How did you find YOUR wagon?? [Archive]

fastest430

02-20-2005, 12:50 PM

THE FIX

Buick brother Tom Summers told me about a wagon 400 at Seacrest Perryopolis PA. Bought it at recycle Price and resurrected back to current form. :3gears: :blast: :blast:

Dana/Beth Andrews

02-20-2005, 02:03 PM

We found Beth's here on V8 in the cars for sale section :Brow:

We Just love this site :beer

D.

70gsrick

02-20-2005, 02:21 PM

Nice wagon Don..Killer stance..

The Bronze

02-20-2005, 02:43 PM

My parents bought it used in 1969. After the transmission crapped out in 1981, I talked them into giving it to me. It got me through high school and across the country. Now I need to fix it up again.

The Old Guy

02-20-2005, 06:06 PM

I bought mine from the estate of a friend that restored it and died. He made it into a nice driver, and the only change I have made is 15 inch road wheels, and a 200-4R tranny.

SportWagonGS

02-20-2005, 09:01 PM

I went on a quest, much like that of the Grail, now Beth and Dana own mine

Dana/Beth Andrews

02-20-2005, 10:07 PM

I went on a quest, much like that of the Grail, now Beth and Dana own mine

Awwwww Kurt, why ya got to make me feel so bad :Do No: :(
But since you brought up the Grail... here

Beth :grin:

70sportwagon

02-20-2005, 11:42 PM

One day a guy called on a 70 Skylark I had for sale and asked if I would be interested in his 1970 Sportwagon. He and his brother went to school in California and needed a car to pull a trailer and their stuff back home when they graduated and they used the Sportwagon. I went over there to look and forgot all the objectivity and cool-headedness you are supposed to have when looking at a car and pretty much just blurted out : "I'll take it!" I of course payed full asking price. The only hang up was they had promised to sell the 3 Spoke Rallye steering wheel to a guy for his Stage 1. No problem, I brought along a steering wheel and drove it home. I have fixed it up mechanically and switched to disk brakes and power steering.(4 wheel, little manual drum brakes are SCARRRRRYYYY) and she now patiently awaits me to finish my stage 1 so she can have her turn.

SportWagonGS

02-21-2005, 08:41 AM

Awwwww Kurt, why ya got to make me feel so bad :Do No: :(
But since you brought up the Grail... here

Beth :grin:
Beth,
that is the exact Grail quest I was thinking of when I posted!

bobc455

02-21-2005, 05:13 PM

Ebay.

Needed a lot more work than was represented, fortunately it's almost done!

-Bob C.

drunkenscotsman

02-21-2005, 07:32 PM

I fond my 70 sportwagon purely by accident. the gentleman i bought it from sold the car new in 70 at his familys dealership. it was traded in in 1977 with 26,000 on her. it was his backup car for many years. i bought for what he paid in 77. $800.00. the car now has 56,000 on her. :Brow:

bill lagna

02-21-2005, 09:27 PM

In OCT. 1987,I was looking for a 70 wagon to tow my 70 GSX . I saw a 68 sportwagon on a local used car lot, 33000 miles, 400 engine and working air. The price was $2250, but I really wanted a 70. The day before Christmas, I went back and the wagon was still there . As I walked in the door , The guy said "$1700 takes it today ". So I did and its been a family wagon, work wagon, tow car and finally, a race car (at this time,a broke race car). I hope to have it back together and running in August.

Steve Reynolds

02-21-2005, 09:47 PM

I found my 71 wagon (soon to be a 70) in Spring Grove IL. It was sitting in pieces in Tom Rix's garage. I went there to buy a 70 shell to build into my new drag car and saw the wagon sitting there, just begging to be taken home with me. My better jugement took over for the time being, and I passed on it. Later while at the BPG Nats I pointed out to my wife the two very nice wagons in attendance. Her reaction was, "you mean to tell me that's how that wagon would look when it's all together?" I said "hell yea, the're sweet". Her next words were, "lets go back and get that wagon from Tom". The rest as they say, is history. Next winter I plan on putting it back together, and giving it a fresh paint job. I will be putting a 70 GS style front end on it, mainly to match the rest of my 70's. Steve

r0ckstarr

02-22-2005, 01:11 AM

Nice wagon Don..Killer stance..

I agree.. :TU:

koo koo ka-choo

69GS400s

02-22-2005, 10:07 AM

Which Wagon ?? :Dou: OK...Im assuming "Sporty"

I found mine in Hemmings - only problem was it was 2,000 miles away. I bought it from the original owner (who was 83 years old), flew out to Denver, spent a complete day wrenching on it, Drove around the Rockies for a day and a half (I'd never been out "west") and then proceeded to drive from Denver to NY in 2.5 days. Car never even hiccupped and was ready for more when I pulled into the driveway.

....about a year later I ended up driving it as a daily driver for 9 months after my everyday car took a dump and that took its toll on the poor wagon - It did however move both me and my (then new) wife into our house. It hauled EVERYTHING.....even Took me 9 trips with it just to empty a rented 2-car garage

Its NEXT on the Resto list

greg davis

02-22-2005, 01:24 PM

Found my '71 Estate Wagon listed for sale right here at good ole V8Buick.

Thanks again Tom Miller.

avc1966

02-22-2005, 10:21 PM

Bought it from John Massoud at the 2003 Buick Nats in Bowling Green. Painted it with some suspension and motor upgrades, and it has been a blast with a pretty small investment. Tony

fastest430

02-23-2005, 10:36 AM

Ken Mild

02-23-2005, 11:26 AM

THE FIX

Buick brother Tom Summers told me about a wagon 400 at Seacrest Perryopolis PA. Bought it at recycle Price and resturrested back to current form. :3gears: :blast:

I love the 69 Sporty's.

Hey Don, how do those big 15 inch meats in back effect your speedo readout and off the line acceleration?

69GS400s

02-23-2005, 11:43 AM

Yes i was also curious if anyone has purchaced a sportwagon new?
I rember talking to a chap whose family bought a new one, He said they
owned a goat farm and they used it to haul the feed ,so it was pratcical transportation but they also loved the look of BUICK :)

We didn't buy one New, but my parents did have a '69 SportWagon400 in '70.....and had it until around 73. I was 7 then and quite clearly remember riding in the back lookin UP - more so through the upper side panels than the Vista roof as my sister and I used to lie across the back on our 2.5 hr trips to our summer house.

In '73 Mom got BADLY rear-ended by a truck sitting at a traffic light ....she swears that the Sporty saved her life. The wagon looked like an accordian and truely gave up its life for her.

After having qquite a few '69s myself it was only natural to get a Sporty of the 68-69 years

fastest430

02-23-2005, 03:12 PM

I love the 69 Sporty's.

Hey Don, how do those big 15 inch meats in back effect your speedo readout and off the line acceleration?

KEN,The monkeys on back are great for wow factor,more importantly provide excellent traction do to sportys weight transfer to rear.
The stock 3.23 broke,so i've used everything from 3.08 to3.90,speedo always off a click or two. I just use my tach to maintain my speed.

fastest430

02-23-2005, 03:19 PM

We didn't buy one New, but my parents did have a '69 SportWagon400 in '70.....and had it until around 73. I was 7 then and quite clearly remember riding in the back lookin UP - more so through the upper side panels than the Vista roof as my sister and I used to lie across the back on our 2.5 hr trips to our summer house.

In '73 Mom got BADLY rear-ended by a truck sitting at a traffic light ....she swears that the Sporty saved her life. The wagon looked like an accordian and truely gave up its life for her.

After having qquite a few '69s myself it was only natural to get a Sporty of the 68-69 years

OH RIGHT- I put an alien sticker on my center roof glass.
you really can see the stars at night through it.

Leviathan

02-25-2005, 02:16 PM

My wagon originally belonged to my grandfather, who gave it away to a family friend... the owner of the local golf course. She ws a greens car for almost 10 years when I found out she was going to be crushed (they bought a new pickup truck). Bought her back for $1.

GS464

03-05-2005, 09:55 PM

Anybody here remember the Green 70 Estate Wagon that was sold out of the Sacramento area on ebay several months ago? Anyone know who bought it or where it went?

That was a car I would have bought in a New York minute if the cash had been available.

