{"id":1747,"date":"2018-01-25T14:05:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T22:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:33:11","slug":"1747","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/1747\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Station Wagon<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the years following World War II, as consumer demand for recreational and utility equipment grew once more, Sears continued to refine and expand its popular line of single-wheel trailers. In the Fall 1949 Sears Catalog, the company introduced a new variation to its lineup\u2014an updated model that shared the same trapezoidal steel frame and load-carrying capacity as the earlier version, but differed primarily in the design of its cargo box. This new model was marketed as the \u201cStation Wagon\u201d version, an evocative name that suggested both style and practicality for postwar American families on the move.<\/p>\n

The Station Wagon trailer featured a more sophisticated and visually appealing construction. Its two-piece side panels were crafted to create a distinctive \u201cstreamlined\u201d look, with the upper panels shaped in a teardrop contour and separated from the lower panels by a narrow horizontal gap. Unlike the standard model, which was finished in solid blue paint, the Station Wagon\u2019s body was varnished instead of painted, leaving the natural wood grain elegantly visible\u2014a detail that gave it a warm, handcrafted appearance and aligned with the popular design aesthetics of the late 1940s.<\/p>\n

According to the 1949 Sears Fall Catalog, the Station Wagon model was priced at $67.95, a modest reduction from its previous spring catalog price of $69.95. By the time the 1950 Sears Fall Catalog was released, the price had been further reduced to $64.95, and the trailer now proudly displayed the \u201cALLSTATE\u201d logo across its rear tailgate, reflecting Sears\u2019 ongoing effort to unify its automotive and trailer products under the recognizable brand name.<\/p>\n

The 1952 Sears Fall Catalog marked the final appearance of the Station Wagon trailer in Sears\u2019 product listings, with its price reverting to $67.95. After this year, the model was quietly discontinued, bringing an end to a brief but memorable chapter in Sears\u2019 postwar trailer offerings\u2014a period that showcased the company\u2019s innovation, design experimentation, and ability to adapt to the evolving tastes of mid-century American consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Station Wagon In the years following World War II, as consumer demand for recreational and utility equipment grew once more, Sears continued to refine and expand its popular line of single-wheel trailers. In the Fall 1949 Sears Catalog, the company introduced a new variation to its lineup\u2014an updated model that shared the same trapezoidal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stationwagon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1747"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1747"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4101,"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1747\/revisions\/4101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/singlewheel.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}