Ellen Griswold’s Aunt Edna doesn’t quite make it to her final destination in National Lampoon’s Vacation. She dies in her sleep halfway through the long drive, with the family tying her corpse to the ...

Move over Clark Griswold, there’s another Family Truckster in town. A wood-paneled station wagon — with an “Aunt Edna” mannequin and vintage suitcases strapped to the roof — has passersby on Durham ...

Art is often a reflection of life, even when we'd prefer it wasn't. One such near miss (but still too close for comfort) was the 1983 cinema classic National Lampoon's Vacation. One of them, of course ...

Over the past several years, he’s made the car look like the cross-country driving station wagon from the film. It’s has garnered thousands of views on Facebook and plenty of buzz in real life.