How to Buy a Vintage Station Wagon
IfFor many, the thought of a station wagon evokes images from their childhood. These beautiful vehicles allowed Americans to move furniture strapped on their roofs while hauling a week's worth of groceries and their kids in the large back area.
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Decide that it is time to fulfill your fantasy and buy your own vintage station wagon. You can find car clubs dedicated to your specific make and model in many areas. Look through the Internet. Your first search will turn up vintage wagons for sale on eBay-a great place to start.
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Read Hemming's Motors News ads. You can find highly-prized models, such as a DeSoto wagon from the 1950s.
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Let your heart race as you remember your favorite models. Collectors seek post-war woodie wagons, the Ford Squire Series and ranch wagons. The Ford Fairlane Squire is sleek in styling with small blade fins and excellent lines. All of this combined with the "Challenger" engine is a racer/collector's dream.
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Remember the 1958 Edsel Bermuda and the 1959 Mercury Colony Park? These sleek beauties could stand up to anything you wanted to load into them. One of the most beautiful wagons is the Chevy Nomad. It's long sleek lines, top-level trim and angled pillars carry you away and make you need to own one for yourself.
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Imagine the height of luxury in the 50's. The 1957 Pontiac Safari Transcontinental had stainless trim on the rear fenders, a roof rack and a reclining front passenger seat. This is not to mention the hauling capacity that the vintage wagons gave us. We no longer had to have a truck for hauling light but large items,m such as a small piece of furniture. Live your dream and buy your own vintage station wagon.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't ignore today's models. The Dodge Magnum may be tomorrow's hot collectible "vintage" station wagon.
