Station wagons also took off in the 1950's-from less than 3% of the US production car volume in 1950, to almost 17% of the market by the end of the decade. As a matter of fact, in 1958, the top-selling body style in the Plymouth line was the station wagon.o there was a first-a station wagon and a minivan built off the same chassis. While the full & mid-size wagons faded, the imports came on strong. A large variety of wagons were available in almost every imported car line.