“And the same thing that killed off the station wagon (another handy vehicle) government regulations.”
I drove a station wagon,filled with kids,for years.
What government regs killed them off? I always just assumed they were just not “in” with younger people.
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They were classified as a car so they had to meet the same standards.
So the big three decided to put a station wagon on a compact truck chassis and the SUV on a full size truck chassis and presto!
They didn't have to meet the car fuel standards.