1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate 454

55k miles with A/C and P/W!!!! What a car!!! $10k!!!!!

http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/5202088029.html

 

Looks very nice.

Odd to have the 454 w/o the towing package (unless it was removed). Most of the 402/454 cars had the towing package as well as the deluxe finned wheel covers.

Interesting optioned it appears... power windows, but no power gate and no luggage rack and maybe no 3rd seat?

I wonder if it has power locks, tilt wheel, cruise and/or power seat? I really dig that green.

 

And 3 pictures with 2 of them being the same. Ugh.

 

Spoil sports!

 

Wow, I think I'm in love. Wish the ad had more photos though!

 

72 Kingswood

This car was for sale last August for $5,000 My car corral was full at
the time. But GEEZ 100 PERCENT PROFIT for doing nothing! Just sayin'..
mg:

 

Beautiful wagon, certainly ticks all of my boxes except no power tailgate which kills it for me. Other than that the roof rack can be added and the fact that it is a low mileage BB is a bonus. And yes another green one, looks sweet imho

 

Pictures of the engine and interior would be nice.

 

He's got lots more photos now, and, while he doesn't state third seat or not, I'm guessing not from this shot of the second seat, which doesn't appear to have the 1/3-2/3 split seat which a 3-seat wagon would have for access to the third seat.

 

Lack of tilt wheel and 3rd seat kill it for me... funny my car has both of those options, but not the 454 or power windows... all of these old cars of the era are so oddly optioned, which makes them so neat. Yeah, that pic above definitely shows lack of 3rd seat. Also what is the secret about the passenger side of the car?

 

Many more pics. Does appear to be extraordinary condition.

BARN FIND - 1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate Wagon - $10000 (Cheyenne/Denver)
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I grew up in this era, and the ability to choose your desired options doesn't seem odd to me. While it was done, the practice of bundling options together and not offering them separately was much less prevalent than today. Then, most people paying $4500 for a car expected to be able to have it equipped just the way they wanted it. Today, people paying $45,000 for a car are content to pay extra and take options they don't want in order to get the ones they do want.

I have a couple of wagons without roof racks. Sometimes that seems a little strange to me, and I'm tempted to add one. then I have second thoughts about drilling into the roof because I know that this can cause leaks and eventually major roof damage. Same thing with vinyl tops. I have a Ranchero that originally had a vinyl top that had to have its roof because of rust from water trapped under the vinyl covering.

 

Btw, how does the 454 big block compare to the 350/400 small blocks when it comes to serviceability and reliability? I've owned three classics in my day, all Caprices that had either the 350 or 400. Just curious.