Here’s a car that’s as funny in real life as in the movie in which its likeness appeared. This 1969 Ford Country Sedan has been converted into a Griswold Family Truckster and is listed here on craigslist. It’ll get… more»
Station Wagons
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Luxury Hauler: 1979 Cadillac “Wagon” DeVille
Update 6/7/23 – After almost two years since we last featured it, this luxury wagon has been relisted here on Facebook Marketplace with an $11k price drop!!! Thanks go to Russell G for the tip! From 10/20/21 – In… more»
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No Reserve Survivor: 1980 Chevrolet Impala
At first blush, 1980 seems like yesterday to me, that is until I give it due consideration and realize that it was actually 43 long years ago and a ton of things have changed since then. And one of… more»
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No Reserve: 1978 Buick Century Station Wagon
In my younger days, I was nearly always envious when our neighbors drove home in a new station wagon, and try as I did to persuade my dad to follow suit, he was a sedan man and never bought… more»
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Early 6WD Overlander: 1980 Gama Home
I’m guessing this is the only time we will see a vehicle like this come up for grabs, and the seller is pretty confident as well it’s a true one-off. Supposedly built by military vehicle engineer Roger Gamaunt, this… more»
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Extracting A 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon
The Barn Finds Community honestly has to be one of the most amazing group of car nuts out there! We recently sold this Pontiac Safari as a BF Auction, but flat tires all the way around was going to… more»
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18 Feet of Wagon: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate
From its final incarnation in 1991 to 1996, the Roadmaster was Buick’s largest automobile in many years. The term “land yacht” would be a good description of these machines which measured more than 18 feet as station wagons. During… more»
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Sport Wagon: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
Why didn’t Chevy sell more than 23,000 Nomads throughout their three-year run in the mid-1950s? It was part of the top-of-the-line Bel Air series, so there were plenty of creature comforts. They sold plenty of other station wagons across… more»
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Mopar People Mover: 1978 Dodge Monaco
General Motors downsized its full-size cars in 1977 to be lighter, more fuel-efficient automobiles. Rather than recreate their equivalent cars, Dodge opted to move the Monaco downstream from the C to B-body platform, thus making their full-size car smaller… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
The original Chevy Nomad might be thought of as an experiment as it was produced in smaller numbers for three years and then discontinued. From the cowl forward, it was a Bel Air; but for the rest of the… more»
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Huge Collection of True Barn Finds: Take a Browse
An actual barn. Full of barn finds. That’s what’s up for auction in this mega-sale. Three sets of lots total to 230+ cars, with the only proviso being that these cars are in the Netherlands. This tip comes to… more»
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Mint 11k-Mile Merc! 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS Station Wagon
I find it ironic that the seller couldn’t fit the entire station wagon in the photograph. Maybe he/she isn’t a great photographer, but in all fairness, this boxy beast is whopping 218″ long. So, how does a 39-year-old luxury… more»
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Latter-Day Woodie: 1988 Chrysler Town and Country
The Town & Country was Chrysler’s top-of-the-line station wagon from 1940 until 1988. It began as a true wood-bodied wagon before World War II, and ended as a front-wheel-drive K-Car variant in the late 1980s (it was a minivan… more»
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Preserved Survivor: 1939 Ford Standard Woody Wagon
Most enthusiasts think that woody wagons were born in Ford’s shops – and in one way, that is correct. But very early cars of all makes were mostly made of wood – a natural extension of the way carriages… more»
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Hot Rod Wagon: 1997 Volvo 850 R
The Volvo 850 R is one of those under-the-radar cars from the 1990s that is worth picking up while still relatively affordable. This is a limited production, high-performance wagon that looks like a sports car but can haul a… more»
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Turbo Diesel 4-Speed: 1980 Mercedes-Benz W123 Station Wagon
Some well-versed Mercedes-Benz readers may be thinking hey, wait a minute, there was never a turbo diesel stick-shift wagon produced, and they’d be correct. But thanks to the effort of two separate owners, now there’s at least one to… more»
