Hi folks. I'm new to the forum, and to station wagons. I just had a beautiful barn found 84 Caprice Estate Wagon woody, parked since 2006 with 49K original miles, come my way. Looking forward to posting a few pics after I get all the mice nests out of it
Thanks Thanks everybody for the welcome. The wagon is in great shape, except for a few minor issues that came mainly from being parked so long. The Q-Jet needed a little TLC because the car had been parked with a half tank of 2006 vintage gasoline, but after checking all of the fluids (the engine oil looked like it had just been changed before it was parked), a can of Sea Foam and a half day of idling in the driveway, it runs smooth. The front left brake hose failed (glad I was still in the driveway or it might have been a lot more interesting than it was) so preemptive repairs like new master cylinder and all new brake hoses, belts and radiator hoses, spark plugs/wires etc. are underway. Original paint and upholstery are in great shape, no body rust, but there is some surface rust on some of the undercarriage components like springs and driveshaft. About the only thing that doesn't work is the A/C, and I think it'll be fine with a charge of 134 (already retrofitted), as the compressor cycles until the low pressure switch kicks it out. All in all, it's in amazing shape and it'll be a lot of fun. My two teenaged daughters have named it, so it's officially part of the family. Rev, I promise to get some pics posted as soon as it comes down off the jack stands and I can get it out in the sunshine. 66luvr, we're about halfway between Lexington and Ashland on I-64, so not too far from Ironton.
Welcome, Buzzer. Your Caprice Estate find sounds similar to my Safari. Came to me from Wisconsin last December with less than 22k on the clock. I've put almost 3,000 more miles on it now though. Marshall
Pic Here's one pic of the wagon - had it out for washing today. Krash, I like your taste in classic station wagons.
Wheels Krash, they're American Racing Nova 17X8's with 235-55 Goodyear Eagle RSA rubber. They fill the wheel wells a little better than those stock 225's.
