By the mid-1960s, wagons were starting to get pretty big in size. They could haul eight or nine passengers comfortably cross country and were the go-to choice for larger families. They have now become quite collectible and baby boomers are buying them up to relive their youth. This 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Wagon can be found here on eBay with a current bid of $3,400. Located in Cape May Point, New Jersey, there is a bit of work that needs to be done, but it looks like a nice project. Thanks to local_sheriff for the tip on this cool wagon, check it out!
The interior looks really nice and doesn’t look like it needs much work. You can see a column-mounted tach and an aftermarket stereo under the dash, but other than that, it looks like it is in great shape. The rear seat looks just as good as the front and has enough legroom for large adults.
The engine is pretty good looking. Not over-the-top, but you can tell it has some high-performance modifications. The engine is a rebuilt 350 cubic inch V8 from a 1970 Corvette. The engine is backed by a turbo 350, which is a great combination for cruising. It also features Headman headers with Walker glass packs, double-snorkel air cleaner, and original finned aluminum valve covers.
The biggest drawback to this car is probably the rust issues. You can see the lip of the hood in the first photo is mostly rusty. Here you can see a bit of rot near the rear wheel well also. The seller does say there is new metal for the arches and rockers included with the sale, so that’s a plus. Overall, this looks like a fun project. The rally wheels are a great choice for this car. What do you think, is this a good project or would the rust turn you away?
Looks like an interesting project but the rust issues look pretty significant. No mention of the floors but given the rust it has you’re probably looking at some cancer there. The interior looks good and you should be happy with the extra ponies under the hood. It has a great exterior color and wagons are fairly hot these days but it all depends on what you can buy it for. If you can do the bodywork yourself you’ll save a lot of money.
The wrecking yards must be overflowing with Corvette chassis judging by all the cars and trucks running Corvette engines nowadays.
Really nice. Rust is a bummer but its 56 years old?
Wow. Been ages since I have seen one if these Chevelle wagins.
I like it. Wonder what it will go for ?
Learned how to drive in a red 64 Chevelle wagon that the old man bought off the showroom floor. Traded in his immaculate Jaguar Mk VII. I’m sure he held us kids accountable for that action. Ours had the chrome luggage rack, 327, 3 on the tree (he hated that…so did we) and the rear seat that faced backward. Electric rear hatch glass. Great car that we wanted to turn into a surf wagon. He sold it without telling us to Joe the barber…his barber. On the plus side, with the kids all gone, he settled into a nice Lotus Cortina. Anyway, thanks for the memories.
Doesn’t every barber shop have at least one guy named Joe working there?
The one I took my drivers test in was…..wait for it……
BLUE🚙
How many times did you fail your test?
Steve R
I got my hair cut by Joe the barber, once a month, for 27 years. Back in the days when I had hair.
I told my barber I should only have to pay half price. He said “I charge you half price for cutting your hair and half price for looking for it.”
My grandfather had a 64 Chevelle SW with a straight-six and a Powerglide transmission. He put over 200,000 miles on it, a good bit of that driving down to Florida for the winter and back. As a grandchild, my favorite spot was, of course, sitting in the cargo area in the back trying to get truck drivers to blow their air horns. Good memories!!
I inherited the car and stupidly sold it about 20 years ago.
When I see POR, that’s not what I have in mind! If they were trying to hide it they failed. Wonder what the places you can’t see look like.
EBay ended and sold for $4300? Great deal in my opinion. One car that I always wanted to own is a ’64-’65 2 door wagon. One can dream.
A ’64-’65 Chevelle 2door wagon is indeed on my wish list as well, and with 2.710 made for ’64 as 1.668 for ’65 ( I-6 and V8 combined) they were rare already at birth. Take into consideration that the 2door version also was the absolute BASE level wagon I guess we all get an idea of their survival rate.
Yes Jerry – one can dream now, but until the wagon craze started some 15+years ago a 2door 300 wagon was something very,very few people would care for…!
I have always loved these old wagons.Great family haulers no matter what brand. A whole lot better than the soulless Crossovers and such of today!
Also love the colored interiors,something other than black,grey,or tan!
As a former resident of that area, I couldn’t imagine a worse place to buy a car from. Salt air from all directions along with humidity and wind. Garaged or not I can almost hear it rusting through my computer.
My uncle Pat’s last drag car (before he passed) was a 64 wagon. That thing was a beast. The block was an old 4 bolt main small block but that’s about all the GM parts in the engine. And of course the water jacket was full of epoxy to stiffen the block. His buddy Doug bought it from him and posted a few videos. Skip to about 1:40 to see it launch.
https://youtu.be/CHbo5ArroHw
New Jersey + old metal = rust repair!!!
It would be nice to see under this car to see how much work it really is!! I would be a player if I could see more pictures!! The last thing I would want is a full blown metal replacement tear down!!
When I was a kid our next door neighbors had a similar Chevelle wagon. They also had an ill-advised below-ground garage with matching gravel driveway and parking area. One frigid winter the car got frozen to the ground down there. They called a service station who eventually sent two Jeeps to try and free the wagon. One pushed, one pulled, and with the wagon straining as well, all they broke looks was one of the wagon’s taillights – and they gave up. My old man went over there, got out the car’s bumper jack, and jacked up the car one corner at a time til he had all the wheels busted loose from the ground.
Had a 66 Chevrolet wagon 2 door with a 302 / 4 speed it was a great sleeper and street rod
Sold. $4,300.00.