How about a thread on Ford wagons ? I'll start in the 50's, but doesn't have to stay chronological. Can be your or your families ride,
or seen on the street, or internet finds.
Any know the station brand in the first image with the red car ?
Mike
Couple more ;)
I restored this a number of years ago for a friend. Had the woodgrain printed with correct black planking lines.as well as redoing the mouldings. Currently on display at the National automotive and truck museum in Auburn. IN.
Really like that White '56 two-door with wheel covers and skirts in the snow!!
Here is a picture of my wagon. I get more thumbs up when I drive this wagon then when I drive a Shelby!
My 67 Fairlane 500 station wagon 428 4 speed dolled up like an FDNY Battalion 3 chiefs car.
Really like the family pics next to the wagon.
Remind me of my youth (5 kids-2 parents) all piling into the wagon for the 'family' vacation.
Dad/Mom smoking Luck Strike (no filters) and all the kids fighting in the backseat(s).
Parents in late 80's now and unfortunately 'forgetting' those days......
My dad had a 55/56 emerald green wagon. He said it had a "thunderbird" engine. My guess would have been a 292 or a 312. Then he got a '58 wagon we did a family trip to Yellowstone in. Me, I ordered a 77 Volare wagon. It was cool. No roof rack, 318, auto, tilt wheel ,no wood grain, am/th A/C. copper gold color. Oh,and I had it Ziebarted. My wife's parents had a 70 Country Sqiure. Seems like Mustangs, everyone has a wagon story.
I "thought" that I had posted these pix previously - possibly forum 1.0(?)
Our family started with Ford wagons in 1963... and at age 87 my Mom is still driving one today. They were typically bought new and driven until they were fully worn out ::) "Our" wagon is now a white E250.
I can't find a good photo of the '63, but have this one of Dad loading it up for a trip (about 1970). This car was fully loaded (not)... uh, it had an AM radio, the smallest I-6 (200 cu-in?), 3-on-the-tree, and rubber mats. Wimbledon white(?)
(https://i.imgur.com/zh0nnlL.jpg)
Next up was a '72 Torino. This one had an automatic trans and A/C 8) pretty sure it was still rubber floor. IIRC, the photo is the day that I got my driver's license (Jan '73).
Oh, and now I see our neighbor's Country Squire is in the background as well.
(https://i.imgur.com/09svGhl.jpg?1)
Great post topic.
My parents had station wagons from 1949 until 1970 when they bought a Galaxie 500 four door.
They were Ranch Wagons then Country Sedans. Interiors were tan, blue or red. All had V8s, but only 292 or 302s and automatic. Ford was the wagon master.
IMHO stationwagon body style is still cool. The last "real" American stationwagon, even though it wasn't marketed as such, was Ford's Flex.
If you're just getting out of the wagon after parallel parking it, nice job!
My parents never had any wagons at all, but to their credit they only bought coupes:
The cars that I can remember, All bought brand new.
1961 Caddy I think it was a bubble top coupe
1961 Ford Falcon
1965 Buick Electra 225
1968 Ford Fairlane
1971 Buick Electra 225
1974 Mustang II
1976 Ford LTD
all 2 door Coupes
They drove them until they could not, they NEVER just traded a car in on a new one, it had to be towed away for them to get another car.
I did have "wagon experience" because I would put pinball machines and other large things in them.
1996 Ford Escort Wagon
2000 Ford Focus
Really liked both of them!!!
Quote from: Chad on May 01, 2021, 10:59:05 PM
Here is a picture of my wagon. I get more thumbs up when I drive this wagon then when I drive a Shelby!
Beautiful wagon!!! 8)
How about a 1929 Ford Station Wagon... :)
Quote from: Chad on May 01, 2021, 10:59:05 PM
Here is a picture of my wagon. I get more thumbs up when I drive this wagon then when I drive a Shelby!
That IS Sweet!! ;)
Quote from: 6S1568 on May 02, 2021, 07:34:35 PM
If you're just getting out of the wagon after parallel parking it, nice job!
LOL!! That's exactly what I was thinking!! Boy, them cars are "Shoe-horned" in there :o
This post is one of the most coolest reads/pictures!!! Thank you!
I have a 1929, a 1937, and a 1940. Plus a Econoline it's sort of a wagon.
Yes, great thread and many great images!!
Parents had 3 over the years (they were all GM stuff).
I really like them, my daily driver is a station wagon, has been for the past 19 years.
"Shelby73" really like that '40 Woody! ^^^
Here's one for sale here on SAAC forum.
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=14880.0;topicseen
thanks every one for posting ! I'm glad it has triggered a lot of personal memories from the past and present. ;)
Here's a couple more.
Image with the fire truck is I believe a Ford ad ? They made the cars wider and longer than they really were in those illustrations.
Mike
Couple with wagons on transports, back in the day.
The units in the roll over are reduced for quick sale ;D
My 1961 Falcon with a 302
The units in the roll over are reduced for quick sale ;D
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That truck driver must have known the locomotive driver :P of the train-wreck Shelbys.
"What'd that sign say? Slow down?" "Why? I'm making good time."
Quote from: Shelby73 on May 02, 2021, 09:38:16 PM
I have a 1929, a 1937, and a 1940. Plus a Econoline it's sort of a wagon.
Very Nice!
My parents had 8 station wagons that I can remember. A 59 De Soto, 65 , 67 & 68 full size Ford's, 70 Chrysler, 80 Pinto, 85 Cavalier and a 91 Escort.
