1964 Plymouth Savoy Grosses Wagon Has Made Its Last Wally World Run

Murilee Martin
by Murilee Martin

The Denver self-service wrecking yard a few miles from my house had a section packed with a few dozen examples of vintage Detroit iron, plus a few MGs. I say had because they just crushed everything. Fortunately, they did so to make room for a new crop of American machinery from the 1950s and 1960s, including this Mopar wagon.

It’s a Family Truckster!

It’s a Grosses Wagon!

It’s a beater, but we can still recognize its 1960s Cheap Chrysler Glory in the red interior.









Murilee Martin
Murilee Martin

Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.

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  • Nick Nick on Dec 30, 2010

    My various friends and acquaintances who've undertaken the herculean task of restoring a 62-65 b-body would weep at the thought of this getting crushed. Parts availability for these is pretty bad. BTW, you can get a multi-carb intake from Offy (I think) for the 318 poly that looks pretty cool.

  • Moparman426W Moparman426W on Dec 31, 2010

    Nick, you're right on the offy manifold. A buddy of mine has a 63 sport fury, and instead of going with a wedge like everyone else he stuck with the poly. It has the offy manifold with two edelbrock carbs. It looks cool with the dual carbs, chromed stock valve covers and chrysler red engine paint. The engine runs smooth and makes for a nice cruiser. It is a shame seeing this car being junked. I am in the process of buying a 62 polara wagon. I have a 413 from and 65 new yorker that will be dropped in, with a nice mild cam, carb and manifold.

  • TCowner We've had a 64.5 Mustang in the family for the past 40 years. It is all original, Rangoon Red coupe with 289 (one of the first instead of the 260), Rally Pac, 4-speed, factory air, every option. Always gets smiles and thumbs ups.
  • ToolGuy This might be a good option for my spouse when it becomes available -- thought about reserving one but the $500 deposit is a little too serious. Oh sorry, that was the Volvo EX30, not the Mustang. Is Volvo part of Ford? Is the Mustang an EV? I'm so confused.
  • Mikey My late wife loved Mustangs ..We alway rented one while travelling . GM blood vetoed me purchasing one . 3 years after retirement bought an 08 rag top, followed by a 15 EB Hard top, In 18 i bought a low low mileage 05 GT rag with a stick.. The car had not been properly stored. That led to rodent issues !! Electrical nightmare. Lots of bucks !! The stick wasn't kind to my aging knees.. The 05 went to a long term dedicated Mustang guy. He loves it .. Today my garage tenant is a sweet 19 Camaro RS rag 6yl Auto. I just might take it out of hibernation this weekend. The Mustang will always hold a place in my heart.. Kudos to Ford for keeping it alive . I refuse to refer to the fake one by that storied name .
  • Ajla On the Mach-E, I still don't like it but my understanding is that it helps allow Ford to continue offering a V8 in the Mustang and F-150. Considering Dodge and Ram jumped off a cliff into 6-cylinder land there's probably some credibility to that story.
  • Ajla If I was Ford I would just troll Stellantis at all times.
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