Hello stationwagonfellows my name is Timon and I live in Bavaria close to Munich. Apart from a 1970 Mercury Cougar XR7 (my very first own car) and a 1967 Ford XL 7-Litre (which we used to go on a 8000miles roadtrip through the US before shipping it to Germany) I recently bought a 1967 Ford Country Sedan. For the roadtrip through the US we initially wanted to buy a 1967 Ford wagon but we were not able to find a decent one and stumbled across a beautiful 1967 Ford XL located in Chicago. Back in Germany I started looking for a wagon again and found a 1967 Ford Country Sedan on eBay.com and without many further thoughts and without having looked at the car myself I bought it and in August this year it finally arrived at my place. This is a picture from eBay: Some info on the wagon: 1967 Ford Country Sedan in Pebble Beige 390-2V Special order 3-speed manual overdrive transmission (this transmission was NOT available for anything bigger than the 289-2V). AC Powersteering Power drum brakes -> now converted to an original power disc setup What apparently makes this car special is the special order transmission and a big pile of original documents: original owner's manual, owners' card, special order sheet, window sticker, vehicle purchase order, a complaint letter from the first owner to Ford because of transmission problems, pre-delivery service sheet and many more. If anyone is interested in seeing some of the documents -> I can upload them. The car looks pretty rough with a real bad paint job, a lot of dirt and a worn interior BUT the body is completely free of anything more than some surface rust underneath. I plan on restoring it step by step and the first step is almost finished: rebuilding the suspension and brakes to get it through the German technical inspection and making it road legal. I think I will have a lot of questions for you guys and I am really looking forward to working more on this car! Timon
Welcome to the group Timon! Looks like a wonder wagon you've got. I, too, like the special orders and this one looks all original. Looking forward to your updates with her! Pete
Wow. What a great looking wagon. And how nice to have all of that documentation. Love the big knob on those ‘67 steering wheels. It’s a tough call but ‘67 is one of the nicest stacked light Fords out there.
Welcome aboard Timon. That is a great looking wagon. I am sure you get a lot of attention driving those big classic American cars through Bavaria. It sounds like you have a long list of things to do to it. You should start a thread in the station wagon projects sub forum: http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/forums/station-wagon-projects.32/
auch hier willkommen! Klasse dass du nen Wagon hast, ich bn in Mannheim auf nem 1970 Chevy Townsman wagon aufgewachsen yes, and welcome here too! Great to see you got a wagon, I grew up in Germany town of mannheim on a 1970 Chevy Townsman wagon. Keep us posted on your progress.
Thank you for welcoming me here. I will creat a thread about my work (and my many questions) soon! Thanks! Timon
Here are some pictures. I think the shifter is the stock column mount 3 speed shifter. On the second picture you can see the overdrive lockout lever just below the heater blower switch. The interior is currently beeing completely redone. Best! Timon
Hi Timon, how is the progress on your wagon? Would be keen to see it live! I´m just an hour north of you near Ingolstadt and also working on my 67 country sedan (390/3spd auto). The past 2 years I got it pretty much the way I wanted it to be, just still fiddling with the drum brakes all around (boosted). If you like, send me a PN so we can get in touch. Best regards, mike
Just a short update: the interior has been completely restored: new real leather bench seats, new carpet, redyed many interior pieces, painted the metal parts, dashpad covered with leather, new headliner and so on. I have to take some more pictures. Attached you will find one of the front benchseat! Timon
