1978 ford station wagon runs great - $1250

The only way to see high teens in the city out of that vehicle running UNDER its OWN power is to swap in an 80s truck 6.9L IH diesel with a 5-speed and pray you picked the right axle ratio out back.

 

I've been half-heartedly looking at a 77 Eldorado with a 425. It just sucks because all I can think of is the fact that I will not be able to drive it much more than on Sundays, because the price of fueling it is gonna kill me!

 

Great engine.

 

Depends on the gearing. My first car was a 68 GTO with a 425 Caddy M22 4 speed and 3.08 gears, I tok it to Thompson OH to the Thompson Speedway to run it one weekend down the track. i got 19mpg there and back and ran mid 13's. It was a bone stock motor.

 

I know the 77 Eldos were known to get around 9-10 on average.

 

Ooiohhhh i like it

 

I own a '76. Recently did a highway test and got about 11mpg highway. If you want MPGs don't get a 460 Squire. If you want MpH -- you get one of those. Properly modified the 460 can get 500+ horsepower without a problem.

I looked at the ad to see if i could use some parts off of this wagon -- I must have the only country squire with power windows that made it into this decade. I still need a nice set of interior door panels...ARGH.

All-in-all i highly recommend this wagon, especially if you already own 3+ wagons. With the squire you can load your other wagons on a car-trailer and pull them to the carshow/strip. That engine is the same engine that went into very large motorhomes.