More disease

[turbohunter]

How do I/we keep getting mauled by the car collecting disease.
Witness this Q code Country Squire in my driveway.
My buddy bought it from someone in Frisco. Did some stuff to it then lost interest under a pile of his other projects. Enter his buddy (me) that says "whutcha gonna do with that deal, maybe I should take it home?"
He said yes.
Oh crap, now it's in my driveway.
I don't think there's still a 428 in there. The heads are mis matched and it's fresh paint on the block.
I don't care though beacause I just may know where to get one or two.
Anyway, here she is.

[country63sedan]

Man, I dig that wagon. It would look good in my driveway. I know what your saying about bringing stuff home though - I brought home a pile of ft engines the other day and I still haven't got them unloaded. Later, Travis

Edit ; By "the other day" I mean the Saturday before Labor Day. 

[fastback 427]

You are a sick man. Cool car, but you are sick

[turbohunter]

Thankyouverymuch, in my best Elvis voice.

[cjshaker]

Awesome! I love it, Marc!

[jayb]

That thing is badass.  Does it have that fold-up seat in the back?  We had a wagon when I was a kid and my brother and I would sit in that seat and look out the back window for hours while the old man drove.  How about the Ara Parseghian tailgate, does it have that, or was that later?

[turbohunter]

That thing is badass.  Does it have that fold-up seat in the back?  We had a wagon when I was a kid and my brother and I would sit in that seat and look out the back window for hours while the old man drove.  How about the Ara Parseghian tailgate, does it have that, or was that later?

Yes sir, the facing fold up seats in the back and the dual operation tailgate.
It's a pretty bad ass car.
Oh and it handles and is pretty stout.

[427Fastback]

Very cool.....good score

[Lenz]

Great looking wagon Marc and that rear end shot would seem to indicate that the thing still has some chrome left on the door handles.

[Lowrider]

I think I have the same disease. Sold my 57 and picked up this wagon to play with. 60 Ford Courier.

[turbohunter]

Len the chrome is all there and in pretty good shape. The bumpers need to be straightened and re chromed.
There is a little bit of rust repair to do here and there but nowhere near any other car I've had. Mostly surface rust.
Also some minor body work.
It has a Vintage Air set up in it which blows nice and cold.
I'll post a some interior pics when it gets light out today.

[BattlestarGalactic]

I still remember the day I brought my wagon home...........in 1992.   Looks like a neat ride.

[turbohunter]

Took it on a 2 hour freeway drive today. Ran great but it was running 190 degrees (tad warm, but up and down hills) on a real cool day. Seemed steady though, it was only varying by 2 or three degrees one way or the other. Gonna have to play with that a bit. Hot trafficky days will run that temp up by at least 30 degrees. Radiator seems a bit small, wonder if it's stock.

Next thing to obsess over is wheels. I have two two, ok three thoughts. American 200s Daisy, Torque thrust Ds (the grey centers) or hub caps. I'm leaning away from hub caps.

Here's the interior.
The front seat is your basic sarape seat but the others are in good shape.

[BruceS]

Great score, Marc.  Some good parts have been added already to help make an excellent driver / tow vehicle.  IMO Torque-Thrust Ds would look good or wider chrome steel wheels with correct year poverty caps.  The rad looks similar to stock; you might look at Griffin aluminum rads, they're available with larger cores and stock fittings and mounting.  Thermostat needs a look and probably replacement too.

[Bolted to Floor]

Marc, that's a nice ride with some cool parts.  You trying to start a classics car lot at your place??