By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

I could have sworn that this 150,000-mile Ford LTD Country Squire would have had to have undergone a complete restoration to look this good at 41 years old, but the seller claims that it was meticulous maintenance throughout its life that kept the big woodgrain wagon looking like a time capsule. It came equipped with an 8-track player and a 429 Thunder Jet, and it looks like everything still works. Amazing… take a look at the auction on eBay for a ton of droolworthy photos.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Seattle rapper GRYNCH just dropped this video on YouTube. As a fellow 240 wagon owner, I can relate…

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

A new wagon was introduced at the New York Show, and I wondered why it took so long to get here. You see, the European Honda Accord is really a re-badged Acura TSX here in the States, and a wagon has been available on the Continent for a few years. When it hits our shores, the TSX Wagon will only be available with the 2.4L DOHC four cylinder, and a five-speed automatic. Will this be enough to sway potential buyers back into a wagon instead of a crossover? I’m not so sure, because it’s missing two things that appeal to the core Acura buyer; a V-6 engine, and a proper manual transmission. They were so close… What do you think?

Continue reading "NYIAS: The Acura TSX Wagon–A European Honda Accord With a New Badge." »

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Looking for more than just any old station wagon to haul home the groceries from your local Whole Foods? Then here’s your ride: A one-off ’50s Mercedes-Benz station wagon. This vision was probably a bit different in 1956 for Mrs. Caroline Folke, a woman of apparent means (with homes in Paris, Manhattan, and Palm Beach) for whom a top-of-the-line Chrysler, Mercury, or Buick station wagon would simply not suffice. Back when nearly everyone liked Ike, she walked into the New York City Mercedes-Benz dealership with a most unusual request: a brand new Mercedes-Benz station wagon. At the time, Mercedes-Benz was re-establishing itself in the automobile business. It was just 11 years after the end of the Second World War, after all. They were apparently eager to fill her unusual request—even though station wagons were not part of the Mercedes-Benz model range in 1956. Read More at Automotive Traveler!

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

When we first saw this cool old Dodge wagon for sale on RacingJunk.com we gave it a cursory look and almost moved onto the next ad. We thought we were looking at an interesting body wrapping up a ho-hum street rod drivetrain, boy were we wrong. This two door wagon is not just a looker, it should flat haul ass too.

The two door wagon body is extremely rare as only 4,251 were produced in 1953 and seeing as these were frumpy family station wagons that would have had little to no appeal after they aged, we think that lots of them hit the scrapyard. One thing we know for certain is that this one is a genuine tire shredder packing 478 cubic inches of dual quad equipped Hemi!

There are not dyno numbers provided with the ad, but this thing would be a blast to drive (so long as the carbs are tuned properly and not loading up like crazy). The car was obviously built be a professional as it sits on a nice Art Morrison custom 2×4 frame that is equipped with air suspension. A 9-inch Ford rear packing 3.55 gears resides out back and is fed by a Mopar 727 trans. If an 8 3/4 rear or Dana 60 had been used the Russian judge would have scored the owner a “10″ for proper drivetrain parts usage.

Frankly, the interior is too nice for us. It fits the rest of the car and appears to be of execptional quality, but we’re grubby idiots who would sit down with a wrench in our pocket and punch a hole in the leather seat.

Talk about a bitchin’ family cruiser and occasional strip blazer! We want this one bad!

Source: RacingJunk.com Ad — 1953 Dodge Meadowbrook Suburban 2-Door Wagon

By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

While I didn’t come across a Cadillac station wagon for today’s Vintage Hemmings Find of the Day, such Cad wagons were indeed the rage back then, and still appear today, as seen with this 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood nine-passenger station wagon currently for sale on Hemmings.com.From the seller’s description:

Exceptional unrestored California car. Fully loaded with all Brougham options including power factory sunroof, rear foot rests, windows, door locks, etc. Beautiful silver paint with red leather interior. Excellent conversion! Beautiful lines unlike may wagon conversions.

Continue reading at Hemmings

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

When living so close to ‘The Ring’ you sometimes feel spoiled as the high performance cars you’ll encounter at the track become normal. For example, Porsche 911 GT3s are nothing special to see when Speedhunting at the Nordeschliefe.  So you start searching for cars that are less obvious to satisfy your car craving. On my last visit I spotted this BMW E36 touring which certainly grabbed my attention. Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Jeroen Willemsen

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

How cool would it be if Acura brought over the new Accord Wagon/Tourer as the TSX Wagon for the US market? Not likely, but it’s fun to think about.

By Mike Garrett

By Austin Knight

Gotadime

One thing that I love about CarDomain is the absolute diversity that you can find on these wonderful pages. Mon is a fellow car guy that lives in the Philippines and until I saw his gorgeous wagon, I thought that there was no such thing as an attractive Ford Escort. He really has brought this rare find back to life and since his winning of SOTW nearly a year ago, lots has changed around his well-built ride page. And not only does he have a beautiful car, but he’s one of the most friendly guys you’ll ever meet—the perfect CarDomain role model. Make sure that you head over to take a look at Mon’s 1972 Ford Escort Mark 1 Wagon.

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

This week we head up north, way the hell up north, to the permafrost of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We scouted out a beautiful, big-block powered, 1971 Chevelle wagon that is the perfect mix of family hauler and hot rod bruiser.

Personally, we’d knock and inch or few out of the ride height, probably with some goodies from Air Ride, and we’d probably swap out the wheels, but the aluminum-headed 454 would stay put and roast tires all day long.

The car that the project started with sounds like it was a cream puff. Only 39,00 original miles, all the factory glass, and the original 12-bolt rearend all point to a car that lived a decent first life before being turned into a hot rod.

Fire up the money conversion calculator and start crunching numbers. Wherever you live, it would be a hell of a road trip home.

Go here to see the ad.