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Post by monbla256 on Feb 6, 2019 16:48:48 GMT -5
When I was growing up in the mid '50s, no self respecting "atomic" family in the 'burbs drove anything but a Station Wagon. We had 4 as I recall (not at one time but over years) the last one being my father's '68 Biscaynne which was a humongus hunk of steel and rubber! By the mid '60s/'70s we had moved to "sport sedans" and now we have SUVs ! We have now come full circle with our re named station wagon. I don't care what reasoning you give 'em, an SUV = STATION WAGON !! 
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 16:58:31 GMT -5
Yes but my old man's El Camino was priceless.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 17:05:24 GMT -5
You might try Search. There was a Station Wagon thread about six months back.
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Post by monbla256 on Feb 6, 2019 17:22:44 GMT -5
You might try Search. There was a Station Wagon thread about six months back. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 17:39:21 GMT -5
There were some cool pictures in that thread, for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 17:43:27 GMT -5
I purchased a new Ford Country Squire station wagon back in the early 70’s. It was built like a tank. Might even consider it a “ sports utility vehicle “ today👌👍👍
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 17:45:14 GMT -5
I purchased a new Ford Country Squire station wagon back in the early 70’s. It was built like a tank. Might even consider it a “ sports utility vehicle “ today👌👍👍 I remember going with my folks to buy their 1970 Country Squire. It was a tank indeed. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 17:50:11 GMT -5
I purchased a new Ford Country Squire station wagon back in the early 70’s. It was built like a tank. Might even consider it a “ sports utility vehicle “ today👌👍👍 I remember going with my folks to buy their 1970 Country Squire. It was a tank indeed. Great auto......mine had a red and white leather interior. It was considered a loaded vehicle. Cost me a few bucks under $4,500 out the door. I didn’t care for the “ fake “ wood panel finish on the sides!! But for its time it drove like a dream. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 6, 2019 18:00:42 GMT -5
...I'm sticking to my pickup...
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Post by kbareit on Feb 6, 2019 18:02:46 GMT -5
My parents had a 72 Country Squire, what a rust bucket. They parked it after a few years because you could see the road through the floor. It was a great runner though and I used the engine and transmission in a F-100 pick up I got for free because the engine was bad.
As an adult with kids I considered my mini vans as my station wagons. Now I have club cab pick up.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 6, 2019 18:05:03 GMT -5
...I'm sticking to my pickup... I bet that a pickup is just about as popular in SF as a MAGA hat. 😎🤠 |
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 6, 2019 18:07:37 GMT -5
...I'm sticking to my pickup... I bet that a pickup is just about as popular in SF as a MAGA hat. 😎🤠 ...lol... actually, there are a lot of pickups in the SF area... owned by all the intelligent people... mine is somewhat practical, as I own a small ranch in Solano County... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 6, 2019 18:36:01 GMT -5
I bet that a pickup is just about as popular in SF as a MAGA hat. 😎🤠 ...lol... actually, there are a lot of pickups in the SF area... owned by all the intelligent people... mine is somewhat practical, as I own a small ranch in Solano County... Wow! That must be a pretty place. I wish I could see it. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 6, 2019 18:40:50 GMT -5
...lol... actually, there are a lot of pickups in the SF area... owned by all the intelligent people... mine is somewhat practical, as I own a small ranch in Solano County... Wow! That must be a pretty place. I wish I could see it. I have a small fruit orchard that the community takes advantage of by invitation. There is a smallish pond that the kids used to like taking a canoe out on. Set up a small outdoor shooting range, with targets out to 100 yards. Otherwise, it's just a barn, a couple of mobile homes for the manager and his wife, and a few cows. I still go out to the auctions on occasion... their cafe makes a good hamburger. |
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Post by Stearmandriver on Feb 6, 2019 19:07:26 GMT -5
...I don't care what reasoning you give 'em, an SUV = STATION WAGON !! I dunno man, I think my Suburban tows my camping trailer and boat quite a bit better than my Outback would have..  |
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Post by slowroll on Feb 6, 2019 19:17:07 GMT -5
I like what the British called a station wagon -- a shooting brake. The new Jag SUV is called a Sports brake.
