'73 Chevelle SS Wagon (local find)

[JamesSam]

Yeah it's a cool thread/story and Andy @bucket scored one hell of a Chevy Wagon. So cool.

And to clarify not a "Hellwagon" lol.

 

[DoubleDingo]

I get all excited when this thread gets bumped lol

Me too

 

[bucket]

Here's an article about the '73 SS wagon with some pictures. Probably nothing you don't already know, but I thought of you immediately when I saw it.

That article, although rather generalized, is surprisingly lacking in misinformation like most articles on the '73 SS wagon are chock full of.

One weird thing about my wagon... that article, among others and all GM literature I've found state that a rear sway bar is part of the option. But mine does not have one and doesn't appear that it ever did. I've seen incredibly nice survivors online and they have one, but none have had the base 2bbl 350 like mine. I wonder if you had to get the 4bbl or the big block to get the sway bar. Or maybe they just forgot mine at the factory. I'll probably never find out for sure.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

That article, although rather generalized, is surprisingly lacking in misinformation like most articles on the '73 SS wagon are chock full of.

One weird thing about my wagon... that article, among others and all GM literature I've found state that a rear sway bar is part of the option. But mine does not have one and doesn't appear that it ever did. I've seen incredibly nice survivors online and they have one, but none have had the base 2bbl 350 like mine. I wonder if you had to get the 4bbl or the big block to get the sway bar. Or maybe they just forgot mine at the factory. I'll probably never find out for sure.

That's interesting....you could be absolutely correct about the sway bar not being available with the base engine. If you could get a look at the big Chevrolet dealership flip book that has all the models, colors and options availability lists, that might give you a better idea. I had one for a '71 but I think I sold it a couple years ago; not sure why we even had it because we never had a '71 Chevy.

 

[bucket]

That's interesting....you could be absolutely correct about the sway bar not being available with the base engine. If you could get a look at the big Chevrolet dealership flip book that has all the models, colors and options availability lists, that might give you a better idea. I had one for a '71 but I think I sold it a couple years ago; not sure why we even had it because we never had a '71 Chevy.

The '73 dealer brochure even states that a rear sway bar was part of the package. But I believe those were typically made up before some model year plans were finalized.