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wagon Archive
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Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Express – The White, Boxy Cockroach
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 45 Comments(First Posted August 14, 2013) Mexico’s Nissan Tsuru. Brazil’s VW Kombi. India’s Hindustan Ambassador. Add to that list the Mitsubishi Express, another car that has gone years without any major […] -
CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 23, 2019 | 42 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
COAL: 1995.5 Audi S6 Avant – I Found My Unicorn But Let It Go Free…
Posted on February 25, 2018 | 19 Comments(First Posted Sept. 29, 2013) Working in San Francisco during the dotcom era, I had a job that I found boring but that allowed me a lot of time […] -
COAL: 2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 38 Comments(First Posted Sept. 8, 2013) Above is the last picture I ever took of this car; in fact, it was taken after I turned it off for the last time […] -
Future Curbside Classics: 2010-14 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon – Agree or Disagree, Is This The Most Beautiful Station Wagon Ever?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 115 CommentsLet me quite firmly state my opinion on the subject in question: I believe this is the most beautiful station wagon ever made. Station wagons are adored by enthusiasts, but […] -
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 […] -
CC Outtake: Honda’s Smallest (2010) vs. Honda’s Largest (1975)
Posted on November 30, 2014 | 55 CommentsMy, how we’ve grown…I saw this perfect juxtaposition a few evenings ago and had to take a picture. Note that the Fit has more than twice the power (117hp vs. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet?
Posted on October 19, 2014 | 55 Comments(first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 37 CommentsAs long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Honda Accord Wagon – You Might Think It Was the Last of the Breed
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 57 CommentsLiving in the United States gives one a mighty myopic view of cars the world’s automakers produce. Such is the case with Honda’s Accord. Other places in the world got […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Ford Escort Wagon – Di-Noc Twilight
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 42 CommentsI was almost home on a Friday evening in February when I spotted this Escort Squire Wagon. -
CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
Posted on June 22, 2013 | 76 CommentsI am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […] -
COAL: Your Humble Author Reflects on a (Near) Decade of Driving: The 1989 Ford Taurus GL Wagon – As Owned by My 16-Year-Old Self
Posted on December 9, 2012 | 33 CommentsBack in the era when one could purchase a disposable camera, I decided to buy one, just for the hell of it. The idea was to take pictures of things […]
![Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Express – The White, Boxy Cockroach (First Posted August 14, 2013) Mexico’s Nissan Tsuru. Brazil’s VW Kombi. India’s Hindustan Ambassador. Add to that list the Mitsubishi Express, another car that has gone years without any major […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-1991-1994_Mitsubishi_TR_Magna_GLX_sedan_01.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides Last month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3538.jpg)
![COAL: 1995.5 Audi S6 Avant – I Found My Unicorn But Let It Go Free… (First Posted Sept. 29, 2013) Working in San Francisco during the dotcom era, I had a job that I found boring but that allowed me a lot of time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Audi-S6.8.jpg)
![COAL: 2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart (First Posted Sept. 8, 2013) Above is the last picture I ever took of this car; in fact, it was taken after I turned it off for the last time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/P1030490.jpg)
![Future Curbside Classics: 2010-14 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon – Agree or Disagree, Is This The Most Beautiful Station Wagon Ever? Let me quite firmly state my opinion on the subject in question: I believe this is the most beautiful station wagon ever made. Station wagons are adored by enthusiasts, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/12Cad-CTS-Sedan-004.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)
![CC Outtake: Honda’s Smallest (2010) vs. Honda’s Largest (1975) My, how we’ve grown…I saw this perfect juxtaposition a few evenings ago and had to take a picture. Note that the Fit has more than twice the power (117hp vs. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/P1000838.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet? (first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1957PontiacChieftain07-crop.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho! As long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/55-cadillac_Custom_Viewmstr-DV-07-CC_01-conceptcarz-dot-com.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Honda Accord Wagon – You Might Think It Was the Last of the Breed Living in the United States gives one a mighty myopic view of cars the world’s automakers produce. Such is the case with Honda’s Accord. Other places in the world got […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/96HondaAccordWagon3jg.jpg)

![CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt I am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/92BuickRoadmaster1jg.jpg)
![COAL: Your Humble Author Reflects on a (Near) Decade of Driving: The 1989 Ford Taurus GL Wagon – As Owned by My 16-Year-Old Self Back in the era when one could purchase a disposable camera, I decided to buy one, just for the hell of it. The idea was to take pictures of things […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/taurussummer3-001.jpg)


