Wagon Stoke

**fatnslow** · 05-07-2019, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Striker

Grandpa's wagon
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Dad's wagon
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Both were long gone by the time I was old enough to drive.

We had that GT in the late 70's. MY brother, sister and I thought we hit the lottery moving up from a Honda station wagon WITHOUT AC. No more sticking together 3 wide in the back row. The lucky one got to roll around the cargo area solo with two in the middle with at least 2 feet of separation at all times.

**mcski** · 05-07-2019, 04:21 PM

We went the other direction in 68 with a brand New baby blue Datsun wagon. The black vinyl seats in that thing would get hot enough in summer to power a small town. Total surf wagon w 4 on the floor. Peppy fun. Miss that car

**mooseknuckle** · 05-07-2019, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by gravitylover

That's what I learned to drive in, dad had a 79 Cutlass Cruiser with the 260 and this wild southwestern pattern woven fabric interior. It had the factory heavy duty suspension so it had a 1/2 ton interior capacity and better towing too but that 260 was a slug. It did get 24mpg which was nice when I took it on Dead tour

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Think we had that gutless engine as well. It was easy on fuel - for its era.

Drilled holes in the spare tire storage area that we plugged when not in use for the baddest ass stealth party cooler I’ve ever known.

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 05-07-2019, 08:19 PM

My mom had a Plymouth Parisienne and a Cutlass Cruiser.

Why, exactly, do some of you remember these old boats fondly, apart from memories purely tangential to the car (e.g. taking it on Dead tour)?

**PNWbrit** · 05-07-2019, 08:34 PM

My folks rolled around in a Volvo 145 with rally prepped engine and suspension from the spares left over from 1970 London to Mexico City rally car that Dad and an Uncle built up and were mechanics for.

**iceman** · 05-07-2019, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

No love for the Pontiac Safari?

Come on man. Yeah we had a 1970 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon, behold a picture from the internet:

^^dead ringer for ours. Bone white and packin a big block. That's the car I knocked out half the power in Long Island with.

**Buster Highmen** · 05-07-2019, 09:50 PM

Now that's a sled.

**bagtagley** · 05-08-2019, 06:59 AM

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**DolphinSki** · 05-08-2019, 10:19 AM

That's a beautiful Mazda wagon. Damn.

I need to stop browsing Craigslist or else I'm gonna end up with something like this: https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/cto...878684505.html

Or this: https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/cto...879372507.html

New roof rack courtesy of Iowagriz showed up yesterday for the Jetta, will post once it's mounted.

**MontuckyFried** · 05-17-2019, 11:20 AM

SCREW YOU, FORD!!! Killing off all cars sans Mustang from the US lineup and then coming out with THIS in Europe only?

**simple** · 05-17-2019, 11:40 AM

It isn't Ford's fault fat lazy Americans want taller and bigger SUV and cute utes. We are the cash cows

**HankScorpio** · 05-17-2019, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by AustinFromSA

SCREW YOU, FORD!!! Killing off all cars sans Mustang from the US lineup and then coming out with THIS in Europe only?

Between this and the Golf R wagon, my jealousy of Euro long-roofs is now just blind rage.

**MontuckyFried** · 05-17-2019, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by HankScorpio

Between this and the Golf R wagon, my jealousy of Euro long-roofs is now just blind rage.

Originally Posted by simple

It isn't Ford's fault fat lazy Americans want taller and bigger SUV and cute utes. We are the cash cows

Same here. Sadly, simple spoke the truth above. It's our market's fault. I may have a blind rage toward Ford, but my rage is also directed toward the SUV-demanding American consumer with aversions to MTs.

**simple** · 05-17-2019, 01:20 PM

We don't have these but you will see Raptors and 4 door Jeeps every day. 'Murica

**liv2ski** · 05-18-2019, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by AustinFromSA

my rage is also directed toward the SUV-demanding American consumer with aversions to MTs.

Yup, fuck the N.A consumer. They have fucked up me being able to buy what I want.

**Jong Lafitte** · 05-18-2019, 10:17 AM

Nope. It’s the fucking car companies. Consumers want that shit because the car companies tell them that they want it. Why? They build them shitty and make more money. “Higher margin” they’d say. Don’t blame the consumer (totally, anyway) for falling for it. They’d sell that puke ass minion bullshit in EU if they could but gas prices are too high and the roads and infrastructure just make it impractical. Their stupid marketing bullshit may as well say “if you don’t have some kind of honking SUV then you are probably poor and definitely a faggot.”

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