1977 Ford LTD Country Squire Station Wagon 400 V8 C6 Marti Report Nicely Optioned
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- 1975 1976 1977 1978 Ford LTD Country Squire Power Windows Power Locks Dual Power Seats Tilt Steering Wheel Cruise Control Intermittent Wipers Loaded Marti Report
Tony my dad came home on a Sunday afternoon with the Sunday newspaper and handed me the newspaper go through it and look for a used station wagon for him i picked 1 out for him it turned out to be a 1975 Mercury Grand Marquis Colonial Park Station Wagon Fully Equipped, Fully Loaded Fully Powered that ride had every option you can think of it had it just like your Ford Country Squire the only thing was the color, it was a light yellow cream puff with brown interior that was leather. I remember that ride like it was yesterday what a ride it was to. It was the talk of the street our family lived on I miss that ride.
That ride would put todays new rides to shame well for me anyway. What I would give to locate a ride like that even the exact same color or maybe my choice of different colors. As a matter of fact over 20 years ago I did have one it was a dark midnight metallic blue and top of the line 1990 ls park lane. What a ride it gave to. Like I said before and i’ll say it again, i’ll take an antique, classic and vintage ride of the big three over these and what they are building, making and manufacturing today.
Sincerely Yours Truly
Ivan I J
Thank you! I'm glad you know the quality they provide. My other choices would have been yellow or brown. I definitely wanted it to scream 70s. Thank you very much for watching and commenting!
That car really taps into my inner child, that wagon is what I would see in the teachers parking lot when I was on the playground climbing the metal tower, or on Charlie’s Angels , can’t believe how good the wood trim looks with the paint, straight as an arrow, don’t think you can find a better one that’s that original, all of your cars invoke Good memories, congratulations Tony ,thank you for showing us your wagon
Thanks, Dave! Can you believe I forgot to show the original game table I have for the rear with all the original game pieces?! I'm gonna have to do a video just for it!
dallas , knots landing tv shows
Yep, they were on those shows for sure.
Bosley on Charlie’s Angels sometimes had a LTD Country Squire or T - Bird & the Girls got The new crappy Mustangs but my favorite Angel Sabrina got put in a unsafe Pinto ??what gives ??
I believe a lot of the TV shows in the 70s would have country Squire or colony Park, station wagon’s, either being used by characters or many times you would see them in the background, the reason is very simple, those cars were used to transport camera equipment in order to shoot at various locations, so they were always somewhere in the background, and occasionally get used for a character to drive
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That is a beautiful car. I've always liked that colour as well.
Thanks, Jeff! I've looked for it a long time.
Beautiful wagon and awesome color. I love the original deluxe wheel covers but that’s just me. Back in 1978, my best friends dad traded in his ‘73 Country Squire and factory,ordered a ‘78 Country Squire. He was an insane maniac about keeping his cars absolutely mint. It was a dark brown, loaded with the upgraded Landau interior, power everything, cornering lights, side molding, third seating, 400 v8, absolutely loaded. He had it for about 4 years and I should have bought it but I was in college and not in a position to be buying a big wagon but I knew it was going to be rare someday. I loved that wagon and wish I knew what happened to it. Looking forward to watching you make the upgrades.
Thank you! I really wish it had the Landau Luxury Group. I don't know if I'll ever find it all or not, but I plan on making it the perfect wagon the way I would have ordered it.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I think you and I are very similar with our specific option requirements and tastes but I agree with you, these are almost impossible to find so you have to take what you can. It’s such a shame, Ford made a million of these and the bulk went to the crusher. Breaks my heart! Take care!
Don't forget the ones that went to the demolition derbies! 😡
Beautiful old Squire! You crack me up with your obsession with options!
Thank you! Well, I like to make them the way I would have ordered them had I not been 9 years old and broke! 🤣
@@tonyscarcare5657 Agreed.
Can’t believe how clean that wagon is. Love me some wagons ❤
Thank you! I've looked a long time.
My first car was a 1973 brown woodie like that 351 2V it was not fast but also not a dog. I drove it from Toronto to Calgary and back, slept in it on that trip it can bunk 2 people if you jam all your stuff at your feet and in the front seat. Great car good memories.
Awesome, thank you! I can't believe I forgot to show the original game table for the rear with all the original game pieces. That's part of what I've collected.
Another wonderful dinosaur from the good old days. The drive-in movie special. I really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to more of this great find!
