Time to celebrate once more the station wagons of yore. This time, in a collection that features them more or less in action as they used to appear on the roads back in the day. It’s a mix of photos that contain at least one station wagon per shot, sometimes with a pair or more, in images dating to the 1950s and 1960s. And for those interested in the first installment of this series, the link is here.
We start with the ’56 Chevy wagon above, no longer pristine in a shot dated to 1964.
Gotta love that third shot of the Ford wagons at the beach.
The dueling two-tone paint schemes really defy the odds.
Is the tarp ((pic #1)) an aquisition to match the “primered door”, or is the door “primered” to match the tarp?
Nice ! .
These being memories flooding back .
-Nate
Dad had a ’57 COuntry Sedan, I’ll take the ’58 Plymouth.
1960 Ford for me, never seen one before but it really works. I know the 1960 design is not for everybody but I’ve always been sold on it, with the caveat I’ve only seen photos may change my mind in the metal.
The ‘58 Buick Cabellero hardtop wagon is the cream of the bunch. Was there a more luxurious (and expensive) wagon made in 1958?
I’ve told this before, but in 1956 my dad was looking for a station wagon. He first came home with a red/ivory Chevy Nomad, but over my objections, chose a light green Ford. “A 2-dr station wagon just isn’t practical!”
That’s a 57 Buick Cabellero, not a 58. The side styling was significantly different with the 58 having the huge chrome panels on the side.
The first photo of the worn Chevrolet station wagon is slightly reminiscent of the coming of age movie “The Great Santini”.
Love the styling and various colors of the different cars. So very different today. With a few exceptions, we are surrounded by soulless transportation appliances. Miss the stylish cars of the past.
I think the Mercury wagon in the 4th pic was taken in Cuba. If so, I wouldn’t be surprised if the car, or at least part of it, lives on today.
Thanks for the pictures as I recall the trips we made in my father’s 62 Comet across Canada and the US (twice).
So many interesting places, American Wide-Trac Pontiacs first wowed me at age 10. And those Dodge and Plymouth models we didn’t have on our side of the border. Oh and those cute American girls. The downside, plastic seat covers in summer, ugh.
The second picture isn’t a 56 Chevy wagon, it’s either a 53 or 54.
The second picture is a Plymouth. The first picture is of a ’56 Chevy.