Any Thoughts as to Why Two Door Station Wagons Were Manufactored?

i seriously doubt that's the case... considering the front and rear doors are different shapes. the beltline, the trailing edge. why would they custom metalwork "leftover" doors??

 

Guy in Madison Park (Seattle suburb) had a 66 Chevelle 2dr wagon with a factory 4spd, no console. 275hp (IIR) so I just don't remember if it was a Muncie or a Sag...

I tried to buy it once, but it was given to him by his dad, so he wasn't very anxious to part with it. Beautiful car (excellent condition) - think about it from time to time (along with about a jillion other cars I failed to acquire).

dj

 

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Are you sure it was a '66 and not a '64 or
'65??? Chevy made a small run (less than
2000 each year) of 2-door 'Chevelle 300'
station wagons, but only in '64 and '65.
The only reason they even made those is
that the 2-door wagon shared the quarter
panels with the '64 and '65 El Caminos.
Chevy discontinued the full size El Camino
after the 1960 model year and when they
re-introduced the El Camino, based on the
new Chevelle ch***is in '64, they weren't
sure if it would sell in sufficient quan***ies
to justify the cost of the tooling and stamping
dies to produce the special El Camino quarter
panels. As insurance in case the El Camino
didn't sell well, Chevy also came out with a
Chevelle 300-based 2-door wagon, using the
same quarter panels as the El Camino. That
way they could potentially amortize cost of
the tooling over a larger number of cars.
What happened though, was that the El
Camino was a success and as there was no
more need for it as 'insurance' in case the
El Camino didn't sell - and since the 2-door
wagon itself wasn't selling well anyway,
Chevy dropped the 2-door wagons at the
end of the '65 model year.

Mart3406
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wrong!