I recently joined this forum because I have the wagon bug bite again. I was bit once and it seems like its coming back again. I had a very clean and straight white '65 a few years back. It had the 240 inline and after tearing the seats and carpet out, I found a pretty clean ice blue interior with very minor surface rust. It was a runner/driver and needed very little rust repair in the tailgate. All the glass, gauges, seals and regular crap that fails, turned out killer. Did I mention the headliner was absolutely flawless, not even a snag. Found it for $500, title in hand! And I think THIS smilie is appropriate to what Im feeling right now, wanting it back... :banghead3: Actually I ran into the owner I had sold it too, a few years down the road. The car was for sale at the Portland swapmeet. I instantly recognized it. The price was much higher but still very reasonable. (I know I scored a bitchin unheard-of price, Im not an IDIOT!) But, alas, I was not into wagons that year having just recently scored a deal on my current daily driver, a '53 chevy belair. Here are very few of many pics I took of this car. Enjoy it, I did Fabbed up some interesting headers for it. I found out the firing order and constructed them in a way that if standing at the back of the car, youd hear exhaust burps back and forth. Right, left, right, left... was pretty fun and definatelysounded unique. This is my photoshopped version of what a 65 looks like with close to a 4" drop. My next wagon will not remain a digital dream... Thanks
The all-new for '65 big Ford were quite a departure for Ford, and for once, there was quite a big difference between the Chevy and Ford stylings. Chevy (all-new as well) went with a somewhat softer, sleek design, while Ford went with straight, sharp edges. I liked both of them...... Ford particularly placed emphasis that year on their wagons, having for the first time the 2-way door/gate and side-facing rear seats.....also built-in air deflectors for the back window. Chevy on the other hand had no special new features for their wagons.
