What does a wagon mean/represent for you.

ModelT1 · May 27, 2011

Bigotry

90merc said: ↑

Well said Fox. A wagon knows its owner as much if not better than the owner knows the wagon. It's not just a configuration of working parts - it's a partner in hope. If people treated their cars better, they might even learn to treat each other better.
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------ It is not legal to have two wives. But is it okay to love my wagon and my wife?

CapriceEstate · May 28, 2011

I wasn't there, but I refuse to let go of the 1950's mentality. Refuse to.

ModelT1 · May 28, 2011

50's mentality ?

CapriceEstate said: ↑

I wasn't there, but I refuse to let go of the 1950's mentality. Refuse to.
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----So that's what I've got! Wondered if I was mental or not. For us, we are like those songs and early sayings---we never left the 50's. It was good to us and I get scared in today's world!

Xavier · May 28, 2011

Amen. I'm young but I am not like most my age... Nor is my wife. And we had never known freedom like the freedom we had when we had our old 1984 Black Mercury Marquis Wagon. I have never cried so hard for any car and before that car my wife had never cried for a car at all... Thank You all. Your posts have made me feel like I'm not insane... We all are sane and the rest of the world is crazy... Someday I will rejoin you in wagon ownership and I will drive it proudly.

waygun · May 28, 2011

Growing up,my dad had a VW squareback for a short time.
I always liked wagons and I dont know why.I am a car nut in general.
I have had some really cool cars over the years but non have recieved the attention my Waygun gets.
That is ironic and funny since I paid very little to buy and repair the wagon.
Other cars i had I spent 20k on restorations,etc and people just walk on by.

Everybody loves the Waygun.That give me a big ego boost and makes me proud to own such a fine piece of automotive history
I have to add extra time everywhere I go since the wagon draws out the flood of memories from total strangers.
Kids who were never born when the last domestic wagon was built are blown away by the two way tailgate.

To me,my wagon is a time capsule that represent a time where people were approachable..
I am not the owner of the wagon--I am its caretaker of an automotive icon that is long gone.

Krash Kadillak · May 28, 2011

Mike, that prose is worthy of being in print somewhere. Maybe a 'forward' for the next wagon book that comes along. Wonderful. You said it far better than I could.

ModelT1 · May 28, 2011

Sane or Insane, that is the Question

Xavier said: ↑

Amen. I'm young but I am not like most my age... Nor is my wife. And we had never known freedom like the freedom we had when we had our old 1984 Black Mercury Marquis Wagon. I have never cried so hard for any car and before that car my wife had never cried for a car at all... Thank You all. Your posts have made me feel like I'm not insane... We all are sane and the rest of the world is crazy... Someday I will rejoin you in wagon ownership and I will drive it proudly.
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Just wait a cotton pickin minute Xavier. I never once said you were sane!

ModelT1 · May 28, 2011

VW Squareback

I also had a VW squareback for a short time. Which was too long! I owned several Beatles before that and they were nice little cars. Even an old split rear window VW.

SpaceCasey · May 30, 2011

To Me.....

To me having my wagon is like having a bit of history. I am the proud owner of a vintage family "WUV" Wagon Utility Vehicle. I can put a full sheet of plywood in Gertie, while carrying my baby, wife and dogs. I know of no other car that has a tailgate or a taildoor your choice. I am the happy owner of a Wagon.
I get 18+mpg and can still tow an Airstream. I am relatively new to the WUV world but I plan on staying here for a long time. My wife does not particularly care for Gertie, but she will come around. We also have a Forester but I am not sure of the legitimacy of its Station Wagonness. To me having a wagon is to be a sort of quirky individual that sticks our noses to mainstream driving to enjoy the true classiness and happiness that you get from driving a classic Station Wagon. For now that is all I can think of. Happiness is a WUV

