Two-door wagon article over at Curbside Classic

Yes, you kill me too! As snooterbuckets also wrote, I bought two-door cars because I figured it was one less chance of the kids falling out a rear door. Besides I always thought four doors were ugly!

 

I'm with you Cat. I dont know why people need all those doors .... and windows, whats with that? LOL

 

Right after we bought our 1955 Chevy 2-dr wagon and 57 Chevy 2-dr HT I found a 1955 sedan delivery............... That's what I really wanted. But!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for the post. I read curbside classics all the time. It's a great spot to spend sometime.

 

http://steveprestegard.com/2012/01/06/the-garage-of-misfit-cars/

 

Toyota Corolla was available in a 2-door hardtop wagon body style through 1983 in the USA. I love these things. An awesome looking 40mpg runabout car with either 1.6/1.8 engine and the 5-speed and solid low 30s with automatic. That and room for stuff to boot!

 

I see these everyday here. I don't really consider them a wagon, they are more of a hatchback/liftback to me.

 

Well this is the Corolla hatchback from that era:



And this is the 4-door wagon:



And my personal favorite bodystyle of the E70 series Corolla...the 2-door hardtop:



The 2-door wagon is not quite as long-roofed as the 4-door wagon but it is a hardtop and that should count for something. Ever seen a hardtop hatchback? I didn't think so

 

Many and so have you, here are just a few of the hundreds of hardtop hatchbacks in existence.








And I said they are a more of a hatchback/liftback to me, as in its my opinion. They will never be considered as a wagon or added to my list of true wagons.

 

For the sake of arguing, none of the above are HARD TOPS ! A hardtop vehicle is one with an open space between the front and rear side windows with the windows lowered. "NO" post! Look inside those above. A post is there, no matter how hard the actual top is.
Reminds me of the first 1955 Chevy two door post I bought. My wife called from across town telling me she found what I've always wanted, a 1955 Chevy 2-door hardtop at a yard sale.
Well, I did buy it. And it did have a HARD top. It was a 2-door post.:banana:
And to me very few of these modern vehicles are true station wagons no matter what they are called. Merely hatchback sedans.

 

just for curiousity sake i had all the old issues of custom rodder,,,,,and in the mid 80,s they showed an aricle on malting a cutom cruiser roof to a early 70 or 72 el camino,,,,,even then i thought what a shame to cut up a good wagon,,,but it looked good,,,i think if i remeber right ,,,customs by eddie paul did it,,,but unfortunantly my moms alaska huskies chewed my mgagazines upthat i had in the garage,,,,doh,,,,,,

 

Makes no sense to me. Why not just buy a Malibo wagon and customize it rather than waste another perfectly good El Camino? PS Bad doggies bad!

 

In the mid-sixties, one of my Uncles used to deliver 'bar supplies' in Lake County, Ill. in a 3-door '59 or '60 Brookwood Wagon!
Have seen pictures, but never another!
Wonder what the production figures were on that?
Left side had a single door - right side had two!

 

Let's keep this great thread going: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/1104sr-1960-rambler-wagon/