Rodney
Quote from: Shelby73 on May 02, 2021, 09:38:16 PM
I have a 1929, a 1937, and a 1940. Plus a Econoline it's sort of a wagon.
Quite the collection... :)
TOB
When I think of Ford station wagons it reminds me of my first job out of school as a Ford service rep in the 70's. The local paper, the Milwaukee Journal, published the Ford "secret" extended warranty for rust repair and overnight I had cars "lined up around the block" at every dealership in the city. Many of them were wagons that suffered the indignity of having their spare tires fall through the rusted body. A company man, my toughest (and dumbest) claim denial was to Miss Wisconsin in makeup and heels. LOL
My dad bought a used 1958 Mercury Commuter wagon around 1964. It had the 312 Y block V8. As I recall it only liked premium fuel and was pretty thirsty while not being very powerful. Ours was pink / white two tone with factory AC. Ours was a four door hardtop.
great stories and photos on this thread... love those [real wood] Woodies 8)
referring back to my pix... the on-street parking in Philly could be "challenging" ???... I do not miss that, and probably can't take credit for getting into that tight spot.
My Dad always said that folks would "park by ear" (these were the days of steel bumpers)... I'm sure you can understand.
That '72 Torino was a thirsty one... IIRC, we were getting 12 to 13 mpg, and we had that car during the 70's gas crisis ($$ ouch)
When I was a kid, my father had a 1972 Gran Torino Squire station wagon just like this one. 351 Cleveland 2v c6.
My high school car was a 59 wagon 292 3 speed and Hurst shifter. Lots of Wednesday night runs at Irwindale. I broke 2nd gear 3 times. Then I found an old Borg Warner whose gears were about 1/4" wider and it never broke again.
(https://i.imgur.com/SXAENwsm.jpg)
Altho "I" drifted off-course for a few of our family daily drivers... have had wagons/vans/SUVs since '84 -I did have an '86 and later a '96 Taurus wagon.
Then I remembered that our Company Founder was a STRICT Ford guy... nothing but Ford Trucks (to this day) and Ford/Mercury company vehicles - many of them wagons. I remember in the 70's a line of Country Squires and Colony Parks (cars were handed down from Officers to Sales guys to multi-use fleet cars until they were used up).
I found these pix in the company archives.
(https://i.imgur.com/hTAdFPI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Ta7z0il.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/dWmtr5J.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/42CjWVR.jpg?1)
(I assume that all of those wagons are Fords or Mercs)
Back when we 'made' things in America.
Sorry, no pictures, but our family as I was growing up had a '56 Mercury wagon, a red/red, nine passenger, with the 292 and three-on-the-tree. My dad replaced the 292 with a like unit, but we never had anyone haul off the take-out; so maybe a decade later I dug a deep hole in the back yard, and here it became a challenge to see how deep I could go, this resulting in my having to carve out foot holds in the wall to climb out, when I finally tired I pushed it in, and covered it up. At sometime in the future, some bulldozer driver is going to be in for a surprise! ::)
Later we acquired a '60 Ford wagon, green & white with green six passenger interior, which my dad installed a 289 4V with a 4-spd. The only problem was with the shifter sticking thru the floor the bench seat wouldn't fit, so for a while we had a concrete block to sit on, this didn't work well for me as as light as I was, when I would attempt to push the clutch in, all that happened was that the concrete block (and my arse) slid back! ::)
Scott.
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on May 04, 2021, 12:11:01 AM
My high school car was a 59 wagon 292 3 speed and Hurst shifter. Lots of Wednesday night runs at Irwindale. I broke 2nd gear 3 times. Then I found an old Borg Warner whose gears were about 1/4" wider and it never broke again.
(https://i.imgur.com/SXAENwsm.jpg)
What were the ETs?
My folks owned a 1970 Country Sedan that looked just like this one. That is the car that I took my driver's test in. During a blizzard in Central NY. Doing a three point turn on a back street in Fulton with snowbanks on either side was challenging!
Fast forward a couple years and as I was leaving the McDonald's where I worked I wanted to show off for a buddy. I backed the car up, put her in neutral while it was still rolling backwards, nailed the gas and dropped it in drive. I laid down about 6" of rubber before the u-joint broke. A lady customer, trying to be helpful, looked under the car and said - "The same thing happened to me. All you need to do is get a coat hanger and tie it up!" Umm, no lady. That ain't gonna work this time. Fortunately the McDonald's was only about 200 yards from the K-Mart Automotive where dad had just gotten the u-joints replaced, so me and my friend pushed it over there. Dad gave them hell for using low quality cheap u-joints and had them replace it for free. The mechanic told him that he had only seen that happen before with drag racers. When dad came home with the car he asked me if I had been drag racing. No, technically I wasn't drag racing! I never did tell him what really happened although I think he had a pretty good idea. Fun times!
She served our family well until she rusted out. We were on our way back from a camping trip a few years later towing a pop-up camper when all of a sudden we heard a terrible scraping sound. The trailer hitch had rusted loose from under the bumper and was only held on by the two forward bolts through the (rusty) frame. We were still 50 miles from home so my dad dug out a length of nylon rope from the camper, jacked the tongue of the trailer back up and proceeded to lash the hitch to the luggage rack. We made it home no problem.
