The story of the Powell, like that of many postwar American independents, is a fascinating one, and even if you’ve heard the basics of it before, as I’m sure most Hemmings Blog readers have, there’s still some interesting tidbits to glean from Jim Benjaminson’s account of the Powell in SIA #84, December 1984, such as […]

With the Cadillac CTS-V station wagon now hitting the streets, plenty of people are talking about muscle wagons, a segment arguably started by the 1954 Buick Century Estate Wagon – essentially a mid-sized Super Special chassis fitted with the full-size Roadmaster’s 322-cu.in. V-8. Of course, nobody called it a muscle wagon then, but the link […]

A little over a month ago, an example of the absolute zenith of Chrysler division station wagon development appeared in green here at Hemmings Find of the Day. Choice is good. Yet another Iowa-class Chrysler station wagon has appeared. This 1972 Chrysler Town and Country C-body station wagon has acres of original brown paint, vinyl, […]