69 Dodge Coronet Wagon Project Needs New Home!

**bashton** · #1 02-04-2009, 06:03 PM

Obviously not a supercar, or a musclecar for that matter, but this could be a neat car or tow vehicle for someone!

My 1969 Dodge Coronet Wagon came into my possesion after having a talk with Dan Jenson several years back. OK...more like 15 years ago! When I was drooling over Dans "GTO" wagon, I mentioned how I always wanted to build a Roadrunner Wagon. Well, he said; I have just the car for you. Dan found a basic, (and I do mean basic!) original paint 318 Coronet Wagon in Nebraska. Basically complete and solid, he dragged it back to the shop to combine it with components he had gathered to build a "what if" Super Bee inspired Wagon.

It now has a 383, rebuilt with lots of new internal parts and less than 1,000 miles since being rebuilt. It is backed by a 727 trans. Car was that god-awful light green, (wern't they all that color originally?) with a black taxi-cab style interior. No PS, no PB, just an AM radio and a remote mirror. No carpet, just rubber mat too!

More to follow...

BA

**bashton** · #2 02-04-2009, 06:16 PM

And so, I drove the beast home, much to Vicki's dismay, as it was neat but obviously not pretty. The plan was to strip and repaint it in Plum Crazy Purple, add some buckets seats and carpet, freshen the drivetrain and drive it.

Engine was pulled and professionally rebuilt, adding a 484 purple shaft cam and an electronic ignition along with full 2 1/2" exhaust and flowmasters along with the "proper" square style mopar exhaust tips. Heads were cleaned up and the fresh engine was reinstalled.

After having a bad experience with a friend who I thought knew how to paint a car, the car ended up in primer. Well...it has remained in primer since 1996.

Ian and I drove the car to the Mopar Nats twice with no problems and had a blast with it, although with the minimal insulation and flowmasters, our ears were ringing all weekend!

Car has P295/50's on the back and P225's up front and it is slammed as low as the torsion bars can go, sitting on factory steelies with the small Dodge hubcaps. The rear has also been dropped. It has a pair of 69 Charger buckets up front with Legendary covers, but they need to be redone or at the least, properly installed. The body has minimal rust with some bubbling on the tailgate and a slight popping on one of the quarters. It has a variety of small dents and dings. Al of the glass is good and the w/s is new, which is another story in itself. It needs floorboards, as it sat in a Nebraska field for years, as I was later told by a guy who went nuts at Mopar Nats back in the late 90's, who proved he had once owned the car.

The car needs some body work but it runs and drives great. Although it has been sitting for a long time, I pulled it out of the garage and off the jackstands this past May and had the oil changed, leaks sealed and brakes checked etc. I drove it home from the shop and occasionally go out and fire it up. It always starts after cranking in that familiar Mopar way.

Anyway, I need to sell this car as I don't see me having the time to finish it, and the bills are still coming in...

If you or anyone you know has interest, let me know. I am asking $5,200.00, which is considerably less than what I have invested.

I will forward some pictures to Bruce later today or I can e-mail some pics to anyone interested.

Bob Ashton
[email protected]

**bashton** · #3 02-04-2009, 06:21 PM

Oh...and with my current employment status, I would be happy to deliver it on an open bed trailer, (or even drive it for that matter!) for expenses incurred.

Thanks/BA

showyourauto · #4 02-05-2009, 01:17 AM

Bob, do you have photos?

**Xplantdad** · #5 02-05-2009, 05:19 AM

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I will forward some pictures to Bruce later today or I can e-mail some pics to anyone interested.

Bob Ashton
[email protected]

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I don't have any pics yet...just checked my email. BTW Bob...is the above email still correct for you?

**bashton** · #6 02-05-2009, 06:13 AM

Thanks Bruce and no, my new e-mail is [email protected]

Let me know where to e-mail the pics, and I'll send some over.

Thanks/BA

**Xplantdad** · #7 02-05-2009, 04:32 PM

Send them to [email protected]

I'll put them up when I get home tonight

**Xplantdad** · #8 02-07-2009, 05:08 AM

Here are the two pics from Bob

**bashton** · #9 02-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Pics up!

Thanks Bruce, you are "Da Man!".

BA

Draginwagon · #10 02-07-2009, 07:21 PM

Very Cool,
If health issues weren't ruining my life, I would do it. but can't. By The By, I was one of the later owners of Dans GTO Wagon. Sundance Orange. I will try to post a Pic.
Good luck selling, someone should jump on it. Looks Solid.

Another View, These were taken by the current owner. hope he's having as much fun with it as We Had.