It doesn't make much sense, does it? Then again, most stand out car body types have an element of impracticality- The 20s/30s roadster with no side windows and flimsy top, or the 30s/40s tudor sedan with poor back seat access. One of my favorite 1950... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
I love 2 door wagons. My OT 2door 2wd Cherokee is my favorite daily driver of all time. I plan on buying another one from the unrust belt next year.
Love 'em...have had a few of them...53 and 54 plymouth...59 and 60 rambler american...3 different willys wagons
I've owned a couple of 4 door Falcon wagons, But I always wanted a 2 door - and now I do. But the back seat is very hard to acess. Everything that gets shoved forward from the back gate is a pain to retreive. But 2 doors just seem cooler and look better to me. And getting harder to find too.
My second car was a '61 Ford Ranchwagon. I had a gl***pack on it and painted a racing stripe across the hood (early Camaro style). We be bad!
slightly OT ... This was my fathers circa '93. The one i wish never got away!!! One of my favorite 2 door wagons. This one was a factory v8 1 of 653. I wish i had it back!!!!
I miss mine. A very practical and attractive hotrod. IMHO. It took 4 of us the the first Jalopy showdown. 4 old farts sliding sideways around a muddy track...it don't get no better than that. Sometimes a back seat can be fun but I still can't handle 4 doors.
I LOVE wagons! So hot! Mine was a 4 door 57 chevy. If it was a 2 door I may have made serious concessions to keep it when things got tough a few years ago.
This is the one I've been doing a (slow) buildup of on the '54 Ford Forum. My sister drove this in High School in the 90s and I inherited it. Now its getting a MII and a 1958 Lincoln 430 with six Rochesters. (Oh, and I'm getting rid of the black primer!)
I have said it in another thread, but I theorize the need for this body style was greater before the truck cap emerged on the scene. It would have allowed craftsmen (who weren't worried about p***enger capacity) to haul larger items but be able to lock it all up, unlike an open truck bed.
I really dig wagons, I own seven of them. Four of them are 2 doors, '29 Model A Woodie, '57 Ford Ranch Wagon, '57 Chevy Sedan Delivery and a '59 Chevy Brookwood 2 door.
mines a 65 falcon 2dr wagon that im trying to save.car was a township utility vehicle in bayshore long island.they must have parked it next to a salt dome cuz its rrrrusty.
My first car was a 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman 2-door wagon, that I bought for $60 back in college. Just one of many cars I wish I still had.
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