Chevrolet’s popular mid-sized wagon came in three trim levels for 1967, and this Concours model topped the chart, above the Malibu and 300 Deluxe. The 1967 Chevrolet Concours in West Chester, Pennsylvania packs a non-original 396 cubic inch (6.5L) V8. Dig that wood grain! While the picture above is apparently not too old, the wagon comes to market as a half-finished project, taken apart for repainting. The listing here on eBay has attracted over 45 watchers, but none brave enough to click Buy It Now for $12,000. The “take it or leave it” auction offers no Make Offer button. Thanks to lov2xlr8 for some details.
Here is the car for sale as it sits today. The Cragar S/S wheels and fat tires make the perfect rolling stock for the ’70s or ’80s build. “Half done” can be worse than “needs paint” when it comes to attracting a buyer. However, if paint and bodywork is your thing, and you don’t mind installing windows and trim and other parts without notes taken during disassembly, this could be your lucky day.
Just about the time someone thinks you’re driving a small-block cruiser, you can drop the hammer on the Mark IV big-block and show your tailgate to all but the stoutest wagon mockers.
The gold interior wears its shiny trim like jewelry. Hopefully, the haze witnessed here is simply dust and not primer overspray. What looks like low-buck aftermarket seat covers could be good enough or eventually replaced. Power steering, power front disc brakes, and a nondescript automatic transmission (probably a two-speed Powerglide) ease the driving chores.
Last, but certainly not least, we behold the big block 396, topped off with an aftermarket aluminum intake manifold and what looks like a reusable high-flow air filter. Factory options topped out with the 325 HP Turbo-Fire 327 cid (5.3L) the latter mated either to a three or four-speed manual transmission in the Concours wagon, according to Automobile-Catalog. Family friends in the ’80s had a Concours like this, green with wood grain sides and a “three on the tree” column-shifted manual transmission. Truth be told, I’d take this big block wagon over a modern SUV any day. Replace the carburetor with something like FAST carb-style injection, add an overdrive gearbox, and you’ll get better mileage than full-sized SUVs weighing 1000+ pounds more. That said, fuel economy sits far down the list of reasons to buy this commodious Chevy. Nothing sold new has the cool factor of this high-powered hauler. What can you see yourself hauling in this classic big block wagon?
It’s too bad they stripped it down. Unless there was a real problem on the left side the car or it was damaged at some point it didn’t look bad. What would I haul in this? Butt. I would haul butt. Not the word I was gonna use but this is a family show lol.
Such a clickbait pic…it’d be interesting just how much $ it would sell for were it in one piece?
Nevertheless; IMHO a ’67 Concours will be one of the nicest A-body wagons ever. OK it would be alot cleaner design without the firewood wallpaper along its bodysides but I really like the package. Best wishes to the next owner!
Lots of rust, more than is implied by the seller in their ad. There is a good chance a potential buyer might be attracted, thinking this wagon came from the factory with a big block. It didn’t, big block A-body’s were not available outside of SS’s and El Camino’s. Wagons are hot right now, at this price it’s probably better to wait until a nicer comes along.
Steve R
396 was not available in a 67 Chevelle wagon (including the Concours series), so that engine is a transplant. The top powerplant for a wagon was an L79 327/350 HP, which required a floor-shifted manual transmission (M13 HD 3-spd, or M20 wide-ratio or M21 close-ratio 4-speed). If you wanted an automatic in a wagon, the best drivetrain you could get was an L30 327/275 HP with a powerglide.
I agree this would have been a good starting point if they had just left it together and painted!
The L79 engine was rated at 350 HP in 66 and 325 HP in 67. Just one of GM’s rating rating’s game.
The L79 Engine was rated at 350 HP in 66 but 325 HP in 67. Same Engine, just GM’s rating game at the time.
Very cool please show more cars like this . No matter what the haters say when’s the last time you seen a 67 Chevelle Wagon in this good of condition. It wasn’t cool to see more pictures thank you for sharing
Man, I love the way this thing looked in the first pic and that’s the way I would finish it fake wood and all. The 396 is just about at the top of my list for favorite motors so it would stay but a muncie 4 speed would back it up. Now there is plenty of room for the 4 grandsons and the going for ice-cream trips will be “Fast and Furious”, (oh, no did I just say that?)
In about 1981 I bought a 1967 Chevelle 300 Deluxe wagon out of a salvage yard. Interesting options, 275 hp 327, powerglide, A/C, all tinted glass, tilt column. Has rubber floor mats and a really cheap tan/olive colored interior, Butternut yellow outside. I used it as a daily driver/ beater for several years, was rusty around all of the stationary glass-you could see the windshield move over bumps. Bottom half of car wasn’t rusted badly at all, but rear quarter windows only held in by mouldings. Retired it to barn storage in the late ’80s, always thought making a 4 door ElCamino may be in its future. Have gathered a lot of spare ElCamino parts, only need to live to be 100+ to get everything done.
First picture got my attention,was it taken in 1970? looks like a cool project you do not see at every car show … how cool would this be with a SS hood and a 4 speed?
Judging by the modern day vehicles in the background of the auction photos, these pre-tear down photos were not taken too long ago. The driver’s side looks just as good! Hard lesson for classic car owners to learn that their car would have been worth quite a bit more to potential buyers if they just had just left the car alone.
Dig that dealer installed tissue dispenser mounted under the dash! My buddy’s parents had one of those in their ‘72 Chevelle Concourse wagon. It was originally installed in their ‘66 Corvair Monza and his dad swapped it to the wagon when they traded the Corvair in on it. Very cool!
Unfortunately my buddy totaled the Chevelle racing another guy when we were just out of high school. 3 cars were totaled in the accident and an innocent woman in one of them was almost killed. Not cool…
I could not imagine a 327/350-hp 4-sp wagon like this. Talk about a grocery getter.I had a friend that had that engine in a 1966 Nova and never lost a race to any big block car but 4:88 gears were his secret to everyone back then.
looks like a 4×4
I would love to see what Dave Kindigit could do with it………otherwise, I could live without it.