Station Wagon/Estate Body Ideas

[conan]

*Drooling when see the pic of that Volvo*

[gero45]

Yes its a shooting break but if we can make some shooting brake ingame everyone will be happy

[Bmotley]

Yeah, nice 2400 lb cars with 124hp engines that will literally run forever so long as you keep oil in them (someone decided to save 2 dollars on ever car and not put oil drainback holes in the pistons so the oiling rings coke up with oil and every saturn on stock pistons burns oil). And they're un-dentable thanks to the plastic.

Actually you can dent them, believe me, we own one that went through a hail storm, now we have a dimpled Saturn.

[Leafy]

Yeah, nice 2400 lb cars with 124hp engines that will literally run forever so long as you keep oil in them (someone decided to save 2 dollars on ever car and not put oil drainback holes in the pistons so the oiling rings coke up with oil and every saturn on stock pistons burns oil). And they're un-dentable thanks to the plastic.

Actually you can dent them, believe me, we own one that went through a hail storm, now we have a dimpled Saturn.

well yes, the hood, roof, and trunk lid are not plastic and will dent. But the part you actually have to worry about being dented by something that isnt an act of god is not dentable.

[CookieTheDog'sOwner]

Here's another idea: a station wagon with a ganormous sunroof--the 1963-65 Wagonaire!

http://www.carlustblog.com/2008/08/car-lust--lark.html

http://www.carlustblog.com/2011/09/1963 ... re-r2.html

[SetsChaos]

Not to derail the OP, but what about the station wagons cousin, the Ute? Basically an estate/station wagon without the back seats like the Holden

or the Ford?

[Leafy]

aka, an el camino.

[SetsChaos]

Yep. The idea has been around for a while, only really popular on the upside-down part of the world. (I think they'd do well if they brought them back to the US now, but no one seems to agree)

[conan]

aka Ford Ranchero



aka 1934 Ford Coupe Utility

[Monkey_Mitchell]

I wish they'd bring the Ranchero and/or El Camino back to the US. I moved a refrigerator(a big one) once in a 1968 Ranchero. It was very practical.

Edit: Wait! when Automation comes out I won't have to wish anymore. I can do it myself

[T16]

Yeah I never got why the ute style pickup never caught on in North America (I do realize that they where made there for almost 30 years.), surely most people don't actually need the high ground clearance, and in return you get better handling, more comfort, a lighter vehicle and of course a lower loading edge.

If I look at the pickups that are actually used as work vehicles here one off the most popular cars in the older Mazdas which are also the lowest that have been sold here in decent numbers.

I guess normal people just really like the high seating position ....

[serothis]

Yeah I never got why the ute style pickup never caught on in North America (I do realize that they where made there for almost 30 years.), surely most people don't actually need the high ground clearance, and in return you get better handling, more comfort, a lighter vehicle and of course a lower loading edge.

If I look at the pickups that are actually used as work vehicles here one off the most popular cars in the older Mazdas which are also the lowest that have been sold here in decent numbers.

I guess normal people just really like the high seating position ....

For the same reason people in NA liked big ostentatious SUV's before the rise of CUV's. While some people did us it for it's intended utility, most people who bought the high riding truck didn't really need it for it's intended purpose (except for the occasional move/helping someone move). It's all about the image.

At the same time we had a plethora of station wagons everywhere in the 80's so that kind of filled the gap.

[T-5 Killer]

Necro posting this one. Because I love wagons. (My fellow americans think I am odd)

Volvo 850R


'59 Chevy Brookwood wagon


Chevy Bel Air "Nomad"


'64 Ford Galaxie "Country Squire" Wagon


Ford Falcon Wagon

[Mil1983]

Some more station wagons:

Audi RS6 Avant: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JdCKfzHN9Mw/T ... +avant.jpg
Alfa Romeo 159 SW: http://static.qnm.it/www/fotogallery/64 ... imenti.jpg
Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon GTA
FIAT Croma: http://www.cuboauto.it/gallery/131/1897 ... 07-001.jpg
BMW M5 Touring: http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/image ... ouring.jpg
Mercedes E Class SW: http://put.edidomus.it/auto/mondoauto/a ... _sw_a1.jpg

[Hemily]

I think Estate is used in the US, cause my 1980 Buick Century, is a station wagon, so the full name of the car is Buick Century Estate Wagon.