The death of the station wagon

cnn.money ^ | February 15, 2011 | Alex Taylor III

[Daffynition]

The news came like a blow to the gut for this child of 1950s suburbia:

Volvo, the company most associated with station wagons for the last 20 years, will stop selling wagons in the U.S. The market is drying up.

The Volvo wagon had been on life support for months. After dropping the larger V70 Volvo in 2010, Doug Speck, CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, told Automotive News he was giving the V50 another year because there "is a bit more energy in the small wagon segment."

Not enough, apparently. Volvo, which was sold to China's Geely in 2010, sold just 480 V50s last year, about two per dealer.

[Professional Engineer]

Ferrari daytona?

[Doogle]

yeah, it does...only thing missing is the empty dish...*smiles*

[Liberty Valance]

1949 Ford V8 station wagon (one of the last genuine Ford "woody wagons"

[Daffynition]

Or when Mitt is elected prez.

[Daffynition]

I love your story! Bless your dad!

This story comes to mind: http://www.examiner.com/road-driver-in-national/video-90-year-old-man-buried-car-with-cash-and-guns

[Daffynition]

Take A Look Inside The President's New Cadillac One Limo

[nascarnation]

We have one of these Caddys, none dare call it a station wagon but that's what it is LOL. The grandkids love to ride in the 3rd seat.

[Daffynition]

I love the Audi wagon ...seems to be the *car* for the girls in the garden club here. It's no wilting flower of a drive!;)

[Daffynition]

*That’s* not a station wagon ...it’s one of Shaq’s shoes! ;D

[DJ MacWoW]

Absolutely! It’s fast and comfortable to drive. :-D

[paulycy]

My parents had one just like this when I was a kid. We crawled around loose in the back with all our friends while they were driving. It was a blast.

[Liberty Valance]

You're right. This is a station wagon.

The Chevy Nomad was first introduced as a concept car at Motorama in 1953 but was not available for public consumption until 1955. The car in the photo is much different than the production model in that it is actually a Corvette body that has been modified into a station wagon.

'55 Chevy Nomad station wagon

[Liberty Valance]

[DJ MacWoW]

We always had a sedan. Don’t know why but they never got a wagon.

[biff]

The rockin could be ignored by most folks but I was always worried when the gals were screamin n hollerin. Some passers by knocking on the side can, ummmmmm, take the wood away.

[Daffynition]

Remember the Olds Vista Cruiser? Touted as having *extra* windows [?pre-sunroofs?].The only surviving 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Commercial

[Daffynition]

What do you get for mileage on that beastie? Does it use regular or premium?

[Daffynition]

Seat belts! PUT ON YOUR SEAT BELTS KIDS!

[Daffynition]

The Nomad was almost an enigma from the get-go.

[Turbopilot]

I had an SUV once, which was enough for me to know I never want one again as a daily driver. And vans are just too dorky. I’m getting my fiancee a wagon after we get married.