redcarpetdrew
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Hi, Tim. If there is any interest in any of the cars, send me a good contact number and I will forward it to my customer (and her adult boys) and you can talk it out.
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A time capsule opened and look what was inside...
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The Country Squire.....
To help it find a loving new home, I can post it on a Country Squire enthusiast page on Facebook that I belong to. If you would like to provide a name and contact phone number I will be happy to post it to the group along with the pictures. Who knows? It might be someone's dream car.
http://https//www.facebook.com/groups/6082937707/
To help it find a loving new home, I can post it on a Country Squire enthusiast page on Facebook that I belong to. If you would like to provide a name and contact phone number I will be happy to post it to the group along with the pictures. Who knows? It might be someone's dream car.
http://https//www.facebook.com/groups/6082937707/
There's a Country Squire enthusiast page on Facebook? I guess I should check it out.
Big Ford brakes did get better when they went to front discs. My '70 with discs is pretty good at braking.
My '66 full-size Mercury sedan with power drums all the way around, on the other hand, was a handful at times. You would press down on the brake pedal, not much braking action, push more on the pedal, and suddenly the brakes would go into full lock-up.
But back to washing machines, I hope that early Kenmore automatic finds a good home!
Big Ford brakes did get better when they went to front discs. My '70 with discs is pretty good at braking.
My '66 full-size Mercury sedan with power drums all the way around, on the other hand, was a handful at times. You would press down on the brake pedal, not much braking action, push more on the pedal, and suddenly the brakes would go into full lock-up.
But back to washing machines, I hope that early Kenmore automatic finds a good home!
redcarpetdrew
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That's a kind offer!
Thank you, Robyn. I will contact my customer and make sure it's cool sending you her info. I can also take more pictures if needed.
RCD
Thank you, Robyn. I will contact my customer and make sure it's cool sending you her info. I can also take more pictures if needed.
RCD
norgeway
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If you want to see
Some of those Furys in action, Check out the movie Moonrunners on youtube!
Some of those Furys in action, Check out the movie Moonrunners on youtube!
danemodsandy
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1968 Squire:
Looks like it's the frequently-seen Wimbledon White color with the Parchment interior. A lot were also sold in Lime Gold with the Ivy Green interior; I personally remember three of them in my neighborhood (these were the Avocado years for cars as well as appliances).
A Country Squire was the wagon to have in those days; Ford did a better job than any other manufacturer at making wagons that were easy to use. GM tried very hard to play catch-up, always matching Ford feature for feature, but never getting the popularity of Squires. Chrysler made some very nice wagons as well, but again, people really wanted a Squire. This is personal opinion, but to me, the wagon that actually came closest to the comfort and ease-of-use of a Squire was the AMC Ambassador SST wagon. The problem with those was that they were pricier than Squires, and didn't have anything like the resale value. But they were a damn solid deal if you were buying one used.
One of the things people liked about Squires is that they were very well-equipped standard, and if you whipped out your checkbook, they could be optioned up to Lincoln levels of luxury. You could have a 429 c.i.d. V-8 (I had a '70 with this engine), power everything, Astro-Sonic stereo and the same turbine-vaned wheel covers used on the Lincoln Continental Mark III (with unique LTD centers), among other goodies. They were incredibly comfortable on trips, nothing like the wagons that had been made only a few years before. If you went full-house with the options list, the list price was around $5500 in '68.
Here are ad shots showing one in Lime Gold, front and rear. Note the front grille, which is a knucklebuster to restore correctly. It's diecast pot-metal, and in the middle, the design elements are pierced to permit airflow. But on the far left and right, what looks like part of the grille is actually covers for the hidden headlights. The design elements are not pierced on these; flat black paint was used to simulate piercing. Getting all of this right on a restoration is, I hear, Not Fun: [this post was last edited: 6/2/2014-12:50]
Looks like it's the frequently-seen Wimbledon White color with the Parchment interior. A lot were also sold in Lime Gold with the Ivy Green interior; I personally remember three of them in my neighborhood (these were the Avocado years for cars as well as appliances).
A Country Squire was the wagon to have in those days; Ford did a better job than any other manufacturer at making wagons that were easy to use. GM tried very hard to play catch-up, always matching Ford feature for feature, but never getting the popularity of Squires. Chrysler made some very nice wagons as well, but again, people really wanted a Squire. This is personal opinion, but to me, the wagon that actually came closest to the comfort and ease-of-use of a Squire was the AMC Ambassador SST wagon. The problem with those was that they were pricier than Squires, and didn't have anything like the resale value. But they were a damn solid deal if you were buying one used.
One of the things people liked about Squires is that they were very well-equipped standard, and if you whipped out your checkbook, they could be optioned up to Lincoln levels of luxury. You could have a 429 c.i.d. V-8 (I had a '70 with this engine), power everything, Astro-Sonic stereo and the same turbine-vaned wheel covers used on the Lincoln Continental Mark III (with unique LTD centers), among other goodies. They were incredibly comfortable on trips, nothing like the wagons that had been made only a few years before. If you went full-house with the options list, the list price was around $5500 in '68.
Here are ad shots showing one in Lime Gold, front and rear. Note the front grille, which is a knucklebuster to restore correctly. It's diecast pot-metal, and in the middle, the design elements are pierced to permit airflow. But on the far left and right, what looks like part of the grille is actually covers for the hidden headlights. The design elements are not pierced on these; flat black paint was used to simulate piercing. Getting all of this right on a restoration is, I hear, Not Fun: [this post was last edited: 6/2/2014-12:50]
Focus people, focus!
As this is in the Imperial forum..... can we get back to the old bolt-down Kenmore automatic washing machine....?
*Stubbornly standing my ground, rather than ducking and running!
Kevin
[this post was last edited: 6/2/2014-18:54]
As this is in the Imperial forum..... can we get back to the old bolt-down Kenmore automatic washing machine....?
*Stubbornly standing my ground, rather than ducking and running!
Kevin
[this post was last edited: 6/2/2014-18:54]
Ford would unquestionably appreciate it if everyone would Focus, but I suspect the bolt down Kenmore would more likely fit inside the Country Squire . . .
Hopefully the Kenmore will find a good home, it would be such a cool addition to a Kenmore collection. I wonder how its performance compared to an early Westy Laundromat or Bendix? No doubt the first Unimatic made all those bolt-down machines look pretty primative once it hit the showrooms in the late '40s!
Hopefully the Kenmore will find a good home, it would be such a cool addition to a Kenmore collection. I wonder how its performance compared to an early Westy Laundromat or Bendix? No doubt the first Unimatic made all those bolt-down machines look pretty primative once it hit the showrooms in the late '40s!
redcarpetdrew
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Kevin, I never thought you to be stubborn. Well, not MUCH anyway...
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