Consider the depot hack, progenitor of the station wagon as we know it. An exposed wood body on a rugged chassis—a Ford Model T, let’s say. Humble. Hardworking. Charming to modern eyes, depot ...

In 1959, Rambler would sell 374,000 units, and gradually increase to a high of 464,000 units in 1963. I had a chance to buy a 1960 Cross Country that was in pretty good shape for less than $1,000 ...

Here are 10 great American station wagons that history remembers best. ... two-row station wagon, priced at the top of the model lineup. ... 1956 Rambler Cross Country.

And by 1962, Rambler was No. 1 in station-wagon sales. The wave crested in 1963, with a new Classic/Ambassador series—the third all-new Rambler and the second of true midsize proportions.

CAIRO – Few people walk past Tom Meredith’s 1955 Nash Rambler station wagon without stopping to take a longer look. “I bet that car could tell all kinds of stories if only it could talk ...

Models like the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Plymouth Fury III Station Wagon, Ford Country Sedan, Rambler Classic Cross Country, and Pontiac Tempest Wagon were among the most popular wagons of the ...