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DrLemming
01:04 PM

In reply to 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon Down On The Denver Street
To varying degrees all of the Big Four's mid-sized cars in the late 60s were bloated versions of their compacts, but Chrysler's mid-sized wagons were the most over the top about it.

Look at how deeply sunken the wheels are from the fenders, and the tailgate window from the bumper. Also note the extremely wide fender "shoulders."

There's a trim Dodge Dart wagon underneath all that fat just crying to get out. Alas, for 1967 Chrysler stopped making compact wagons.
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CptSevere
12:23 PM

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I love this wagon, I grew up riding in the back of cars like this. I'd love to have this car today.

It would be tempting to swap in a 440 and hot rod this beast into something scary, but it's so bone-stock and original, down to the dog dish hubcaps, that that would be a sin. I'd fix the minimal rust and repaint it the same color and otherwise leave it alone and drive it all over the place. Great road trip car.
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MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
12:17 PM

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There is a small ongoing dispute between me and my wife over choice of vehicles, should we find ourselves with anything more than the two kids we're planning on.

I say vintage wagon, she says SUV. Something about safety and airbags and good brakes and all that. I get a little Charlie Brown whenever she talks about an SUV. She wouldn't have a minivan though, so can't complain too much.
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JB_Finesse
12:42 PM

@MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy: What about a 94-96 Caprice or Roadmaster? Sure, they aren't as nice as a '70 Vista Cruiser or this DOTS Coronet, but they've got all the modern safety features and a 260-horse LT1. I'd much rather have one of them than an SUV.
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MushyHeirloom
02:45 PM

@MrHoser: Safety? Airbag? Excellent brakes? Wagon designed thirty-odd years ago? Good sir, you need a '90- Volvo 245 (240 wagon).

Or, y'know, a full-size '90s GM-wagon. Those're great too.
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MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
03:47 PM

@MushyHeirloom: You know, that is the one idea we can agree on. She has fond memories of a Volvo wagon from her childhood, so that could be an option.

I, of course, would want to make it a V8olvo. We'll see.

Also, Haha at "MrHoser."
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MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
03:49 PM

@JB_Finesse: I have come to enjoy some of the big GM rigs. Caprice, Park Avenue, Roadmaster, Brougham Caddies... They're all up there, in my book. However, in her book, they're all "old people cars," and as such, she says no thanks. She keeps getting less resistant, so I'll keep working.
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Novaload
04:59 PM

@JB_Finesse: Funny you should mention that. My German friend just shipped one back to Germany--I spent about 8 months looking at these babies and they have everything. You can get them for as little as $3,000--or less, depending on the miles. Dump in the Vettte engine and it's got something for everyone. I'm seriously thinking about one, now that I've looked at so many.
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Novaload
05:01 PM

@JB_Finesse: And, I just saw a snow white Vista Cruiser, not sure what year exactly, but couldn't get a picture because it was headed the other way in heavy traffic. Rare bird around here.
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Novaload
12:01 PM

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Fabulous MoPar, fabulous natural color, metallic blue. Great find!
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grzydj
11:48 AM

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This is so much better looking than any current SUV on the market.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
10:41 AM

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Amazing shape. Someone's been very good.

But I never understood the Alec Guinness tie-in.
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HoonThatFerrari
11:54 AM

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Saw your post & was curious what you meant... IMDB shows that he was in a movie called "Kind Hearts & Coronets"; could that be it?

Dunno, that's an older movie (1949), so I have no idea if it was popular or iconic enough to warrant some kind of Coronet car tie-in. Was he in a commercial or some kind of print ad campaign for the Coronet?
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Novaload
12:00 PM

@HoonThatFerrari: "Extra Value is What You Get, When You Buy Coronet!"
That was actually paper towels, though.
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HoonThatFerrari
12:22 PM

@Novaload: OH! Ok, I guess I don't remember that at all. I remember the jingle, but not Alec Guiness being a spokes-shill for that brand.
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Novaload
12:33 PM

@HoonThatFerrari: Oh, he did. It was fabulous! Very dramatic, as one would expect. I bought nothing but Coronets for years. You know, he could of course wear a coronet whilst shilling with perfect dignity. Or maybe it was a cormorant.
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HoonThatFerrari
01:09 PM

@Novaload: A Cormorant? Not an Albatross?
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Novaload
05:00 PM

@HoonThatFerrari: Hmmm....I think you may be right.
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SeanKHotay
09/27/09

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Forbidden sex is the best kind...
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SirNotAppearing
09/27/09

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I found it funny that you put "spoiler alert" for a 35 year old movie. Then I thought "hey wait, I like Scorsese movies and I haven't seen this." So instead of clicking play I'm moving on over to my Netflix queue.
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zeeboid
09/27/09

@SirNotAppearing II: The Secret of the Ooze: Spoiler Allert: romeo and juliet die at the end of the play.
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SirNotAppearing
09/27/09

@zeeboid: What?! I'm only on Act II, I refuse to believe you!
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