Why a station wagon?

I used my Olds for hauling parts at the last Mopar meet I was at. 99% said cool. The other 1% Called it a Chrysler

 

Does she have a sister????

 

had a guy in the local club here get denied admittance to a cruize last year.
he pulled in and was wiping the car off and was told to leave by one of the organizers....when he said why? they told him "because its an old ****ty wagon not a custom or collectors car". he was pissed and had it been me i would have told them to call the cops on me because i had a right to be there.

btw, my local club is the Iron City Impala SS and B body owners.
we have 2 guys with impala's the rest are.... 5 caprice sedans, 2 caprice wagons and 8 Buick Roadmaster wagons (sadly we have no olds owners and and no fleetwoods yet) but you can see where the wagons are the favorites here.

 

It's not a matter of looking for approval,it's the lack of class that gets me.As I said my long bed truck was snubbed for being a long bed.In the last 10 years I have drove everything from a primered '55 chevy p/u to a fully restored '57 chevy Del Ray and still have a '55 Bel Air my dad and I did a frame off on 7 years ago and I have "likes" and "dislikes" also, I just tend to try to keep a openmind when it comes to others car projects but as most of you stated diffrent strokes for diffrent folks.

 

I never have heard a discouraging word
And my wagon wins trophies all day.

Popular voting too.

 

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She's a cute one, Fox. 8 years younger than my wife, athletic, makes real good money in a job she's had for over 25 years (government so good pension), is an enthusiastic sports watcher, and bakes and cooks, is a bit of a clean freak like her older sister, and is fun to be with.

I think her husband of 35 years would agree with all of the above because he treats her real well - just bought her a 'benz roadster, used but beauty car and optioned to the hilt, for no other reason than to keep her a happy wife.

 

I totally agree. Even though I don't care to own/drive those Camaro/Mustang/Corvette/whatever cars, I always support them. I give people a 'thumbs up' regardless of the make/model.

I will, however, give the folks a hard time that don't drive their cars. Projects are one thing, but while I appreciate a nice car, I think they are missing out by not driving them.

 

OK, OK.....do THEY have another SINGLE sister????

 

We agree again, teej.......trailer queens are nice to look at and I appreciate the fact that they are preserved for the future. But a good car is built to drive.

 

I love this topic
I was born in 57 and raised in the 'car shows' and 'dragstrips'..(literally)

I have always stated that there are 3 distinctly different groups of 'Car People' !.
1...the 'car fad'...the person who has one cuz its the 'kool kid' thing to do
2...the 'car fan'...the person who just likes old cars
3...the 'car fanatic'..the person who is fanatical about old cars

I myself...am embarrased to say...that there is one car that i just dont care for...but i think that has more to do with the owners..and my personal experience with those owners.
But its the only one!!

...when i go to a car show...i'll stop and look at everything...and respect the 'work'...and not care about the choice.

as I said in another post...I welcome peoples wisecracks about all my wagons
It gives me the opportunity to say...
..."i'd rather be a Shepard than a sheep!"
that way i dont have my nose in someone else butt

the newfound popularity for the 'wagons' almost scares me...Ive enjoyed being almost the 'only one' for a lot of years

I went thru the $100,000 streetrod phase of the 80's...hated it...

I like my rusty drafty old pieces of crap...at least i dont see any others in rush hour traffic
and when people come up to me and say..."why dont you sell all those clunkers and buy something new???"

I live for being able to say back..."why dont you mind your own business?"

call me anything...just not late for dinner

 

I can totally relate even though my dad's 86 Estate Wagon was not the first vehicle I went through and restored. The first was my first car in high school (1977 MG Midget) that my parents convinced me to buy because they thought it was cool. Total PITA that I was always working on and even with a Weber downdraft carb I bet you it only cranked out 80 hp. Not cool when you are getting blown away by Camaros and Mustangs. Everyone enjoyed the car when it was running right and looking good, but the minute it died on the street, they were nowhere to be found. I still had a few friends who helped me work on it without any crude comments or looks. Those were the bubble gum and duct tape repair days. I didn't even have a shoestring budget. More like a button thread.........

Finally upgraded to a 60 Vette with the help of my dad. Rebuilt that car's engine three times and changed a bunch of stuff over the 20 yrs I've owned it. Still working on it!!! Always got a thumbs up at a show or on the street.

Then came the infamous wagon project, that everyone ran away from like the plague. From my friend who made the roadtrip with me to buy it to every shop person and body repair guy, everyone had the same look when I asked what could be done to fix this POS sitting in front of them. Like I'd just asked them how to polish a turd (from the movie Christine). No one could see what I did underneath all the years of neglect. A functioning piece of rolling history that gave something back to my dad for all he had given to me. Even though there were countless wild goose chases for that last part or being disappointed buying some POS part that was poorly described off Ebay, I still trudged on. When a huge tree fell on his garage last June (90 foot Oak) and crushed it, he finally asked me to fix the wagon they way it was supposed to be fixed. I guess at that point in his life, he really wanted to have something nice to look at and enjoy when all he saw out his back door was a flattened garage and a slew of unfinished home repair projects. Even though I had more than my fair share of things on my plate at the time, I pushed to get it done last fall.

Now that everything on it is nice and clean/new, he turns heads everywhere. People stop him at the light and ask him "what year" and give him the thumbs up. I still have to get on him about washing it, but he is getting better at it and understands to keep it looking nice, you have to keep the salt off it especially in the midwest. People still think I'm strange for keeping pictures of the wagon on my I-phone. They are a reminder of a project that I am not looking forward to revisiting anytime soon and of an accomplishment few get to savor - giving your dad a gift he can enjoy every day.

 

I think it's great that you did that for your dad, esq. And you did a nice job on that wagon...looks really good.

 

I do not mean to offend but its kinda like --- girls and mopdes.

Gotta take one for a ride to know what its like

Though I would question some choices as I get why ya want a wagon, but once you drive a Buick one, with a real Buick engine, none compare

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That is great.I also am lucky enough to have a great father.Six years ago he and my mom moved on to a few acres of land I bought with my dad 13 years ago so now he is my next door neighbor and we get to work on cars together and just enjoy each other.I have finally reached the age (38) where I treasure the time I have with him as he is getting older.Even if it is when he is fussing at me 'cause I'm still his son no matter how old I get . I always tell him "to be old and wise you must first be young and stupid." He says with a great big ole grin,"you got that one covered so you will be very wise."