Ford Park Lane Wagon
What is a wagon and when did it enter the
automotive world? Basically the history of station wagons does not have
the exact dates to mark its entrance in the car industry. Even the
definition of what a wagon is or what its standard features are also
has varied answers. The term station wagon used in United States, wagon
in Australia and estate car in United Kingdom refer to one type of car.
The first station wagons were used in train
depots as hacks thus "depot hacks" became its first name. The back area
has bigger area to carry big luggage and packages of train passengers.
It was also called "carryall's" and "suburbans" since it carries the
passengers and their luggage to where they intend to go.
Station wagons nowadays have modified style, look and
performance. Several changes were made before coming up with the
present station wagon style. Along the process comes Ford Park Lane
wagon. This wagon made a statement in the automotive history because of
its innovations that benefit not only the wagon makes during its time
but also the newest and the latest station wagon models.
In
general, the production of the first wagon was said to begin on the
early 1920s characterized by classic, long-drawn-out wheelbase and rear
wheel drive system which originated from the standard chassis of sedan
and hardtop during that times. Wagons nowadays also have the features
of the old and classic covered wagons.
Ford is considered as one of the first producers of station
wagon though it\'s difficult to determine who really the first is since
some records are not available. The chassis of the first generation
wagons that roamed the highways used the variations of the Ford model T
chassis. Between 1923 and 1929 came the first American wagon from Ford,
the Ford Model A. Station wagons stayed in the limelight for several
years but it later on leave the industry because of low sales.
