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Old 08-06-2012, 04:14 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair View Post
Yes and no

In 1970, you could by a "Chevelle" wagon, four door. Went by names like Concours, Greenbrier, and Nomad.

Eight cylinder engines were offered.

I am not a vintage Chevy muscle guy, but I know for a fact that Oldsmobile 442 wagons were ordered and delivered during this time. Berejik Olds used to enter one in shows around here.

If a savvy buyer ticked the right boxes, the equivalent of a Chevelle SS wagon could be had in 1970, I'm sure, and they would have been four door cars
I get that. It just doesn't make any sense to call a car "SS" when SS was an upgrade to a car.
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