One other memory; after purchasing the car (new) my parents took it back several times for a weird "humming" noise that occurred at speed. The dealer never could figure it out. Dad finally figured out that it was the hollow tubes of the luggage rack that was making the noise. So one Saturday I helped him take it apart, plug the end of each tube with duct-seal compound and fill them up with sand. Worked like a charm!
Quote from: 67 GT350 on May 02, 2021, 09:32:37 PM
This post is one of the most coolest reads/pictures!!! Thank you!
Stationwagon
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Quote from: ChicagoChris on May 04, 2021, 12:04:08 PM
Back when we 'made' things in America.
We're still at it... the Company has now been in business for 75 years (name changed in the mid-60's)... but no more Ford "wagons" (one Explorer and one XL-XT Transit tho)
Quote from: Side-Oilers on May 04, 2021, 04:05:19 PM
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on May 04, 2021, 12:11:01 AM
My high school car was a 59 wagon 292 3 speed and Hurst shifter. Lots of Wednesday night runs at Irwindale. I broke 2nd gear 3 times. Then I found an old Borg Warner whose gears were about 1/4" wider and it never broke again.
(https://i.imgur.com/SXAENwsm.jpg)
What were the ETs?
Best I ever got was 16.2. Couldn't break into the 15s. About 80-85 mph.
@kjspeed
Such a cool story 8)
K-Mart Automotive was busting back in the day!! We had one here locally, 6 bays and a huge front office/waiting room. Even had a "Hernia-set" for a TV in the waiting room ;D
The building is still there and has been since it closed some 20+/- years ago. Me and late Dad-in-Law done a lot of our business there. Tires, batteries.
The Good 'ol days for sure.
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on May 04, 2021, 12:11:01 AM
My high school car was a 59 wagon 292 3 speed and Hurst shifter. Lots of Wednesday night runs at Irwindale. I broke 2nd gear 3 times. Then I found an old Borg Warner whose gears were about 1/4" wider and it never broke again.
(https://i.imgur.com/SXAENwsm.jpg)
Just curious, what ET did the 30/31 coupe next to you turn??? ;D
TOB
This used to be in the stable...351 Cleveland, 4 barrel, shaker hood, etc.
Quote from: 6s341 on May 07, 2021, 12:33:48 AM
This used to be in the stable...351 Cleveland, 4 barrel, shaker hood, etc.
. That thing is yummy.... 8)
Quote from: 557 on May 08, 2021, 01:27:21 PM
Quote from: 6s341 on May 07, 2021, 12:33:48 AM
This used to be in the stable...351 Cleveland, 4 barrel, shaker hood, etc.
That thing is yummy.... 8)
Ditto!!
When living in Tucson 35 years ago purchased a '63 V8 Falcon wagon for $300. Is absolutely rust free including unblemished, original muffler. Has languished in heated storage. Soon, will be doing a 100% build project utilizing a bunch of GT 350 hardware. Planning GT350 ghost stripes. Should be fun.
My father always had Ford station wagons. Found this original drawing that came with the back up light kit that he installed.
Remember when 8)
'67 Custom 500 and redwood, I think there were a couple of redwoods like this, do they still exist, and are you allowed to drive
through them ?
I think this one was up on the old forum, from Car & Driver magazine ;)
Quote from: 6s341 on May 07, 2021, 12:33:48 AM
This used to be in the stable...351 Cleveland, 4 barrel, shaker hood, etc.
Can I have one with hideaway lights please.......
Quote from: WT6066-2600 on May 10, 2021, 08:40:27 AM
My father always had Ford station wagons. Found this original drawing that came with the back up light kit that he installed.
The holy grail - a 2 door wagon.
98SVT, for you !
Looks brand new ! 2 door, '54 Ranch Wagon. Did those rear quarter windows open ?
Mike
Quote from: honker on November 02, 2021, 07:58:41 PM
98SVT, for you !
Looks brand new ! 2 door, '54 Ranch Wagon. Did those rear quarter windows open ?
Mike
They might have been sliders. Our 55 Plymouth had them. http://smclassiccars.com/plymouth/146852-2-door-wagon-very-rare.html
Quote from: honker on November 02, 2021, 07:58:41 PM
Looks brand new ! 2 door, '54 Ranch Wagon. Did those rear quarter windows open ?
Mike
That wagon is beautiful!
'54 Ranch Wagon, Radar Patrol, Kansas City.
"I've got a badge on my chest, and the right to arrest "
98SVT, here is a good view of those sliding rear quarter windows.
Mike
'71 Torino wagon w hideaway lights.
(Ford image)
We'll just get the paint dept. to buff it out sir ! '60 Ford wagon, Sarat Ford, Agawam Mass.
^^^ Man on the right in above photo:
"Never mind the repair. Once my pants are finished inflating, I'll fly anywhere I want to go."
Gives new meaning to the term "parachute pants "...
I think I saw pants like that in a MC Hammer "Can't Touch This " video. 8)
They built only a couple hundred of those full size 2 door wagons.
Rare find today.
I like that 54 in the snow. Would be a great kid hauler.
BEAUTIFUL
Remember many station wagon vacations with dad driving and smoking his Lucky Strikes (no filters) with the windows rolled up.
Mom fired up her Salems on occasion to join him during 'happy hour' of Manhattans and Martini's.
Surprisingly, they're both still around (86 and 90) but gave up the smokes and happy hours in the 1990's.
The good old days....
