My favorite of vehicles we've owned was probably my 1986 Nissan Stanza wagon. No kidding. It was hideous and slow but it had great visibility, sat five adults comfortably, and had sliding doors in the back. The back seat came out so it was like having a pickup only everything was enclosed. Mazda is supposed to be introducing something similar this summer and my Dad is on the edge of his seat waiting to see if it will come in a stick shift so he can have an excuse to replace his Ford Contour (Mondeo). The Ford is our least favorite car--Ford can't get the hang of standard transmissions. Dad prefers the Beetle (1974). Mom's favorite was her 1972[?] Toyota Carina.


In my dream world:

1957 Chevrolet pick-up (the one with the big grille)

1953 Packard Caribbean

I think these are a trip.

And I've always had a soft spot for both Chrysler Airflows and Tuckers. I think they're very interesting even if they didn't work out as well in reality as they did in concept.