We took all the comb and honey but just put it in a hive box so they will hopefully make it after the relocation.
Lol…that’s one of my wife’s hobbies. I’m just the helper. We have probably close to 20 hives or so at home. We rarely take them out of structures, but this was two in about a week lately. Seems it is hard to find anyone to do it according to both these folks. And, not sure I have any talents. I’ve just learned how to do a lot of stuff from mentors.
Well, I asked about any other old cars and seems the wagon is the only one that is old at all. He says it turns over and was running 10 years or so ago. He also said he would sell it but wouldn’t come up with a price. I’ll think about an offer but really don’t need another project.
Once all of that rummage sale material is extracted from the inside of that Polara Wagon, it will be easier to see if any weeds are growing up through the floor boards! Hopefully NOT! Hope the brakes are not locked up on it as well! Well, at least in its current location, its going to be easy for the flatbed, roll back, car carrier, to back up to it and winch it onto the flatbed. It wont be long till its at its new location! Here's hoping that the selling price isn't too outrageous! Offer $500.00 and stop at $1000.00 anything past that, and you will have issues, that can be detrimental to your liquid cash flow for other cool projects!
Im a nerd for wagons & that one looks pretty damn cool ! Nice looking hive as well, pretty cool too see in that enviroment.
Jeff, I had a buddy that had a wagon just like that. It seems like it had a weird version of the 383. A 383 Poly? I'm no Mopar guy, so I may have made that up.
$200 is the price that was in my head to buy the car but that could also be taken as an insult considering scrap price is about that. I know that is a steal but that is how I would want to buy it. I do figure I just did some labor to remove the bees so they could continue with their renovations, but not sure the owner sees it that way. I’ll give him a few days to soak on it and see if he comes up with a price. I’m ok whether I take it home or not.
IDK, I prolly made that up. Here are the Polara options: 318 cu in (5.2 L) V8 (1965–1968) 383 cu in (6.3 L) V8 (1965–1968) 413 cu in (6.8 L) V8 (1965) 426 cu in (7.0 L) V8 (1965) 440 cu in (7.2 L) V8 (1966–68) Also, didn't Brian Fox @KING CHASSIS have one of these?
And, if I knew what I was looking at, I might be able to tell you whether it was a 383 or 440. But, I am not an expert on big block mopars. To the right person, the car is likely worth a decent amount just for the motor.
This "potentially", could be the owners facial expression, after hearing an initial first offer of $200.00 for the Polara Wagon.
Would be interesting to find out how much actual-bee-removal really costs. Both the eradication[not-cheap](which I'm glad you didn't do) & the saving-removal. & let them know... Wish you weren't so far away. I'd like a honeybee box. Hopefully, they'd stay out of all my "builders-in-waiting", & prefer the hive. Not sure if Southern bees would live long up here in the North. ;( . Marcus... Did you figure out what kind of honey bees those were? American-type, or the African-type? Read/heard the African produce more honey, but are rather nasty-violent-tempered varmints. True? TIA.
These bees were pretty nice, so not the Africanized ones. My guess is that they are Italians which seem to be the most common bees in this area. And, bee removal is expensive and worth more than the wagon either killing them out or saving them. Most folks don’t even want to mess with them. But, seems beekeepers will sometimes take them free as long as they don’t have to rebuild anything like this situation. That wasn’t the case with the ones I took out of a garage wall last week. I cut out his wall and at least sealed it back off. He didn’t want me to have to texture and paint, but I got it close…
When I was young....dad bought a slightly used 67 Plymouth Fury III wagon, almost fully loaded, but with only the 2bbl 383 (with dual exhaust). It was the family hauler from when I was 8 till I was in college...then folks bought new cars, and it sat for a couple years. I got it going after I graduated, and drove it on an adventure to Minnesota, then sold it several months later. But it was one of the cars I learned to wrench on, I fixed so many things on it that I learned an awful lot from it. Those cars will always be a mini-van to me
I guess expensive doesn't really quantify bee removal...lol. My wife recently heard a quote of $6k to remove a hive from a wall. Not sure what all the details are, but that at least puts in perspective what some think they can charge. My guess is that at a price like that, that was the "I don't want to do it but plan to make a killing if you take me up on it" quote... The guy last week paid me $300 and bought the supplies to fix the wall. And, I somewhat agree on the mini van comment Jim. However, I sure like the old wagons more than my wife's mini van.
That wagon would make a great parts chaser! I love old wagons. Would love to get another one sometime.
It would look way cool with "MOON" brushed wheel covers as well! Like the ones you see at Bonneville. Just give the owner, $200.00 of that $300.00 he paid you, and then take the car home! Minus the rummage sale items, its currently full of !
Yes there were two 383 engines. The 383 B which is very common and the 383 RB (raised block) that was only produced for a few years (59-60?). The 383 RB was pretty sought after by racers back in its day. [/QUOTE]
Wow! I knew it wasn't cheap, but.... !!! Thanks for the comment. & you sure were a nice guy doing all the extra work. Marcus...
The under hood picture shows a distributer at the front of the motor, which makes it a 383, or a 440. Either big block would have been an option, so it depends on which box was checked on the order sheet. That 383 could have been a 2bbl or a 4bbl (another option), the 440 would have been a 4bbl (all 440s had a 4bbl or 3 2bbl carbs a 69-71 option in some cars). The RB 383 was long gone by 68, and I believe the 413 went away when the 440 appeared, in 67. At $500 - $800, I'd probably have to drag it home if it was close by me. Wagons are pretty hot right now, in running/driving condition with a good title, that could bring a couple grand pretty fast, I would think. The body looks pretty decent.
When I was a kid, the neighbors across the road got one of these wagons. I was kind of in awe because I never knew anyone that bought a car brand new. My dad and the same neighbor partnered to tear down an old farmhouse for the lumber. The second story floor had 3 or 4 joist spaces, 4-5 feet in, filled with honeycomb. The neighbor also kept a few hives so he got the bees somehow. I wasn't involved in that. Gary
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