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Originally Posted by MarchHare
How do you think families back in the 50s and 60s got around? This was a time when SUVs and minivans didn't exist and families were much larger (it was quite common for parents to have five or more children). My dad grew up in a family of six kids (four boys, two girls), they only owned one vehicle, and it certainly wasn't an SUV or van. Granted, cars were bigger in those days, but they didn't have three rows of seating like vans and many SUVs do today.
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Are you sure about that? The average station wagon was the size of a small tank, and many had a third row of seating in the trunk area, typically facing the back... at least my buddy's 1980 Caprice wagon did, and that was considered standard. Most larger cars pre 1985 could seat 6 men, and the wagons could seat up to 9. Maybe some older posters have some more info.
Minivans and SUVs are the new station wagon.