ebonyandivory
ebonyandivory Dork
6/8/14 12:07 p.m.

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/1980-olds-cutlass-station-wagon-may-be-the-ultimate-heavy-sleeper/

SnowMongoose
SnowMongoose Dork
6/8/14 12:22 p.m.

Hole in the hood seriously detracts from the sleepiness.
8.1 though... wau

ebonyandivory
ebonyandivory Dork
6/8/14 12:34 p.m.

In reply to SnowMongoose:

Thought the same thing. But it looks like it could've just been taken of cement blocks in a "rural" neighborhood.

solfly
solfly Reader
6/8/14 7:49 p.m.

"Vortex"

kanaric
kanaric HalfDork
6/8/14 10:06 p.m.

lol my dad just bought a bus sized RV with this engine.

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
6/9/14 7:13 a.m.

Can it stop?

Can it corner?

I would drive it. Looks like a great starting point for a really fun wagon

digdug18
digdug18 Dork
6/9/14 5:58 p.m.

I'd rather go with the volvo wagon with a V8 swap. I mean if you really want the sleeper look.

failboat
failboat UltraDork
6/9/14 6:47 p.m.

thats awesome. love me some 80's olds. the comments on that page made my brain hurt. some people have too much time on their hands.

erohslc
erohslc HalfDork
6/9/14 7:54 p.m.

Mid 20XX Escort wagon, with either KLZE, or Turbo B motor

Vigo
Vigo PowerDork
6/9/14 10:04 p.m.

Stockish 8.1 liter on E36 M3 tires? Well, if you're going to be a one trick pony, rolling burnouts aren't the worst trick you could have picked! But i doubt the thing is seriously fast. Just seriously engaging/amusing/conversation-starting etc. Same reason i think about putting an "only" 300hp iron-block v10 and 4.56s in the dodge ram sitting outside.

dropstep
dropstep Reader
6/9/14 10:16 p.m.

cutting the hole ruins the sleeper look, i still think honks car is the best sleeper

Mr_Clutch42
Mr_Clutch42 Reader
6/10/14 6:27 p.m.
dropstep wrote: cutting the hole ruins the sleeper look, i still think honks car is the best sleeper

You're right, it's not the perfect sleeper, since car enthusiasts and drag racers would spot that and suspect big power, but for a heavy majority of people, or ones that miss that, would be very surprised.

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic UberDork
6/10/14 7:30 p.m.

Making it a proper sleeper would involve glassing on the cheapest hood scoop over the hole and not painting it afterwards.

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