Race wagons?

First post to this great forum.
I'm hoping to find other loonies racing their goonies.
Here's a couple of pics of mine -





TroyT
www.RacingOnTheCheap.com

 

So cool! All us longroofers are kinda loonie. :banana:

 

Thanks.
After cruising the forum, looks like we've got a few drag racing wagons, that's pretty cool. I've always dug big muscle wagons but went small for this vintage road racing goon. But I had to keep some roof racks rolling...

 

i love race wagons, I'm actually hoping that when I do get a job and have paid of existing debts to actually by myself another wagon to do up for street and weekend racing. I'm not sure what model, at the moment I'm torn between another commodore like our family wagon, but with a LS1 and T56 conversion or a Nissan Stagea 260RS which is essentially just an R33 Nissan Skyline GTR in a wagon body... the 260RS has been one of my all-time favourite wagons ever and would make a better track car, but the effortless grunt and (ironically) economy of the LS1 and 6 speed without the extra drain of awd, actually makes more sense as a street car, especially from a spare parts and insurance point of view

 

oh and welcome to the forum too by the way

 

Had a '65 Chevelle 2-dr wagon that I dropped a warmed-over '69 350 horse 396, turbo 400 and 3:55 12-bolt.
Went 13:53 @ 110 on the stock converter, and ran a SBC Vega on the street, running mid-12's, once I installed a B+M, and beat him by 5 cars.
But that was when leaded gas was still around!

 

The most famous "race wagon" I can think of was the "Mrs. B's Grocery Getter" Pontiac wagon in the 60s.

 

I am looking at a 74 Torino Wagon partly because it comes with a 9" rear end that should take the juice from a turboed 351m400. It weighs 2 ton but I'll be happy with 15's.

 

Mrs B"s wagon (and thanks for the history lesson):

http://www.grocerygetterwagon.com/0320-2010.html

 

Badass! Welcome to the forum! I always thought these looked cool too:

 

Wow! An altered two door goon gasser!!!
More info please...

 

Think there was someone on here called Polara Pat(?) had that wagon or one similar.

 

This was done back in the 60's by budget racers because the way that they set up drag suspensions, they wanted as much of the cars weight planted over the rear tires.

Made for FANTASTIC wheelstands!

 

racing wagons

i have raced my volvo V70R with a six speed and 300hp at track day events and let me tell you, you get some pretty odd looks.

its a lot of fun though!

 

I just bet you DO!