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    #1

    Hello from Illinois

    Hey all,

    My name is Corey, I am from Illinois, and I have just recently purchased an 86 Ford Crown Vic wagon that I am planning to make into the Wagonqueen Family Truckster from National Lampoon's Vacation. I have always thought it would be hilarious to build one, and after I saw one that someone else built, I had to have one. I have been searching for the right wagon for over a year, and after looking at a lot of rusty wagons, I finally found one that is not beat to death. I hope to get this project started in the next couple of months. I will soon be looking for the duplicate parts like the luggage rack, wood trim, taillights, header panel, ect. If anyone knows of any ford or mercury wagons in junkyards near the chicagoland area, the info would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks for the great site!
    Corey
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    hi and welcome where about in ill.
    sigpicTHE H.I.D MASTER
    87 mercury grand marquis
    88 crown vic lx
    89 mercury colony park ls (sold)
    89 mercury grand marquis (sold)
    00 ford crown vic lx hpp
    03 mercury marauder aka punisher (sold )

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      #3
      to GMN!

      The woodgrain can be had here: http://www.woodgrain4wagons.com/

      The taillights, header panel can probably be made easily...
      1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
      Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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        #4
        Welcome to GMN .......
        2000 Crown Vic LX HPP Red w/3:55 Rears
        85 Crown Vic Stock w/HPP`s
        07 JCL 250 A Scooter
        79 to 91 Mercedes S Class W126 US or Euro Versions coming soon

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          #5
          Welcome!
          Pebbles-1968 Ford F250
          Pile of Junk! An Electronics Project Site (To get wet by)<---Clicky! NEW STUFF!!!!

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            #6
            Thanks for the welcome. I am in Joliet Illinois.

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              #7
              Cool project you have on your hands.
              ~David~

              My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
              My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

              Originally posted by ootdega
              My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
              But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

              Originally posted by gadget73
              my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



              ​

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                #8
                welcome to gmn!

                1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                  #9
                  Mecca Auto Parts in Rockville, Indiana sometimes has Panther wagons around. Unfortunately, the ones I saw there had lots of rust problems.
                  2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

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                    #10
                    Thanks for the info 87cp. I might go check them out this weekend. Most of the parts that I need are alum or fiberglass, so the car can be a total wreck, but the parts I need should still be intact.

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                      #11
                      Good luck! Be a bit of a haul from Joliet - might want to give them a call and make sure they still keep Panthers around for their demo-derby buddy. I was just happy to locate a good wagon rear bumper there, as those little mounting plates are about impossible to find. Now that my other wagon is gone, I have extras.
                      2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Grand_Marquis_GT View Post
                        to GMN!

                        The woodgrain can be had here: http://www.woodgrain4wagons.com/

                        The taillights, header panel can probably be made easily...
                        tailights are just two pairs of lights on the rear both a left and a right side on each side.
                        http://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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                        R.I.P. Jason P Harrill 6-12-06

                        http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=5634

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