1961 Plymouth Deluxe Suburban

I'm often attracted to the cheapest nameplate offered by many car manufacturers back in the fifties and sixties — especially the station wagons. And the Lotto Garage has to have at least one wagon. Like fer instance, this '61 Plymouth Deluxe, which sounds spiffy but was actually riding the bottom rung of the full-sized Plymouth model ladder that year, with the Sport being the fanciest wagon, and the Custom falling in the middle. The non-wagon lines had different names, starting with the Fury at the top, followed by Belvedere and Savoy. Most Chrysler Corporation styling was really bizarre during the 1959-1962 model years, and these Plymouths were right up there with the weirdest of the weird. The wagon in the photo is wearing a monochromatic Airforce Metallic Blue paint job, but I think I'd prefer one in Carnival Red with the optional Alpine White top. — jc