It's 2022, and all major automakers are dropping cars in favor of SUVs. Chevrolet is no exception, as it now offers more than 10 SUVs and commercial vehicles and only five cars.
Chevrolet's Tri-Five series was so popular that the company sold almost five million cars from 1955 to 1957. Chevy produced three different trims and a wide variety of body styles covering everything from two-door coupes to four-doors wagons. Come 2021 and the Bel Air version is the most sought-after.
Even though I'm fond of certain cars from specific eras, I think all junkyards are sad. The thought that every car abandoned there used to be someone's prized daily driver at some point throws me into sobbing melancholy. But things become worse when the said junkyard is packed with muscle cars from the golden era.
The station wagon is dead in the U.S. It's not a secret and it's been like that for a few good years. But there was a time when grocery-getters were so popular that every automaker out there had a handful of different wagons in showrooms. Back in the 1950s, for instance, wagons were in such high demand that the halo model of the iconic Chevrolet Tri-Five series was a long-roof hauler. Yes, I'm talking about the Nomad.
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