Hello to all...Got a 1965 Ford Country Sedan wagon. My Grandparents bought the wagon brand new from Joe Hartman Ford in Carrollton Ill. A 289-cruse-o-matic am radio only option car. The wagon was passed down to me in 1984 as my first car and I've had it ever since. I stored her in a barn in the same town in 1990. She got a little run down there, two broken windows and mice. Got it pulled out of there and and have been collecting parts. One thing I need worse than anything is a good tailgate or at least a good pair of bottom hinges, mine are broke on both sides. Ill try to post up a few pictures when I have her out again. I run a small custom harley shop in Alton Ill, Pyrotec Kustom Cycles. Thank's Steve
Yes, the wagons do seem to becoming more popular in the states than years earlier. But many of them in the mid west -eastern part of our country were reduced to rust by the mid 80s . Not to mention how popular they were for the demolition derby at the local fairs. Very few good examples left in the world. And yes I'm a little odd too!
Well at least you have some dry states to find some good cars in. We just have wet ones LOL and plenty of rust
Welcome Steve! I never get tired of hearing about wagons being kept in the same families, that is great! Good luck with your wagon and enjoy the forum!
Thank's guys...It can be a little hard to find some time to work on the ol' girl, running my own shop but I'm not getting any younger! The wagon had set from 1990-2011, but I needed to move it from my garage to the shop. Got a Pertronix ignition for it, had the radiator boiled and fixed, did a quick clean and kit to the carb. Fired right up off a gas can. Decided to do a danger ride across town with it. Had to refill the master cylinder to get the brakes working again. Drove like it had just run a few days ago. Car has limited rust on it other than the tailgate, floors are great and frame is still solid. Tranny was rebuilt right before car was parked. The interior is shot...seats, headliner ect. but the door panels are in good shape. Car is the dark blue green color, and the interior is torquoise. It has 135000 miles on it, I put about 15 thousand of those on it my self.
to the forum. Love to hear stories about the family wagon being handed down. Yours is an extra special story. The popular "barn find" belonging to grandpa, home for mice, and now owned by a crazy Harley biker. I'll admit many people from Illinois are a bit odd but most are fun and friendly. Well all but those who moved to Florida!
Funny...me and my business partner have talked about moving the shop to Fla, somewhere up in the panhandle. A longer bike season would be better for a motorcycle shop! It's 27deg here right across the river from St Louis now and about to snow. Yes, the ol' girl is special for me. I was adopted by my grandparents when I was about 8 years old. Grand paw was going to trade it in on a 75 chevy wagon, and I threw such a fit about it that they decided to keep it for me. He passed away two years ago before I had a chance to put it back into driving condition. But he was staying with me here in Alton with me and I did manage to get it started so he could hear it run. He lost that bet with me, he said no way it would start after all the years it set. She started on gas, no starting fluid and idled perfect!
Pyro, I feel your pain about the cold. I was able to secure a job transfer to Fort Walton Beach from STL almost 2 years ago, and haven't looked back. I lived in O'Fallon, MO, and now am in Gulf Breeze (doesn't that sound pleasant). Unfortunately, in the past day or so, the cold has been creeping down here to the Panhandle to chill us too.
Dang...that's a clean 66 you have. Did that car come from the St Louis area? Only know of two other 65-66-67 wagons in this area, but that's not one of them.
Thanks. I actually bought it in southern Indiana almost 5 years ago. I took a chance on an eBay auction, and it worked out for me. It was the proverbial little old lady car and is mostly original. It was Louisville-built, sold at a Louisville dealer, and originally bought by a Louisville resident. So from where I bought it, it never made it far from its origins, until now. I used to take it to car cruises in the STL area, but never really ventured far. I mostly stayed in St Charles County. The only other 66 full-size Ford I'd seen at cruises was a Galaxie 7-Litre convertible that would appear in cruises in south St Louis County. The car shows and cruises are one of the few things I miss about STL (along with the Cardinals). There's not much of a car scene here in the western FL panhandle. Even though the weather is nice, I dont think there is enough population to support much of an old car scene. Anyway, the weather (usually) is worth it though.
