A Mustang nicely converted to a s/w by a Dutch company. Rumours are this car once belonged to our Royal family. For the members who can understand dutch language: here's more on the history of this s/w: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/Mustang65/wagon001.jpg
Geez Rob, you guys have everything over there! Pretty rare. Only place I've seen Mustang wagons is at car shows. Only quibble I have is with the name. Ford only put the name 'Country Squire' or 'Squire' on their wood-paneled wagons. I was expecting to see a 'woody' Mustang wagon, which would be a new one. IIRC, when George Barris did the 'his and hers' Mustangs for Sonny & Cher, the coves on the sides were filled in with a contrasting material. Sonny's looks like leather.....something like that could be done.
Well so much for Google translator.... Google [FONT=arial,sans-serif]Error[/FONT] Sorry, the page you requested contains a file type (application/octet-stream) we are unable to translate. Please choose from the following: anyone else know of a online translation, I would like to know what it says?
Not an exact translation but I think this will summarize it. "Two relativity well known craftsman had spent much of their day in Amsterdam sampling the varieties at many of the "coffee houses". When they left in Davvit's Mustang, blurry eyed and whimsical, they passed a pizza parlor. Unfortunately this pizza house specialized in 60" pizza's. Driving home hungry they were determined that on their next TRIP they would have a vehicle that would easily carry one of the oversized pies. That night, with the creativity of Leary and the skills of an artisan, they transformed the Mustang into a Dutch pizza hauler; surely fit for a king!"
That's creative writing. They needed to haul a 60" pizza, so they turned the Mustang into a wagon? Sure................ and I guaranty you there isn't 60" of space in the back of that Mustang.
From a personal translation perspective: "A triple Hurray for the Haarlemer Auto Central, a pioneer amongst the the Dutch auto restorers, they have dared to build a sporty stationwagon. This is quite an accomplishment for us Dutchies, who are used to taking a 'wait-and-see' attitude, even if it leads to prolonged results. Our nation numbers a significant amount of car restoration services. Before the war [WWII -- ed.] there even existed horse-carriage manufacturers, even famous ones, that manufactured automobile chases. After the war, a downturn in these businesses occured, and even though there was a significant amount of these types of businesses capable of these types of products, not much of it happened -- until the fall of 1967. At this time the Haarlemer Auto Central appeared with a sporty stationwagon, based on the Mustang GT, this was an important milestone in the Dutch automotive history. And isn't she a beauty! Let us trace the origins of this amazing piece: It began with the order for a Mustang Tudor Hardtop from the United States. Upon delivery of the wagon it was, with the assistance of chassisfabricator Vermeulen Hollandin -- manufacturers of the famous removable tops, transformed into the pictured vehicLE. In addition to the changes to the modifications to the chasis, changes to the mechanics of the vehicle were also made. For example, a non-slip differential was installed, the suspension was reinforced with heavier springs and Koni-schock adsorbers, and the original wheels were replaced with new units around which Michelin XAS tires installed. All the windows were replaced with tinted windows. With the transformation, the backside of the body was taken apart. The roof was lengthened, as well as the sides. Along the sides two additional windows were added. The backside included a fold-down back which included a roll-down window. The back of the rear seat was also modified to fold down to allow access from the rear. The Mustang Country Squire is one of the few prototypes which was created exclusively by Dutch companies, maybe even the only one. The result of this pioneering event definitely deserves respect; if not the motivation for others. -- P.S. any other translations from Dutch>English or English>Dutch are available at $5 per 100 words
OK, now this translation seems more like it But.. Qoute... The Mustang Country Squire is one of the few prototypes which was created exclusively by Dutch companies, maybe even the only one. The result of this pioneering event definitely deserves respect; if not the motivation for others. A copy yes, a proto...no. Unless this is one of the few that were built back in the day, on our side of the pond.
The word prototype can be a bit ambiguous in Dutch, and may not have the exact same meaning as it does in English. I am by no means a professional translator, I've been speaking Dutch for 38+ years and have lived in the US for 28 years.
