Cars I Love #1
You have to hand it to The General. They've thrown up some sweet rides in their time, and the Chevy Vega Kammback Wagon is a shining example.
So what if it was slow, and so what if early examples tended to catch fire? The point is, you show up to a date in a powder blue Vega, and you're all but guaranteed to get to third base...and beyond.
Other examples of American shooting brakes are less successful. Take, for example, the Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Wagon. Granted, you could fit the entire nation of Malawi in the back (Madonna's adopted children and all), but you know what? You'd still be driving a lemon custard hearse.
