Tag Archives: nostalgia

WSJ Hearts Station Wagons

The Wall Street Journal’s Jonathan Welsh drives the Caddy CTS-V wagon and looks back fondly on the days when iron ships cruised the streets:

Letâ€™s be honest: The big, V8-powered Oldsmobile Vista Cruisers, Ford Country Squires and Dodge Polara wagons of the 1960s and 1970s were rolling works of art compared with the look-alike â€œcrossoversâ€ that have replaced them on the elementary schoolÂ drop-off line and on long family road trips.

Corvette Z06 vs Volvo 240

Truth About Cars finds a space in his heart for older cars that new cars just don’t make.

An old car that is well kept through the years shows a level of loyalty and priority that is rare in this day and age. I always enjoy meeting these folks in my travels and should I pick up their car at a sale, I make sure they end up in a good home.