Monday, August 19, 2013

Junkyard Find: 1977 Plymouth Volaré Premier Station Wagon

09 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe successor to the incredibly successful Dodge Dart/Plymouth Valiant was the Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volaré. These simple rear-wheel-drive cars sold fairly well, but for every Aspen or Volaré I see in high-turnover wrecking yards today, I find ten Darts and Valiants. Part of that reason is a short production run, part is (arguably) lower build quality, but I'm guessing the main reason is that Americans just didn't love the F-body Chryslers the way they did the A-body. When a Valiant got sick (which wasn't often), it got fixed; when a Volaré came down with some expensive problem, it got crushed. Now these things are almost nonexistent, but here's a very rare Volaré Premier wagon I spotted in a California yard a few months back.
12 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinStrange to think that there was once a time in which station wagons outnumbered SUVs and minivans for family-hauling use, and even stranger to recall that small station wagons were once fairly good sellers.
10 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinSlant Six power, not much to go wrong here. Still, this car with the Slant Six was quite sluggish. If only Chrysler had installed the Hemi-6 in this car, Things Would Have Been Different.


So sensible!

02 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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