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Post by 1973 454 MONTE Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:10 am

looks like it has blacked out tails..
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:56 am

Here is the info I got from the website I found it on back in September 2007.73 SS 454 4sp Chevelle Station Wagon - Page 2 73_ss_16
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Post by badtemper44 Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:39 am

Pontichev327 wrote:How about it Badtemper or Dine?Anyone know if they have special lenses on the SS wagon?
Sorry, been away from here a few days. The wagons did not have the blacked out trim on the tails. This is a very nice example though, but something about it has always made me feel iffy on its authenticity. The steering wheel is wrong, the door panels seem amiss.......
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:37 pm

And the other thing I thought was strange is the fact it has swivel bucket seats that barely have room to turn. This could be completely "customized" wagon that was nicely done. There is a slight possibility that some of this was done at the dealer??? I have a 75 SS El Camino with the factory 454 that has some odd options I've never seen on any other el caminos (lower door panels with carpet, dome light with map lights on each end, 4 spoke steering wheel) but the original owner stated these were special order items he asked for when he purchased it new.
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Post by thatfnthing Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:11 pm

I noticed that too -- the seats seemed to be an afterthought. What's the point of a swivel that barely goes 45°?
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Post by kyle1979 Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:04 pm

Maybe they are just slightly turned for the picture. Fully swiveling them would block the view of the other parts of the interior.
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Post by Blazerteam Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:27 am

I have come across 2 Chevelle 1976 wagons here in Norway,that had swivel buckets and console..both wagons where sold new here,and seemed to have had the seats since new..as they where colour matched and slightly worn..like the rest of the interior.I may have some photos somewhere too.

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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:20 am

I would love to see pics of those station wagons. Please post them to this thread if you get a chance. Thanks!
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Post by Blazerteam Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:00 pm

Found the pics,but these arent swiveling buckets..?

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Post by Mcarlo77 Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:43 pm

[quote="Blazerteam"]Found the pics,but these arent swiveling buckets..?


Those seats look like '78/'79 Monte Carlo/Malibu buckets. Definitely not factory seat belts for swivel buckets, either.
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Post by Blazerteam Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:59 pm

Mcarlo77 wrote:
Blazerteam wrote:Found the pics,but these arent swiveling buckets..?


Those seats look like '78/'79 Monte Carlo/Malibu buckets.  Definitely not factory seat belts for swivel buckets, either.

Look at the colour on the seats and the console..you think its easy to find parts in the US to convert a Chevelle these days from a bench seat to buckets and console?.Try that in Norway,and turn back time another 20-30 years..i find it highly unlikely that someone did that to a wagon over here..

I guess it left the factory with the seats,and the seat belts where changed over here when it arrived..there is a law here thats says the belts have to be "E" marked.

I also suspect that 4 door G3 cars,couldnt get swivel seats because of the shorter doors..so just the coupes and ElCaminos go them.

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Post by 1973montec Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:06 pm

those are to factory swivel seats. they just have an ash tray in them.

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Post by Mcarlo77 Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:28 pm

Yeah...upon closer look, they do, in fact, look like swivels. The sideways photo made them appear taller. Never seen swivels with ashtrays, though. Suppose they could have been added if the back door panels in a wagon don't have them?
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Post by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:06 am

Looks like a real factory swivel bucket seat setup to me. Very cool!
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Post by w451973 Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:48 pm

I LOVE these 73 SS wagons. I wish the other GM lines would have fallen suit. I want buckets for my Vista but I just want the standard 73-74 Cutlass Supreme buckets in saddle brown in mint condition.  Laughing 
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Post by dine73ss Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:33 am

Factory swivel buckets did come in some special order cars as you can see in some current craigslist, ebay ads and pictures supplied.

The blue 4spd in mention is the same car, just updated with seat covers and paint. I've heard of this car since 1988 and again in 2001 when I started tracking VINs on the SS wagons.

Rare it is but a lot wrong with it for correctness. NO black out anything. Wheels will be Turbine 1 wheels. Stripes are wrong with sharp edges at the bends and not rolled. Door panels are wrong for 1973. It's a COPO car and if an executive ordered it as I've been told over the years, it could have had all those things like steering wheel, door panels put on it. Other than rarity, it is not a good example for other SS wagon owners to use for reference.
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Post by jerry46765 Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:23 pm

A blue '73 SS 454 wagon sat along the street on North Anthony Street in Fort Wayne for years during the late '80s. We drove by it all the time. It had an average blue respray with no stripes, bench seat, automatic. Clean car, all there but nothing special. Never driven but never wanted to sell either. Finally it came up for sale, like $4k in early nineties. I looked at it, wanted it, but had too many other things going to drag it home. A few years later, a blue 454 wagon appeared in Decatur Indiana at the custom car sales place. It had fresh paint, stripes, buckets, and a four speed. Someone did a pretty nice job but it had a big price tag. The COPO label was applied. I never tracked the VIN, or chased it to see if they had any supporting paperwork on the COPO. Maybe it's not the same car, but what are the chances of two blue '73 454 wagons in a 50 mile radius?

Plus the front bumper on both wagons had that annoying tilt to it.

Either way, it's water over the damn now. But definitely puzzling...
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Post by dine73ss Sun Dec 28, 2014 3:28 am

I remember in the late 70s around Portland Maine, we saw a blue/silver stripe wagon SS 350 a few times on our way to the store. The cars were around but didn't see them often.
All five of the US Factories that built the Chevelles did make the SS wagon.
Many rusted away or just used as transportation till junked or put away for a future restoration.
If you find one, chances are it's the real deal as no one would really go through the effort to clone one out. No money in it. Look for the typical items, sway bars, round gauges, interior emblems, correct door panels. Hard to make one due to just finding a decent 73 wagon. 74-77 had different bumpers and rear marker lights further in. I like them for sentimental reasons. Good riding car and quick for the time.
Seems like the gold and blue ones survived better than dark red and green. Only have see a picture of a green/silver stripes.
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Post by jerry46765 Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:06 pm

I don't think it was cloned out. It was a 454 SS but it looks like someone changed the front seats, added a console, and swapped in a 4-speed. When it goes from dealership to dealership, the interior seems to keep getting better. Hopefully, they are updating the corporate production order as they are making changes to keep the price up.
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