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Happy Dog
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Volare!

After graduating VT, I worked for a small engineering manufacturing company. We needed something to get the aluminum stock we used to mill into armatures. The owner went out and spent $300 on this used POS Volare wagon. We drove that thing like rented mule with stock flying around in the back, all the while singing the Volare jingle and commenting on the rich, Corinthian leather seats. We pushed that automatic transmission to the limit. We treated it like the piece of crap it was.
Posted: 01/31/2023 at 06:22 AM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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caption the, pic......**
bourbonstreet • 01/30/23 06:35 PM ET
460 cubic inches when you just want to get away from everything NOW!
Kudelski • 01/30/23 09:25 PM ET
Dad there's a squatch lookin at your station wagon**
Vtskier1 • 01/30/23 09:17 PM ET
Dad can I have $100 for ⛽️ **
LMK • 01/30/23 09:03 PM ET
Wally World road trip!**
89HOKIE • 01/30/23 08:00 PM ET
I see they dropped off Aunt Edna. And possibly Brett Favre, per a spam post**
KCHokie2 • 01/30/23 09:31 PM ET
This is your father's Lincoln **
coshokie • 01/30/23 07:53 PM ET
Comes complete with genuine fake wood paneling and Corinthian Leather seats**
HOKIERIT • 01/30/23 07:47 PM ET
Nope. This was the car with rich Corinthian leather:
EDGEMAN • 01/30/23 07:56 PM ET
Yep...the Station Wagon had Naugahyde I guess**
HOKIERIT • 01/31/23 11:55 AM ET
I actually drove one of those a few years at VT,
HortHokie • 01/31/23 11:41 AM ET
Volare! ◄
Happy Dog • 01/31/23 06:22 AM ET
When looking for a picture of the Cordoba, I stumbled across the reason...
EDGEMAN • 01/31/23 08:07 AM ET
I'd imagine there is zero market for custom or after market parts
Happy Dog • 01/31/23 01:00 PM ET
It was a really solid vehicle.
EDGEMAN • 01/31/23 02:00 PM ET
You are correct, that big engine was a real dog
Happy Dog • 02/01/23 11:26 AM ET
A modern "hemi" would do wonders for it
EDGEMAN • 02/01/23 11:29 AM ET
A Hemi hurt that transmission something awful
Happy Dog • 02/01/23 12:58 PM ET
One of my neighbors had a first generation Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8
EDGEMAN • 02/01/23 01:20 PM ET
Speaking of restoration of luxury cars, wonder if 1st generation Monte...
EDGEMAN • 01/31/23 12:10 PM ET
Complete with rear facing suicide seat**
HokieDan95 • 01/30/23 07:19 PM ET
It had parallel side facing rear seats. Could easily seat 10.**
Kudelski • 01/30/23 09:22 PM ET
How many pancakes can you put in station wagon? Remember, ice cream has no
7Hokie1 • 01/30/23 07:14 PM ET
Hearse in suburban sheeps’ clothing**
VT BronzeBacker • 01/30/23 07:04 PM ET
In this episode, The Brady Bunch Go Camping. **
BackInTheBurg • 01/30/23 07:01 PM ET
You'll make everyone at the family reunion envious when you arrive in this!**
MP4VT2004 • 01/30/23 06:59 PM ET
Genuine-fake balsa wood paneling with fine imitation snake leather interior**
FfxStationHokie • 01/30/23 06:56 PM ET
I’ve got a woody! **
Stork • 01/30/23 06:49 PM ET
…you think you hate it now**
chumley • 01/30/23 06:48 PM ET
wait till you drive it**
Vienna_Hokie • 01/30/23 07:22 PM ET