I have long admired AMC because it was a genuine battler. The company produced a range of interesting and innovative vehicles on a budget that was, to be kind, extremely tight. This 1983 Eagle Limited Wagon is a perfect… more»
Station Wagons
Dec 9, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
1966 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon 396 V8
Literally a fancy Impala, the Chevy Caprice snuck onto the market halfway through 1965 as a higher trim level car than the Impala. A friend from high school had a 1965 sedan in white with a blue top and… more»
Dec 9, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Cruiser 455 V8
Looking great in a color that I believe is Chamois Gold, and having been repainted six years ago (and apparently debadged, unfortunately) this car is listed as a 1973 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, but I believe it’s a Cutlass Supreme… more»
Dec 7, 2024 • For Sale • 32 Comments
Rare Estate Wagon: 1959 Humber Super Snipe
I grew up in the 1960s and was mildly familiar with the Humber automobile, but I don’t ever recall seeing anything named the Super Snipe. Turns out it was a higher-end car built between 1938 and 1967 by the… more»
Dec 3, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Only 18k Miles? Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
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»
Dec 3, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
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»
Dec 1, 2024 • For Sale • 13 Comments
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»
Nov 29, 2024 • For Sale • 5 Comments
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»
Nov 28, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
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»
Nov 28, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
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»
Nov 25, 2024 • For Sale • 32 Comments
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»
Nov 25, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
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»
Nov 25, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
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»
Nov 24, 2024 • For Sale • 4 Comments
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»
Nov 23, 2024 • For Sale • 16 Comments
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»
Nov 21, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
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»
