{"id":3442,"date":"2016-12-22T11:02:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2025-04-07T07:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:24:00","slug":"the-ultimate-gift-guide-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/gearheads\/the-ultimate-gift-guide-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate gift guide, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drive your childhood car<\/span><\/h2>\n

The holidays give us all a pang of nostalgia \u2014 if not for our foregone youth, then at least for the wide-eyed wonder of cruising down the highway in the family station wagon.\u00a0<\/span>Quench your nostalgia this holiday season with the car that used to cart your family to and from grandma\u2019s house, or find the perfect classic to cruise down memory lane.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s Mercedes-Benz 549K Replica 1930<\/h3>\n

A throw way, way back to perhaps your parents’ or grandparents’ younger days, this regal lady may not have been the family station wagon, but she sure did class up the family road trips.<\/p>\n

\"1930-benz\"<\/a>

Glendale, CA<\/p><\/div>\n

Channel Greta Garbo<\/a><\/div>\n

Juan Andres\u2019 Volkswagen Bus 1974<\/h3>\n

Gen Xers with flower children parents certainly remember driving to grandma’s in this icon of countercultural rebellion against the man.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/p><\/div>\n

Remember the summer of love<\/div>\n

Rakesh\u2019s BMW 633 CSI 1981<\/h3>\n

This ’81 Bimmer was what everyone\u00a0piled into each requisite family outing since dad wouldn’t cave into buying a minivan.<\/p>\n

\"Bellevue,

Bellevue, WA<\/p><\/div>\n

Pile in the Bimmer<\/div>\n

Valerie\u2019s Mercedes-Benz 380SL Roadster Convertible 1982<\/h3>\n

And speaking of dad’s sporty holdouts, this zippy little roadster wasn’t the family car, but it was dad’s little guilty pleasure\u00a0that he’d let you and your sister take turns riding in \u2014 only if you were good, though.<\/p>\n

\"Collierville,

Collierville, TN<\/p><\/div>\n

Call shotgun<\/div>\n

Mike\u2019s Volkswagen Vanagon 1983<\/h3>\n

Sometimes your mom (who had a pretty killer crystal\u00a0collection going in the back) would have you kids camp out for the night on the road \u2014 not because there were no motels around, but because sleeping out in nature would nourish your soul.<\/p>\n

\"Seattle,<\/a>

Seattle, WA<\/p><\/div>\n

Get in touch with nature<\/a><\/div>\n

Chris\u2019 Cutlass Ciera Station Wagon 1987<\/h3>\n

Now this probably actually was your childhood car. Hillary Clinton used to have one, so there ain’t no shame in the earthy wood paneling and the extra-long hatchback.<\/p>\n

\"Stamford,

Stamford, CT<\/p><\/div>\n

Calls dibs on the way back<\/div>\n

David\u2019s Ford F-150 1990<\/h3>\n

You and this truck have been through a lot\u00a0together \u2014 it saw you score the winning TD at homecoming, and it ushered you on\u00a0many a first date.<\/p>\n

\"Tamarac,

Tamarac, FL<\/p><\/div>\n

Rekindle your varsity blues<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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