The American station wagon is gone. Some European brands will sell
you one, as will Subaru, if those cars are really station wagons rather
than "5-door hatchback SUVs" or something.
* This was the last
full-size wagon from Ford. GM would offer them through 1996. Chrysler
last offered a full-size wagon in 1977.
* The biggest Mercury wagon had been called "Colony Park" since 1957.
*
Washington state "collector vehicle" license plates are a good deal if
you just like driving something old. Anything 30-plus years old
qualifies, and they're around $100 and considered to be a "permanent
registration". After you buy them you don't have to pay for new tabs
every year.
