Vehicle Description
This is a very special 1970 station wagon, it is a award winning
grocery getter that has been featured in numerous magazines and has
won Best of Show in several regional shows. We were very fortunate
when, Donna Rabe, the wife of the builder, Jerry Rabe, gave us a
call at American Dream Machines and wanted us to buy this amazing
car after Jerry's recent passing. This was Jerry and Donna's pride
and joy and they treated it like a member of the family; Jerry made
owing a station wagon cool. The car was professionally painted a
misty metallic blue with lots of SS options added like an SS cowl
hood with SS stripes and SS 454 emblems, new bumpers, new SS grill
and beautiful glass all the way around. Under the hood of this
misty blue masterpiece, is, built for Power-Tour, 454 engine with
plenty of power matched with a 700R4 transmission and backed by the
factory 3.30 geared posi-traction rear end that's great for highway
cruising and averaging 18 MPH if you can keep your foot off of the
gas.
The engine compartment is chromed out with the 454 attached to
newer ceramic coated headers and hooked up Flowmaster D-40 mufflers
for that beefy sound. It is optioned with power steering, power
disc brakes, big block spring and a Hotchkis heavy duty sway bar
were added to the front end. The interior has all been redone and
is in amazing shape, Jerry chose new Saddle interior because it
stayed cooler at the hot shows and had a clean look to it.
New seat covers, carpet, head liner, side panels and door panels
were just part of the interior renovation. I don't know if the
Rabes ever slept under the stars in the back of this rig, but I'm
sure a full size bed could be made when the seats are folded down.
The Malibu sweep dash long gone. New Dolphin guages were
professionally installed and look amazing with the night glow
cruising down the highway on newer 8 inch Corvette rally rims and
BFG white letter radial tires.
EXTERIOR
: Misty Turquoise paint with black Super Sport stripes Super Sport
cowl hood Excellent chrome and stainless trim SS grill and emblems
8 inch Corvette rally wheels with chrome center caps and BF
Goodrich Radial T/A tires
INTERIOR
: All new interior at the time of the restoration Factory bucket
seats and center console SS door panels Correct horseshoe shifter
Carbon fiber dash insert with Dolphin gauges Tilt steering column
with matching leather wrapped steering wheel New carpeting Full
seat belts Kenwood stereo
MECHANICS
: 454 c.i. big block power Edelbrock polished intake manifold and
Edelbrock carb. Chevrolet Performance valve covers and air cleaner
Power front disc brakes Power steering 700R automatic transmission
Posi rear with 3.30 gears Dynomax headers and Flowmaster dual
exhaust
UNDERCARRIAGE
: Super solid and intact Hotchkis rear sway barAmerican Dream
Machines
At American Dream Machines, we typically have over 100 cars and
trucks in stock and for sale. We have everything from Camaros,
Mustangs, Corvettes, Roadrunners, Chevelles, Bel Airs, Blazers and
even British Roadsters. Our classics and muscle cars range from the
1940s to the 1970s. Our stock is diverse and continuously changing
and always growing! Our #1 Goal is to make you, our customer happy
with the American classic and muscle cars we offer. We highly
recommend that ALL CUSTOMERS call our knowledgeable, experienced
and Midwest values staff and have a very detailed discussion
regarding overall condition of any of our cars or trucks you are
considering getting in the drivers seat of. (515)-245-9100
Centrally located in the heartland of America in Des Moines Iowa,
American Dream Machines occupies the historic 41,000 square foot
Packard Dealership. We are one of the largest full service classic
car dealerships in the Midwest. We have 10 active hoists, mechanics
bays, body shop and detail bays that are used by our technicians to
inspect, repair, upgrade and detail our cars so that they are ready
to be delivered to your driveway for you to drive. Give us a call
and we would be happy to help get your dream car to almost any
location worldwide! ALL OF OUR PICTURES AND VIDEOS ARE REAL, ALL
THE WAY AROUND! We photograph our cars in our professional photo
studio for the best possible image accuracy and representation of
the cars. Our videos are created by our onsite staff in our shop
and around the dealership / Des Monies area. We do this because of
our commitment to the authenticity and quality of the cars that we
sell and the commitment to our customers.
