My name is Marc van der Togt. I live in The Netherlands. The reason I visit this forum is that I bought a 1986 Ford Country Squire. It was advertised on Ebay and located in Pacheco, CA. In the past I used to drive a 1977 Caprice. My daily car is a 2003 Ford Mondeo Station. On April 15th, 2 months later I picked up the Wagon in Roosendaal near the port of Rotterdam. It is a beauty! No rust at all, everything works, the engine runs smootly, tranny shifts as it should. Of course there are things to do before I can take it to the Dutch safety inspection in order to get Dutch license plates on it. It needs 4 new tires, new headlights because of Dutch law. The speedometercable needs some WD40 and I am afraid that I need a new seatbelt on the driversside. I hope to learn a lot from other members on this forum. In the past I already learned a lot about American cars in general so maybe I can help others as well. In Pacheco, before the long trip: For the kids: Almost “home”: When we First met….. Driving home, only 60 miles: What a beauty!
Welcome Marc and congratulations on your new wagon. It looks like it's in phenomenal shape. That's great. You'll like it here; we all love Squires and you've got a very nice one. Good luck with it.
Marc. I used to get anoyed at all the American cars going to Europe but then I realized that foks in Europe appreciate good American cars too and they are well cared for.
Very nice wagon Marc. Glad you came to visit. Here's a couple sites you might find handy in Europe too! The UK: http://www.americanautomags.com/ Norway: http://www.lov2xlr8.no/index.html And this has everywhere else: http://www.automotive-links.com/ind/ind.htm
I understand. And it is true that “we” love the American cars over here. I was told that those old wagons are nothing special in the USA and therefore not very well maintained. Last December I was in Florida. I visited junkyards there and saw what the Cash for Clunkers project had caused. The most beautiful cars were standing there with damaged engines. Vey nice wagons from the mid ‘80’s and early ‘90’s together with modern cars like Navigators from only 4-5 years old. What would the future have been for my now saved wagon……:confused: Thank you all for the replies!
Welcome to the forum. I can't say i like WD40 for your cable, some proper grease would be better. WD40, while good at many things, is not to be relied upon as a long term gear lubricant.
I know I know . I just had forgotten the English word for grease. It's grease..... Well, the seatbelt is necessary I heard today. The one that is in the car now is to much damaged to pass the safety test..... Let's find one.....
to the wagon train, Marc. That's one of the nicest 86 CS I've seen in awhile. And I LIVE over here! Nice find and nice buy. What's the problem with the seat belt? Have a pic to show the problem? I don't know if the sedan belt is the same or not. I'd be happy to look if I could see what i'm looking for.
now thats an InTRO...lots of info,pics and heck...a map? excellent Marc !!...and congrats on the wagon...she looks clean!! to our hangout
Living in the area my car comes from must be beautiful! Well the problem is that seatbelts are not allowed to have damages what so ever. The seatbelt I have has some minor cuts on one side so it makes the belt less strong. I will make a picture asap. Thanks!
Marc, great intro Thats a sharp clean wagon, hope you get those minor thinks sorted so you can summer cruise
Here are some pics: There is too much damage as you can see. Last week I heard about an American cars junkyard near Amsterdam, about 30 mins drive from my house. I'm gonna try to find one there as well. Thanks!
THAT'S considered too much damage??:confused:What I meant by pix was an overall view of the entire belt unit so I could tell if the one's I see are the same bolt pattern and have the same covers, placement etc. That way I could tell if the sedans are the same or not.
