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    Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
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    Image of ☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig. ☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig.
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Pass the pipe, please!


    It's infinitely cool, yes, but it's not incredibly rare or original, so now we're down to "Is it worth $7000 for the mish-mash of old tired pieces-parts and are they any good?" If they were, I doubt the present owner would have given it a $5 paint job.


    I will add, though, that as a kid growing up in suburban Mass. in the early 70's, there was at least one of these on every block, so it does take me back. Maybe for $5k, I'd say "what the hell" and enjoy the nostalgia, but not for any more than that.

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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    01/28/09

    @☠Grяrяrяrяrяrяrя is fresh out of weird screen names.: Hey if you're out of screen names, just use random words. This is Gawker not New Yorker
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    01/28/09

    @LandofMinos is back to bake your cake.: Hmm this should do nicely for now.
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    01/28/09

    @☠Grяrяrяrяrяrяrя's double-fried chocolate Moon Pie and rabi...: I sometimes use random lyrics from the 80's
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    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    I would for $7G


    7G AU that is (4G US approx)

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    He tried way too hard on the paint job to make it seem truly "ratty" and he will back off the $7k pretty soon and get a little nicer...he has done a lot of work, but it is, alas for him, a buyer's market.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    alright guys, i see a lot of infighting. so let me give you all some perspective.


    i bought the damnelantra™ for 9 grand...


    ...think about it

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    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Seems to me this is a lazy man's classic, which is why I voted nice price. It seems all the mechanicals have been done, so all someone needs to do is slap a nice coat of paint on it for a grand and do a little interior work and it'll be tip-top. Can you put a price on that kind of time savings? Yep; $7000.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Too high to be nice price, too low for crack pipe. $5kish is fair.


    We need a third catagory. We're still in cannibis territory here.

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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Nice Price. Reason: Sleeper.
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    Image of Veni Vermini Vomui Veni Vermini Vomui
    01/27/09

    @maximum-sienna: uninspiring utility. Now in pearl white.: Whale shark paint removes ANY chance of this ever being a sleeper.
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    Image of SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R)
    01/27/09

    @vinnchan: Agreed. Whale shark paint makes it far too sinister to be a sleeper. Ditch the hideous hood and it needs that faded light blue that was so common of that time or maybe a nice baby-sh*t brown then it's a total sleeper.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/27/09

    @SlowMo: Malaise Moss Grold (that's green/gold), of course.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    By his own admission, it's not worth what he's asking.


    wagon- $3k, rims - $1k, supercharger/carb - $2200, headers/cam/exhaust - $500, axles $500, body work - $1k


    I'll grant him $3k for the base wagon. The rims might have cost $1k new, but currently bolted to the car, you have to assess the value as a used set. $500. The same holds true for the supercharger setup. A used Weiand 144 should go for $1500, so that's what it is worth, and not the stated $2200. Headers/cam/exhaust, I'll be generous and throw down $300. The axles are worth zero. The body work is worth zero as well. The initial $3k base price includes the body as it sits.


    $5300 seems fair. $7000 is too much.

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    Image of JackMaz drags wagon JackMaz drags wagon
    01/27/09

    @smalleyxb122: Exactly. $7k isn't crack but about 30 percent too high. Solid wagons of the era still lurk about for far less.


    Besides, with the wheels & supercharger installed, half the fun of building your own devil wagon is over. What remains is the mincy headaches; upholstery, trim, rubber.

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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    01/27/09

    @JackMaz: I think once it sits for a while at 7k, you could take it for less than 5.


    Its a sub 5k car.

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    Image of thunder; now eta-powered thunder; now eta-powered
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Reading the ad, he obviously thinks it's worth $7k, but that must be due to the CRACKPIPE that was obviously clutched between his teeth as he wrote the ad.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    01/27/09

    @thunder: If you look in the glovebox you will find that the car includes a crack pipe
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Man, the haterade is flowing this morning! I went Nice Price because I could probably get 5 grand for the car without the wheels, blower or built tranny on it. A Posi diff or a locker wouldn't be too tough to swap in, and those wheels and tires could probably be swapped for some nice chromed steelies with Baby Moons, maybe even with some cash back for a shrewd dealmaker. If a way could be found to get the stock hood back on (remote airbox, maybe?) it would make a sweet sleeper.
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    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    As much as I personally like this vehicle, I think the price is nearly a couple grand high. Nice vehicle, but this day two of my crack binge.
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    01/27/09

    @Sloop_John_B: I'm among the wagon fanatics, but I'm with you on this...maybe at $5k I'd consider it. Crack pipe for now.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    Nice Price. Here is why:


    The add starts with a question. This fine, upstanding gentleman is not demanding anything. He is probably a pillar of his community. I mean, he does want to trade into a Cambird, if possible.


    It runs the 1/8th in 9.5s and 75 mph. Stretch that out to the quarter mile and you'll be doing 150 mph in 19s.


    There is mystery there. Is the carb really 850 cfm? I don't know. It will be fun to find out though!


    All the missing bits of seat and trim just make the car that much lighter. Imagine if the seats were in good shape and it had all its weather stripping? It would only do the 1/8th in like 9.75s and 73 mph. That's like only 146 mph and 19.5s. See, it helps!


    So there you go. Nice price. No doubt in my mind about it.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/27/09

    @engineerd: "add"="ad"


    Ad as in advertisement. Not add as in 2+2. Sneaky d.


    BTW, when are we going to get an edit function?

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    Image of PetroSapien PetroSapien
    01/27/09

    @engineerd: No edit function. I'm starting to like the fact that we aren't into the Gerrison Keeler type of storytelling around here, where everything is scripted and rehearsed, an dwe more go with the "Talking to Grandpa" vibe where we all correct ourselves all the time and wander off into tangents having nothing to do with the story.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/27/09

    @engineerd: You don't just double speed and time to convert an 1/8 mile time to a 1/4 mile time. From what I've heard, the usual guesstimation math is ¼ Mile ET = (1/8 Mile ET + .22) / .655 Which would yield a 14.84 1/4 mile time. I'm guessing the trap speed would be on the 90-100 MPH range, but there are too many variables to claim any of these numbers as authoritative.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/27/09

    @Mike the Dog: Sorry, I should have put a /sarcasm at the end of the post.
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    01/27/09

    @PetroSapien: Good point.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    01/27/09

    @engineerd: Ha! I thought it was funny although 150 mph @ 19s is messing with my head.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/27/09

    @engineerd: My detector's been on the blink for awhile now, gotta get that looked at...
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    I'm going to have to go with nice price. It will drag down property values pretty easily, and possibly make it's owner be forbidden from being within 500 feet of a school, because it's just that evil.


    Hell, the fact that it apparently runs and appears to be owned by someone that knows not to type in ALL CAPS is good enough.

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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    01/27/09

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Evil, Primered, Weiand-Blown '72 Chevelle Wagon For $7,000?
    What is it with you guys and automatic transmissions. They are perfectly acceptable in this type of vehicle, and they usually are a lot easier to do the juvenile "burnouts" that almost everyone here loves to watch.
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