We grew up with them in the 60's and 70's. With 6 of us boys, they came in handy. One had fold up seats in the space you'd normally find a spare tire for the youngest. Can't remember the make, but it was a "woody". The last one was a Ford with steering so loose it would steer itself if the road was banked in the turns.
Had a 1956 Chevy 2-dr Handyman Wagon for a while. Does that count?
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Had a 55 Chevy and a 55 Ford station wagon, both 2-doors, blacked-out the windows and put a mattress in the back, they were like having a bedroom on wheels to a HS age kid.
when i had 3 kids under 5 i seriously considered a used 93 or so olds roadmaster wagon. real woodgrain decals, the whole nine yards. my ass was hanging out in those days. new house payment, stay at home wife and way more kids than car. the wagon was a friggen tank but it was a luxury liner. drove nice, all loaded up, really a nice car. and it was like 8 or 10 grand. really cheap. it was a toss-up between paying cash for that tank or going yet further in hock for a new f150 extended cab. i think my wife talked me into the truck. damn good decision.
I was raised with wagons and had one up until SUVs took over. My favorite one Dad had was a mid 50's Pontiac 2 tone blue. Man, I'd like to have that now....what a land yacht.
1978 Olds Custom Cruiser. Fold second and third row seats down, you could fit a full 4’x8’ sheet of plywood in the back. Or an entire little league girls softball team. Back before seat belts were mandatory.
53 ford. Dad had a 61 Chevy. 73 hornet. 84 buick century. ? Ford escort ( not memorable) 2 scouts. Explorer. Jeep cherokee. Sorento. Trax . Those last are probably SUVs really.
1965 Catalina wagon, then two wide-grill Wagoneers, 68 and 71 I think. Lots of family camping and hunting trips in those. Then a Jimmy and Sierra ended the wagons.
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Had a 70 Chevelle wagon, with a 250 straight six. Bought it from my dad for $600. Plenny of power to tow my tin boat, as well as sleep in the back. Awesome vehicle....till some dumbass slammed into me and totalled it.
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I dunno if it counts, but we had a ’97 Saturn SW2 wagon. I really liked the design of that car, I only wish Honda or Toyota had made it.
Saturns were to automobiles what Hi-Points are to firearms. Saturns made Dodge Neons seem reliable. Saturns might have even made Trabants seem reasonable.
The first motor quit at 150,000 miles which was odd since maintenance had been impeccable, Mobil 1 even. Stranger still IIRC the motors were from Mitsubishi, maybe the rest of the car exuded a crap force field or something.
Had a salvage motor put in, at which point the motor and transmission were about the only things still working, pretty much everything was broke including the A/C and manual windows. Used as a dog hauler and extra vehicle after that, back seat folded down permanently. Once I hauled 900lbs of landscaping bricks in it.
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I learned to drive in a 52 Chevy station wagon. Mom,Dad and four kids squeezed into for a camping trips. My first station wagon I bought was a 61 Ford wagon. I think it was called a Country Squire
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)