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A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold’s famous station wagon
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| October 1, 2025
| Laura Biasas
Posted on 10/02/2025 6:45:46 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Actually saw one of these in Daytona Beach.
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:47:45 PM PDT
by
pnz1
("These people have gone stone-cold crazy”)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Station wagons must be the ugliest cars ever designed. I remember them from childhood. My family didn’t have one, but a friend’s family did and I got to ride around in it frequently. Ugly. Ugly. Ugly.
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:50:28 PM PDT
by
exDemMom
(Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:52:37 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Why?
Bored, with too much spare time and $$ on his hands?
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:55:42 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
To: SaveFerris
You think you hate it now, wait until you drive it.
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:55:52 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: exDemMom
I remember that ours was a Ford. When we kids would pile in the back in the Texas summer, the metal pieces would feel like they were branding us.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Needs the “Honky Lips” spray painted on it.
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:56:29 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
10/02/2025 6:58:14 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: exDemMom
We had a 1978 Chevy Malibu Station Wagon when I was growing up. That thing had a great engine, 305 cubic inch V8.
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:04:00 PM PDT
by
ro_dreaming
(Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I always wanted the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine van.
To: exDemMom
Station wagons must be the ugliest cars ever designed.Check out the Chevrolet Nomad or Pontiac Safari or other two-door station wagons of the 1950s. IMO those were lovely cars, even if they were station wagons.
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:05:29 PM PDT
by
CommerceComet
(Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.)
To: CommerceComet
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:10:31 PM PDT
by
exDemMom
(Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
To: dfwgator
Woohoo!!
You think 🤔🤔🤔 these guys know The Commodores?
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:11:18 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: dfwgator
I was hoping
Find a Torino with no wheels on it
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:12:07 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I can relate to the Griswolds.
My family had a station wagon. Well, we had several of them. When we wore one out, Dad would get a new one.
How did we wear them out you ask? Well, mom and dad would pack us 6 kids in the old wagon, along with a few suitcases, a large canvas tent, sleeping bags, camping gear, etc. Dad loved to drive; it relaxed him.
So summer vacations were 1 week to several weeks long, every summer. We tent camped all across the nation, from Florida to Maine, to Canada, to Alaska, to California, and every state in between. We hit National Parks, cool landmarks, and funny off the beaten path quirky sites. We had quite an education on those trips. The only state I hadn’t been to by the time I was ten was Hawaii, and I daresay that was only because we couldn’t drive there!
We begged to stay in a motel with a pool, and usually once or twice, Dad would acquiesce. Motel floors were nicer than tent floors, and if there was a pool, it was HEAVEN! I can still hear the calls! Marco! POLO!
So cheers to the Griswolds! I think my family is related to yours!
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:12:21 PM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: SaveFerris
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:12:46 PM PDT
by
KierkegaardMAN
(I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
To: exDemMom
I had 5 brothers and my Dad loved the 1957 Mercury station wagon he bought. It was ugly..lol.
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:13:25 PM PDT
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: SaveFerris
Nothing to be proud of, Russ.
Fifty yards!
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:14:36 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: SaveFerris
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posted on
10/02/2025 7:16:16 PM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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