Quote from: JD on November 02, 2021, 09:02:09 PM
Quote from: honker on November 02, 2021, 07:58:41 PM
Looks brand new ! 2 door, '54 Ranch Wagon. Did those rear quarter windows open ?
Mike
That wagon is beautiful!
+1, You'd never think Ford would have such a beautiful turquoise like that in the mid 50's. Stunning!!
Quote from: ChicagoChris on November 04, 2021, 12:18:56 PM
Remember many station wagon vacations with dad driving and smoking his Lucky Strikes (no filters) with the windows rolled up.
Mom fired up her Salems on occasion to join him during 'happy hour' of Manhattans and Martini's.
Surprisingly, they're both still around (86 and 90) but gave up the smokes and happy hours in the 1990's.
The good old days....
LOL, as if you wasn't already half car sick and about to throw up and had to keep the windows up because Mom just had her hair done earlier that day ;D
I'm in the market for a running driving , V8 (size not important ), '67 Fairlane wagon. I might be willing to trade for my '67 Ranchero. That would depend totally on condition.
Randy
Some of the cars my Dad got in the 60s were from North Brothers Ford in Garden City Mi as they would get executive cars with low miles on them. One was a dark blue/blue interior 65/66 Country Sedan wagon. Jump seats in the back. I remember my Dad burying the Speedo up on "old 23" by Rogers City Mi many times(Up North for those Michiganders)by our cottage. Car was passed down to my older brothers around 1970. One of them still fondly tells how he drag raced a 383 Cuda and beat it to this day. 390 4V and the wagon ran really well.
VERY cool!!
I could go for a '67 Ranchero. ;)
Find me a wagon.
Quote from: gt350hr on November 12, 2021, 11:30:26 AM
Find me a wagon.
This is the rust belt. I can't even identify what used to be a car. Just piles of rust.
Never mind the Groceries and meat at the Sincere Market ! maybe in too much of a rush to get beer and wine :o
I believe a '53 ?
(photo: shorpy)
Falcon panel at the Shelby American Collection in Boulder.
I wonder how that turned out :-\
looking at that photo again, could that be an early rear engined car, with the driver at the front ?
Mike
Are you sure that it isn't a Funny car with a station wagon body?
Quote from: honker on November 20, 2021, 12:01:12 AM
I wonder how that turned out :-\
looking at that photo again, could that be an early rear engined car, with the driver at the front ?
Mike
That's Pomona drag strip.
But how the hell would that kind of a collision even happen? I suspect Photoshop.
The front and underside of the wagon have no marks/dents that I can see. The engine of the drag car isn't munched. Nor are its suspension/tires squashed by 2500 pounds of station wagon. (The last 1500+ pounds would ostensibly be supported by the wagon's rear wheels.)
I think someone stole a pix of the wagon on a tow truck, and melded it with the drag car photo.
BUT: If the wagon actually did rear-end the drag car, I'd think that the much heavier wagon would just push the drag car ahead. Not climb on top of it, sprint car style.
Thoughts?
On Bring A Trailer right now. Mustang pick up! What would possess someone!
Side-Oilers, I found that photo of the '60 wagon on top of the rail-job/digger (showing my age using terms like that ;) on this site,
way down in the images on that page.
Mike
http://georgeklass.net/dragsters.html
Quote from: honker on November 20, 2021, 10:09:40 PM
Side-Oilers, I found that photo of the '60 wagon on top of the rail-job/digger (showing my age using terms like that ;) on this site,
way down in the images on that page.
Mike
http://georgeklass.net/dragsters.html
Well damn! I stand corrected. Crazy accident.
Thanks, Mike, for the link. Great vintage drag pix site!
Van
It was a "push start" situation that was common enough that NHRA banned the procedure . The push car would speed up to 60 or so and the dragster driver would pop the clutch and hit the ignition starting the engine. "IF" the procedure wasn't perfect , the dragster wouldn't fire , drag the rear tires and the push car wold jump on top of the dragster. OBVIOUSLY in a front engine car , the driver could seriously be injured despite being under a roll bar.
Ah yes,the old "hot oil" hair treatment.... ;D
Randy,
Yes, and thanks. I've seen photos of those old timey push-starts, back in the day.
I'd tried to imagine the push-start scenario in this photo, but the wagon doesn't have any sort of push bar, piece of wood, etc., on its front bumper.
Obviously, we can't see if the race car has a push bar at its rear.
Thus, I didn't think how/why anyone would push-start a car with rear tires that extend beyond its body...with a car with a stock bumper.
I knew I had a photo around here somewhere in my old boxes of tons of 35mm photos.
1977 Ford Pinto wagon 2.3L 4-speed we drove from 1985-1998. Just right for hauling around all those racecar parts back in the day ;)
Quote from: gt350hr on November 22, 2021, 12:12:47 PM
It was a "push start" situation that was common enough that NHRA banned the procedure . The push car would speed up to 60 or so and the dragster driver would pop the clutch and hit the ignition starting the engine. "IF" the procedure wasn't perfect , the dragster wouldn't fire , drag the rear tires and the push car wold jump on top of the dragster. OBVIOUSLY in a front engine car , the driver could seriously be injured despite being under a roll bar.
Seeing this reminded me of a long ago similar incident that I was involved in.
