1973 Midsized Wagon Reviews
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Topic: 1973 Midsized Wagon Reviews
Posted By: GTW
Subject: 1973 Midsized Wagon Reviews
Date Posted: 26-September-2013 at 6:43AM
Old reviews for '73 Midsized station wagons. Pretty cool. GT Squire, Laguna, Hornet, Coronet      ------------- Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1976 Gran Torino station wagon 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
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Posted By: n2fordwagons
Date Posted: 26-September-2013 at 7:38AM
| Neat information. Not sure I would consider the Hornet an intermediate though... |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 26-September-2013 at 9:24AM
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Thanks for posting, I love reading these old articles! I agree that the Hornet was in the compact not an intermediate. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 27-September-2013 at 1:45AM
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That is a great article. I'm glad that the Torino made a good showing. Personally, I have always liked the Sportabout. Nice lines, very cool with the X package and a 304. Also made the AWD Eagle in that same bodystyle. ------------- Joe 1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
Posted By: GTW
Date Posted: 28-October-2013 at 7:25AM
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I wouldn't consider the Hornet a midsize either. IIRC you have the Concord in between the Hornet and Eagle. ------------- Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1976 Gran Torino station wagon 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 28-October-2013 at 11:13AM
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Concord was just a re-naming of the Hornet with some minor trim changes and square headlights. Eagle was the same car with 4WD. ------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Date Posted: 28-October-2013 at 11:59AM
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Don't like how they used "Grand" Torino in the specs part 2. Also, why were they measuring such a wide variety of engine options against one another? Like a 318 will look good for anything when compared to a 454. Great article, and thanks for posting it! Always love reading them and critiquing them as well. ------------- Scott Eklund Webmaster |
Posted By: occupant
Date Posted: 30-October-2013 at 12:03AM
That was the part of the article that didn't make sense to me. First of all, AMC had a Matador wagon... ...and Chevrolet had several engine options. http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/chevelle_malibu_2gen/chevelle_malibu_2gen_wagon/1973.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/chevelle_malibu_2gen/chevelle_malibu_2gen_wagon/1973.html http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/chevelle_malibu_2gen/chevelle_laguna_2gen_estate/1973.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/chevelle_malibu_2gen/chevelle_laguna_2gen_estate/1973.html That's 307/350 engines for Chevelle Malibu wagons. The Laguna Estate was allegedly only available with 350 engines that year, no 307's, and I'm not sure where the 454 came in, maybe late availability, but it's not shown in the 1973 wagons brochure except on the Impala/Caprice models. A better comparison would have had a four barrel 360 in the Coronet, four barrel 350 in the Laguna/Chevelle, 351C in the Torino, and a Matador wagon with the four barrel AMC 360. Or for economy wagons, Chevy 307, AMC 304, Dodge 318, and Ford 351W. I'm not sure the 302 was available in wagons until 75-76 after the fuel crunch. |
Posted By: GTW
Date Posted: 30-October-2013 at 1:12AM
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Mine came from the factory with a 302. ------------- Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1976 Gran Torino station wagon 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 30-October-2013 at 3:03AM
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302 was the standard engine in Squires and Sports. Others came standard with the 250 (1972). Not sure about 1973. ------------- Joe 1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
Posted By: GTW
Date Posted: 30-October-2013 at 3:59PM
According to our site, you could get a 250 in '73. ------------- Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1976 Gran Torino station wagon 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
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