Boasting an owner-described reliable 400+ HP stroker motor, this 1970 Plymouth Satellite station wagon in Pottstown, Pennsylvania swallowed over $12,000 in drivetrain parts, according to the seller, and covers 50 to 100 miles daily as a driver. The red hot Mopar may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect muscle car, but it’s got muscle! Gear heads will see what looks like a Road Runner in their rear view mirror as this Satellite approaches from behind. Fat tires on steel rims won’t fool anyone into thinking this motor-swapped station wagon is a sleeper, as a lumpy cam and “great sounding” exhaust trumpet the launch of this Satellite. Thanks to reader Larry D. for spotting this long-roof cruiser here on eBay, where at least ten bidders have teased the market value beyond $6500. Rest assured that higher numbers are on the way.
Don’t fret, Mopar fans; despite the shared displacement, the “408 Stroker” is not a stroked Ford 351, but a high-performance Chrysler Corporation 340 cid (5.6L) V8 with a modified crank shaft and related components giving the pistons a longer stroke to the tune of 408 cubic inches (6.7L). While the engine compartment appears to have gained a respray, original paint covers the body, according to the listing, showing some thin spots and scratches here and there but amazing shine for 52-year-old enamel. The buyer will need to finish the AC installation; only the compressor was added so far.
The shiny horizontal trim panel makes the tall wagon seem visually wider, as does the white top, a sort-of poor-man’s air conditioning applied either by the factory or owners in the decades before everything bigger than a golf cart seems to come with air conditioning.
An automatic transmission with 2800 RPM stall converter backs up the hot 340, I mean 408, sending power rearward to a 3.91 rear end. That will definitely get your family to the ice cream social on time. Would you daily drive this hot rod wagon?
Really like this… I’ll be checking throughout.
Not something you’d take on an extended trip
but seems plenty of fun could be had in town.
I really like what the seller has done to this. I agree with the stroker engine and the 3:91 final no one will be late for church when this car comes out to play on the weekends. I can’t remember the last time or if ever I saw a 70 Satellite wagon. I’m glad long roofs have become favorites in the classic car community. I always thought I was the strange one for thinking wagons were cool cars. Especially sleepers.
A 340 stroked at .30 over is a 416. This engine will have to be a stroked 360 which is a 408 at .30 over.
Those are not factory heads. Maybe that plays into it?
Am I the only one thinking that this needs a fire department logo on the door?
Ditto! Our local FD battalion chiefs are driving new $100,000 red over gray Suburbans. The Mopar would be much cooler. Add a removable red gumball light bar, some hidden strobes and design your own magnetic FD shields for some car show/cruise in fun! Circa Dragnet, Emergency with a dash of Towering Inferno.
Looks like once was one,but a Fire vehicle wouldn’t have
the side moulding.That would be in the way of the department
logo on the doors,which most departments remove before
they’re sold off.
Beautiful but Mean!
I like it,but I can’t believe the seller would use it as a daily driver.
This thing must really suck (premium) gas.I can only imagine their
monthly fuel bill.
3.91 will be howling and growling on the hwy. Instant passing power, cool wagon. 😎
So the seller isn’t the builder, some of the information may not be correct as I read the description. 72 year old builder and if he was like me had my fair share of projects, put a converter in but think it was? At 72 wasn’t his first build and don’t keep all the receipts, evidence! Hey folks even the stall speed changes with the engine size and torque.
This plays into how hard they hit. So seller got this nice old wagon and is moving it on. Look at it hard, not saying it’s a bad car just saying, seller hasn’t even looked into a fuel gauge? Car that age it’s one wire, tank is ground!
Wow. Reminds me so much of the ’69 Belvedere wagon I spent so many years riding in. Well, you know, not counting that big honkin’ 408 upfront.
It was, more likely than not, a Halliburton Oil Company vehicle. My friend owns a Halliburton ’72 Fury 1 in the same colorway. It’s Halliburton Red (orange-ish) with a painted white roof and a small block. Looks like a fire car but it’s not.
I really like the general idea, but two tone paint on a 70 car ? If I had the money to buy this, the roof would be repainted red, and the Belvedere type dog dish caps would have to go ; I still have several sets of 68 and 69 dog dish caps I took off my Roadrunners 40 odd years ago .a set of Magnum 500 style rims would really wake this car up – A bright red 53 year old station wagon on the road today isnt really a sleeper anyway
This car is within 10 miles of where I live if anyone is seriously interested and would like an in-person inspection of the wagon. Maybe I’ll drive my ’66 Belvedere I to take a look at it anyway.
66 fury? Where is this located. Thinking about selling my 66 polora 500 rag top stroked 512 overdrive .
Awesome! I’ve always been a lover of “Wagon’s” But please Mr. Seller just because you have $12K in the drive train doesn’t make it worth $24K that will never happen. I placed a bid on eBay. I’ll offer you $15K my email has been included.
BTW…$24K I “plucked from the air.” PFA.
Sgt. MacDonald drove one as his “Command Post” in Adam-12.
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