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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 08:38 PM
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This is a wreck of a car, but that interior! It echoes of former glory. It makes me curious to take some measurements and see if it's possible it could have been used for... uh... recreational activities usually reserved for bench seats. This might top the list for strangest mod I've seen. I've seen other wagon conversions, but never like this.






People do some crazy things with these cars. Here's a link to the rest of the photos.

https://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/5361724167.html
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 03:44 AM
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HA!
I was gonna post a thread on this car too... somebody out there definately needs a winter project!

It will be lost forever if we don't save some pics of it...

as always, shield your eyes!




and the money shot....






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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 06:19 AM
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and the money shot....






welcome to the love-tunnel!
"I`m doin` fiiiiiine....
on cloud nine!"
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 06:28 AM
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This car used to be... pink?!
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 12:36 PM
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Owner simple replicated the last hospital room he was in.
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Revfan
welcome to the love-tunnel!
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 03:12 PM
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Ahhh! What has been seen cannot be unseen
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 03:16 PM
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is that an old capper from an el camino grafted on there? The Hellcamino vette?
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Its almost like the head of a squid/octopus that is missing the tentacles...

Here, I'll fix it. I present to you, the "Squidray" or "Squid-Ray", whatever is more marketable.




Gotta admit though, the more I see it, the more I.... well....

Is it possible to go far enough in the "wrong" direction on planet kooky that you end up... right?

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Another 68 coupe gone....how sad. Lou.
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In my general area too... Hmmmmmm......
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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 08:08 AM
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IF somebody here gets it and plans to restore "Octopussy" to her former 70s custom glory...
I'll chip in $100.

Maybe we can crowd source the "Man, what were we on?" restoration project.

**I am just amazed at how many of these things were OUT THERE!"

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I just ran across this the other day, listed as "Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon Ecklers conversion":
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/cl...tionId=1881062
I actually thought it was pretty cool in an odd way.
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I think it would be cool to build a well done wagon. If I lived close, I would at least go look at it....

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When I see that side view of the orange one I think of this picture for some reason


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The red one above is listed with a $23ask. The Octopussy is $1100. I don't think you could make Octopussy into as nice as the red one looks for $22K... am I wrong?
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Can of gasoline and a match. Finish it off.
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Ahhh the SEVENTIES, you just had to be there... When I got my '71 Coupe in '79
I wanted to put one of those on it. Luckily I was a broke student and couldn't afford it.
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Originally Posted by maverickmk
When I see that side view of the orange one I think of this picture for some reason

I still have that poster. saved up points from maxell cassette tapes sent them in and got the poster.
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Originally Posted by loquinho



Shine a blacklight in there at night and it probably looks like a planetarium
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