By Rob Sass / Originally Published January 9, 2014 / Hagerty Station wagons are officially endangered in the U.S., and other than the Dodge Magnum and Cadillac…{"id":4690,"date":"2014-01-29T14:45:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T22:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2014-04-30T10:25:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T17:25:22","slug":"five-of-the-coolest-station-wagons-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/29\/five-of-the-coolest-station-wagons-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Five of the Coolest Station Wagons Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Rob Sass \/ Originally\u00a0<\/em>Published January 9, 2014 \/ Hagerty<\/em><\/p>\n

Station wagons are officially endangered in the U.S., and other than the Dodge Magnum and\u00a0Cadillac CTS wagon,\u00a0Richard Nixon was president when the last really cool one was built in America. But a quick look at the cars on this list might make you re-think any preconceived notions that wagons were all \u201cMom Mobiles\u201d for the pre-minivan generation.<\/p>\n

1. 1955-57 Chevrolet Nomad<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The iconic Tri-Five Chevy, built from 1955-1957, was likely the post-war high-water mark for Chevrolet. It came in myriad body styles and was available with the first version of Chevrolet\u2019s legendary small-block V-8. The two-door Nomad wagon gives even the convertible a serious run for its money in the cool department.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a01959 Pontiac Safari<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The 1950s were littered with cool station wagons with over-the-top styling. Our vote goes for the \u201959 Pontiac Safari. That was the model year in which tail fins reached their absurd apex. The \u201959 Safari actually had two sets of fins on the top and the bottom of the rear fenders, making it look like a Redstone ballistic missile \u2013 which was probably not an accident.<\/p>\n

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3. 1964-65\u00a0Chevrolet Chevelle<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Two-door wagons are totally impractical to the point of defeating the purpose of having a wagon in the first place, but they look cool. We love the first-generation Chevelle two-door wagon for its handy size, great looks and the fact that all of the performance parts from the two-door SS coupe will fit on the wagon, making it a great sleeper muscle car.<\/p>\n

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4. 1968-72 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Vista Cruiser and the Ford Country Squire are the cars that immediately come to mind when referring to the \u201cback backseat,\u201d and it was probably in one of these wagons where the classic slow-burn phrase \u201cDon\u2019t make me come back there\u201d was first uttered by an agitated father. The Olds gets the nod in terms of cool, simply because we love the glass roof and GM\u2019s spot-on styling work.<\/p>\n

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5. 1971-73 Volvo 1800ES<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Volvo of the 1960s and \u201870s wasn\u2019t exactly a company synonymous with high style. Frumpy but practical 544s, Amazons and brick-like 240s were the stereotypical Volvos of the day. But the P1800 coupe was gorgeous, and for a few brief model years it was available as a very pretty two-door sports wagon. Nicknamed \u201cCinderella\u2019s Coffin\u201d by some for their long, flat roof lines and generous glass, these wagons are among the few truly collectible Volvos \u2014 and they run virtually forever.<\/p>\n

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