Article Death of the Station Wagon?

[02SilverStroke]

Here's an interesting article: Death of a suburban staple: The station wagon - Feb. 15, 2011
For those of us old enough to remember (before mini-vans), it seemed as though many people had wagons to carry the kids, dogs, groceries, etc.

 

[Stroked68]

I love station wagons. One of these days I'd love to own an old Ford or Mercury wagon. We just sold my uncles 1958 Ford 2door ranch wagon. I myself like the 4doors. Put a big block in it and that would be the ultimate ride. A slammed grocery getter that can go to the drag strip!

 

[Tbar]

We had station wagons all through my childhood.
Those were the good old days........

Tbar

 

[BIG JOE]

Me too T. Seems we Always had a Station-wagon. Hate to see the demise.

Zat you with the "Cool" shades on ????

Joe

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Station wagons are dead??

If so, then what do ya call one of these???

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A hemi-powered grocery getter??

 

[Stroked68]

Forgot bout the magnums. Those are sweet.

 

[DaveBen]

Yeah, That is Tbar in the shades...

Dave

 

[JLDickmon]

Station wagons are dead??

If so, then what do ya call one of these???

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A hemi-powered grocery getter??

dropped for 2011
that rear window was only 11" tall, and it was a BAS***D to see out of..

 

[02SilverStroke]

The Magnum has been discontinued too.

We didn't have a wagon while I was growing up, but as an adult, I bought a 1980 Chevy Caprice Diesel Wagon (bad mistake engine-wise), 1986 yellow Chevy Celebrity wagon (kids friends called it the bananamobile), and a 1989 Celebrity wagon (which got totalled a few years later). Hopefully they'll be back one day.

 

[BJS]

They will return shortly, right now they are just a bit higher and called crossovers.