WHY? Nice 59 Squire - ruined! Chic C/L

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/3815891405.html

 

Mmm mmm mmm. What a shame.

 

So what happened with this one? Very nice body with a swiss cheesed frame? I suppose it could happen. Seller seems to know absolutely nothing about the wagon at all. If it has been mine, I think I could have located a decent donor frame at least.

 

Could be returned to normal with a frame transplant. The body looks really nice, and so does the wood grain. Then you have a good frame and drive train to do a proper custom job on, too.

 

I'd like to see it back to rights, the buckets are interesting though. I can't think there are many clean '59 Country Squires left in the world.

 

We've got a simply beautiful one here on the forum....in black. Can't seem to find it right now.

 

Yeah, it's not every day that someone turns a nice Ford into a Jeep Wagoneer.

 

What a shame

 

I can't agree more.

 

What has been seen cannot be unseen.

But what has been chopped can be unchopped.

It does get me thinking though. People use late model frames to restore all kinds of cars. There are kits out there to use a B-body frame with a '57 Chevy body. There are tons of Nova and Camaro subframes under all kinds of hot rods. And late model truck frames get used to re-do 50s and 60s cars all the time. Maybe I can look at some other cars in a different light. A 1969 Fairlane wagon with a bad frame could get a new lease on life by chopping up a dead engine/transmission Aerostar minivan. A 1971 Ranchero sagging in the middle could be propped back up thanks to wrecked Ranger giving what is still has that's halfway decent.

 

Say it ain't so! My favorite year Squire! and and mg:and and and ..........yes,

 

I'm a huge fan of the old Marmon-Herrington wagon conversions. If the conversion would have been done better to look more period correct I think it would be cool as heck. I'd still drive it though.
Here are some Marmon-Herrington wagons.

 

Now those conversions look pretty good!

 

Unlike that 59 Squire, those conversions didn't even need a Bronco "Chasy" (whatever that might be) :confused:

 

1969 Fairlanes are unibody construction, but we're hip to your trip....