Man Goes hunting for Christie Brinkley, builds family truckster

ignorant SuperDork
6/9/08 7:31 p.m.

http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330

This is cool... The guy is building a pretty good replica of the family truckster. He's got an original crown from the side of the movie car to make castings from so he's 100% authentic..

grtechguy Dork
6/9/08 7:37 p.m.

I'm just scared that there's "stationwagonforums.com"

JThw8 Dork
6/9/08 7:43 p.m.

Dang, that is exactly what I planned to do for my 2009 BABE car, well at least now I can read it all and maybe find some answers to questions Im figuring out.

DirtyBird222 Reader
6/9/08 7:52 p.m.

this dude beat that guy to the punch, unless it's the same guy...except one's in illinois and the other in missouri. Oh and it's LS1 powered

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=932733

ignorant SuperDork
6/9/08 8:18 p.m.

could be the car that was sold by Kruse in 2006

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007/06/06/you-think-you-hate-it-now-the-disappearing-family-truckster/

Or.. Gasp.. There's lots of wackos out there.

DirtyBird222 Reader
6/9/08 9:50 p.m.

I want one. Drop a LSX blocked engine in their, a T56, and load it up with friends.

Nitroracer Dork
6/9/08 10:57 p.m.

LS1 family truckster, a whole new way to annoy the E36 M3 out of people.

Duke Dork
6/10/08 7:56 a.m.

Is anybody but me thinking that a giant sheet of Bondo is not exactly the way to promote optimal cooling through the radiator?

JThw8 Dork
6/10/08 11:56 a.m.

Duke wrote: Is anybody but me thinking that a giant sheet of Bondo is not exactly the way to promote optimal cooling through the radiator?

The huge opening under it permits sufficient airflow

Mental SuperDork
6/10/08 2:27 p.m.

grtechguy wrote: I'm just scared that there's "stationwagonforums.com"

Perhaps.

But this is a good looking wagon;

914Driver HalfDork
6/10/08 2:46 p.m.

Hmmmmm..... Could it be done for < $2009?

motomoron
6/10/08 10:19 p.m.

There's a guy who runs in the Capital Driving Club autocross series near DC in a late 80s Ford Country Squire wagon. It's got a built motor, suspension, and 2 baby seats in the back. And he's got a sweet "Family Truckster" tee shirt. He's pretty fast too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzs7ElLkmI&NR=1

See video for proof.

skierd Dork
6/10/08 11:13 p.m.

Yeah, we know him lol. All the automotive misfits end up here.

DirtyBird222 Reader
6/11/08 10:56 a.m.

Would it be fitting if you always had Billy Squire pumping out of the speakers while autoxing a country squire?

neon4891 HalfDork
6/11/08 2:08 p.m.

I miss my moms old Country Squire. We got rid of it a year before I got my permit. I wanted to keep it around for when I would learn, but oil leaks, rust, poor mileage, and more rust dictated getting rid of it. Instead I learnd to drive in an Acclaim, yuck