1967 Ford Country Squire My New Acquisition

A few weeks ago I bought this 1967 Ford Country Squire.
I found it on eBay but bought it after the listing ended.
I'm the 3rd owner.
First owner was a woman in Maryland.
When she passed away her mechanic bought the car from her estate.
He drove it for a while until the heater core went after which he parked it in the garage planning to fix it after his vacation.
Then along came hurricane Sandy which knocked the garage down on top of the car damaging the right fender, hood (a little) and rear roof.
The car sat in a different garage, not run since 2010.
I had it towed home a few weeks ago and did the following:
Flushed gas tank and fuel lines.
New fuel pump and filter.
Rebuilt Carb.
New plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil.
It has a Pertronix which worked so I left it in place.
Changed the oil.
It fired up as soon as the fresh gas hit the carb.
Runs and drives great!
This weekend I'll start on the heater core.
The car is all original paint and original vinyl.
I plan on keeping it all original.
I've got a great painless dent repair guy who said he would take a stab at getting the dents out for me and preserving the original paint.
The interior, including the rear, is fantastic.
Check out the pictures.
I'll post more pictures and details as my work progresses.

 

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Wow, great barn-find and a very cool rescue story! So glad you found and saved it.

 

Wowww, pretty c00l ....

 

Great rescue! Looking forward to your progress.

 

Nice survivor! The dent looks pretty big for paintless dent repair, I hope he can do it for you.

 

Wow! I hope they can get the dents out for you. You are SOOOOO much better off with that one than the Fairlane from Arizona...........good for you. Keep us posted on the repair work........
Bill

 

I remember seeing this one posted. Good luck with the body repair. Hope it works out. I've heard of some really crunched panels successfully pushed out by dent people.

 

Thanks for the comments!

I guess it could be considered a semi-barn-find.
I really wanted a 1967 Ford Wagon as a "stable mate" for my 1967 Galaxie 500 Conv. (pictured)
I agree about the painless dent repair being a long shot but I want to take the chance.
Based on what I've seen on YouTube the roof dent should not be a problem IF I can find the right guy to do it.
The fender might be more of a challenge, so I've resolved myself to the fact that the top half may need to be fixed by traditional body work.
Either way I'll be keeping the original vinyl on the fender so it matches the worn look of the rest.
My only disappointments with the car is that it is a 6-passanger (no rear seats) and that it has air which clutters the engine compartment.
Plus the air does not work so that will drive me nuts until I get it working.
Also, the guy I bought it from tinted the windows so I'll need to figure out how to get that crap off.
I'll keep you all posted on my progress.
Thanks!
Tony

 

Sun, ammonia, and patience all combined work very well at removing window tint.

 

Great wagon you have. For smooth dents, it is amazing how well a simple sinknplunger works at pulling them out without any damage. Thanks, Kevin, for the hint of tint removal. Only problem I have is that I am allergic to ammonia. If I tried that, I would be in the Er lost haste. Have to find another way.

 

The glass shop that removed wintow tint for me used a steam machine to get it off.

 

Tint

I just watched a YouTube video on steaming it off.
I think I'll give that a try when the weather is warmer.
With my luck I'll crack a window if I do it when its cold out

 

Tint removal- heat gun, razor blade scraper, then something like "Goo Gone". Tedious but effective. Finish off with lacquer thinner, then glass cleaner.