Editing Station wagon (section)

==== Two-door wagons ====
The first two-door station wagon was the 1946 [[Willys Jeep Station Wagon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Automotive History: The Short And Odd Life Of The Two Door Station Wagon |url= https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-the-short-and-odd-life-of-the-two-door-station-wagon/ |first=Paul |last=Niedermeyer |date=24 April 2021 |website=curbsideclassic.com |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> Other early two-door station wagons were the 1951 [[Nash Rambler]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Severson |first=Aaron |title=Fashionably Small: The Compact Nash Rambler |url= https://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/compact-nash-rambler/ |website=ateupwithmotor.com |date=19 September 2009 |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> and the 1954 [[Studebaker Conestoga]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gunnell |first=John |title=Standard Guide to 1950s American Cars |year=2004 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=9780873498685 |page= [https://archive.org/details/standardguideto100john/page/235 235] |url= https://archive.org/details/standardguideto100john |url-access=registration |quote=1954 Studebaker Conestoga two-door station wagon. |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> In 1956, Studebaker introduced three new two-door wagons in Pelham, Parkview, and Pinehurst trims.<ref>{{cite book|last=Flory Jr. |first=J. "Kelly" |title=American Cars, 1946–1959: Every Model, Year by Year |year=2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786452309 |page=700 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=m-k3ONS880cC&dq=%22Studebaker+introduced+three+new+models+in+this+body+style+with+the+Pelham,+Parkview+and+Pinehurst+2-+door+station+wagons%22&pg=PA700 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

General Motors began producing two-door station wagons in 1955 with the "Chevrolet Handyman" and the "Pontiac Chieftain".<ref>{{cite web|author=((The Auto Editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |title=1955-1957 Pontiac Star Chief Safari |url= https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1955-1957-pontiac-star-chief-safari2.htm |website=auto.howstuffworks.com |date=25 October 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200925144123/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1955-1957-pontiac-star-chief-safari.htm#pt2 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> General Motors also introduced the sportier [[Chevrolet Nomad]] and [[Pontiac Safari]] to their lineup in 1955. Ford began production of steel-bodied two-door station wagons in 1952 with the [[Ford Ranch Wagon]]. In 1956, Ford responded to the Nomad and Safari with the two-door wagon, the [[Ford Parklane]]. This was a one-year-only model, succeeded by the [[Ford Del Rio]] in 1957.

After the merger of [[Nash-Kelvinator|Nash]] and [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]], the new company, [[American Motors Corporation|American Motors]] (AMC), reintroduced the two-door wagon in the "new" [[Rambler American]] line in 1958.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McNessor |first=Mike |title=1958-'60 Rambler American |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1958-60-rambler-american |magazine=Hemmings Motor News |date=July 2011 |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> It was "recycling" with only a few modifications from the original version and targeted buyers looking for "no-frills" economy.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mattar |first=George |title=1958-1960 Rambler American |magazine=Hemmings Classic Car |date=October 2007 |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1958-1960-rambler-american |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> American Motors' strategy of reintroducing an old design made for two distinct model runs, one of few examples where such a strategy has been successful for an automobile manufacturer.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.autos.ca/classic-cars/motoring-memories-amc-rambler-american-1958-1960/ |last=Vance |first=Bill |title=Motoring Memories: AMC Rambler American 1958-1960 |work=Autos Canada |date=28 July 2006 |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref>

The [[Chevrolet Vega]] Kammback, introduced in September 1970, was the first U.S.-made four-seat wagon{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} and the first two-door wagon from GM in six years. It shared its wheelbase and length with Vega [[coupe]] versions and was produced in the 1971 through 1977 model years.

American Motors offered a two-door wagon version of the [[AMC Pacer]] from 1977 through 1980.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=AMC Pacer Station Wagon is a Styling Coup! |magazine=Popular Mechanics |pages=96–178 |date=October 1976 |volume=146 |issue=4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=auMDAAAAMBAJ&dq=AMC+Pacer+Station+Wagon+is+a+Styling+Coup!&pg=PA96 |via=Google Books |accessdate=31 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lamm |first=Michael |title=PM Owners Report: AMC Pacer Station Wagon No one feels wishy-washy about AMC's eye-catchingest wagon |magazine=Popular Mechanics |date=May 1977 |volume=147 |issue=5 |pages=92–93, 243 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=COQDAAAAMBAJ&dq=AMC+Pacer+wagon&pg=PA92 |via=Google Books |accessdate=31 July 2022}}</ref> The wagon embodied all the features and handling of the coupe, including the wheelbase, while only {{convert|2.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} longer and increasing cargo capacity to {{convert|48.3|cuft|l|0|abbr=on}} with the rear seat down.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-reviews/vintage-rt-review-1977-amc-pacer-wagon-what-the-pacer-should-have-been-from-the-beginning/ |title= Vintage R&T Review: 1977 AMC Pacer Wagon – "What The Pacer Should Have Been From The Beginning" |first=Rich |last=Baron |date=7 April 2024 |website=curbsideclassic.com |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref>

The last two-door wagon available marketed in the United States, the [[Geo Storm]] was the 1991 and 1992 "Wagonback", featuring a long roof and a rear hatch in place of the sloping [[liftback]] versions.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theautopian.com/the-geo-storm-was-a-sporty-gem-from-americas-bargain-basement-brand-holy-grails/ |title=The Geo Storm Was A Sporty Gem From America’s Bargain Basement Brand: Holy Grails |first=Mercedes |last=Streeter |date=19 April 2023 |website=theautopian.com |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref>

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File:Merc2drwagon.jpg|1958 [[Mercury Commuter]] hardtop
File:Vega wagon.jpg|1971 [[Chevrolet Vega]] Kammback
File:1977 AMC Pacer DL station wagon yellow-c Mason-Dixon Dragway 2014.jpg|1977 AMC Pacer DL
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