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Well said, Tom! As a child, we had many wondeful trips across this country in our wagon. My dad loved that car and was never able to part with it.
What kind was it?
Just got done watching Andy Griffith and Gunsmoke.
You know it, I'm a classy kinda fella
I think that it's sad how people overlook the station wagon. Back in the days of the family being a close-knit unit which valued each other, a station wagon was a practical family hauler. They were perfect for hauling the kids to scout meetings, baseball practice, getting groceries, or family vacations.
They used to be in just about every driveway in America, especially if a family, or the owner of a camper lived there. Sadly, as SUV's and Minivans have caught on, the wood-paneled behemoths that once ruled the highways have slowly disappeared into obscurity. As an Ed Bruce song says "Another piece of America's lost." No tears are shed, and few will even notice, until they see one of the few family cruisers that still proudly roam the pavement and think "Wow, whatever happened to those?"
Of course, there's the practicality and easy maintenance of the body-on-frame, RWD construction. These unibody, transverse engine jobs are a nightmare. No thank you.
Anywho, I'm watching Cajun Pawn Stars right now.
Well said, Tom! As a child, we had many wondeful trips across this country in our wagon. My dad loved that car and was never able to part with it.
Stationwagons killed themselves by getting really ugly in the 1970s. They were big and ugly. Nobody wanted that and away they went. Before that in the 50s-60s the wagons were the innovation end of the car maket. They stopped innovating and just made them bigger and uglier---that didn't work.
Now the SUV is the innovation end of the car market.
Older limos are fairly cheap though when you look around.
Oh and I saw the Cajun Pawn Stars marathon too.
What wasn't made uglier in the seventies?
Stationwagon coddler!
My father had a 1981 Ford Granada Wagon. That cured me of any love I might have had for modern stationwagons. It had three speeds---stop, go and breakdown.
Charlies Angels....What wasn't made uglier in the seventies?
Charlies Angels....
The 70s clothing, hair and cars did them no justice. They could have looked better. The 70s hampered their good name and looks.
Doomsday Preppers..what a bunch of wackos!
I personally like the 70's wagons. I thought they were quite lavish, with those interiors like Victorian Parlors, big chrome bumpers, hideaway lamps, and miles of Di-Noc down the sides.
Mom had a '77 LTD when were were kids. Loved that car.
Anywho, watched a little Rockford Files, plenty of station wagon action in that show too lol
Don't even get me started on the Cobra II. We were all pumped when we heard Ford was coming out with the next generation Cobra, then we saw it!The 70s clothing, hair and cars did them no justice. They could have looked better. The 70s hampered their good name and looks.