The modern design of a station wagon reached its peak in the 1960s with compact, mid-size and full-size wagons. The back door could be up or down or open to the side.

“I have a great appreciation for woodies,” Ken Gross says. His initial experience with a wood-bodied station wagon came when he was a teenager delivering groceries in a Ford in Swampscott ...

DETROIT - What goes around comes around. General Motors will take cues from station wagons of the 1960s when it offers its 2004 GMC Envoy with a sliding roof panel over the cargo area. In addition ...