1970 Chevelle Concours Estate Wagon - How many were produced?

I have a '70 Chevelle woody wagon ( Concours Estate ) here that is a project and I am trying to decide if I should continue trying to sell it ( I'm really getting tired of deadbeats who want it for scrap price or less ) along with a basically complete sedan for parts, strip the both of them and be done with it or keep them as a possible future project. It's the only Concourse Estate wagon that I can recall ever seeing and it really is such a pretty car - even in the condition that it is in. Does anyone have any idea how many of this model were produced in 1970? My original intention was to keep it as a stable mate for my wife's '70 Impala 2 door hardtop, but the years are slipping by far too fast. Any suggestions are welcome..

 

Is this a Canadian Chevelle or U.S. built but sold in Canada? If so you may be able to find what your searching for by contacting http://www.vintagevehicleservices.com/options.html

Have you contacted http://cdnclassics.chevelles.net/ they may be able to give so info also. They decoded my car which help to confrim that my car was all original, that was important to me.

My keep it if you can.

Good Luck

 

Found this website:
http://chevellestuff.net/1970/style_prod_no.htm

Chevelle Nomad 2-seat wagon: 11,466
Greenbrier 2-seat: 6,380
Greenbrier 3-seat: 1,798
Concours 2-seat: 12,009
Concours 3-seat: 2,906
Concours Estate 2-seat: 3,833
Concours Estate 3-seat: 2,220
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Total 1970 Malibu wagon prod: 40,612

 

Oh, well, then there's that...

 

Thanks Fannie – my car is a Canadian built wagon so I’ll get the numbers and try the Canadian site that you mentioned. Thanks for the info Krash – if they made 3833 Estate wagons in the U.S, then Canadian production would definitely be considerably lower I would think.
Having said that, I have been around the car game long enough to know that low production does not a valuable car make. It’s all about supply and demand and if the car was a convertible or 2 door hardtop, it would be worth a lot more than it probably is. But it is unique and not only do I like the Chevelle wagons and El Caminos, but I like the fact that you don’t see these ones every day, There’s a local man who has a Chevelle wagon that he has really worked miracles with and it’s a gorgeous car. Mine was just a 250 auto car without any real options but the colours really appeal to me – it’s kind of a gold with dark woodgrain and a tan interior. She must have been a beauty in her day. Now what to do with it… decisions, decisions, decisions….

 

Booboo= I have a SS hdtp we finished restoring a few years ago. I've put a whoppong 400 miles on it since. Having a 70 I tend to look for others be they wagons, elkies, hdtps and 'verts. I'm in the lower mainland so there are a lot of cars here. I've seen a few wagons, more than I'd expected. Since '06 when we started the resto I've probably seen a dozen in the LM and PNW. None stock - every one had either mags or more. Fewer elkies but I don't attend the BC Chevelle events so I suspect there would be a good representation there.

What to do with it? You could do a quick refresh using the parts car, enough that it is fully functional and looks decent, even with patina'd paint, and use it. Also would be easier to sell. If you do intend to sell it, don't paint it, keep it the way it is so people can see what it is they are getting and need to do to it body repair wise. Too many cars are sold with quick paint jobs and then whether it is true or not, people suspect something is being hidden and stay away from the car. Better to sell it for less without spending the loot to paint it IMHO.

I wish I had lots of money. Adding a wagon to the Chevelle stable would be neat. There's nothing wrong with a six if it is working properly, for a run-around car. The 396 is a tad thirsty.

 

I can guarantee you there are very, very few '70 Chevelle wagons left with the woodgrain = that's for sure.

 

I love the '70 Estates and never see them around NJ, nor the ones without the woodgrain. There's was a pretty blue one on e-bay recently (possibly a Greenbrier). Would love to see photos of this one.

 

Here's some photos of the wagon as it sits at the moment and the parts car. The wagon is complete aside from the inner fenders, the original hood and of course, the disc brakes which were gone when I got the car. The floor pan laying on the front is from the '70 Vista Cruiser that I cut up a few years ago. The front fenders with all of their trim and the header panel are inside the car and the grille is in my shop. The sedan has a complete, running 307 in it but the wagon was a 350 originally and I have a proper vintage 350 here that could go into it along with a Turbo 350 automatic. inside, the wagon is complete and the front seat is a bit weathered but the back seat is like new. It's not really rusty and I honestly believe that it would be worth saving and in the original colours with new wood grain,it sure would be a charmer. It's a shame that it has had to sit outside for so long but I am in the processof putting up dry storage and maybe I will just hang onto it. the gren Impala coupe is my wife's car and in my mind, I always thought that the wagon would look pretty sweet sitting in the driveway alongside the Impala. What are your honest thoughts on the wagon, guys? I know that it would be a ton of work but I do value your input. By the way, these pictures were taken through the winter - hence the wet and cold look. Despite how it looks, the wagon is actually remarkably solid underneath.

 

good lord Boo..dats alotta cars..
..i sure wish i hada remembered you were up there:banghead3:
woulda been nice to meet you and do the tour

 

I have not been on the site for awhile, so it's understandable that you'd forget about me.. I mean, I'm just li'l ol' me..:banana::banana:
I'd say that if you were to want a proper tour at the moment, you'd best set about four hours aside for looking and then some time for visiting - but the numbers are dropping fairly quickly as I sort out the wheat from the chafe as I am downsizing. It's kinda sad trying to sell an old car in this area as it's a retirement place and not a lot of guys are into projects or even old cars. I hate doing this but as John Wayne once said, "Sometimes a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do". I am in the process of starting to put some shelters up for my favorites and being as how my "hit list" is pretty short as I have had or have pretty much every car that I have ever wanted save for a '57 Fairlane 2 dr. ht and a couple of others - and now there's this cute little Meteor woody wagon that suddenly showed up on my radar.. I wonder if the guy who owns it will ever want to sell it..

 

I could see that wagon restored with new wood grain on the sides, an SS hood, and a 396 with a four-speed.

 

I'm in the middle of restoring the exact car. Champaign gold right? Tore between custom two tone and original colour with wood decal. The mouldings are nice and shiney under the wrap.