My name is Richard and I am a Caroholic....New wagon followed me home
March 28th, 2010, 02:23 PM
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My name is Richard and I am a Caroholic....New wagon followed me home
I needed another car like a hole in the head but when you are an addict sometimes you can't say no. 
My convertible is for sale as you know. If it sells I need something to cruise. If it does not sell its coming apart for paint and I still need something to cruise. I don't need another major project right now so this fits the bill perfect. It runs and drives but smokes Its all original never wrecked and very solid. I need to fix the floor on the pass side and the core support is rusty under the battery. Minor rust at the windshield and thats it for the whole car. Rear seat, headliner, door panels and dash are near perfect. the front seat is rough though. The wheels are 15 x 7 original ET wheels. 
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My convertible is for sale as you know. If it sells I need something to cruise. If it does not sell its coming apart for paint and I still need something to cruise. I don't need another major project right now so this fits the bill perfect. It runs and drives but smokes Its all original never wrecked and very solid. I need to fix the floor on the pass side and the core support is rusty under the battery. Minor rust at the windshield and thats it for the whole car. Rear seat, headliner, door panels and dash are near perfect. the front seat is rough though. The wheels are 15 x 7 original ET wheels. booger002.jpg
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March 28th, 2010, 03:06 PM
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Hi Richard!!
Welcome Booger!!
Coffee and donuts are available in the back of the room at anytime during group.
If anybody smokes you can go outside between the buildings at break.
That has to be one of the coolest type cars I've ever seen.
Two tone booger green at that.
Looks the same color as that girl's car that's on here all the time?
I didn't need another major project either but I caught the feared and dreaded "Mightaswells" after I brought the Vista cruiser home.
I've acknowleged that there's a higher power so far, one step at a time.....
Welcome Booger!!
Coffee and donuts are available in the back of the room at anytime during group.
If anybody smokes you can go outside between the buildings at break.
That has to be one of the coolest type cars I've ever seen.
Two tone booger green at that.
Looks the same color as that girl's car that's on here all the time?
I didn't need another major project either but I caught the feared and dreaded "Mightaswells" after I brought the Vista cruiser home.
I've acknowleged that there's a higher power so far, one step at a time.....
Richard, I like Booger!! Sometimes it's hard to say no....
March 28th, 2010, 04:10 PM
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March 28th, 2010, 04:16 PM
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Cool car Richard, a flat top! Welcome to the brotherhood of wagons! A few years ago Hot Rod ran an article on Wagons with half a dozen nice examples. One of the comments made was what does a car guy do when he has a family... buy a mini van? NO! He builds a vintage station wagon!!!
Congrats, even though it's green
Congrats, even though it's green
March 28th, 2010, 04:20 PM
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Looking at the pictures one more time I see it has the two way tailgate, that's cool. It also has a roof rack, something most Vista Cruisers have but most flat tops don't. Have you crawled over it enough to tell us what other options it may have? What kind of drivetrain it's got? From the grill panels I think its a 1972, is that right? John
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March 29th, 2010, 05:01 AM
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March 29th, 2010, 09:54 AM
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Thanks guys. I have not let on to my affliction for wagons but its my 2nd favorite body style behind convertibles. This will be my forth wagon to own but the others were always on the back burner. The wagons I have had are 67 Chevelle, 64 nova, and 69 Impala 427 car. This will be a front burner project. I've got a 67 Cutlass 4 door hard top body that was going to be my buget cruiser project but it can go now that I have this.
March 29th, 2010, 10:03 AM
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Great find Richard!! That's the same colour as my first Olds...'68 4-dr. Cutlass. "Booger"...a name that will live forever in infamy!! Maybe breed it to the Prettiest One and get a true "crossover"??
March 30th, 2010, 09:40 AM
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Hmmmmmmmmm.......
Richard it's ok, tell your wife your allowed to pick your friends but your not suppose to pick your boogers!! 
so it must of picked you!!! LOL...
glad it is 2 tone for a second I thought it might have the vinyl roof whick is rare and funky looking on a wagon ( not for me personally)
Love the wheels!!
so it must of picked you!!! LOL... glad it is 2 tone for a second I thought it might have the vinyl roof whick is rare and funky looking on a wagon ( not for me personally)
Love the wheels!!
April 1st, 2010, 08:21 AM
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very cool car check out http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/index.php if you haven't - a lot of Olds wagon folk there very cool car - how about some interior pics pls???
April 1st, 2010, 07:43 PM
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I will be looking for this one cruising around Rowlett. I can see the possibilities of this becoming a 442 Wagon. I love the wheels and they would look great on a 442 wagon. This will be a classic case of "as long as you have _____ then you might as well ______".
Saw the email where the daughter's arm had slipped and she was going to have to have surgery. Sorry to hear that.
Saw the email where the daughter's arm had slipped and she was going to have to have surgery. Sorry to hear that.
May 11th, 2010, 07:53 AM
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