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twolow
06-25-2005, 07:00 AM
I guess I have been living in a cave....

I drooled like any of the rest of us when the mid 90's Impalas were at the dealers and on the streets. I routinely tried to look at my 20 year old budget trying to convince myself I could get one (but the bank never saw it that way) so when I saw this I was in a state of mind Prez Bush would call 'Shock & Awe'.


http://www.livernoismotorsports.com/n_gallery.phtml?gk=120&t=rides


http://www.livernoismotorsports.com/prod_imgs/gal-120-p-1211-large.jpg

I have never seen nor knew Chevy produced a Impala wagon. This may be considered known to all but it was not to me so wanted to make sure this wasn't a Caprice or Roadmaster cloned into a Impala and that they really did exist.

They must not have made many as, like I said, I have NEVER laid eyes on one. And I am one to point to one passing by or sitting in a parking lot advising people who didn't care that there was one near us and that it had the Corvette motor :P

Shaft333
06-25-2005, 07:10 AM
Smells like a fake.

MM03MOK
06-25-2005, 07:28 AM
http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/techarticles/48479/

MarauderMark
06-25-2005, 07:31 AM
Smells like a fake.

Nice work done :up: But i don't think they was ever an ss station wagon from the factory..But i have seen alot of clones and they look good too.

bigslim
06-25-2005, 09:06 AM
Looks good. They had to reshape the rear wheels to make it look like an SS.

wsmylie
06-25-2005, 09:33 AM
Good looking job. As someone mentioned in an earlier post, I too have seen several fake Imp SS wagons that were nicely cloned from Caprice and Roadmaster wagon platforms, but none of these had opened-up the "Hudson Hornet/Nash Ambassador" looking rear wheel openings like the one pictured. Pretty slick.
Looks good. They had to reshape the rear wheels to make it look like an SS.

twolow
06-25-2005, 09:42 AM
Looks good. They had to reshape the rear wheels to make it look like an SS.
Thats right, I forgot that the wagons had the fenders covered. No round fenders on those cars looked pretty :puke:

Bowman9
06-25-2005, 07:51 PM
Well this isn't exactly the same thing, but it's close in idea.
This web site shows a few pics of people that have updated their 92-94 crown vics with 98-2004 exterior parts.
I wonder how long it will take for someone to build a Marauder Wagon?
http://www.p71interceptor.com/hybrids/

01 Interceptor
06-25-2005, 08:21 PM
Any wagon claiming to be an Impala SS wagon from the year '94-'96 is definitely a custom job. It sure does look like it rolled off the line from GM though. I wouldn't mind owning one myself...but with a beast of an engine under the hood!

PJR
06-25-2005, 11:00 PM
I've seen several modified wagons trying to be passed off as Impala SS's. That is, by far the coolest!

wchain
06-27-2005, 09:02 AM
the Original 94-96 SS Concept Started as a GM employee's Neighbor's Station Wagon.

I miss mine, it had more low end grunt than the MM, could run 147 mph, but it handled like a blindfolded Wooly Mammoth compared to the MM, and the interior was way out of fashion, even when it was new.....
http://images6.fotki.com/v101/photos/4/41821/154436/frontleft-vi.jpg

Keep in mind though, that all 94-96 B Body Wagons have the LT-1 as standard equipment....so watch out for that Roadmaster Estate Wagon with the Mickey Thompsons....

Shaft333
06-27-2005, 09:22 AM
Hm. There is a Caprice wagon that I see often in my work area. White with Gray riceing stripes and his own "Caprice SS" badges. You know I think he's a poser just for the decor alone.
Wasn't aware that the wagons have a bit more motor than the standard Caprice.
Probably good to know.

prchrman
06-27-2005, 10:08 AM
that back window makes that thing look longer than a dead snake...willie

Oly21
06-28-2005, 01:04 PM
Long time lurker first time poster. There was never a 94-96 Impala SS wagon. Like you all have been saying some good clones but not actual Impalas.
Here is a picture of my wagon the day I brought it home.


http://www.minnessota.com/pictures/Pic_84_8.jpg

And here it is now two years later.
http://www.minnessota.com/pictures/Pic_84_6.jpg

The Caprice SS badges are real GM parts as the Impalas that were shipped to the Middle East were called Caprice SS instead of Impala.

All 94-96 wagons came with the LT1 engine just like the Impala.

Just thought I would add my two cents and now go back to enjoying my reading.

Dennis

wchain
06-28-2005, 01:14 PM
Long time lurker first time poster. There was never a 94-96 Impala SS wagon. Like you all have been saying some good clones but not actual Impalas.
Here is a picture of my wagon the day I brought it home.


http://www.minnessota.com/pictures/Pic_84_8.jpg

And here it is now two years later.
http://www.minnessota.com/pictures/Pic_84_6.jpg

The Caprice SS badges are real GM parts as the Impalas that were shipped to the Middle East were called Caprice SS instead of Impala.

All 94-96 wagons came with the LT1 engine just like the Impala.

Just thought I would add my two cents and now go back to enjoying my reading.

Dennis

What year is that? 93 or 94

MM03MOK
06-28-2005, 01:30 PM
Excellent job, Dennis. :welcome:

djv5150
06-28-2005, 01:56 PM
very nice Dennis,looks great

Oly21
06-29-2005, 05:05 AM
Thank you for the compliments.

It is a 94.

I have a 94 Impala also. In that one I have a dirty little secret...there is a Marauder brochure in the trunk...

theredlineboss
06-29-2005, 07:29 AM
I guess I have been living in a cave....

I drooled like any of the rest of us when the mid 90's Impalas were at the dealers and on the streets. I routinely tried to look at my 20 year old budget trying to convince myself I could get one (but the bank never saw it that way) so when I saw this I was in a state of mind Prez Bush would call 'Shock & Awe'.


http://www.livernoismotorsports.com/n_gallery.phtml?gk=120&t=rides


http://www.livernoismotorsports.com/prod_imgs/gal-120-p-1211-large.jpg


Wow, that looks sweet! I love the way they opened up the rear wheelwells! :banana2:

Rob