SpaceCasey

Cyber-Wizard · May 30, 2011

silverfox said: ↑

The station wagon means a lot to me. A lot.
It isn't a car, a purveyor of people. It's an era. A space in time. A time when people were gracious, worked hard to get ahead and the family came first. And they had pride. Pride in their work, their family, their home and their Country. They were proud to be Americans in a free Country where you could succeed with hard work and a little ingenuity. If a neighbor should have a problem people would unselfishly reach out a helping hand because, by God, we were Americans and we stood together. There was an inherent honesty in those times. People cared and it was legitimate. They cared about quality in their work. They cared about good family values. They cared about others. They cared about the American flag and all the things it represented. The station wagon was a significant part of that time. It was the best of times.
To some, the wagon was a work horse that carried tools to the job. To some, it was the family car that carried the family and all their necessities to a quiet lake for a deserved vacation. To some, it was both and more. It carried kids to the game and to the local drive-in movie. It pulled boats, travel trailers and other cars. It carried lumber tied down to the roof rack and sheets of building material in the back. It was the great American car.
The wagon evolved through these best of times like a loyal friend. From the tin lizzies, to the woodies that wore jackets of real wood, to the behemoths with hundreds of pounds of gleaming chrome, to the fins from outer space, to the huge, growling V8's that freed the soul of all those that drove them. And then.......they were gone. Shoved aside in the name of progress never to return. A sad statement for the wagon. And for the times.
But, the wagons were built tough. They hung on. All they ask of us is a little care. Those of us that remember the best of times, or who want to experience them, seek that dirty, rusty wagon in the field and pull it home. We search for parts, spend our hard earned money, put in hours upon hours of hard work to bring this winking star of history back to the beauty of its glory days. And it reciprocates with a heartfelt feeling that fills us like none other.
When I walk up to my wagon, look at its beauty, touch it, I swear, it's like it's alive and knows I'm there. It smiles with appreciation and I can feel its loyalty. When I turn the key and hear the soft rumble of power it's like.......well.........it's like that dog you had that was your best friend that smiled and wagged its tail with love and affection, his only mission in life was to please you. It's like that. I sit there inside and hear the blub of the dual exhaust and the purr of the engine just waiting to please. Drop it in gear and it responds with anticipation and I drive sealed in that space of time gone by.
The station wagon means more to me than a car or a purveyor of people. When I drive my wagon it happily responds to my every wish , my every desire. It gives back all that I put in and much, much more. It cradles me in a cocoon on a ride through yesteryear. And every ride I take in this beauty from another era I realize that it is the only thing I know that can, and does, give me back what I miss the most. The best of times.
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WOW....just...WOW! I can't imagine anything that would sum up the opinions of this group any better.

the Rev · May 30, 2011

Cyber-Wizard said: ↑

WOW....just...WOW! I can't imagine anything that would sum up the opinions of this group any better.
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....if we were Americans

very well said Foxy....but you left out the rest of the world

silverfox · May 30, 2011

Hey, Rev...the question was....what a wagon means to ME.
I can only address that. I don't know how the rest of the people in the world feel about them. I looked up Bangladesh and Micronesia but found no info on how the people felt about station wagons.

Gtdhw · May 31, 2011

silverfox said: ↑

The station wagon means a lot to me. A lot.
It isn't a car, a purveyor of people. It's an era. A space in time. A time when people were gracious, worked hard to get ahead and the family came first. And they had pride. Pride in their work, their family, their home and their Country. They were proud to be Americans in a free Country where you could succeed with hard work and a little ingenuity. If a neighbor should have a problem people would unselfishly reach out a helping hand because, by God, we were Americans and we stood together. There was an inherent honesty in those times. People cared and it was legitimate. They cared about quality in their work. They cared about good family values. They cared about others. They cared about the American flag and all the things it represented. The station wagon was a significant part of that time. It was the best of times.
To some, the wagon was a work horse that carried tools to the job. To some, it was the family car that carried the family and all their necessities to a quiet lake for a deserved vacation. To some, it was both and more. It carried kids to the game and to the local drive-in movie. It pulled boats, travel trailers and other cars. It carried lumber tied down to the roof rack and sheets of building material in the back. It was the great American car.
The wagon evolved through these best of times like a loyal friend. From the tin lizzies, to the woodies that wore jackets of real wood, to the behemoths with hundreds of pounds of gleaming chrome, to the fins from outer space, to the huge, growling V8's that freed the soul of all those that drove them. And then.......they were gone. Shoved aside in the name of progress never to return. A sad statement for the wagon. And for the times.
But, the wagons were built tough. They hung on. All they ask of us is a little care. Those of us that remember the best of times, or who want to experience them, seek that dirty, rusty wagon in the field and pull it home. We search for parts, spend our hard earned money, put in hours upon hours of hard work to bring this winking star of history back to the beauty of its glory days. And it reciprocates with a heartfelt feeling that fills us like none other.
When I walk up to my wagon, look at its beauty, touch it, I swear, it's like it's alive and knows I'm there. It smiles with appreciation and I can feel its loyalty. When I turn the key and hear the soft rumble of power it's like.......well.........it's like that dog you had that was your best friend that smiled and wagged its tail with love and affection, his only mission in life was to please you. It's like that. I sit there inside and hear the blub of the dual exhaust and the purr of the engine just waiting to please. Drop it in gear and it responds with anticipation and I drive sealed in that space of time gone by.
The station wagon means more to me than a car or a purveyor of people. When I drive my wagon it happily responds to my every wish , my every desire. It gives back all that I put in and much, much more. It cradles me in a cocoon on a ride through yesteryear. And every ride I take in this beauty from another era I realize that it is the only thing I know that can, and does, give me back what I miss the most. The best of times.
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Nice.

That dang near brought a tear to my eye.

The gift of writing, you have it.

the Rev · Jun 3, 2011

silverfox said: ↑

Hey, Rev...the question was....what a wagon means to ME.
I can only address that. I don't know how the rest of the people in the world feel about them. I looked up Bangladesh and Micronesia but found no info on how the people felt about station wagons.
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and once again ...you took me too serious

as for Bangla and Micro...they never brag about thier wagons...
....darn them anyhoo

silverfox · Jun 10, 2011

Hey...thanks to those who complimented my comments on what a wagon means to me. I appreciate them. I'm not a great writer but the subject does mean a lot to me. I'm hoping to see more and more answers from other members!

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