Hello! My name is Tony. I've owned a bunch of cars over the years, and a few have been wagons. My latest passion is a 72 Country Squire. I got a wild hair a couple of years ago and hit the buy it now button on eBay. My wife, Michelle, and I flew 1300 miles to Indianapolis and drove our "new" wagon home. After we got there, I wondered what I had done, and why I was risking a long trip in a 40 year old car that was not nearly as nice as represented. But other than having to re-do the previous owner's "freshly done" tune up at a rest stop 10 miles out, we had zero problems. Amazing how people can screw the simplest things up and then be proud of what they've done. I have been collecting as many NOS and other parts as I can, and hope to have it exactly the way I want it sometime this year. I shouldn't be, but am shocked at how difficult it is to find parts for a car that was once so common. It's nice to see the wagon popularity increasing daily. I am amazed at how much people love my wagon. I have had some really special and cool cars over the years, but I don't think any of them have been as universally appreciated as this one. I think it must be that most of us can relate to riding in one when we were kids. Thanks for having this great site!
Tony. Nice introduction. You sound like a car guy who will appreciate your wagon and this forum. It takes a lot of nerve to fly across the states to buy something you haven't seen. Glad it turned out okay. I still can't get over those 70's vehicles being old. To me, even our 55 Chevy is not old. Many of us "mature" members grew up around station wagons and for a long time they were just old cars. I believe that's why so many people love them. It reminds us of the good ole days when life was simple and fun. Keep your life fun by driving and enjoying your wagon.
Thanks, Denny! Yeah, I have a lot of trouble realizing that these cars are old. I also have trouble accepting the fact that I am not so young, either. I am a 1956 model. Getting rusty and nothing works as well as it once did, but I hope I don't end up in a scrap heap for a while. I have waay too many projects. Some of the cars never seem to age, and one thing is for sure, the older cars had soul. Not so, now. I was just looking at a friend's gorgeous 1971 W30 442. Timeless. I can't imagine many of today's cars still looking that good in 40 years. Find me a time machine and I will go back in a heartbeat. And like you said, the nostalgia is what it is all about, when things were much simpler. I'd hate to be a kid today.
We have a son who's a 58 model and two more close. But I'm still a kid. I play with cars. I loose my balance when I try to walk, don't have much hair, and slobber a lot. Still breast feed when I get the chance.
I hesitated about some of that. But most of us are nearly mature adults. The rest of us just don't know any better and no longer care! A neighbor who lives near a Federal Park out there has a 40 acre place where he rents cabins to artists. Named Bob Turner.
There's a Bob Turner here who owned one of the Ford dealerships. Same one, perhaps? Oh, and please don't think I'm mature! I have a long way to go for that. Just ask my wife! I'll never grow up. Just old.
to the party Tony. And Cat, I ain't gonna touch that Nursing line Makez me pucker up just thinkin' 'bout it... Tony, We're all ah little nutz around here and that helpz, Jer
Welcome to the SWF, Tony. That 'new tune-up' part of your story sounds interesting.... It's fortunate you were able to pin-point the problem and fix it so easy. We'd like to see some pics of that CS soon as you can put them up. And Cat --- TMI, TMI. Marshall
What he said! Tony, excellent intro. We have a little saying around here...if we can't see we don't believe it...
