My name is Aaron.....and I own a wagon.

I never thought I'd willingly admit this, but I'm the proud new owner of a station wagon. I drive a '31 model A coupe every day and its just not big enough for my family, so a couple months ago I started looking around for something we could all ride it. Through some word of mouth and detective work I stumbled across a 1964 Ford Country Sedan last week and fell in love. Today I gave the owner $500 and she's mine.

The gentleman I bought it from is the second owner. He bought it in 1972 to "soup it up" but drove it home and parked it on 2x6 boards, literally, where it sits today. Luckily it was at the end of his driveway so when the boards rotted and it sunk it was sitting on rocks. The only real body rust is a foot-long section above the rear passenger wheel caused by mice inside the wheel well. The rest of the body is really straight and rust free. Even the floors under the carpet are still covered with shiny red paint.

The car has a 390 (that amazingly turns over by turning the fan), power steering, power brakes, automatic transmission, and factory A/C. I'd like to find a factory dash clock for it.

Today we jacked the car up and filled the holes with gravel. All the tires held air when we filled them up and the hubcaps all look great. Next week I'll head over with my trailer to load it up and bring it home.

As of now, the only difficult things I need to find are the rear bumper and a windshield. If anyone has one or knows where to look I'd love the info. I'm new to the 60's era Fords so I'm not sure who to contact.

My plan is to keep it stock....except for full air ride suspension all the way around. I'd like to add a roof rack and maybe even fender skirts if I can find them. I'm totally excited about getting it on the road.....wait, did I just say that about a station wagon???

 

Nice find. The rear bumper is going to be hard to find. when I did a 64 Galaxie a few years ago a good core was top dollar and getting rechromed wasn't cheap. Glass should be available through local glass shops. Good Luck and enjoy.

 

if it will be a driver and not concours check out bumper boyz out of cali. they seem to hit most of the larger swapmeets and may have one

 

Aaron you are a sick puppy and I don't think we can cure you. However we can most likely get you addicted even more.
My favorite car is a Model A coupe. That was my first play toy and altho I sold it later I've been hooked on everything on wheels since..... Even station wagons.

 

Welcome adavis!

 

Welcome to the SWF, Aaron!

You better check those rocker panels thoroughly........

The windshield should be the same on any big-size Ford, '61-'64.

At least there's no green stuff growing on it........

Marshall

 

adavis. Cool wagon you found there. I hope your able to find the parts you need...where the heck is Rev? This guy could us his help...and he's so close.

 

Tri City Plating is a better choice.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome. I still need to get her home to thoroughly assess the magnitude of my endeavor, but from what I've seen so far she appears to be a very solid start.

The windshield......so a wagon is the same as a Galaxie sedan? I wouldn't be surprised, but the few sites I've found listing the windshield seem to put the wagon in a class all by itself. Does the wagon rear bumper match any other rear bumper?

I'll post more when she's in my driveway next week. Here's a picture of my daily driver. You can now see why I needed something bigger for my wife and two daughters........

 

Welcome adavis!

 

aboard Aaron!
The wagon looks to be pretty solid...at least from the topside. All in all it appears to be a nice project. Keep us updated on your progress.

BTW, I love your Model A coupe. That also looks very original.

 

I have a roof rack off a 65 Country Squire that is missing one of the bars that goes directly on the roof. The chrome is not great on the rack BUT the bars for the roof are stainless so will buff up like new. PM me if your interested.

 

BTW I am quite sure the windshield is the same as a Galaxie, most people don't deal with wagons and assume they are different. Try Keystone automotive for the windshield. I have bought a few from them for old cars and they are reasonable and they deliver the next day to me for free.

 

That is so nice

 

Got her home and am working on getting her running. Vacuumed 2.5 full 10 gallon shop vacs of mouse nest our of the passenger side rear quarter panel cavity. I even sucked up a live mouse that was still hangin' out. That's what caused the area of rust above the rear wheel.
The inside looks surprising good for sitting since 1978. I found the bill of sale for when the guy I bought it from got it from the original owner in '78....for $50! The front seat is in decent shape but the upholstery is so sun-baked it cracks when you sit on it. The second seat, however, was laid flat all these years so when I folded it up it looked like new!
I ripped all the carpet out and found floorboards painted shiny red...no rust virtually anywhere. Even the spare tire wheel is solid, although there is some surface rust I'll need to attend to.
I think I found a straight rear bumper and even a windshield. I also was finally able to get the back window down so I could open the back door. The window motor needs to come out so I can get it working....it doesn't appear to want to go up. The good news is there isn't any rust in the back door or area around it.
Does anyone have any suggestions on which shop manual I should purchase? I had a official Lincoln shop manual for a '65 Continental I had and it was invaluable so I'm thinking I should invest in one for this car. Are there any options or is there a free download somewhere? Thanks.