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wagon Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude!
Posted on December 18, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/16/2013) Dude! This winter thing blows, man. It’s, like, 25 degrees outside – that’s like -4 Celsius for you metric dudes and babes. That’s totally frigid. And then […] -
COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 23 CommentsMy last update indicated that my garage had gotten some new members, partly due to necessity and partly due to my seeming inability to keep cars for long. Well, the […] -
COAL: 1986 Mercury Marquis Wagon – Chapter 16, No Not That Marquis, The Smaller One. Like A Fairmont
Posted on October 30, 2022 | 69 CommentsIn a short 18 months or so, I had gone from piloting a land yacht (’66 Fury III) to having a blast in a go kart (’83 Colt) to needing […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1974/1975 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – The Colossal Cruiser
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 43 Comments -
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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Wagon – Long-Roof Liftback
Posted on March 10, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 3/10/2016) There haven’t been a whole lot of cars in the American market whereof the wagon variant seems as prominent in metal and mind as the betrunked models, […] -
Curbside Project Car Update: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Purrific Progress
Posted on January 14, 2022 | 51 CommentsWhen we last left off with our kitty, we were somewhat flummoxed by a persistent Check Engine light and a few codes causing it. Having tried the simple things on […] -
Curbside Project Car: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Will It Be A HellCat Or A HelloKitty?
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 65 CommentsYes, I fell for the charms of the Jaguar I reviewed a few weeks ago. How could I not? A couple of days after seeing it the first time I […] -
Curbside Used Car Review: 2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 AWD Sportwagon (Estate) – From Twenty Feet It’s (Almost) Mint
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 37 CommentsDue to other commitments/needs I’ve been spending a little less time here at CC than usual, this being one of the reasons why I’ve at least paused the New Car […] -
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 […] -
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 45 CommentsI recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon – Redefining the Station Wagon
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/13/2014) I remember clearly the first time I saw the new-for-1986 Ford Taurus. It was around the time I turned 18, late in the summer before the Taurus […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 59 CommentsThe premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […]
![Curbside Classic: 1960 Buick LeSabre Wagon – Surf’s Up, Dude! (first posted 12/16/2013) Dude! This winter thing blows, man. It’s, like, 25 degrees outside – that’s like -4 Celsius for you metric dudes and babes. That’s totally frigid. And then […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1333.jpg)
![COAL Update: 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8 D – The Almost Perfect Beater for a Crisis My last update indicated that my garage had gotten some new members, partly due to necessity and partly due to my seeming inability to keep cars for long. Well, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230628_155406.jpg)
![COAL: 1986 Mercury Marquis Wagon – Chapter 16, No Not That Marquis, The Smaller One. Like A Fairmont In a short 18 months or so, I had gone from piloting a land yacht (’66 Fury III) to having a blast in a go kart (’83 Colt) to needing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1986-Marquis-Wagon-01-Feature.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough (first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1967ChevyCaprceEstate01-crop.jpg)

![Curbside Classic: 1948 Pontiac DeLuxe Streamliner Station Wagon – At the Dawn of the Jet Age, a Varnishing Breed (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1948PontiacWagon01.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Wagon – Long-Roof Liftback (first posted 3/10/2016) There haven’t been a whole lot of cars in the American market whereof the wagon variant seems as prominent in metal and mind as the betrunked models, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bbbbv.jpg)
![Curbside Project Car Update: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Purrific Progress When we last left off with our kitty, we were somewhat flummoxed by a persistent Check Engine light and a few codes causing it. Having tried the simple things on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_7903-2.jpg)
![Curbside Project Car: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Will It Be A HellCat Or A HelloKitty? Yes, I fell for the charms of the Jaguar I reviewed a few weeks ago. How could I not? A couple of days after seeing it the first time I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_7148.jpg)
![Curbside Used Car Review: 2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 AWD Sportwagon (Estate) – From Twenty Feet It’s (Almost) Mint Due to other commitments/needs I’ve been spending a little less time here at CC than usual, this being one of the reasons why I’ve at least paused the New Car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7125.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1988-1990 Ford LTD Country Squire – Nearing The End Of The Holiday Road 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_4645-2.jpg)
![Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1963 Rambler Classic Six 770 Cross Country Wagon I recently came across a small trove of junkyard Ramblers in a short period of time and have become completely smitten with them, especially in wagon format and even more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4993.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1976 Fiat 131S Mirafiori Station Wagon – Tony Gave Up 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2523.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Taurus Wagon – Redefining the Station Wagon (first posted 5/13/2014) I remember clearly the first time I saw the new-for-1986 Ford Taurus. It was around the time I turned 18, late in the summer before the Taurus […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taurus-1990-wagon.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1976 Mercury Bobcat Villager – The Premium Compact Wagon Way Ahead Of Its Time The premium small car genre (and especially the small premium CUV genre) is more popular now than ever but back in the 1970s small cars in North America were generally […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0492.jpg)


