Hi everyone, well this car belongs to my son and is his second car. He paid $500 for it, it runs very nice and AC works. The bad part of the car is the interior, the plastic parts and the dash, it has sat outside in the Texas sun for many years. Is there a company that makes reproductions of any of the interior parts? My first car was a 1947 Mercury Woody, and a few years later I bought a 1939 ford woody, a 1950 ford woody and a 1951 ford woody. Yes I wish I still had them. Anyway just wanted to say Hi and if anyone can help with the interior parts please let us know. Oh and my son's other car is a 1978 VW camper.
Welcome, Woody47, to the Station Wagon Forums! When you get a chance, post up some pics so we can admire that '84 Colony Park. (I had a '84 Colony Park for a very short while back in 1989 or so, but that's a story for another time...) As to your query on parts, I'm afraid that your son's CP just isn't popular enough in the collector market to have reproduction interior trim parts made. Fact is, very, very few old cars are fortunate enough to have that advantage - cars like the early Mustangs, '55-'57 Chevys, old VW Bugs, and maybe a few others. Believe me, on the forum here, we're all pretty much in the same boat. The good news is, if you're resourceful enough, you can find the parts. There are many old car salvage yards out there where you can source some of this stuff. There's also tips and tricks on how to restore or renew the parts you have. I see you are in Austin, Texas. It just so happens that one of our best scroungers / restorers on this forum lives just up the road from you in Round Rock. His forum name is '81X11' (real name - Mike), and I'm sure he'll be happy to give you some advice on what yards to go to find some parts. If he doesn't drop in here and give you a 'welcome', just send him a PM after a few posts. Also - if you have any old pics of those classic Fords you used to own, post them up, too. We'd love to see them. Again, welcome to the forum! Marshall
aboard. One option you have with a toasted interior is redoing it your way instead of the FoMoCo way. Of course do as you please. Look forward to pictures of your progress.
Welcome aboard, Woody47, from a fellow Colony Park owner. In reading your intro, I was going to suggest exactly what Krash Kadillak did. There was quite a few Colony Parks back in the day and I'm sure you wouldn't be too hard pressed to find a good parts vehicle in a salvage yard. My interior is mint and has held up very well in the past 27 years, though the plastic side coverings in the cargo area have become somewhat faded from the ultraviolet rays. Good luck in your search; I'm sure you'll be successful. (Oh, and yes, I join the others in asking for pictures. We love pics!!)
Welcome to the nuthouse we call home! For the dash, the same basic pad was used from 79 through 89, on the LTD Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis body styles, including wagons. Early ones had a speaker grill in the middle for the standard AM monaural radio. Later ones had both, and the final ones had no grill in the middle. That is the difference. It is a matter of finding one in good shape. It seems like they ALL break around the speaker grills, as the way they are made leaves them very delicate indeed. A good sneeze will break them. I have an 88 sedan, and I am probably going to hide the broken dash with a surface mounted speaker grill, after I cut out the damage. The door panels are also the same through the years, and 4 door body styles. Trim levels and materials do vary, as does the pattern of the material used. The plastic parts in the back are the tricky bits. I would almost be tempted to recover them in vinyl if they are in sound, albeit faded condition. Be sure to post pictures. It sounds like a terrific car to own, that's for sure.
