When we were kids, one of our favorite things to do was to sit in the rear-facing seats on a big-bodied station wagon and make faces at the drivers behind our car. We felt separated from the rest of the people in the car, we were in our own little world back there.

It was really a bit silly, thinking that just because we couldn’t see mom or dad, or whomever was driving, that they couldn’t see us. Usually, they kept an eye on us not out of a lack of trust, but because we were directly in the line of sight from the rear view mirror.

Still, we felt like we were immune to getting in trouble – just as long as we continued to face rearward. Those were the days, and we sometimes wonder what happened. It’s like, “hey, this is pretty damn cool. Let’s make sure we stop production on the rear facing seat so the people who enjoyed it growing up can’t share it with their own kids.” Yeah, bureaucracy, red tape, NHTSA, you name it, we can’t have nice things because of it all.

But we stumbled across this cool 1972 Dodge Coronet tunaboat wagon on the Birmingham, Alabama, Craigslist site, complete with the aforementioned rear-facing back seat. The car looks to be in pretty good shape with custom paint and new carpet and upholstery.

It’s listed as the Crestwood Edition, but we think it’s kind of like the mullet of the automotive community: Business in the front and party in the back. Under the hood, the business end is a 318 with a custom air cleaner, and in back where the party end is, we find that rear-facing seat that is fit for a king (and his court).

A set of Cragar S/S wheels are very nostalgic looking and period correct for this long-roof wagon, as are the BFG Radial T/A tires all around. It’s got to be much more fun than an SUV for school or soccer practice runs. Nah, they’re just not the same, this is back when cars didn’t have to be the common cookie-cutter car to be cool. Do you miss those rear-facing seats too?