In 1972, I was a friend's "crew chief" on a two man race crew (him and I). He had just purchased what we then called a "rail dragster". He had been campaigning a big block Camaro in the Super Stock class with some success, to the point that he was runner up class eliminator at the 1970 US Nationals in Indianapolis, eliminated by the notable Poole/Elliott "Border Bandit" 68 CJ Mustang (The red fastback with the black/white stripes across the back).
He wanted to try running in Competition Eliminator, so the Camaro was sold in order to buy a dragster. A suitable front engine style chassis was found, and he proceeded to have an engine built. We were going to run in C/dragser class, with a Hilborn injected small block Chevy connected to a clutchflite trans.
The shop that built the engine was owned by two partners who campaigned a Hemi Powered B/dragster and they coached us on the ins and outs of running in Competition Eliminator. In a burst of youthful hubris, our first event with the car was the '72 US Nationals on Labor Day weekend in Indianapolis.
We arrived and I recall being set up in the pits nearby to Gary Beck, who would eventually win Top Fuel eliminator at the event, his first major victory in a long and successful career. As mentioned, in those days these cars were not self starting. The NHRA had a roller starter installed in the hot pits. It functioned like a reverse dyno so cars could be started for tuning. But once in the lanes for qualifying or eliminations, a push vehicle was required.
Part of the coaching from our machine shop mentors involved this procedure. They welded a vertical "T" bar to the back of the dragster and I was to drive the push vehicle, a '70 Chevy Kingwood wagon. They instructed my friend, who was driving the dragster, to be sure to quickly accelerate away from the push vehicle once the race car fired.
So our first experience with this was to occur during qualifying at a National Event. Things began uneventfully enough. We stayed in alignment and the car started. But my friend neglected to pull away and after an initial shot forward, went down to a slow roll. Slow enough that I was unable to stop the 4000 pound wagon behind him.
I gave that T bar one very good whack, which propelled the dragster forward. Fortunately, that was our only contact, as he quickly accelerated after that, with no damage done other than to our egos.
So you might say we "burst" onto the scene. We didn't qualify that day, but did go on to run that car for a couple of years and although not particularly successful, we did have a lot of fun and I got a lot of experience. And I never whacked the car again during a start.
Quote from: Side-Oilers on November 20, 2021, 08:46:32 PM
Quote from: honker on November 20, 2021, 12:01:12 AM
I wonder how that turned out :-\
looking at that photo again, could that be an early rear engined car, with the driver at the front ?
Mike
That's Pomona drag strip.
But how the hell would that kind of a collision even happen? I suspect Photoshop.
The front and underside of the wagon have no marks/dents that I can see. The engine of the drag car isn't munched. Nor are its suspension/tires squashed by 2500 pounds of station wagon. (The last 1500+ pounds would ostensibly be supported by the wagon's rear wheels.)
I think someone stole a pix of the wagon on a tow truck, and melded it with the drag car photo.
BUT: If the wagon actually did rear-end the drag car, I'd think that the much heavier wagon would just push the drag car ahead. Not climb on top of it, sprint car style.
Thoughts?
I think the Wagon may have Backed over it. The Driver thought it was in Drive and hit the Gas and Backed over it. The Dragster's Frame acting like a Wedge.
Nope , drove over the top. If it backed over the front would have been crushed for sure!
Merry Christmas
I rec'd a couple of gifts from my sister wrapped in this 'way cool paper 8)
(I'm not that good with the "cartoons"... are any of these wagons Fords?)
(https://i.imgur.com/dNeP3rt.jpg?1)
(If any complaints, I will try to delete)
Yep...I see 3 '55 Fords and the nose of a 4th one... :)
TOB
Great paper Mark, thanks for sharing.
Quote from: TOBKOB on December 26, 2021, 07:02:27 PM
Yep...I see 3 '55 Fords and the nose of a 4th one... :)
TOB
Thanks, I "thought" that the shapes of the trim was like the Fords, but wasn't sure.
Stuck '61 wagon in Norway & '65 at American Sunroof.
are those Radar wheels on the '65 ? can we i.d the people with the car ?
The wheels on the '65 do look like Rader. Also note light color on the hood/fenders above the wood line - not a factory option, so it appears some mild customizing was done. Maybe a feature car to promote American Sunroof.
BTW, the Norwegian wagon is a '61. And on the wrapping paper, the blue, green and yellow wagons are 55's - the red ones appear to be an interpretation of a '52 - I say "interpretation" as the artwork depicts a vertical bright trim molding on their rear doors - but this was only on the '52 Country Sedan and these are Country Squires, which incorporated a similar design feature but as part of the wood trim scheme. A case of artistic license, no doubt.... ;D
And by now I know what you're thinking - "Didn't he have anything better to do today?"
Quote from: Bill Collins on January 24, 2022, 09:57:15 AM
.... And on the wrapping paper, the blue, green and yellow wagons are 55's - the red ones appear to be an interpretation of a '52 - I say "interpretation" as the artwork depicts a vertical bright trim molding on their rear doors - but this was only on the '52 Country Sedan and these are Country Squires, which incorporated a similar design feature but as part of the wood trim scheme. A case of artistic license, no doubt.... ;D
And by now I know what you're thinking - "Didn't he have anything better to do today?"
thanks for chiming in Bill - great insight 8)
If Rader Wheels, American Sunroof and a customized car are concerned, there's a good chance George Barris was involved.
- Phillip
Phillip, thanks for the right date on the mud wagon, corrected !
