The late 1970s represented the pinnacle of wagon life in the United States, with every manufacturer offering at least one model of station wagon. Nissan alone sell four different Datsun wagon model here in 1979 ( F-10, 210, 510, and 810), while Toyota agency there are three years ( Corolla, Corona, and Cressida). As for The General, everyone GM car division except Cadillac offered at least two sizes of station wagons for the last year of the 1970s, and Impala / Caprice is the lowest priced full-size wagon in the entire company. This is a well-equipped, faded but intact Caprice Classic wagon in a self-service yard in northeastern Colorado.
In the world of 1979 Chevrolet station wagon, the input level model is Monza wagon. If you think it looks like a Chevy Vega, you’re right… but remember that Vega and Monza are based on the same platform (and the Vega name was dropped after 1977). The next size increase is Malibu wagon (name Chevelle took the ax after 1978 and name Chevelle Specify the Malibu . trim level later became the model name). At the top is the king of the year 1979 Chevy wagon: the Impala and its more luxurious Caprice Classic sibling. Cheapest card possible ’79 Impala wagons starts at $6,109, while the three-row/10-passenger Caprice Classic is listed at $6,544 (that’s about $24,860 and $26,630 in 2021 dollars).
That’s a lot of wagons per dollar! You have the Buick badge of this wagon, real estate, priced at $6,714.
All 1979 Impala and Caprice wagons have Chevrolet A small displacement V8 is standard equipment (sedans and coupes with the base engine of the 250-inch / 4.1-liter V6 250 cc), or factory 305/5.0 liters or 350/5.7 liters. This car has a 350 engine, a capacity of 170 horsepower. With a curb weight of just over 4,000 pounds, this wagon needs every one of that engine’s 270 pound-feet to move ( Buick 350 in estate wagon has 280 pound-feet but only 155 horses).
We take features like power windows and air conditioning for granted new car nowadays, but those things have a price a lot of transparent The Malayan Era. This in-car power window setup costs $205 (about $835 today), power tailgate locks are $40 ($160 now), and the air conditioning resets the buyer the original of this car in 605 the bones (2,460 .) clam in 2021).
Want an AM/FM stereo radio for your favorite 1979 hits? That would be 236 additions simoleans to your friendly Chevrolet dealer, available in approximately 960 US stalker today… and car audio devices in the late 1970s mostly sounded like crap though Too expensive.
Judging by the rusted body surface and dense interior dust, this car has sat for years, possibly decades, outdoors. Let’s try to image these thick benches looking back 43 years, if you can.
Looks like this car was sold new by Bob Reynolds at Fort Collins, about 30 miles northwest of the vehicle’s last parking space in Greeley.
Colorado’s climate is harsh on car paint.
GM continued to build this generation of Caprice (including the wagon version) since 1977 until 1990, so several generations of American children have grown up riding in these carriages (and their very similar cars). Pontiac Bonneville, Old custom cruiser Xe, and siblings Buick Estate Wagon). My family had a big Malaise Chevy at the time, okay, but it was a Sportvan Beauville. I spent a lot of time on a custom yacht in 1977Still in my early 20s, and I can say it’s a very comfortable machine.
The features of the 1977-1990 full-size Chevy wagon are best demonstrated on the Super movie 8.
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