eljefino The Massachusetts plate I fuzzed out was their old red on white that they got rid of in 1981 or so. [/quote said:which makes me wonder why you bothered to fuzz it out.
my dad always had wagons too, or base model 6cyl/3 speed manual cars. his favorite was the last big one, a '77 chrysler T&C, 440, vinyl wood sides and 9 passenger! sometimes we could get 11mpg while towing going to FLA. a 4x8 sheet of ply fit in between the wheelwells AND you could close the tailgate!
he had a '65 malibu wagon also, 283 w/ a 3 speed manual, w/ overdrive (I believe the overdrive was electric).
what car is this?
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My money is on a 1973 MY. http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1973_Ford_Country_Squire.html
Some of my earliest memories are from a road trip my family took on our white 64 Pontiac wagon (Tempest?), later to be traded for a 68 Plymouth Satellite (I was in awe of the three-way tailgate).
Some of my earliest memories are from a road trip my family took on our white 64 Pontiac wagon (Tempest?), later to be traded for a 68 Plymouth Satellite (I was in awe of the three-way tailgate).
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My money is on a 1973 MY. http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1973_Ford_Country_Squire.html
Some of my earliest memories are from a road trip my family took on our white 64 Pontiac wagon (Tempest?), later to be traded for a 68 Plymouth Satellite (I was in awe of the three-way tailgate).
It can't be the 73. The 72 and 73 didn't have the three little horizontal chrome pieces inside the taillights.
It is either a 70 or 71 LTD Country Squire. It couldn't have been the Mercury, either.
My money is on a 1973 MY. http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1973_Ford_Country_Squire.html
Some of my earliest memories are from a road trip my family took on our white 64 Pontiac wagon (Tempest?), later to be traded for a 68 Plymouth Satellite (I was in awe of the three-way tailgate).
It can't be the 73. The 72 and 73 didn't have the three little horizontal chrome pieces inside the taillights.
It is either a 70 or 71 LTD Country Squire. It couldn't have been the Mercury, either.
One more thing, it looks like he has the bracket mounts for the "tack panel" on the rear door, so it is most likely a 1970 model. Ford fazed out the "insta-rust" panel in 70 but brought it back for 72. The metal rotting underneath those things is the reason a lot of folks rear doors would open themselves up while driving, as another member here remembered happening.
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So this "tack panel" is like the plastic vanity rocker panel covers on my 96 taurus, that trapped salty water underneath, rotting my real metal. And we think fanatically maintaining the engine is important!
Correct. A lot of times on older cars, GM in particular, there is rust under almost every trim peice, invisible to the naked eye until you go to paint it. My 96 Century that has never been up north except for vacations has rust formed under all the side trim. The ford station wagons were notorious for getting that cover pulled off and finding big rust holes in the four corners and near the door latch. It looks like your dad had two big holes there in the two bottom corners, that may be why he pulled that cover off.
BTW, have you killed your Taurus yet?
So this "tack panel" is like the plastic vanity rocker panel covers on my 96 taurus, that trapped salty water underneath, rotting my real metal. And we think fanatically maintaining the engine is important!
Correct. A lot of times on older cars, GM in particular, there is rust under almost every trim peice, invisible to the naked eye until you go to paint it. My 96 Century that has never been up north except for vacations has rust formed under all the side trim. The ford station wagons were notorious for getting that cover pulled off and finding big rust holes in the four corners and near the door latch. It looks like your dad had two big holes there in the two bottom corners, that may be why he pulled that cover off.
BTW, have you killed your Taurus yet?
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