The Real Life Griswold family build a family Truckster and road trips to Walt Disney World. Follow the Griswold Family on their road trips on Twitter and Instagram @GriswoldVac Website: www.GriswoldFamilyVacations.com
“if you're taking the whole tribe cross-country, the Wagon Queen Family Truckster is your automobile. You think you hate it now, wait 'til you drive it”
The original story that "Vacation" was based on, "Summer '58," was actually about a trip to Disneyland. They were going to do it for the movie but Disney refused as they insisted their parks would never close, hence the change to Walley World.
I friend of mine owns one of the Family Trucksters built for the Production. He has his set up wit an Aunt Edna on the roof. He drives it during the summer months. Complete with a Dog leash on the bumper.
That’s a beautiful car, very practical, I can’t understand why that’s not available anymore in that shape. SUVs are don’t perform any better in an accident and that obvious has a lower centre of gravity 😊
It was never available. There were similar cars -- station wagons -- but that one was only in the movies.... until the real Mr. Griswold had his custom-built.
I had the Mercury version of this 1978 wagon big block 460 c 6 automatic.glass packs . Flat black . Day sleeper Signs .in the rear windows . Fake coffin in the back .
My family had a similar trip: Louisiana to Disneyland in a green, ‘72 Chevy Kingswood Estate wagon, mom, dad, three kids and Grandma. And yes, my mom accidentally let the map fly out the window driving through hot Arizona!
@@TravelWithGriz right! Everybody I know who went on family vacations continues the tradition with their family. It’s one of the family values one can’t wait to commandeer and orchestrate for their little ones!
Yeah the good old fashion road trip to all the cool road side attractions really creates some amazing memories. It's still an awesome way to vacation :) @@c5cpe
@@honeyblunt5150 you’re right, Google says that it was a 1979 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon modified by George Barris (who also made the original Batmobile)
It looks like an Oldsmobile, but for sure it was modeled after a Ford LTD. My parents had one just like it, and if memory serves me right, it was the same green color and had the fake wood panels on it, just like this one. I used to sit in what we called the "way back" on our family vacations.
