1965 Mustang Station Wagon

This custom built 1965 Mustang Station Wagon was built by Joe Kamp of Peoria, Illinois. It was no doubt inspired by the original Mustang Station Wagon built in 1965 by Intermeccanica, the Italian custom builder founded in 1959.

Mr. Kamp's creation of this unique wagon is finely executed and beautifully crafted. The body was modified using all steel fabrication, retaining the original rear window and rear roof section, with custom made side windows. Mr. Kamp then carefully upgraded the performance of the wagon as an engineering complement to the modified station wagon body. The engine is a fuel-injected 5.0L V8, the transmission is a five-speed manual with Hurst shifter, and the brakes are an upgraded power disc system. Further modifications include reinforcements to the rear section of the frame, engine torque control rods, and rear axle control rods.

Coming soon will be my report on what it's like to drive Joe Kamp's wonderful creation.

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Station Wagons Of The Past...,

Do you remember any of these station wagons?


1942 Super Six Hudson Station Wagon

A typical orange Volvo station wagon

1996 Buick Road Master Limited Station Wagon

1967 AMC Rambler Station Wagon 

1972 Citroen Station Wagon

Mustang Station Wagon

Buick Station Wagon

1956 Ford Custom Station Wagon

1978 Caprice Classic Estate Wagon

1956 Chevrolet Nomad Station Wagon

1946 Ford Station Wagon

Buick Station Wagon

1956 Ford Station Wagon

1958 Buick Station Wagon

PV 445 Duett Volvo Station Wagon

1964 Mercury Comet Station Wagon














1965 Mustang Station Wagon

1959 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon 


Plymouth Station Wagon



1970 Dodge Monaco station wagon with Airstream trailer

1978 AMC Pacer Station Wagon 


An old Chrysler Galant station wagon

1958 Chevrolet Station Wagon

1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon

1960 Chevrolet Station Wagon

1956 Hudson Station Wagon or Rambler Custom

1958 Chevrolet Station Wagon

1981 AMC Concord

Rare 1960 Plymouth Fury Hard Top Station Wagon

1956 Dodge Sierra Station Wagon 

1959 Dodge Sierra Spectator Station Wagon

1956 Pontiac Safari Station Wagon

1951 DeSota Hudson Custom Wagon 

1953 Chevrolet Station Wagon

 1966 Cadillac Station Wagon

1952 Mercury Custom Station Wagon

1953 Buick Super Estate Station Wagon 

1957 Chevrolet Nomad Station Wagon 

Willys Station Wagon

1956 Pontiac Safari Station Wagon

1959 Edsel Villager Station Wagon

1953 Pontiac Safari Station Wagon 

1958 Edsel Bermuda Station Wagon

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1957 Nash Ambassador

Styling cues on the top of the line Ambassador included quad headlamps (two years before the rest of the industry), two-tone paint, and a wrap-around windshield. AMC's 250-cid V-8 was enlarged to 327-cid, and produced 255 horsepower.

Nash production ended in June of 1957. New models for 1958 were sold under the Rambler name.

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1959 Edsel Corsiar

The Edsel was to be the intermediate line of cars between low-priced Ford and upper-end Mercury. Chassis, drivetrain, and bodyshell were shared with other models, but the Edsel had it's own unique styling and was marketed as it's own division under Ford Motor Company. The horse collar shaped grille appeared for the first two years of production.

With less than 85,000 cars sold in three years, Ford lost millions of dollars it had invested in the car's research and development, forever marking the Edsel as one of America's most famous marketing disasters.

Source: classiccarhistory.com

Hot Rod's And Hula Hoops

"Hot Rods and Hula Hoops"

For much of the world, the 1950's were a drab decade of rebuilding after the devastation of World War II. In stark contrast, the United States economy was booming, and colorful tract housing developments were flourishing across the country. And as cars became a key part of this new lifestyle, they were saturated with color too. The war sparked a technology boom in the U.S., giving automakers as well as a growing band of auto enthusiasts mechanical advancements and an unprecedented range of colors to apply to their cars. U.S. automakers were experiencing an industry-wide rejuvenation, and fins and jet engine intakes would become the styling cues that would define the decade.

This compendium of colorful advertisements brings automobiles from the 50's back to life. Featured makes include: Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, General Motors, Lincoln, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Studebaker, and many more. 

 

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