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Curbside Classics Archives
station wagon Archive
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![Recently, on a warm Saturday in October, I took the family for an afternoon jaunt in the ‘ol Valiant Wagon. We took a ~ 250-mile trip up into the mountains […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54083042443_5cba72c2dc_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family")
CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 45 CommentsRecently, on a warm Saturday in October, I took the family for an afternoon jaunt in the ‘ol Valiant Wagon. We took a ~ 250-mile trip up into the mountains […] -
![For Part 4, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year was 2018, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCN8721-e1723655282626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 4: Vacation Time to VA and WV; Mountains Not Optional.")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 4: Vacation Time to VA and WV; Mountains Not Optional.
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 11 CommentsFor Part 4, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year was 2018, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided […] -
![For this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dscn6643_53384941841_o-e1719965995897.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […] -
![In my first entry about the 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Editon Station Wagon, I wrote about how I wanted to find one of these seemingly unloved, used, and abused F […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSCN4627-e1719705832747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 2: Vacation Time To Michigan and Canada")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 2: Vacation Time To Michigan and Canada
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 21 CommentsIn my first entry about the 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Editon Station Wagon, I wrote about how I wanted to find one of these seemingly unloved, used, and abused F […] -
![I had moved back to Puerto Rico with Mom and my little brother in late 1987. Once again in US territory, it didn’t take long for a “classic car show” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221211_135814932_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon – Mid-Century Splendor")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon – Mid-Century Splendor
Posted on December 19, 2022 | 15 CommentsI had moved back to Puerto Rico with Mom and my little brother in late 1987. Once again in US territory, it didn’t take long for a “classic car show” […] -
![I’ve got two pictures to tell a story. That’s all, two little pix. So this shan’t taketh too much of your precious time. Pondering this gnarled veteran, we’ve all seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lumberyard Outtake: 1981-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon – Qualified, Accomplished, Evergreen")
Lumberyard Outtake: 1981-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel Station Wagon – Qualified, Accomplished, Evergreen
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’ve got two pictures to tell a story. That’s all, two little pix. So this shan’t taketh too much of your precious time. Pondering this gnarled veteran, we’ve all seen […] -
![How much love do these little haulers get? From the looks of this one, quite some. A good thing, as there’s nothing like them nowadays; most makes have moved away […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220530_143526978_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Corona Station Wagon – Giving Some Love To The Little Hauler")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Toyota Corona Station Wagon – Giving Some Love To The Little Hauler
Posted on August 19, 2022 | 11 CommentsHow much love do these little haulers get? From the looks of this one, quite some. A good thing, as there’s nothing like them nowadays; most makes have moved away […] -
![(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_2311.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Collector’s Edition – “B” There ‘Til The End
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 103 Comments(first posted 12/12/2013) “The last of its kind”. “An end of an era”. “The final chapter”. These may be clichés, but are nevertheless appropriate when describing the 1996 Buick Roadmaster […] -
![(first posted 6/19/2012) Every once in awhile, fun stuff really can happen when you get a text message while sitting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon. This is what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1948PontiacWagon01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac DeLuxe Streamliner Station Wagon – At the Dawn of the Jet Age, a Varnishing Breed")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac DeLuxe Streamliner Station Wagon – At the Dawn of the Jet Age, a Varnishing Breed
Posted on May 19, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/19/2012) Every once in awhile, fun stuff really can happen when you get a text message while sitting on the couch on a Sunday afternoon. This is what […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_3962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS – The Staunch Traditionalist
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/4/2016) Hurt by the high gas prices of the ’70s and early ’80s, a generally “uncool” image, and the introduction and rise of more hip alternatives such as […] -
![This Plymouth Belvedere is one of the final chapters in the Engel-Exner transition years at Chrysler, a chapter already covered at CC in more than one instance. Station wagons, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_20211217_145141443_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Station Wagon – One Of The Last Of The Engel-Exner Editions")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Station Wagon – One Of The Last Of The Engel-Exner Editions
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 25 CommentsThis Plymouth Belvedere is one of the final chapters in the Engel-Exner transition years at Chrysler, a chapter already covered at CC in more than one instance. Station wagons, with […] -
![Introduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_4645-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road")
Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road
Posted on November 16, 2021 | 15 CommentsIntroduced for 1950, killed off after 1991, Ford’s Country Squire (later LTD Country Squire) was a mainstay in the American full size wagon market for just over four decades, serving […] -
![One of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2523.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up
Posted on May 28, 2021 | 29 CommentsOne of the things I really like about Junkyard Curbsiding is the second chances it gives me. Not so much that a particular car will be there the next time […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2015) It’s supposed to be station wagon week here at CC, but so far, most all I have seen is a bunch of long-roofed metal sedans. Why have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Packard-woodie-1940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon – Lumbering Towards Extinction")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Packard 110 Station Wagon – Lumbering Towards Extinction
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/24/2015) It’s supposed to be station wagon week here at CC, but so far, most all I have seen is a bunch of long-roofed metal sedans. Why have […] -
![(first posted in 2011) So just whose idea was that? Along with the business coupe and the Ranchero/El Camino utility pickups, the large two door station wagon ranks right up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ply-2-door.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Short And Odd Life Of The Two Door Station Wagon")
Automotive History: The Short And Odd Life Of The Two Door Station Wagon
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 220 Comments(first posted in 2011) So just whose idea was that? Along with the business coupe and the Ranchero/El Camino utility pickups, the large two door station wagon ranks right up […]
