If you could

I think about this pretty much every day. I know how I want it to look:

Turquiose body, with black roof, sweepspear, and blacked out "B" pillars and tinted windows. 17" Torq-Thrust wheels with blackwall tires. Lightly de-trimmed, but not much. The interior would be Torquiose and white, with black piping and black carpeting. The cargo area floor would be finished in a black and white checkerboard pattern. A good hidden stereo round out the package nicely.

I would modify the suspension for better handling, though not anything extreme. I'm not looking to autocross it, but would like it to handle better inthe curves. Disc brakes are a must as well. I plan on towing a small vintage travel trailer on occasion, and I want to be able to do it safely.

Assuming that there is a lot of cash to be had, the drivetrain would be a little different from what you might expect. I would love to find a wrecked Dodge Durango or Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, and put the Hybrid system into the car. It would be cool to get 20-25 mpg and very low emissions when dirven normally. But don't forget, there is still 375 hp worth of Hemi under the hood, so when you need to make some time you can. That would be my dream drivetrain. Realistically, I will just be driving it on the original engine/trans in it for the time being. Someone recently gave a 1973 vintage 440 engine. It runs, but is tired. I want to build it basically back to stock, but with better compression, RV cam, and dual exhaust. I have a line on a 3 speed TF pushbutton trans to put behind the engine. I also would like to put an overdrive unit from GearVendors on it as well.

Anyway, that's my vision for my '57 DeSoto wagon, Virgil.

CaptCarl

 

My dream is to just OWN one of those DeSoto's!!!

 

You better start De-sorting fast! Seems that many others share your dream. Get a 1957 to 1959 model. True class!

 

Agree. But...some of the older models are super cool too!

 

For the big family camping trip!

CapriceEstate's granny of 19 kids should have had this one!
Even the roof is long enough for the luggage!

 

LOL...good point!!
I was thinking more along the lines of

 

Dude, if it ever comes down to that, you have first crack at it. I mean that seriously too. I just hope that it never comes down to that...

I would also like to tick out my '86 Eagle wagon too:
Off white/gold paint scheme, slightly different from stock. I would do it up as a "Hurst/Eagle" just for the Hell of it. I would put an air suspension under it so I could lift it for trail running, or drop it down low for handling on the pavement. The running gear though is where most of the cash would be spent. I would put one of those brand new BMW 3.0 liter Diesels in it. 286 hp is nice, but the 450 lbs-ft of torque really jacks me. And even better, max torque starts at only1750 rpm. YEEEEHAAAAWWW!!! Back the motor with a 6 speed manual and independent rear suspension, and you could put the hurt on some seriously high priced sports machinery. As an extra added bonus, these engines are routinely pullin 35-38 mpg in 3900lb Beemer. The Eagle weighs in at 3400, and with the double overdrive of the 6 speed, you migh see close to 40 mpg if you're nice to it...
That's how I would build the Eagle, or even a regular old Hornet Sportabout wagon....

CaptCarl

 

I sincerely hope it never comes down to that either, Carl.
And...I LOVE the Hurst Eagle idea!!! :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

 

Actually if memory serves Great-Grandma had a wagon later on in life. But when she had 19 kids, they had a bus or big van of some sort with big benches across both sides. I would LOVE to have that long longroof however. But I'd need two front to front parking spots at work

 

Snag a couple our Snow Route/No Parking signs and Reserved For Handicab signs. What do you say to gozilla? - Yes Sir! Then a Vanity plate - GranTran!

 

LOL!!! I'm lookinginto getting a vanity plate for my car "NOFTCHX"

 

You gonna be a monk? They all get FT eventually.

 

CE this is a true story.

This wealthy engineer lived in a plush part of Vancouver, British Columbia, called West Vancover. He made a bet with some of my engineering buddies that he'd eventually get his Vanity plate. Back then, it was left to the person who took the order. There's a lot of diverse cultures in that area, so he'd go in to register his company's different vehicles and his own personal ones, at different agencies, hoping to find one that didn't know engish acronyms too well. It took him 6 months to finally get it! 4Q2. He told her it was a special engineering formula in one of his new inventions!

 

This is Wisconsin, CE. You will be riding alone.

 

hey....my wife is fat!!! well i guess being pregnant will do that ha ha

if you want one that doesnt get fat....better get a very high paying job because they aint cheapp to maintain! look at housewives of newjersy tv show, (jen watches it) one of the women on the show dropped $120,000 for two rooms worth of furnature! do you know how many wagons you could buy withthat kinda loot!