ozzy85 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Is that what they park in their Subdivisions? Do they all have Power Windows? Signed The Country Squire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The Hemispheres of cars http://www.oldsmobilecentral.com/uploads/2017-08-02-1970-Vista-Cruiser-1-3224-640.jpg 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) The Hemispheres of cars http://www.oldsmobilecentral.com/uploads/2017-08-02-1970-Vista-Cruiser-1-3224-640.jpg Aww, the Olds Vista Cruiser with the moon roof! We had a green one in the early 70's. My dad put 200,000 miles on it and went out and traded that one in for another one just the same! Edited March 16, 2018 by blueschica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 The Hemispheres of cars http://www.oldsmobilecentral.com/uploads/2017-08-02-1970-Vista-Cruiser-1-3224-640.jpgA nice one the Working Man could afford... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 My oldest friend's dad used to drive a station wagon before they switched to a minivan. Coincidentally, he bears a remarkable resemblance to Geddy Lee. Yeah that's the best I've got, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Where I spent a great deal of my childhood: The way-back of a 1971 Volvo station wagon. No radio. No air. And no sisters to torment me. :ebert: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 My dad bought one of these for my mom- the Ford Country Squire! It didn't look good for long, though. He and a friend were always working on a polyurethane type of clear coat that would revolutionize car care. The batch tested on the Ford didn't bond correctly and started peeling off in chunks. It looked horrible and we hated to ride in it! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinwoodsman Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 There's not many of us left ... I also had a station to station wagon car that hit a skunk in the middle of the road in the mid seventies! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The last station wagon we had was a Rambler with the plastic seat covers that had little, triangular raised things that were begging to be pushed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Station wagons are great for lugging my amps,guitars,etc.Also for sleeping in if you had a few at the gig.Didn't Rush start off lugging their gear in a wagon(like every other band) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I think Rush were fans of Chrysler minivans: The caravan thunders onwardTo the distant dream of the cityThe caravan carries me onwardOn my way at last 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) let's see station wagon history: my family had a fondness for dodges back in the 70s...i have no idea why. So my dad and my brother bought 76 aspen wagons at the same type. POSes were rusting after 2 years. I had a yellow 71 opal wagon like this. That was a POS that was always breaking down in the middle of nowhere. It broke down for the last time and I just left it on the side of the road...until the state police called me and told me to get the POS towed. I think it had a 1.1 liter engine. Golf carts could pass me. Ironically, we're looking for a wagon now and they're hard to find. Not liking minivans or SUVs other than Toyotas and they're damn expensive. VWs make recent wagons...but ugh don't like the reliability or fruity turbo/diesel engines. Edited March 16, 2018 by HemiBeers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 I think Rush were fans of Chrysler minivans: The caravan thunders onwardTo the distant dream of the cityThe caravan carries me onwardOn my way at last Indeed. In earlier years they had a Chevy wagon. Alex sideswiped a bus with it. The sound of metal on metal inspired the title Caress Of Steel. Unable to repair all the damage, they sold it a couple of years later. A Farewell To Kings(wood). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinwoodsman Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Station wagons are great for lugging my amps,guitars,etc.Also for sleeping in if you had a few at the gig.Didn't Rush start off lugging their gear in a wagon(like every other band) Long May You Run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) I think Rush were fans of Chrysler minivans: The caravan thunders onwardTo the distant dream of the cityThe caravan carries me onwardOn my way at last I road tripped to several RUSH shows in a forest green Town and Country. Edited March 16, 2018 by goose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Station wagons are great for lugging my amps,guitars,etc.Also for sleeping in if you had a few at the gig.Didn't Rush start off lugging their gear in a wagon(like every other band) Long May You RunExcellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/plymouth_volare_road_runner_sport_wagon_1979.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/plymouth_volare_road_runner_sport_wagon_1979.jpgAHHHHH! mid 70s chrysler flashbacks! Although my dads was a white Aspen with wood paneling and not cool wheels. http://www.jeff-young-design.com/WorldWideWagons/Images/1978-dodge-aspen-special-edition.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/plymouth_volare_road_runner_sport_wagon_1979.jpgThose are full race machines. 0-60 in about 15 seconds, maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/plymouth_volare_road_runner_sport_wagon_1979.jpgAHHHHH! mid 70s chrysler flashbacks! Although my dads was a white Aspen with wood paneling and not cool wheels. http://www.jeff-young-design.com/WorldWideWagons/Images/1978-dodge-aspen-special-edition.jpgYes, 88% of Mopar F-body wagons were equipped that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 My oldest friend's dad used to drive a station wagon before they switched to a minivan. Coincidentally, he bears a remarkable resemblance to Geddy Lee. The Dad or the station wagon ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 let's see station wagon history: my family had a fondness for dodges back in the 70s...i have no idea why. So my dad and my brother bought 76 aspen wagons at the same type. POSes were rusting after 2 years. I had a yellow 71 opal wagon like this. That was a POS that was always breaking down in the middle of nowhere. It broke down for the last time and I just left it on the side of the road...until the state police called me and told me to get the POS towed. I think it had a 1.1 liter engine. Golf carts could pass me. Ironically, we're looking for a wagon now and they're hard to find. Not liking minivans or SUVs other than Toyotas and they're damn expensive. VWs make recent wagons...but ugh don't like the reliability or fruity turbo/diesel engines. Yeah, I think they are hard to find! At our family reunion last year my niece said that she didn't know what a station wagon was. :( We kept trying to find one on the road so she could see it, but couldn't find one. Closest we came was a Honda CR-V. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) let's see station wagon history: my family had a fondness for dodges back in the 70s...i have no idea why. So my dad and my brother bought 76 aspen wagons at the same type. POSes were rusting after 2 years. I had a yellow 71 opal wagon like this. That was a POS that was always breaking down in the middle of nowhere. It broke down for the last time and I just left it on the side of the road...until the state police called me and told me to get the POS towed. I think it had a 1.1 liter engine. Golf carts could pass me. Ironically, we're looking for a wagon now and they're hard to find. Not liking minivans or SUVs other than Toyotas and they're damn expensive. VWs make recent wagons...but ugh don't like the reliability or fruity turbo/diesel engines. Yeah, I think they are hard to find! At our family reunion last year my niece said that she didn't know what a station wagon was. :( We kept trying to find one on the road so she could see it, but couldn't find one. Closest we came was a Honda CR-V.new term is 'sport wagon'. But Subaru Outbacks and Foresters ain't fooling us baby boomers...those are station wagons. Edited March 17, 2018 by HemiBeers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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