For Sale 1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon - $7500

[67newport]

not mine
1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon

1977 Plymouth Volarie Wagon

Factory 360 cu in engine, car came with factory a/c but previous owner removed, I do have the parts to install the a/c back into the car, 100,00 miles, very nice, drive anywhere, nice interior, very clean, $7,500 or trade.

 

[300Nutter]

At least it’s not a slant 6. The 360 gives it hope that some one with more money than sense will buy it.

( I owned a 77 Aspen. Had no idea a single vehicle could have so many defects!)

 

[bigmoparjeff]

My grandfather bought a '77 Volare wagon new. It broke down on the first day he had it and was towed back to the dealer. He did end up keeping it till he stopped driving in the mid-1990's. It had rust in the usual spots, but otherwise held up fairly well.

 

[300Nutter]

Mine had the clutch go out (three speed manual tranny), both front fenders rusted off, front sub-frame broken (repaired under warranty..to Chrysler's credit), rear differential was shot, floor pan rusted through (I repaired it with a fiberglass kit from K-mart), very hard to adjust valves (for some reason)....and general rust throughout the body. This is all with under 100k miles. I finally sold it very cheap in the late 1980s, when I moved to Florida.

At least mine did not have all the problems of the first year 1976 model. That one was even worse, from what I've read. Supposedly each year of the Aspen/Volare was slightly better than the previous year and the last year 1980 was OK.

But for somebody used to Chrysler products of the 1960s and even early 1970s, it was quite disappointing.

Compared to the build quality and durability of Dart/Valiant/Demon/Duster models of just a few years earlier, the initial Aspen/Volare series was a mess.

On the plus side, the longer wheelbase of the Aspen, compared to most other Detroit compacts of that era, along with the torsion bar front suspension, offered a more comfortable highway ride for a smaller car.

 

[mrfury68]

The front fenders started to rust while it was still on the car carrier. I still believe that was the car that put Chrysler Corp. into bankruptcy the first time.