Ford Country Squire Wagon

[SW MP15]

We went to a charity car show last weekend. And placed first with my 32 Ford Roadster. Second place went to a Beautiful unrestored mint, light minty green 1965 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon! It only had 18k actual miles! Looked like it just left the showroom floor!

I thought it was the coolest thing! My son thought I was nuts! He's only 36, what does he know?

But my aunt and uncle had one back in the day. Her's was dark blue. They bought it new. I'll never forget it. It was a large barge. And well loved and used. They had five kids.

One day I was going somewhere with them in it, with all my cousins and I dropped something that went under the seat and reached under it and pulled out a petrified, half eaten bologna sandwich, probably 3-4 years old? Gross!! I almost threw up! I don't think they ever vacuumed or washed it, maybe just the Windows? But it was a work horse and got the job done.

The mini van / SUV of its time!

Anyone else have any Station Wagon stories???

 

[H Richard]

I had a Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon, Don't remember the exact year but early 80's. White with red Naugahyde interior and wood-grain panels. I had it less than a year. The bench seat back was pitched at such a rearward angle and was so hard I couldn't stand to drive it. Only station wagon I ever had. We did have several mini-vans after that.

 

[824tsv]

I can remember throwing up after a trip in one. Riding in the back cargo area on the fold up seat facing to the rear......

 

[pawngal]

My ex-father-in-law had a '49 Ford Woody Wagon, nicely restored, i side swiped it attempting to ride a motorcycle. Was my only attempt at motorized 2 wheel operation. Was just like this.

 

[kimporter]

we had a 63 ford falcon station wagon,my dad worked at GE in louisville and a buddy of his got a new 302 boss mustang, had for 2 weeks before he wrapped it around around a tree(and lived),we swapped out the 289 for the 302 out of the mustang and put it in the wagon,then the fun started

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Happened to be on a Pheasant hunting trip riding in the back seat of a Merc Station Wagon towing a trailer.
We had a wreck near Peoria, IL.
Not my worse day, but not a good one either!

 

[Old TexMex]

My Mom and Dad had a green '55 Chevy wagon, a '59 Chevy wagon, a '61 Chevy wagon, '64, '66, '69 etc wagons all the way up to a 75 Caprice Estate. All brand new.( Mom had Olds sedans then Pontiac Bonneville)
My old man had a tame mechanic at the Chevy house, and had every one of his new wagons (with the biggest V8 available) taken from the showroom to that guys bay, where the engine got messed with for several days. Every one of them was a hotrod. I wish I'd kept that dark blue caprice estate, it was a road hog.

 

[bigwheelzip]

In the mid 70's, my husbands friend got a Vista Cruiser for a project car. Everyone liked how it turned out so much, that whenever we went anywhere, we quickly volunteered him to drive.
He never complained though, since it was testament to his vision and workmanship.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...how about this old '58 Buick wagon...wide whitewalls...wire wheels...several tons of chrome...and that grille!...

 

[sophie]

I must have missed the pictures.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...old '65 Country Squire ad...

 

[A-37]

Mercury Wagon

In 1968 I bought a brand new Mercury Commuter wagon for $4,400. Added an aux gauge panel with four Stewart-Warner gauges; oil pressure, oil temperature, water temperature, and amps. Also, a tach strapped to the steering column.

Only one story to tell. The power tailgate window stopped working so I took it out to check the motor. I removed the motor retaining bolts. When I pulled the motor from the scissors mechanism, the scissors snapped closed like a bear trap and it jumped off the ground! I jumped, too. Little did I know that the motor worm gear kept the big spring under control. Good grief! It could've cut my fingers off.

Notice the family resemblance between my Mercury and my 1968 Lincoln Continental.

 

[jimmyj]

Single Jimmy had a red Triumph Spitfire, Motorcycle, and a bachelors pad.
Married Jimmy went to a nine passenger Station Wagon, no motorcycle, and a large house in the suburbs.
Amazing how a wife and six children can change a guy

 

[radar1972]

The only station wagon my folks ever had was a 1956 Ford two-tone blue and white wagon. Best and worst memories are the road trips from Georgia to Arkansas (pre-interstates) to visit relatives.

 

[Ron M.]

First car was a 1961 Ford Falcon station wagon, two door, with cattlehead vinyl upholstery. 170 CI six, two speed auto. Painted it maroon..well, I was 16 at the time. Rear seat folded down making a comfortable little area for...reading the works of Tolstoy.

 

[Tom Beavert]

When I took a job selling copy machines I traded my TR4A for a country Squire, sad day.
tb

 

[427mach1]

I went with a group to the General Motors Heritage Center Museum several years ago. One of my favorite cars was a 69 Kingswood Estate Wagon with a 427 L72 425 HP, 4 speed, 3.73 rear end; it might have been a COPO car. It was white with the fake woodgrain side panels.

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

I can't think of a Country Squire without thinking of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster.

When I took a job selling copy machines I traded my TR4A for a country Squire, sad day.
tb

Getting rid of a Triumph is never a bad thing

I came across a Spitfire 1500 for a good price the other day and briefly entertained the thought of buying it. Then I came to my senses

 

[Marshwheeling]

Single Jimmy had a red Triumph Spitfire, Motorcycle, and a bachelors pad.
Married Jimmy went to a nine passenger Station Wagon, no motorcycle, and a large house in the suburbs.
Amazing how a wife and six children can change a guy

Jimmy, I can tell it has been a while. If your Triumph was a Spitfire, it was a car. If your motorcycle was a Spitfire, it was a BSA.

When I got my driver license, our family car was a 1954 Ford Country Sedan wagon, cream with maroon window trim. By 1962, when I took my driving test, it wasn't running so well. Pop loved cars, but had no mechanical ability, and didn't trust mechanics, so his cars all started hard and ran poorly.

In the parallel parking section of the test, the car died and would not restart. After some plugs, points and a new distributor cap and rotor, I could finally pass my test.

That experience, and several similar, drove me and my brother to learn how to work on cars. My brother ended up owning a car repair shop, while I became a pretty fair backyard mechanic. But that knowledge came too late to save the Ford and several other interesting vehicles that passed through our household before they died of neglect and mistreatment.

 

[jeffsmith]

This was my Mom's Daily Driver from 1968 to 1974
Dodge Coronet 440 with "Three on the Tree"
(Similar Car Not Actual Vehicle)