The people with the '65, I was thinking the fellow on the left could be Barris, is the man standing in the car an actor ?
Mike
Don't know how I missed it, but opon closer inspection, that photo was taken out front of Barris' Kustom City!
American Sunroof (later ASC) set up their first beach head in the U.S. at Barris' shop and he is the one that connected them with Ford.
- Phillip
This is an interesting shot from 1966(?) or so. Jim Harrell with his A Sedan Mustang, tow vehicle 1957 Ford wagon. Jim raced
a '69 Mustang in A Sedan and a few Trans Am races in 1969. Was F Ford National Champion in 1971. Quite an interesting career
in motorsports, crew chief in Can Am, Formula B and more. He completed continuation Cobras at his shop in the Carolina's (Nostalgia
Motors) early 2000's for Carroll Shelby. Has built a nice selection of street rods. Pretty amazing guy.
Thanks for posting the Harrell Mustang and tow car, is that the Jim Harrell, Ford Engineer who also raced a Ford Falcon ?
I imagine no relation to Dick Harrell, Chevy drag racer ?
Mike
"Autolite" official wagon meets Mercury, Pike's Peak ::)
Mike
(photo: Fran Hernandez)
^^^
What do five guys (plus photographer) with damaged cars do when they're stuck above the timber line, decades before cell phones?
Arm wrestle to see who's walking 15 miles for a tow truck?
Beat the crap out of the Mercury driver? (That car looks to be at fault.)
Quote from: propayne on January 24, 2022, 12:34:51 PM
If Rader Wheels, American Sunroof and a customized car are concerned, there's a good chance George Barris was involved.
- Phillip
Good eye, that is Barris Kustom City.
Mike, yes Jim Harrell raced a Falcon. Not sure if he worked at Ford. He indicated that some of the photos in the "Boss 302 Chassis Manual" were his car, so possible that he had some Ford connection. Interestingly, his '69 Trans Am/A sedan Mustang was not a Boss 302.
Don't think he is related to the drag racer.
Harrell at Mid Ohio Trans Am, June 1969
Quote from: Side-Oilers on January 24, 2022, 08:29:53 PMBeat the crap out of the Mercury driver? (That car looks to be at fault.)
Yes - basic rule. Yield to uphill traffic.
Quote from: Tom Honegger on January 24, 2022, 05:53:57 PM
This is an interesting shot from 1966(?) or so. Jim Harrell with his A Sedan Mustang, tow vehicle 1957 Ford wagon. Jim raced
a '69 Mustang in A Sedan and a few Trans Am races in 1969. Was F Ford National Champion in 1971. Quite an interesting career
in motorsports, crew chief in Can Am, Formula B and more. He completed continuation Cobras at his shop in the Carolina's (Nostalgia
Motors) early 2000's for Carroll Shelby. Has built a nice selection of street rods. Pretty amazing guy.
Awesome Vintage racing photo ;)
Coulter's 1956 Ford ambulance. Quite the light array, you would certainly see him coming !
My 1964 Falcon wagon.
one of our less active guys sent this one -brand new - '70 photo.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ojrl5BG.jpg)
Quote from: shelby 711 on January 29, 2022, 10:47:15 PM
My 1964 Falcon wagon.
Nice. My Dad had a little red '64. 144 six. You couldn't kill it. It must have gone around the clock two or three times and when he went to sell it, people thought it was 34,000 miles because it looked it.
I've been thinking of a Ranchero but this one pops up now and then though. ;)
You do what you have to do ::) Ford Pinto/Mercury Bobcat wagon ?
Quote from: propayne on January 24, 2022, 12:34:51 PM
If Rader Wheels, American Sunroof and a customized car are concerned, there's a good chance George Barris was involved.
My thoughts exactly
After performing clean sunroof installations in many cars out in California with limited resources, Ford Motor Company executives took notice of the upstart company. Prechter was granted a handsome contract to perform 'factory' approved installations in 500 Mercury Cougar XR-7's for the 1968 model year. That same year, American Sunroof took a more active role in automobile production and moved a satellite office to Detroit, Michigan to be closer to the automotive decision makers. It was about to get serious. Larger contracts with Ford continued over time, and many motorists nationwide started enjoying the sun and the sky while driving something from the "Ford Family of Fine Cars".
Quote from: honker on May 10, 2022, 11:30:32 AM
You do what you have to do ::) Ford Pinto/Mercury Bobcat wagon ?
Have seen a Pinto with Bobcat interior delivered to dealer back in the day, oops ???
At St Louis last year, caught everyone by surprise!
Got smoked by a wheel standing Fairmont Wagon - ouch.
Quote from: Lincoln tech on May 10, 2022, 01:14:07 PM
Quote from: honker on May 10, 2022, 11:30:32 AM
You do what you have to do ::) Ford Pinto/Mercury Bobcat wagon ?
Have seen a Pinto with Bobcat interior delivered to dealer back in the day, oops ???
Back in the Day, they would do that for you. Back in 77/78, our Pontiac Dealer swapped out a complete Interior between two Trans Am's. My Friend wanted a Blue Trans Am they had but didn't like the Gray Interior Color so he told them to switch with the Silver Trans Am that had the Light Blue Interior and they said sure, come back in a few Days. Sure enough, they did it with the Manufacturers blessing. NOW, I wanted to buy a Mustang but hated the Wheels, I asked them to swap Wheels with another Mustang and they said NO. So, I left. I miss the good old days when Dealerships were helpful.
