1971 Chevelle Wagon- project "BootLegger"

[YancyJohns]

I just picked up a 1971 Chevelle Wagon, project "Bootlegger", w/ only 53k miles for my wife. Mint black interior w/ 6 dent/dings on the outside and underneath perfect. I have Ben Hermance http://www.hermancedesign.com/working on exterior colors schemes and wheel designs. Future plans include, the LS1 and 4L80 transmission I have, along w/ a mild cam and of course a SS Hood and wheels. Work on the wagon will be done by my buddy Brian Finch. So you know it will be killer!!
http://www.hotrodtransformations.com/
I haven't decided on the suspension system yet, but holy smokes there are allot of A-body suspension company out there. Thanks Bill Howell and Scott Parkhurst for the wagon bug...lol
Here are some pics, and "Yes" I plan on auto crossing the wagon!!
You've got to love the first pick.......j/k

[Bill Howell]

Charise said she wanted a boat, looks like she got one....haha
Gotta love the FM converter under the dash.
Cool project and with Finchy on it, it has to be a winner!

[HELLCAMINO]

Been trying to sell my Elco on and off for sometime now.........always wanted a wagon.

[HotRod47]

Nice solid looking car to start with.

[carguy502]

Love the wagon, but I think these wheels would be sweet on your ride, plus the price is right...
http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/f...wheels&SM=1&SC=

[Jims78elky]

Love it...those are hard to find these days,and it looks like you got a pretty solid car!

Great project!


-Jim

[WEAVER]

Wanna sell it?.....lol

[BanditDave]

I absolutely LOVE this idea...looking to do the same thing for my fiancee!

Dave

[Wiedo]

I've always been a fan of the LONG ROOFS. It should be a real neat project, (nice car to start with). Wiedo

[CruizinKev]

looks great!

[The Stickman]

That is a great looking wagon. Keep us updated ok.

[Tony_SS]

Look at all that room... You've got to love wagons. Amazing find.

[dropit69]

Nice buy Yancy..im sure itll look awesome after Finch gets a hold of it..

[hdesign]

Glad to see you got it home Yancy. That thing was a true time machine when I looked it over...I couldn't believe the undercarriage and interior. Concepts coming shortly!

[YancyJohns]

Glad to see you got it home Yancy. That thing was a true time machine when I looked it over...I couldn't believe the undercarriage and interior.

Hey Ben, Thanks again for going to look at the wagon for me and giving me the thumbs up! It was your opinion that made my decision to buy the wagon. Thanks Again, the wagon was worth the $7,500! I also scored a third row seat (wrong color) form a guy 30 miles away from the original owner of the car that delivered it for a combined total of $100. That's the great thing about pro-touring.com, we have friends living across the country, willing to drop everything to go and check out a future project build.
Colors I'm thinking about are Cyber Grey w/ Silver SS stripes or Silver w/ Cyber Grey stripes. Finch and Ben would like to see a 2-tone wagon. It's still up in air. As for the wheels, I'm looking at
http://www.bozeforged.com/force.html or http://www.bozeforged.com/mesh.html. This may change after the rendering. The interior, maybe some bucket seats, even thought I forgot how much fun it was to turn the corner and slide to the middle, carpet and a stereo.

[Finch]

I am going to cut the back section of the roof off and make it a crew cab El Camino

[tazzz25906112]

LOL step-off Big Billy the rollback just got replaced roflmao........
JK the car looks killer Yancy congratulations. I know Brian and Ben will turn this into a trend setting build as they are without a doubt two of the industries top notch professionals in their respective disciplines...

I guess I'll have to ask Charisse if I can borrow her ride when it comes time to stocking the cabin for the Run Though The Hills ;-).....

[jake72ss]

A cool chevelle wagon idea that I saw a while back was to use the doors and hinge pillar from a 4 door hardtop. The door glass didnt have a frame, the only thing was the guy had to use a elco frame to regain the ridgidity lost by losing the b-pillar, einstyn.com I think. Food for thought

Jake

[YancyJohns]

I am going to cut the back section of the roof off and make it a crew cab El Camino

You've got to keep a close watch on these "Prima Donna's"......lol Hurry up Ben, Brian got the reciprocating saw out.....lol

[hdesign]

I am going to cut the back section of the roof off and make it a crew cab El Camino

LOL...I was thinking the same damn thing when I was looking it over Brian!!! "El Wagino" If Yancy didn't need the additional doors I also thought it would make a killer panel truck custom.

...or woodgrain and surfboard....

Oh man Yancy.....this car is trouble for me...I could drown you in ideas!

Maybe I should just sell the Camaro and get my own damn family Wagino to chop up. Honey, look what followed me home. But...but...but, see I was thinking about the family. Look 4 doors and a 3rd row seat!