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Post by monbla256 on Feb 6, 2019 19:22:56 GMT -5
I like what the British called a station wagon -- a shooting brake. The new Jag SUV is called a Sports brake. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 19:40:27 GMT -5
Just food for thought. The old station wagons probably averaged 8 mpg. The new SUVs double that one, maybe even triple, in rough terms so nothing lost there. Good improvement actually.
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Post by AJ on Feb 6, 2019 19:47:46 GMT -5
When I was growing up in the mid '50s, no self respecting "atomic" family in the 'burbs drove anything but a Station Wagon. We had 4 as I recall (not at one time but over years) the last one being my father's '68 Biscaynne which was a humongus hunk of steel and rubber! By the mid '60s/'70s we had moved to "sport sedans" and now we have SUVs ! We have now come full circle with our re named station wagon. I don't care what reasoning you give 'em, an SUV = STATION WAGON !! Michael you and I have been going in circles our entire lives. That’s why we are known as “Big Wheels”.  AJ |
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Post by blackmouth210 on Feb 6, 2019 19:57:54 GMT -5
I grew up with a big family.
Station wagons were a must.
And I have many fond memories in a station wagon.
But today's SUV's sit on a truck chassis. Station wagons did not.
That makes an SUV something considerably different than a station wagon IMO.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 6, 2019 20:04:43 GMT -5
When I was growing up in the mid '50s, no self respecting "atomic" family in the 'burbs drove anything but a Station Wagon. We had 4 as I recall (not at one time but over years) the last one being my father's '68 Biscaynne which was a humongus hunk of steel and rubber! By the mid '60s/'70s we had moved to "sport sedans" and now we have SUVs ! We have now come full circle with our re named station wagon. I don't care what reasoning you give 'em, an SUV = STATION WAGON !! Station Wagon's got their name from their use in rural areas, where today a 4 wheel drive is pretty standard issue. |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 6, 2019 20:29:36 GMT -5
OK, found this. I thought all you old timers (me included) would enjoy.
They were originally called "depot hacks" because they worked around train depots as hacks (short for hackney carriage, as taxicabs were then known). They also came to be known as "carryalls" and "suburbans". Eventually, the car companies began producing their own station wagons.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 21:52:16 GMT -5
Sci-fi / cyberpunk book I read called "Snow Crash" has a nickname for minivans. The cyberpunk name was "Bimbo Box" and now I cannot get it out of my head.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 22:18:45 GMT -5
Still want this model. Decent power and good fuel economy. Clean and lean.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 22:20:37 GMT -5
A proper shooting brake. Or at least, I think so.  |
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Post by clintonvilleleather on Feb 6, 2019 22:21:26 GMT -5
There were some cool pictures in that thread, for sure. wasnt there some sort of Porsche / Volkswagon Van hybrid? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 22:22:08 GMT -5
Real SUV's have a truck chassis and rear wheel drive and the transmission hump in the floorboard serves a purpose. Not sure what a unibody FWD is other than a car with a tall trunk. Once you go with a full size four door pick up truck there is no looking back as they offer a great ride, lots of room, ground clearance, power and you can tow stuff. The newer ones get about 16 in town and 23 mpg on the open road. I miss the battle cruisers of old with 6000 lbs of American steel running on 15 inch bias ply tires and kids sitting backwards in the back making faces at you.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 6, 2019 23:04:44 GMT -5
The 64 Ford wagon had a higher towing capacity than my Ram.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 7, 2019 0:18:02 GMT -5
There were some cool pictures in that thread, for sure. wasnt there some sort of Porsche / Volkswagon Van hybrid? The "Vanagon" had a Porsche engine. I had one in the '90s. |
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Post by rmb on Feb 7, 2019 11:55:17 GMT -5
Real SUV's have a truck chassis and rear wheel drive and the transmission hump in the floorboard serves a purpose. Not sure what a unibody FWD is other than a car with a tall trunk. I guess that would be the “crossover”. I drive one, 2002 Mazda Tribute. It’s decent, does ok off-road and in icy weather, but you couldn’t replace something built on a truck body with one. Especially for pulling. |
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