How about the Chrysler F-Body wagons?
 

My latest find.. Rust free 1980 Aspen from Kentucky.. This was the pic from where I bought it.

I thought it would be nice to have a classic that can be actually used for picking up Estate sale finds!

Now the Newport has a little friend to keep it company in the garage! LOL!

So far, just had to wheel out the faded paint and woodgrain, change the oil,
and install the correct wheel covers.

That leaning tower of power may not be very quick to get you where you're going, but it sure can be counted on to get you there.

:lmao: never heard it called that, slant-O-matic we called them cuz they always came with an A904 Torqueflite. Clean the non-waterproof electrical connectors and rebuild the carb, you're good to go

I saw several videos of a '77 Tradesman with a slant six and a manual tranny. Its ignition switch was a jumper wire and a screwdriver.

Ugh.. A Slant Six in a van.. Total slugmobile..!

I can put up with one in a Dart or Aspen, but draw the line there!

Cool find! ive been keepping my eye out for something similar.

Have you seen the May issue of Hemmings Classsic Cars? They have an article on a '78 Volare wagon with less than 9k on the clock.

IIRC, the 1980 slant-banger was the first one to use hydraulic lifters. Otherwise, the ones with the solid lifters had to be adjusted every 20K miles.
If they weren't readjusted, the engine was even more gutless. :sigh:
Plus it sounded like a sewing machine. :D

How about a personalized plate that says 2FN-SLO? Haha.

I worked for an uber-cheep service department that had two 1977 Dodge vans with the 225 ci slant 6 and a three-speed on column manual trans. The senior road tech had a 1980 tradesman van with a 318 V8 and manual on the floor, slightly to the rear of the seat. We had to log all the oil we added and the gas used. Oddly, the 318 V8 got slightly better gas mileage. We laughed heartily at how the owner was such a cheapskate yet paid more to run the sixes.
I had my '73 Fury with a 400-4V at the time and it was tough getting used to making merges etc, when I drove the vans:sigh:

It still was not as bad as the '83 Nissan pickup that another shop used for a delivery vehicle. THAT was a total slug!

The local TV shop owner kept his last van; it was his daily driver until a few months before he passed away. '86 Chevy with a 4.3 V6 and factory 3 speed manual in the floor. Aside from some penny-pinching fleets, I can't imagine too many folks buying that combo by then.

I had a 3/4 ton slant six van with a 727. Army bought. Wasn't that bad with acceleration but didn't do too good climing the Ozarks fully loaded. 35 in 2nd uphill but never got hot or complained

I used to drive a FWD Dodge with a 2.5. It would get especially soft after cruising along a long, mostly straight stretch of road. Turning left at the end of that road put me on a moderate uphill grade where the darn thing wouldn't keep up with traffic even when wide open.

The only good thing I could say about that car is that it never failed to start in cold weather. However, it did blow its share of frost plugs.

The first landscaper I worked for also had a flower shop, and the delivery van was a
Dodge slant 6 Auto, the short van.... Around '80.... Had square headlights Stacked...
I think.... It 33 gal. tank. It was the best handling van I ever drove.
With the flowers, it was pretty much empty as far as weight goes, it did just under
17mpg doing deliveries, I though that was pretty dam good seeing as we got it
with over 300K on it. It did have to drink about 1 qt. with each fill up.
Died when I stopped driving it and they chose not to check the oil each day like I
did..... All windows, great visibility, GREAT turning circle, always started, ran great
for all those miles, And the power steering was the best !
Great van !............... Almost like a Honda.......

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A fellow electrician where I worked, had an Air Force bought, '80 Dodge D100, one of the last half ton pickups, with a slant six and torqueflite. Power steering and brakes.
IIRC, Dodge quit making a half ton pickup in the later years, only 5/8ths ton and they all seemed to be 318's.
There's a good history of the Mopar engines on the Allpar website. :thmbsp: