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WAGONHEAD: person or persons who
own, have owned or hope to own a
station wagon; one who believes
wagons are great vehicles (and totally
cool).

SOMEONE WHO WALKS BY A WAGON &
SAYS " I REMEMBER..." WHEN THE 'I
REMEMBER' LEADS TO A STORY ABOUT
WHEN THEY WERE A KID , RIDING IN
THE BACK OF THE FAMILY WAGON ON
VACATION TO THE BEACH OR UP TO
THE LAKE. "YOU KNOW I HAD ONE OF
THESE..." MEANS THEY OWNED A
WAGON ONE TIME AND RECALL
STUFFING SO MUCH PLYWOOD, 2x4's,
OR OTHER NECCESSARY STUFF INTO
THE BACK OF IT THAT THE FRONT
WHEELS BARELY TOUCHED THE
GROUND & SOMEHOW MANAGED TO
GET IT ALL HOME WITHOUT LOSING
ANY OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR
GETTING PULLED OVER BY THE COPS
FOR HAVING 16 FOOT BOARDS
STICKING OUT OF AN 8 FOOT "CARGO"
AREA.

"SATURDAY NIGHT WE ALL USED TO
GO..." EVERYWHERE --

PARKING BACKWARDS AT THE DRIVE-
IN SO THE KIDS, ALREADY IN THEIR
PJ'S, COULD WATCH THE MOVIE
LAYING DOWN & LOOKING OUT THE
BACK; DOING THE SAME EVERY FOURTH
OF JULY TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS
DOWN AT THE PARK OR HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL FIELD. "I COULD TOW A
HOUSE WITH MY OLD WAGON..." WELL,
ALMOST. TOWING THE BOAT, HORSE
TRAILER, CAMPER, RACE CAR,
WHATEVER,THAT'S WHAT A WAGON
COULD DO. THE ORIGINAL SPORT-
UTILITY VEHICLE, NO CONTOURED
LEATHER SEATS, FANCY SOUND
SYSTEMS, ETC. THE BENCH SEATS
SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE BIGGER THAN
YOUR LIVING ROOM COUCH( AT LEAST
YOU COULD LAY DOWN ON THE WAGON
SEATS WITH YOUR SHOES ON), & THE
ORIGINAL SOUND SYSTEM IN A WAGON
WAS THE OMINOUS TONES OF YOUR
PARENTS IN THE FRONT SEAT TELLING
YOU TO STOP WHATEVER IT WAS YOU
WERE DOING "BACK THERE" BEFORE
THEY SHOWED YOU JUST WHAT "OR
ELSE" MEANT. THAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL "SURROUND SOUND
SYSTEM" IN WAGONS.

IF YOU CAN STILL REMEMBER THOSE
SIGHTS & SOUNDS, THE SMELL OF
SLIGHTLY OLD MILK SPILLED DOWN
BEHIND THE BACK SEAT WHERE YOU
COULD NEVER CLEAN IT ALL OUT, AND
YOU NOW OWN ONE (OR MORE) OF
THESE OR ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE
WAS SOMETHING ABOUT WAGONS
THAT YOU KNEW WAS COOL, WELCOME
TO THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED
AMONG THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD: YOU
ARE WORTHY OF BEING A
WAGONHEAD.

OH MAN, JOIN ANOTHER CLUB?

Well of course, & let us tell you why.
The pure satisfaction in knowing
there are other "lovers of the
longroof" out there besides you;
because there is safety in numbers.
plus you get a boss t-shirt ( and if
you remember what

'boss' means, you ARE a
Wagonhead & should join
immediately), nifty decals for your
dragin' wagon (decals ALWAYS go
on the rear side windows),
Wagonheads newsletter, free
classified ads for individuals,

a membership card that can be
used as an ice scraper in a winter
emergency, whatever else we can
come up with to entice you to join.

The biggest incentive? You will be
able to go up to your buddies at the
local car cruise or the next
SuperChevyFunFordChryslerClas-
sicBOPAACASupernationalNational
RegionalShowSwapRunaPalloo-
zaWorldofTiresPerformance show

and say "Hey man, haven't you
joined Wagonheads yet? I did."

Wow if that ain't worth the price of
admission, what is? More Details
coming on the Club & what ya gotta
do to join up --you got somethin else
to spend your money on?