1978 Plymouth Volare station wagon

[Dave P]

I highly doubt anyone knows anything about this,

but im buying a 1978 Plymouth Volare station wagon this weekend. Anyone ever have one? even heard of one?

I am getting a wicked bad deal. $2,000, 8,000 original km.
has been in a heated barn for over 30 years. getting it from a old family friend.

http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictures/1978_Plymouth_Volare.jpg

http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictures/1978_Plymouth_Volare_2.jpg

Thats right, im a super
:bigpimp:


Anyone know anything?

[sputnik]

slant 6? or a 318?

[Gspotracer]

How could it have been stored for over 30yrs if its a 1978?:rolleyes:

[Dave P]

Originally posted by sputnik
slant 6? or a 318?

318 i believe

Originally posted by Gspotracer
How could it have been stored for over 30yrs if its a 1978?:rolleyes:

well, 30 years, 20 years. 10 years. who cares. it has 8,000 original km, so its being stored for a while

[kanjus_paki]

better make sure its actualyl worth something

[dieselpower91]

Wagons are cool! I've seen a couple of those around.
Probably won't be worth much until 5 more years or so.

Does it run? It must be in pretty damn good shape. We will need pics once you get it! Do you have any documentation that it is actually 8,000km? Not to say the owner is lieing, but so you can prove to people it is only 8,000km.

Good luck.

[kanjus_paki]

Originally posted by dieselpower91
Wagons are cool! I've seen a couple of those around.
Probably won't be worth much until 5 more years or so.

Does it run? It must be in pretty damn good shape. We will need pics once you get it! Do you have any documentation that it is actually 8,000km? Not to say the owner is lieing, but so you can prove to people it is only 8,000km.

Good luck.

yea those old cars only have 5 digits on the odo!

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Wow, that's quite a find, almost showroom numbers on that. What kind of options does it have, other than the 318?

[T5Bird]

Originally posted by Dave P
I highly doubt anyone knows anything about this,

but im buying a 1978 Plymouth Volare station wagon this weekend. Anyone ever have one? even heard of one?

I am getting a wicked bad deal. $2,000, 8,000 original km.
has been in a heated barn for over 30 years. getting it from a old family friend.

Thats right, im a super
:bigpimp:


Anyone know anything?

Sorry to hear that, hopefully your luck will improve.

[theken]

all u need is wood paneling and your ready to rock the town supa :bigpimp:

[BumpinTalon]

Originally posted by T5Bird


Sorry to hear that, hopefully your luck will improve.

and fuck you too
8000km for $2,000 is a good deal. and old cars are far more reliable then new ones - there are only three possible problems:
1) it runs rich
2) it runs lean
3) it doesn't start
and they are all fixed easy. Clean or rebuild the carb for 1 and 2, check the ignition and carb for 3, and if you don't find any problems for 3 then you just need to learn how start a car :). I guess the timing gear or chain wears out every once and awhile. my old nova only broke down once (timing gear), never stranded me, and didn't start only twice (because it was freezing cold and I didn't plug it in). and I put 50,000 miles on it too.


...and I am only half kidding.

[dieselpower91]

Originally posted by BumpinTalon

my old nova only broke down once

What year of Nova did you have?


Originally posted by kanjus_paki





yea those old cars only have 5 digits on the odo!


True. My car only has 4,200miles!
(actually ad 100,000 to that, still pretty low when you consider it's 30+years old now)

[finboy]

wagon, almost as :bigpimp: as a sedan :thumbsup:

[BumpinTalon]

Originally posted by dieselpower91


What year of Nova did you have?



True. My car only has 4,200miles!
(actually ad 100,000 to that, still pretty low when you consider it's 30+years old now)

it was a 1973 Nova with a 350 2-barrel and a 3 speed manual!! (apparently swapped in). it was too much fun, and the odometer only said 15200 when I sold it but it had rolled over once and was actually around 115,200.