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COFFEE TALK for Monday February 21, 2022

George Schire · 2022-02-21T09:03:32Z

SPEAKING OF STATION WAGONS... The start of another week. The morning is cold, my coffee is hot. That's a good beginning to a new day! As my mind usually does, I think of cars, old cars that is. As a little kid in the fifties, cars were my excitement wherever I was. In 1957 I was only 6 years old and I didn't know anything about who produced them or that there were several different companies. I just knew names of cars and that they all looked different from one another. I could tell a Plymouth from a Ford or a Chevy, but didn't have the faintest idea that they were all produced by different companies. And to be honest, it didn't matter, as I wouldn't have understood it if I did. My Grandfather (on my mothers side), was a Station Wagon guy. I remember him having a 1956 Plymouth Sport Suburban, which was in the Belvedere line. The big news (for me anyway) was when he traded in that Plymouth for a BRAND NEW 1957 OLDSMOBILE FIESTA STATION WAGON! I remember the first ride in it, standing on the floor in the back seat....yup, standing up! No seat belts in those days folks. I had my arms and chin on the front seat as I stood and thought it was a really cool car. I remember liking the dashboard. It seemed so long as it stretched across from door to door. Facts I learned later were that the Fiesta name had been carried over from the low production 1953 Fiesta Convertible. And it was also newsworthy, because this '57 Fiesta Station Wagon was the first wagon produced by Oldsmobile since 1951. I guess in hindsight, had I known that when I was 6 years old, my grandpa would have been pretty cool for owning it. As I said above, he was a station wagon guy, and he bought another new one in 1958, and yes, it was another Oldsmobile. No doubt these two cars helped fuel my love for Oldsmobile's. Through the 50's and 60's there were many incredibly beautiful wagons. As I pour my second cup of coffee, I'm curious, "Which Station Wagons were your favorites?" Make it a great Monday everyone!

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21/02/2022 3:24 pm

@pete-rovero I love your '66 Pete!

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21/02/2022 11:54 pm

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Thanks Jack, it took about a year to put it together. I did everything but the headliner and upholstery. Here are a few more pics of it at a car cruise in "trip" mode and the interior.

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22/02/2022 1:15 am

I loved when Dad brought home a brand new '63 Country Squire in Vintage Burgundy. That and the White '59 Impala were my all time favorites.

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22/02/2022 1:16 am

I love the color Pete. Where'd you take those pics Pete at the Orange county fairgrounds or at Pomona ?

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Thanks Jack, it took about a year to put it together. I did everything but the headliner and upholstery. Here are a few more pics of it at a car cruise in "trip" mode and the interior.

Personally I LOVE the rally rims on this car in your restoration pic. Not stock I realize but man they sure add to its looks.

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I loved when Dad brought home a brand new '63 Country Squire in Vintage Burgundy. That and the White '59 Impala were my all time favorites.

The burgundy color you mention is my favorite '63 Ford color too. I especially like it on the '63 1/2 Galaxie 500XL fastback. I have just that model and color in 1:43...it's by SPARK.

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Topic starter 22/02/2022 3:05 am

THANK YOU EVERYONE for sharing all the great station wagon stories and photos! In my opinion station wagons were far better looking and riding than any of todays SUV's. Seriously, I do!

George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota

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22/02/2022 10:00 am

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That roofline is a k.o. imo. I've got the Sunstar 1/18th.

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22/02/2022 3:26 pm

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Crusin' for a Cure at OC fairgrounds.

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22/02/2022 7:42 pm

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Thanks Sir !

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Posted by: @georgeschire

THANK YOU EVERYONE for sharing all the great station wagon stories and photos! In my opinion station wagons were far better looking and riding than any of todays SUV's. Seriously, I do!

100% agree George!

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23/02/2022 6:54 am

Never owned a station wagon or SUV and have no interest in them. I'm a sedan and coupe guy. Lexus ES350 and BMW 325ci 2-door. Lots of convertibles in my earlier days.

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