The recipe was simple, according to the ad copy. The Pontiac Acadian may have been a rebadged version of the Chevette for the Canadian market, but that didn't mean it couldn't bust out some style. The Canada-only Pontiac Acadian got a generous helping of vinyl siding. Here are 10 woody cars you probably haven't seen in ages, if ever, from the heyday of this styling fad. The fashion of vinyl woody siding spread to Chrysler minivans, Jeep Cherokees, and innocent bystander hatchbacks. Woody wagons are an item of the recent past, and its hard to picture suburban life of the 1970s without a Mercury Colony Park or something similarly huge occupying two parking spots now used by two Mini Coopers. We live in a world where there is such a thing as a Chevrolet Cruze station wagon, but you can't buy one in the U.S.īut there was a time not that long ago when it was impossible to enter morning rush hour traffic without seeing dozens of faux-wood bedecked galleons of varying tonnages, with some of them making full use of the rear passenger accommodations. You’ll remember the Magnum as the last full-size American wagon ever built, a Hemi-powered paean to glory days long since past, and aside from a fresh grille treatment to remind us that its not reaaaaaalllly 2005, they’re represented here in all of their muscled glory.The American station wagon is an endangered species-the last major debut of an all-new domestic station wagon came from Cadillac, a marque not traditionally associated with utilitarian family trucksters. The pair try to escape the clutches of scientists who had grown them from a vat before sending them to titular ‘Island,’ a purported paradise but really their final stop before being cut up for spare parts.Īfter finding out the truth, the stars escape the facility they’re imprisoned in and hide out in a truckload of train car wheels, which they then cut loose to rain down upon the pair of Dodge Magnums that have given chase. What makes it so memorable: Michael Bay’s movie about clones, organ harvesting, and really good hair cast a young Scarlett Johansson alongside Ewan McGregor. The car: 2005 Dodge Magnum, but make it futuristic No animals were harmed during the filming of Used Cars, but your faith in humanity might be shaken if you can make it to the second reel. All of this, of course, after using Toby’s innate cuteness to tempt the dog lover behind the wheel. How does he do this? By training the dog to play dead, placing a big rock in front of the Squire’s rear wheel, and then claiming that Al had driven over the limp pooch in his haste to hit the road on a test drive. In the midst of all the terrible things done in the name of moving metal, perhaps the worst is actor Gerrit Graham’s use of the lot’s beagle, Toby, to convince family man Al to drive home in a ’73 Gran Torino wagon. What makes it so memorable: Used Cars tackled the world’s most hated profession - used car sales people - with a comedic tenacity that had yet to make it to the big screen. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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