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Blog Archive
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Car Show Classics: Chevy Nomad Stars In A SoCal Summer Evening Local Show
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 17 CommentsWhen I heard that it was going to be “Station Wagon Week” here at CC, I remembered these shots of a really nice ’57 Nomad that I took last summer. […] -
My CC (And First Wagon, So Far): 1995 Volvo 960
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 19 CommentsI returned to Southern California in August of 2012 in what seemed like a precarious situation. A little more than a year before, I had sold my Honda and moved […] -
Future Classic: Ford Flex – Wood Paneling Costs Extra
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 52 CommentsTimes are changing, as they are well known to do. The generation that shunned wagons because of horrible memories of being strapped into the back of one and driven halfway […] -
Missed the Boat: The Wagons That Never Came
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 53 CommentsWith station wagon market share declining markedly since the peak years of the 1960s, it’s no wonder the number of station wagon offerings in North America has declined. Lately, crossovers have […] -
CC Outtakes: I Started Taking Car Photos Because of A VW Squareback
Posted on April 25, 2015 | 18 CommentsLong ago an old friend who owned and loved red Squareback asked me to take photos of any of them I came across for his photo album. Here are some […] -
CC Outtake: Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Woody (In Time For) Wagon (Week)
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 27 CommentsMany of my rather rare submissions these days are a result of my near daily long walks around Eugene. Today’s walk was rather meta: I walked to the mall to […] -
CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 21 CommentsWhen Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […] -
Automotive History: The Curious Case of the W126 Wagon
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 27 CommentsAs some of you know, I have a serious love for the W126 Mercedes S-Class. Can you blame me? It’s just the best in engineering and nigh-on invulnerability that a […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon – The Original Mini Van?
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 51 CommentsSome things instantly become dated; in the automotive world, few things proclaim its time period better than a Pinto Cruising Wagon. -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 137 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
CC Capsule: Fiat 500 Giardiniera – That’s Signore Biggie Smalls To You
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 29 CommentsIs this the biggest version of one of the smallest cars? Or is it the smallest form of one of the largest formats? No matter what, it was worth crossing […] -
CC Outtake: 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Wagon – Bringing New Meaning To The Ford “Country Sedan”
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 31 Comments(Photos: Hemmings Daily) After 41 storied years as America’s quintessential “woody” station wagon, the Country Squire nameplate was laid to rest in 1991, when a fresh crop of Aero Panthers […] -
Craigslist Classic Outtake – The Saddest Volvo 740 Wagon In America
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 10 CommentsI found this advertised on my local Craigslist – it’s a scrap car that the seller has been throwing metal into for the last few months; apparently it is completely […] -
Cohort Outtake: Citroen 2CV Station Wagon – Gangsterentenbreak
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 21 CommentsThis custom 2CV wagon has been waiting patiently for CC’s Wagon Week, but it just can’t wait any longer. R L Elliott posted it at the Cohort, and it is […] -
Car Show Classics: Really Rare Wagons
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 74 CommentsAs the title says, these are the rarest wagons I could find among my photos, starting with this Alfa Romeo Giulia wagon. According to this history of Alfa Romeo wagons […]
![Car Show Classics: Chevy Nomad Stars In A SoCal Summer Evening Local Show When I heard that it was going to be “Station Wagon Week” here at CC, I remembered these shots of a really nice ’57 Nomad that I took last summer. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/P1070945.jpg)
![My CC (And First Wagon, So Far): 1995 Volvo 960 I returned to Southern California in August of 2012 in what seemed like a precarious situation. A little more than a year before, I had sold my Honda and moved […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/960-1.jpg)
![Future Classic: Ford Flex – Wood Paneling Costs Extra Times are changing, as they are well known to do. The generation that shunned wagons because of horrible memories of being strapped into the back of one and driven halfway […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ford-fairlane-concept-11.jpg)
![Missed the Boat: The Wagons That Never Came With station wagon market share declining markedly since the peak years of the 1960s, it’s no wonder the number of station wagon offerings in North America has declined. Lately, crossovers have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pontiac-g8-sport-wagon.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: I Started Taking Car Photos Because of A VW Squareback Long ago an old friend who owned and loved red Squareback asked me to take photos of any of them I came across for his photo album. Here are some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vwtype3inweeds-.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Woody (In Time For) Wagon (Week) Many of my rather rare submissions these days are a result of my near daily long walks around Eugene. Today’s walk was rather meta: I walked to the mall to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMAG0063.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Peugeot 307 SW: Modern-day French Vista Cruiser When Paul mooted the idea of a Station Wagon week, I knew immediately what I wanted to write about: my partner’s 2007 Peugeot 307 SW – forbidden fruit to many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Emblem.jpg)
![Automotive History: The Curious Case of the W126 Wagon As some of you know, I have a serious love for the W126 Mercedes S-Class. Can you blame me? It’s just the best in engineering and nigh-on invulnerability that a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/35cfe2dd212688d67e8787b4ef4de29b.jpg)

![Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose? Sitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1972-AMC-Full-Line-12-13.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Fiat 500 Giardiniera – That’s Signore Biggie Smalls To You Is this the biggest version of one of the smallest cars? Or is it the smallest form of one of the largest formats? No matter what, it was worth crossing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/P1000536.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Wagon – Bringing New Meaning To The Ford “Country Sedan” (Photos: Hemmings Daily) After 41 storied years as America’s quintessential “woody” station wagon, the Country Squire nameplate was laid to rest in 1991, when a fresh crop of Aero Panthers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1997CrownVicwagon_01_700.jpg)
![Craigslist Classic Outtake – The Saddest Volvo 740 Wagon In America I found this advertised on my local Craigslist – it’s a scrap car that the seller has been throwing metal into for the last few months; apparently it is completely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Volvo740WagonScrap.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Citroen 2CV Station Wagon – Gangsterentenbreak This custom 2CV wagon has been waiting patiently for CC’s Wagon Week, but it just can’t wait any longer. R L Elliott posted it at the Cohort, and it is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Citroen-2CV-wagon-ffq.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: Really Rare Wagons As the title says, these are the rarest wagons I could find among my photos, starting with this Alfa Romeo Giulia wagon. According to this history of Alfa Romeo wagons […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Alfa-Romeo-Giulia-Super-wagon.jpg)


