I wonder if you remember when that Station Wagon was the family sedan of choice. I have some pictures below of some of those wagons.
1949 Mercury Wagon
1957 Mercury Station Wagons
1952 Mercury Woodie Wagon
1955 Mercury Woodie Wagon
1960 Mercury Wagon
1949 Mercury Eight Wagon
1954 Mercury Station Wagon
1955 Mercury Wagon
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Wagon
1957 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon
1977 Mercury Cougar Villager Station Wagon, with woodgrain panels, parked on golf course.
1978 Mercury Bobcat Villager Station Wagon
2000 Mercury Sable Wagon
Source: Internet