Quote from: Lincoln tech on May 10, 2022, 01:14:07 PM
Quote from: honker on May 10, 2022, 11:30:32 AM
You do what you have to do ::) Ford Pinto/Mercury Bobcat wagon ?
Have seen a Pinto with Bobcat interior delivered to dealer back in the day, oops ???
I had a Vega with Camaro interior - front seats and matching material on the rear - Yenko built them that way.
Mine was a red coupe - I would have killed for a wagon.
Last one I saw had a $90,000 price tag - whoda thought?
The one that got away
So if a Mustang above is in a post about wagons, does that make a Shelby a wagon?
The 65-66 was at the NPD Silver Springs Show several times during it build. The 68 was at the Mustang Show in Pensacola a few times.
Quote from: 67 GT350 on May 19, 2022, 09:29:28 AM
So if a Mustang above is in a post about wagons, does that make a Shelby a wagon?
You mean you don't know that Shelby started out racing wagons? Somebody will have a better scan.
Terlingua ore wagon races ;)
Family with Mercury wagon, any idea on the tags, can't get the resolution any better.
Mike
^^ Kinda looks like a temporary tag (paper-board)?
The dad is thinking: "Why'd I buy such a big car with such a small garage? And where'd those four kids come from?"
Quote from: honker on June 02, 2022, 04:55:37 PM
Family with Mercury wagon, any idea on the tags, can't get the resolution any better.
Mike
Very kool shot
Here's a '56 Mercury Montclair in persimmon 8) just back from holiday. I remember those water bags on the front, we had one on
the family car on trips, along with the mandatory bug screen.
Mike
Adventures in Carlisle this past weekend -
- Phillip
(http://www.saacforum.com/gallery/134-080622065052.jpeg)
Nice couple of Merc wagons
Quote from: propayne on June 08, 2022, 06:51:32 AM
Adventures in Carlisle this past weekend -
- Phillip
What a line up :) Now that's fun , how many times did you guys get stopped by the cops ? LOL
Great photo, was there still room for your beer cooler?
Also seen driving around Ford Carlisle - The "Prequel" (Being as it's a '69) Wagon Queen Family Truckster, complete with Aunt Edna on the roof, dog leash off the back bumper and Lou Gluts Motors dealer plate!
Quote from: Bill Collins on June 08, 2022, 12:56:46 PM
Also seen driving around Ford Carlisle - The "Prequel" (Being as it's a '69) Wagon Queen Family Truckster, complete with Aunt Edna on the roof, dog leash off the back bumper and Lou Gluts Motors dealer plate!
That was priceless laughed my butt off, shame that most of the crowd had no clue as what that was ( mainly young )
Propayne & Bill thanks for those great photos from Carlisle !
Here's I think a '73 Country Squire at Crane Lake, Minnesota.
Mike
Mike - thanks for the magazine! Very cool, unusual and a great addition to my collection.
I sent you a PM and an email but wanted to make sure.
- Phillip
Family with a '60 ? Country Sedan, the mother and daughter look pretty pale ! The father almost looks like Carroll Shelby.
Mike
Definitely a '60. Wonder what year the photo was taken? Judging by hairstyles, early to mid '60s?
Also, the car's bumper is still shiny but the paint is oxidized...so I'd guess 1963-64. It has a drill-on dealer nameplate, so they're probably east of New Mexico...and thus added to my factoring of the date.
And yes, judging by the complexions, the mother and daughter must have lived (been held captive?) in their bomb shelter 23/7.
Since we are nearing the end of summer, a few images of people on holiday having lunch out of the back of their Ford wagons, and
some kids saying " we just wanna go to the beach" ;)
Not sure if I have the years right, top to bottom, '64...'57...'53 and a '56 ?
Mike
'56 Mercury Voyager Montclair on Washington tags, I think this is in the Badlands ? Don't forget the camera on top of the car !
Mike
Hey Honker, these photos sure brought a smile to my face. Thanks for posting them.
^ Ditto, great shots
Quote from: honker on August 24, 2022, 12:33:37 PM
Since we are nearing the end of summer, a few images of people on holiday having lunch out of the back of their Ford wagons, and
some kids saying " we just wanna go to the beach" ;)
Not sure if I have the years right, top to bottom, '64...'57...'53 and a '56 ?
Mike
Photo #2 looks like Aunt Bee on a solo picnic at Lake Mayberry.
Her '57 has seen better days. Is that plywood in the place of a LR window?
6S1568....JD and side-Oilers thanks for the comments, we all need a smile these days ! Memories of our younger days, :) I'm in
my seventh decade now so can relate to many of these images ;)
Side-Oilers great comment on Aunt Bee at Lake Mayberry, that was a great show !
And thanks to the others who have also contributed photos to this thread !
Mike
I guess it might be politically incorrect to note that it looks like "Aunt Bee" could afford to skip a meal here or there :o ::) ???
Great pix though - this is definitely fun 8)
what i think is a '57 Country Sedan ? or Ranch Wagon ? with boat.
2 door in a 57, so ranch wagon. Country sedan of the day 4 doors.
Pretty cool Mercury station wagon in Hemmings this month. How about a custom order 428 with 4-spd?
Don
gt350bp
Quote from: Stillakid54 on September 13, 2022, 10:17:06 AM
2 door in a 57, so ranch wagon. Country sedan of the day 4 doors.
