[SVT-WGN]

SVT-WGN

This is the old guy at Carlisle. My son, his friend (and friend's wife) and I have just returned back to Saskatchewan after a road trip to Carlisle Pennsylvania (over 4300 mile round trip) to attend the Ford Nationals. One thing no-one will ever be able to accuse us of is having a trailer queen. This road trip was to debug the SVT-WGN. With only a few minor burps, the trip was uneventful. While cars are appliances, this is one that is a lot of fun to drive.

The Focus wagon was converted by my son (with help from his friends and money from the dad) from a five speed manual 2002 Focus SE Wagon to a six speed unique vehicle. Yes, it is a six-speed manual wagon, with SVT suspension components; disc brakes and H&R lowering springs. The instrumentation is all SVT. The roof rack was removed, and the windows were tinted. Other additions include the HID headlights.

Planned for the future:

• Install SVT front bumper (purchased on this road trip)
• Install SVT rocker panels (salvaged from wrecked SVT)
• Install rear spoiler (probably West wing style)
• Install a double DIN sound system with GPS (can't have us old guys getting lost)
• Install better seating (if we can find cheap Recaros - i.e. another wreck/write-off)
• Install different wheels (preferably the fifteen spoke SVT style in dark grey)
  

This will continue to be a project car. Will it ever be finished? Probably not.

Below are some photos taken in Toronto where we met with a group of Focus owners. Thank you for a very interesting evening.