Car Spotlight>>plymouth Wagon Gasser

It's not too often that we post cars from Ebay here, but I'm going to make an exception. The other day my dad and I were checking out some of the old station wagons up for sale on the site when we came across this '65 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon gasser.

The moment I saw the car, I knew I had to share it here.

A gasser station wagon? It's hard to get any more maverick or misfit than that!

While the car looks like it could have come straight out of a drag racing museum, it's actually a more recent build. Believe it or not, the car actually started out as a work vehicle for a school district in Oregon! Now it lives as a period correct replica of a B/FX racer.

One of the coolest things about the car is that it was built not only for the strip, but for street duty. The car is fully registered and according to the ad, it can cruise at highway speeds with no problem.

It's powered by a Chrysler 383 big block with a pair of Holley 4 barrel carbs. Note the engine's off-centered mounting to clear the steering box.

I love the way the functional Moon tank has been mounted in the original grill.

A view from the driver's seat. The trans is a 4-speed manual with a Hurst shifter.

The "Omaha Orange" is actually the car's original color, and apparently much of the paint is original.

How incredible would it be to roll around the streets in this car?

For more, you can check out the Ebay auction.

-Mike Garrett

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1

Gasser, stick-shift AND a wagon? Yessssssssssssssss.

2

Love it, needs more rubber in the back. Would be neat to see a similar build on a Ghostbusters hearse :)

3

Sick! That would be such a fun car to drive and cruise! What are those deals on the back door/hatch? SPeed brakes? LOL

4

Now imagine that with a mopar 440 with a procharger. Nice.

5

How much s it up for ?

6

that things awesome

7

finally! I've seen a few fairlane gasser wagons, nice to see a mopar for once

8

THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN

9

forgive my ignorance but whta are those little flaps flanking the rear window?

10

The reason they ran wagons is simply due to weight transfer over the wheels. they didn't know much about suspension geometry back then but knew about weights and weight transfer (ie the hicked up front as first seen in ol Willy's gassers and then ad the heavy rear of a wagon) .

11

Those things on the back are to keep the rear window from getting covered in dirt

12

I love it! Everything I love in one package. Wagon? Check! Old school? Check! MOPAR? Check! Gasser? Check! There's only one other MOPAR wagon gasser I know of, a light silvery-purple, early '60s Dodge with Hillborn injection I saw in 'Ol Skool Rodz issue number 5. Thanks Mike!

13

thats a hell of a grosery geter,,love the old mopars...id like to biuld one..

14

thats a hell of a grosery geter,,love the old mopars...id like to biuld one..

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