from a private collection of a GM executive that special ordered it in 73. Some where along the way it was repainted as you can tell from the color and the style of the stripes. It has a 454 with a 4 speed tranny, swivel bucket seats, power window, power locks, tilt, cruise, rear defogger, full gauges with tach, 3:42 posi rear end, etc. I'll post more pictures tomorrow. Very rare find. It sold for $27,000.
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Post by JiMi_DRiX Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:00 am

Swivels in a wagon? Thats pretty cool.
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Post by driveit Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:24 am

I agree, that is nice.
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:02 am

Here's some more pics.
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Post by 1973 454 MONTE Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:29 pm

heres what ive had for what seems years.
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but it seems to be different......
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Post by Pontichev327 Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:35 pm

Not the same car... Argent stripe instead of white, and velour seats instead of vinyl. Unless someone redid it after the first pics were taken. Both have roof racks, front bumper guards, and incorrect rally wheels from a later year. Engine shot looks nice. Orange tag on the master cylinder is nice, wrong air cleaner and valve covers, but I like the chrome ones too. Headlight bezels are painted too, on both. Heck maybe it is the same one...
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:47 pm

I'm thinking it's more than likely the same car with new paint and a few updates. I also noticed the A/C is a V.I.R. setup which wasn't used until the 1974 model year. The chances of 2 of these cars still running around are slim to none.
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Post by Limey SE Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:53 am

Oh I would lay money its the same car with the same front tilted down bumper and all the other same little things
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Post by Pontichev327 Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:52 am

Interesting example for sure. I was wondering though, does the SS wagon have a small blackout paint trim around the tail light lens like the coupe does? I don't know that one. My SS coupe has blackout lens trim, but the part numbers are the same as the malibu lenses I have bought off ebay. Seems like it was done at the last minute at the factory or something the way it is sprayed in there.
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Post by Pontichev327 Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:01 am

How about it Badtemper or Dine?Anyone know if they have special lenses on the SS wagon?
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Post by 1973 454 MONTE Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:10 am

looks like it has blacked out tails..
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:56 am

Here is the info I got from the website I found it on back in September 2007.73 SS 454 4sp Chevelle Station Wagon 73_ss_16
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Post by badtemper44 Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:39 am

Pontichev327 wrote:How about it Badtemper or Dine?Anyone know if they have special lenses on the SS wagon?
Sorry, been away from here a few days. The wagons did not have the blacked out trim on the tails. This is a very nice example though, but something about it has always made me feel iffy on its authenticity. The steering wheel is wrong, the door panels seem amiss.......
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:37 pm

And the other thing I thought was strange is the fact it has swivel bucket seats that barely have room to turn. This could be completely "customized" wagon that was nicely done. There is a slight possibility that some of this was done at the dealer??? I have a 75 SS El Camino with the factory 454 that has some odd options I've never seen on any other el caminos (lower door panels with carpet, dome light with map lights on each end, 4 spoke steering wheel) but the original owner stated these were special order items he asked for when he purchased it new.
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Post by thatfnthing Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:11 pm

I noticed that too -- the seats seemed to be an afterthought. What's the point of a swivel that barely goes 45°?
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Post by kyle1979 Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:04 pm

Maybe they are just slightly turned for the picture. Fully swiveling them would block the view of the other parts of the interior.
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Post by Blazerteam Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:27 am

I have come across 2 Chevelle 1976 wagons here in Norway,that had swivel buckets and console..both wagons where sold new here,and seemed to have had the seats since new..as they where colour matched and slightly worn..like the rest of the interior.I may have some photos somewhere too.

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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:20 am

I would love to see pics of those station wagons. Please post them to this thread if you get a chance. Thanks!
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Post by Blazerteam Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:00 pm

Found the pics,but these arent swiveling buckets..?

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Post by Mcarlo77 Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:43 pm

[quote="Blazerteam"]Found the pics,but these arent swiveling buckets..?


Those seats look like '78/'79 Monte Carlo/Malibu buckets. Definitely not factory seat belts for swivel buckets, either.
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