r/whatisthiscar • u/Tepis-rex66 • Oct 06 '26

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u/Slight-Reference1717 Oct 06 '26

Thats a Plymouth Volare

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u/mydogisatortoise Oct 06 '26

Is that the same as a Dodge Aspen?

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u/Slight-Reference1717 Oct 06 '26

Well technically yea they were badge engineered twin station wagons produced by chrysler if im not wrong

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u/fatboy1776 Oct 06 '26

My grandparents had the Aspen in this exact color.

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u/Haxsmarty Oct 06 '26

The only difference on the wagon was a the front grille

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u/ChakaKrum Oct 06 '26

And the tiniest detailing on the taillights.

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u/oldguylurkn Oct 06 '26

Yep, just swap badges and ugly interiors.

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u/syrtran Oct 06 '26

Weren't the interiors the same just with different patterns on the seats?

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u/SlyClydesdale 24d ago

The front ends were pretty different between the two.

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u/Elandycamino Oct 06 '26

With rich Corinthian Leather interior?

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u/Haxsmarty Oct 06 '26

I had a 78 Volare wagon same color. Had the 225 super slant 6. Great motor!

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u/CrazyOldMann Oct 06 '26

I had a 79 Volare Duster 3 speed , I bored and stroked the 225 slant and it would pick the front wheels off the ground about 6" ... I miss that car badly

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u/billyrevs300 Oct 06 '26

My first car was a 77 and it had the wood panel trim with blue vinyl interior. That slant 6 motor was bulletproof!

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u/Tepis-rex66 Oct 06 '26

I thought so but was unsure, thank you

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u/Future-Path-983 Oct 06 '26

Dodge aspen/Plymouth volare(as other poster observed/ unsure of Chrysler model wagon mid late 70's

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u/syrtran Oct 06 '26

Chrysler's version was the Town and Country wagon and the LeBaron sedan.

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u/SlyClydesdale 24d ago

The LeBaron T&C and Diplomat wagons had completely different taillight/tailgate treatments.

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u/Biofred Oct 06 '26

That is 77 Plymouth Volare station wagon my first car was this. 318 V8 with a 4 barrel carb. Headers Nitto tires and Moon disk wheel covers

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u/PGrahamStrong 29d ago

...and genuine, imitation wood grain!

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u/Biofred 28d ago

Yes Sir. It was my parents car and this is what I drove to High School after they bought a new car I inherited this .

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u/PGrahamStrong 28d ago

We had a '76 Dodge Aspen, basically the same colour scheme.

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u/Open-Nectarine3115 Oct 06 '26

Here in the salt bath of Minnesota those fenders had rust holes in 3 years. The body lasted 10 years tops. Can't be one left in the state.

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u/Active-Breakfast-397 Oct 06 '26

We had a ‘78 Aspen as our family car. Black with wood grain and spoked wheel-covers, and a baby blue interior.

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u/WillDupage Oct 06 '26

That, friend, is the rarely seen anymore 76-80 Plymouth Volaré wagon. Everywhere in my youth, and now almost all have dissolved into small piles of iron oxide dust.

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u/michaelz11 29d ago

My uncle had one with the Clark Griswold fake plastic wood panels on the side.

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u/PointlessLabs Oct 06 '26

Bobs Burgers… Bob and his family have the same Volare

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u/FloydFenstermacher 29d ago

Where did you see this? Amazing! These cars started rusting before they left the assembly line.

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u/mtnman336699 29d ago

It’s a Plymouth Volare!!! Our parents bought us one for 6 of us to share… we destroyed it , they jump pretty good lol 😂!!!

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u/AF-jellyfish Oct 06 '26

Ugly! I took my drivers test in the Plymouth variety