The ’86 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser was the last V8-powered Oldsmobile in their lineup. Its big wagon body requires a little more power than its poor petite V6-powered cousin. These wagons were designed with style and luxury in mind and… more»
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4×4 Wagon: 1985 Toyota Tercel
Toyota’s Tercel wagon is collecting fans year by year, so if you’ve ever had a yen to own a usable 80s icon, better put this one on your shopping list. It’s not even an expensive proposition – yet. This… more»
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Ex Police Paddy Wagon: 1959 Chevrolet Apache
If I looked in my rearview mirror today and saw this 1959 Chevrolet Apache coming up behind me, I’d instantly be intrigued and hope we’d pull up alongside each other at a red light so I could get the… more»
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28k Miles: 1986 Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon
GM downsized its full-size cars in 1977 to be more fuel efficient by way of lower weight and smaller engines. This generation (1977 to 1991) of the Chevy Caprice would remain popular, including the Estate Wagon, which was akin… more»
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Eight-Passenger 1985 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
A perfect Thanksgiving human hauler, this 1985 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser wagon has an extra seat in the back to make it an eight-passenger vehicle. Those of us who grew up in the drive-in movie era know that you can… more»
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Sleeper Potential: 1956 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
The Chevrolet Delivery Sedan (aka Sedan Delivery) was based on the entry-level 150 2-door station wagon. During the “Tri-Five” era of 1955 to 1957, nearly 30,000 were produced, though a far cry from the almost five million automobiles the… more»
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Retractable Roof: 1965 Studebaker Wagonaire
Despite the company’s limited resources, Studebaker always seemed to find a way to stay creative. A case-in-point is the 1963 Wagonaire, a mid-size station wagon with a sliding roof over the storage compartment. Compared to other wagons of the… more»
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Woodie Survivor: 1973 Chrysler Town & Country
The Town & Country was one of Chrysler’s longest-running nameplates. From 1941 to 1988 (excluding the World War II years), the T&C badge was found on Chrysler’s top-of-the-line station wagons. In the early days, the bodies were made of… more»
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Boxy But Safe: 1986 Volvo 240 DL 4-Speed Wagon
If you grew up in the seventies and eighties, the Volvo 240 was a car you saw a lot. Volvos never sold in Ford or Chevrolet numbers, but these handsome brick-shaped people haulers were known to last and last. … more»
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Original and Rare: 1964 Dodge 440 Station Wagon
Because I grew up in the 1960’s, I’ll always be sentimental about station wagons. They were a common site in many driveways and car ports across America. But they usually led a pretty hard life and many weren’t around… more»
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Wagon Conversion: 1983 Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer
One of the more curious things about the convergence of money and cars is how the world’s elite really like to have companies build wagon versions of their favorite sports cars and coupes. Aston Martins, Porsches, Bentleys – there… more»
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Ambulance Roller: 1958 Miller-Meteor Cadillac
With roots dating to the 19th Century, Miller-Meteor had become the largest supplier of ambulances and hearses by the 1960s. They worked exclusively with chassis supplied by Cadillac, but when those cars were downsized in the late 1970s, that… more»
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Mercury Family Hauler- 1956 Custom Wagon!
Priced at $25,000, this 1956 Mercury Custom wagon offers an intriguing case to examine for the current state of the classic car market. Located in Zellwood, Florida, you can check out this hauler here on Craigslist. Would you pay… more»
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Rust-Free Two-Stroke Project: 1967 Saab 95
A French gentleman named Nicholas Cugnot is said to have been the first to have successfully used front-wheel drive on a vehicle – a steam-powered three-wheeler – in 1769, almost 200 years before this 1967 Saab 95 was made…. more»
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Shiny – No Rust: 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88
“Very clean NO RUST” so opines the seller of this 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 station wagon. I suppose rust is an object, subject to further defining but I see plenty of the surface kind adorning the horizontal surfaces of… more»
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Two-Owner 1973 Ford Galaxie 500 Country Sedan
For three years, 1972, 1973, and 1974, Ford marketed these station wagons as the Ford Galaxie 500 Country Sedan. The following year they became part of the LTD family. I really like the look of this “base model” wagon… more»