Thanks for clarifying that for me !
In 1959, my mother had never learned to drive. She had two children entering school. One day my dad showed up with a "playboy" pink ranch wagon, gave her the keys and said: "Yours to enjoy, have fun". Started an extended Ford station wagon history in our home. Wish I had a pic from the day she received it.
Quote from: Stillakid54 on September 13, 2022, 07:09:53 PM
In 1959, my mother had never learned to drive. She had two children entering school. One day my dad showed up with a "playboy" pink ranch wagon, gave her the keys and said: "Yours to enjoy, have fun". Started an extended Ford station wagon history in our home. Wish I had a pic from the day she received it.
OK, similar story...1966-ish, 3 kids and mom's never driven, she's about 33 years old. Dad's doing well at work getting a second car ('67 Mustang GTA 390 fastback - NEW) mom finally learns to drive and gets the '65 wagon that was the only family car at the time, sorry not a Ford but do have a pic...326, 4-Barrel, Positrac, dual exhaust and one with the '67 GTA.
^^^ wonderful pictures JD.
Sure brings back memories....
- Phillip
Quote from: honker on September 13, 2022, 09:21:02 AM
what i think is a '57 Country Sedan ? or Ranch Wagon ? with boat.
Ranch Wagon was Ford's two door wagon and Country Sedan was the four door wagon. The one in the photo is a '57 "Del Rio", which is a submodel of the Ranch Wagon that Ford came up with to compete with Chevy's Nomad in what may now be known as the "sport wagon" category.
Read more about it here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1957-ford-del-rio-wagon
Here's a cool photo of 4 B-52s making a pass with a '58 Ford wagon.
^^^ Great photo! I'd guess that's Edwards Air Force Base, near Muroc and El Mirage Dry Lakes, CA.
I think I might have posted this earlier in another thread ? '6? Falcon wagon, Let's Go Surfing !
In my younger days early '60s, I always pictured California as beach full of surfers and a highway full of hot rods 8)
Mike
What a cool picture! Thanks for posting.
That SOHC powered boat with the Cobra emblem on the nose is way kool, as is the '59 ? Mercury wagon in the background.
(photo: Getty Images)
Quote from: honker on September 22, 2022, 02:14:21 PM
I think I might have posted this earlier in another thread ? '6? Falcon wagon, Let's Go Surfing !
In my younger days early '60s, I always pictured California as beach full of surfers and a highway full of hot rods 8)
Mike
Florida license plate? If so: "Dudes, where's the surf?" "Uh I dunno, maybe Southern California?"
I believe this to be a '63 Comet wagon ? at the beach
And surfers w '57 Ranch wagon ?
Quote from: Side-Oilers on September 27, 2022, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: honker on September 22, 2022, 02:14:21 PM
I think I might have posted this earlier in another thread ? '6? Falcon wagon, Let's Go Surfing !
In my younger days early '60s, I always pictured California as beach full of surfers and a highway full of hot rods 8)
Mike
Florida license plate? If so: "Dudes, where's the surf?" "Uh I dunno, maybe Southern California?"
Good eye, you are right...Florida tags ! found a clearer bit different shot same car...no surf in Florida ?
"Tricky Dick" Nixon, Mercury wagon, Garden Grove, 1950 ;)
'56 Mercury Voyager....checking on the cottage.
Mercury Colony Park 8)
'65 ? Country Squire, Long Island.
^^ Dad needs to invest in a pair of air shocks.
Mercury Comet
'66 Country Sedan at Union Station.
'59 Ford wagon at a Stinker Station, any remember these stations or where they were ?
Mike
Quote from: honker on October 19, 2022, 02:42:50 PM
'59 Ford wagon at a Stinker Station, any remember these stations or where they were ?
Mike
That stinks....
Is that a '53 with the home made sun shade ?
I like the '60 with the Go-Kart !
Quote from: honker on November 07, 2022, 10:03:20 PM
Is that a '53 with the home made sun shade ?
I like the '60 with the Go-Kart !
Looks like a 60 Sedan Delivery across from it.
tesgt350, thanks for your reply, It does look like a sedan delivery/Courier, never knew of them, must be rare ?
Here's an ad, and a screen grab with one, looks like in Morocco or that region ?
Mike
The mother in law always rides in the back on holiday ;)
'57 at the Union station.
^^ Must be somewhere in CA or western states.
By the time you drove to Colorado, you were in Conoco country. They were affiliated with Union insofar as my dad used his Union card at Conoco stations when we were on road trips from SoCal.
new '55 Fords on hauler, and two '61 wagons in the showroom.
In the above pix of the '61 showroom, there's a sign hanging from the ceiling. From what I can make out: "Falcon gets up to 30 mpg on regular gas."
Did any Falcon get 30 real-world mpg? That's a big brag for the era.
May dad's '60 VW (with a rip-roaring 36 hp) barely got 30 mpg.
Of course, he drove foot-to-the-floor all the time (just to stay up with traffic.)
Very possible if you are going down hill most of the time - therefore the "up to" preface.
Quote from: jk66gt350 on November 16, 2022, 12:18:13 AM
Very possible if you are going down hill most of the time - therefore the "up to" preface.
Good point.
I remember my dad telling me that his Beetle got 29-30 mpg, no matter if was in the city, open road, or wherever.
Top speed 73 mph, with a tail-wind and little downslope.
PB falkoon