I LOVED Station Wagons When I Was A Kid In The 1970's

You know they still make station wagons? I have one

I wanted one with wood panelling. It only existed on American tv

Not true, r2. I saw wood-paneled station wagons IRL.

Like these.

I just got an Audi wagon, and it checks all the boxes for me,

We did this already…,

r2 my grandmother had one.

[quote] Like these.

More likely that those are plastic body panels with a wood decal tacked on.

Exactly what my uncle's Country Squire had r7

The Ford Country Squire wagons (circa mid-late 60s), had dual facing, 3rd row seats, that allegedly sat 4 people. 4 newborns maybe, but not 4 toddlers and definitely not 4 10 year olds.

r7...and? These cars were everywhere in the 70s. The "woodies" of the 60s were prevalent as well. Maybe those were what you were speaking of.

Those were around as well.

I prefer a different kind of "woody" these days.

If you can get a woody

Today's SUVs are what station wagons evolved into.

My sister had an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser back in the 60s. I must admit I did enjoy that big ol' land yacht.

R13- But those Big American Station Wagons were far more comfortable than today’s SUVs.

We had a Rambler station wagon.

It was white with a blue interior. No AC, no radio, no carpet, no power brakes, or no power steering.

The average minivan is safer, has more passenger room, has more storage capacity, and has better fuel efficiency, and costs less to operate than the average SUV.

Yet millions of Americans continue to buy SUVs to avoid the soccer mom stigma of minivans. Soccer moms trying to avoid the stigma of soccer moms. You gotta love the stupidity of the American consumer.

[quote]Maybe those were what you were speaking of.

American carmakers stopped using real wood panels in the 1950’s.

And so? All the way through the 80s, faux-paneled wagons were still marketed (or referred to) to as having “wood panels.”

We had a Volkswagen bus for a while.

I always buy station wagons. I recently tucked a rocking chair into one.

Thanks Mrs. Clampett

we had two Olds Vista Cruisers

R14- In the 1970's that would be considered medium at best NOT a Land Yacht.

This 1976 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon was a Land Yacht. It had a curb weight of over 5,000 lbs and a total length of over 232 inches.

The Vista Cruisers I remember from the '70s were the Cutlass line. Mid sized. But additional headroom was added.

we had one. I used to spend hours raising and lowering the back window - it eventually wore out. My sister and I used to fight for the seat in the "way back" as we called it - although there were two, we would fight about looking out each other's window.....lol ....kids.