True confessions of a shaggin’ wagon builder

Shaggin’ wagons were the driving force behind the car customization industry in the ’70s. And while some of those rides would elicit a big thumbs up from pedestrians and onlookers, others would elicit a question–who would build such a freaky machine?

Peter Cheney, automotive journalist extraordinaire, has just confessed to being one of those mechanics. And after reading his side of the story at the Globe & Mail website, we have a better question: Who would order a machine like that from a mechanic? (via the Globe & Mail’s “Drive” section)

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