1968 Ford Country Sedan

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    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    It is a interesting optioned car, disc brakes, air, and yet a 3 on the tree.....I like it. Says cruise control???? Was this a option back then? I don't see cruise??

    I can't find it but I know this wagon has been up for sale before, either ebay or Graigs...
     
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    The cruise control is that box with three buttons to the left of the column.
     
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    Ahhhhh, thanks:tiphat:

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    I love these Ford Country Sedans. I go to Del Taco by my work, I hate Del Taco, and drool over this beater of a Ford Country. I even eat at Del's just to get a look. I know :camera: maybe next time I go.
     
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    What a beautiful car. I have a feeling, though, that the cruise is an after market unit. For a very long time, cruise was only available with the automatic, to prevent lugging the engine in hills.
     
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    Definitely aftermarket cruise control. If it had been factory, it would have been a button on the end of the turn signal lever. And Mike is correct that factory cruise control required automatic transmission.

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    Yes, this wagon has been on here before, several months ago. It was on Ebay, and the seller was in my home town. I went by to check it out in person. Beautiful car in incredible condition. The original seller is a dealership that likes wagons. They have several wagons in stock, as well as other neat classics, along with newer stuff too.

    http://www.cherokeeautogroup.com/
     
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    The cruise setup on this is like a throttle set on a '40s or early '50s car. The throttle is simply set at that position, and the throttle does not move to compensate for terrain and wind. Or, the throttle setting on a tractor, same thing. You could use this with either a standard or an automatic transmission.
     
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    Now this makes more sence, I also was wondering about it's location and the fact the car is a manual trans. I had the same set up on my 65 truck, but it looked and operated the same as the choke cable, just rite below it and not in dash mounted.
     
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