We always had big station wagons. Many times would get caught short on money on a fishing/hunting trip with my buddies (high school). But could always count on the spare change in the ash tray to fill up the tank to get us home.
“We always had big station wagons”
I have had a couple of big cars in my 20s. 74 Cadillac Sedan Deville with the 500 ci. Followed up by a “smaller, easier to drive” 77 LTD.
But my mom’s 74 Ford Country Squire was a small island. I’d love one today, in Key Lime Pie Green.
The room in those old station wagons were epic. You could take 10 midgets and they could play a game of rugby with these rear seats down. Even those “little” fold up/down seats in the third section were roomy. Flatten all the seats and you have full size pickup bed room.