1960, when every single American station wagon was a stunningly beautiful work of art

[L-82]

It is the best so far! But what is it? Where can I get one ???
Oh wait, I see from the file-name that it is a:
"Fuller delivered with the Thundertaker, a ’60 Cadillac Superior Coachworks hearse that’s been chopped and channeled with nearly every body panel reworked. Every bolt is high-grade, every piece of leather is flawless, it has more entertainment electronics than Best Buy, and it rides on possibly the longest hot rod chassis out there."

So not a production car :-(
It looks like somethng that could just leave the road and fly you to the moon!

It's the Callaway Areowagen, something that was proposed in 2014 about 15K

http://www.callawaycars.com/homepage/cars/callaway-corvette/callaway-aerowagen-package/

 

[WhiteSE]

I drove a car like this to work in Wall Street area....I loved the look of the parking lot attendants....it was like fitting a whale on a row boat! I just realized this is a decade later, from the OP title.

 

[MaxxVolume]

I drove a car like this to work in Wall Street area....I loved the look of the parking lot attendants....it was like fitting a whale on a row boat! I just realized this is a decade later, from the OP title.

Nice boat....the Japanese could`ve made 8 or 9 Datsun B210s out of that thing !

 

[SPL db]

My dad had one of these for a while - 1962 Buick Invicta wagon

Traded it in on this one - 1971 Chevy Caprice Kingswood Estate wagon (dad's was blue and a 71 not a 72 like the picture)

 

[sled108]

Just drove home behind one of these....What a Sight!

 

[MaxxVolume]

Just drove home behind one of these....What a Sight!

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Closest thing to a UFO that Mopar ever built My friend Wiss had one of these with a bored-out 283 (301 c.i.) Chevy motor, it was a real sleeper !

 

[Johnno_Oz]

Saw one of these on Hagerty Barn finds today, a Buick Cabellero.

Beautiful lines.....and pillarless!

 

[2011etec]

IMHO,i consider my 2013 edge a modern day wagon.Being single i folded down the rear seats and can cram a ton of fishing/hunting gear in there.Awd and 285hp to boot!

 

[steerpike2]

View attachment 1715349 IMHO,i consider my 2013 edge a modern day wagon.Being single i folded down the rear seats and can cram a ton of fishing/hunting gear in there.Awd and 285hp to boot!

It may be functional, but damn it's butt-ugly and has zero character .

 

[gizzyman47]

5 out of the 6 kids in my family learned to drive in one of these. Fair to say that we all reached "adulthood" in the back.
'66 Buick Sportwagon

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My aunt and uncle had a Buick like this one but it was early 70's I believe. Very cool!

 

[2011etec]

It may be functional, but damn it's butt-ugly and has zero character .

Styling went the way of the dino by the 80,s.As new suv,s go its not ugly just butt ugly compared to say a 60,s wagon.The paint is georgous.Lot of people see black but walk on an angle to it and its really kodiak brown metallic.If i could afford it i would own a 59 ford wagon with v8 and three on the tree.

 

[Ol' Ken]

My 1st car was a 1963 Mini wagon, but not this one. Mine wasn't nearly as nice. Chopped it out of some ice in a driveway, filled the tires, "freshened" the oil and gas then gave the battery a boost. 850cc of raw brute power came to life. I learned how to drive a stick on the way home. 0-60 in an afternoon.

 

[Shadowdog]

2011etec,

Which engine that Edge?

 

[2011etec]

3.5 N.A.

 

[Shadowdog]

I found this when looking up my 5.4L problems on a truck forum (3V so it has cam phasers) and you could always swap in the 2.7L 6V6 Ecoboost as it is the only transverse V6 with an external H2O pump as why keep such crazy design only have it fail later again.

http://fordauthority.com/2019/08/ford-lawsuit-over-duratec-v6-due-to-water-pump/#comment-495022

 

[dcreek]

Just drove home behind one of these....What a Sight!

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In high school, a friend of mine had the sedan version of this Valient.
A very tired slant six engine coupled to a push button automatic transmission.
...stick it in neutral, rev it as high as it would go, then punch the drive button!
Just hilarious!
He called it 'godzilla'!

 

[steerpike2]

...stick it in neutral, rev it as high as it would go, then punch the drive button!
Just hilarious!

A friend of mine did that to his mother's Mazda, did some serious damage to the "gearbox" (as we call it.)