GranSport72

03-07-2005, 02:43 PM

Ok, once again, I found my '70 Sport Wagon here on the board from a year old post. I'm not going to go into another long description again, because I'm afraid I'll have to repost it again. Ok here's some pics. :grin:

fastest430

03-07-2005, 02:53 PM

Gran Sport 72
Were did rou go? I saw you here the first time. You were talking about a project name. Well, glad your back. That sport wagon is the bee's knee's baby. :blast: :grin:

GranSport72

03-07-2005, 02:59 PM

We lost a few days on the board when it crashed this weekend. Some of this thread disappeared as well. I posted the pics on Friday and the board crashed again that night and part of Saturday. I'm starting to get paranoid about posting much of anything until I know it's gonna stay here. :Comp:

1968Wagon

03-07-2005, 05:47 PM

I found my wagon in Old Auto Trader magazine. The car is from Scottsdale,AZ, but I bought it from a guy in Las Vegas,Nevada. It was part of an estate sale. Only had 34,692 original miles on the drivetrain. Took five days to have it transported to the east coast. I drove it off the truck myself on March 9,2003. I have done extensive work on the brakes, replaced the water pump.oil pump,timing chain and interior work. I have installed an electric cooling fan and swapped out the ST-300 for a TH-350 transmission. My wagon now has a dual exhaust system. The final step will be to repaint the wagon with the original color........and she runs great!!!!!............John

70 Skylark Conv

03-08-2005, 12:04 PM

GranSport72

03-08-2005, 01:38 PM

Nice! A/C too! :beer Whose was it? What is the interior out of? :confused:
It was a good friend of Jim Lore's(flyinbuick) in North Carolina. I couldn't get a good enough "Buick fix" while the board was down at that time so I flew down there on Feb. 6 to look at it. Ended up buying the car. :grin: I think the buckets are out of a Chevy pickup, maybe early '90's vintage. He built the console himself also. The previous owner did the interior work himself with the help of a friend. Not too shabby if you ask me. The 455 sounds really nasty too, 3 inch Flowmaster all the way from front to back. Three-chamber mufflers too. I wasn't even aware they made Sport Wagons until I started poking around this board. I just had to have something different. I'll post more pics soon. :Comp:
:3gears:

70 Skylark Conv

03-08-2005, 01:51 PM

Take a picture of you AND your car for us girls! :Brow: :TU:

GranSport72

03-08-2005, 02:09 PM

That may take away from the car though. I'd hate to ruin a picture of a beautiful classic like that. :laugh: :laugh:

70 Skylark Conv

03-08-2005, 02:14 PM

That may take away from the car though. I'd hate to ruin a picture of a beautiful classic like that. :laugh: :laugh:

Oh boy! :Dou:

GranSport72

03-08-2005, 03:59 PM

Oh boy! :Dou:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

GranSport72

03-08-2005, 04:02 PM

70 Skylark Conv

03-08-2005, 04:05 PM

Just clarifying, why would you want to see my ugly mug? That's how I meant it blondie. :Brow: :rolleyes:

P.S. Are you trying to stir things up intentionally or does it come naturally, Dee??? :laugh: :laugh:

We've seen a pic. of your rear on BPG Forum, so now it's time for a pic. of the front (waist up please). :Brow:

Some times it's intentional and sometimes it just happens naturally! :laugh: :laugh:

GranSport72

03-08-2005, 04:19 PM

We've seen a pic. of your rear on BPG Forum, so now it's time for a pic. of the front (waist up please). :Brow:

Some times it's intentional and sometimes it just happens naturally! :laugh: :laugh:
Ha ha ha!!!! I knew it!!!! I'll have to see what I can come up with. Yes, it will be waist up too. My rear is as PG-13 as it gets, besides, we've got to keep it "family" oriented here. :Brow: :moonu:

70 Skylark Conv

03-08-2005, 04:32 PM

Ha ha ha!!!! I knew it!!!! I'll have to see what I can come up with. Yes, it will be waist up too. My rear is as PG-13 as it gets, besides, we've got to keep it "family" oriented here. :Brow: :moonu:

So if the rear is PG13, the front waist up shot will be rated R????!!!! :o