Thank you very much! I hope we get some nice weather.
Stunning. I love those Country Squires. I also love that you add the options to your cars. I thought I was the only one. Almost 4 years ago, I rescued a 1984 Buick Electra Estate Wagon. I added some options not ordered on the car (4-note "trumpet horn", power passenger seat, cornering lamps, fiber optic lamp monitors on the front fenders, dome lamp with the map lights, rear window defrost), as well as some options that were not available on it (auto-dimming rearview mirror with compass and garage door opener, fiber optic lamp monitors on the rear (Oldsmobile was the only make that offered that on the wagons in the rear)). I'm adding the litter container soon. It's great to option-up yourself the car the way you would have ordered it back in the day. I cannot wait for the upcoming videos on this wagon! Congrats!
BTW: I used Ford cornering lamp relays for my cornering lamps on my Buick. That was the one part of wiring that was not already existing, so I had to make do.
Wow, you really went all out in loading that car up! Thank you very much for watching and commenting. I sure hope we get a nice spring to get all of this done. My shop is so cram packed that it's hard to get around a car this big, especially while filming. I can't believe I forgot to show the original game table with all the original pieces for between the rear seats.
That is one rare Ford LTD Country Squire Wagon. My father custom ordered for my mother a 1978 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon with the Landau Luxury Group interior and till this day, it's was the prettiest interior of any car we ever owned. Our car was Dark Jade Green exterior with the two tone green vinyl interior(Could be had in cloth, vinyl or leather). I can see why you really want that upgraded interior. It makes the whole car in my opinion. My father told me that the Landau Luxury group cost so much money back in 1978 that we didn't have very much money left over for anything else. No intermittent wipers. No cruise control, No power windows or door locks. I think he mentioned to me that the Landau Luxury group cost $2,000 to $2,500 which was almost 50% of the cost of the whole car. I miss that car so much and always wanted to keep it in the family. Nice to see a Tony with this wagon nonetheless.
Thank you! I definitely love that Landau Luxury Group. My Ford book says the cost was $403.00-$563.00, depending on vinyl or leather. Actually, according to the dealer brochure, cloth wasn't available with the Landau Luxury Group in the wagon. I've always thought that was so strange.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I could be off on the numbers but i know the cost was alot of money back then. The only options our car had was the rear defroster, air conditioning, 400 CI motor and the Landau Luxury Group. But that interior was the best part of that car and had to be ordered as our local dealer didn't have one on the lot in the color we wanted. I think in 1978, the Landau Luxury Group COULD be had in cloth. A change from the 1977 model year. I'm excited to watch all your videos on how you add all those options. I hope one day if you ever sell that wagon that i can be the one to buy it. I love it.
Beautiful. I inherited my grandfather's 78 LTD Landau that was loaded with a 460. This wagon is so nice and you'll make it perfect. I envy you.
Thank you! Please stay tuned.
I read all the comments with each video and I've noticed the quality of questions and comments have really intensified lately. You're drawing a more intelligent collection of subscribers. Congratulations !!
Thanks, buddy! The channel does really seem to be growing.
You've sold me I am a country squire fan, that is a really great color on it and its fairly well optioned. Great find Tony !
Thank you! I've looked for many years to find one in this color and fairly loaded. I'll try may bedt to add the rest. I've been collecting a long time.
Absolute beauty of a vehicle. I really dig all the options you could get back in the day. Everything is so boring nowadays. I look forward to your future videos. I never recorded anything on my car and regret it. I've been making some videos lately and will keep making more.
Thank you! I'm glad that people will finally get to watch me add these options and know how to do it themselves. And yes, I loved all the stand-alone option choices.
Very appropriate a green car with green interior built on Saint Patrick’s Day!
We had a 1977 Granada Ghia with all options except moon roof, 4 wheel discs and remote trunk release. 4 door with the 302 vv.
It was Dark Jade Green metallic with two tone jade leather interior.
They really loaded them things up, too. I didn't even think about the St. Patrick's day! Lol
Hey it’s Shane from Highland! I should’ve guessed you’d at the power vent windows. I think you previously said you love that option! Nice car Tony, glad you’re feeling better! I bet Adam likes that car.
Thanks, buddy! Yes, you know me well. I've been collecting options for this car for a long time in case I bought one without them. I've got most of it covered. Adam has only seen pictures so far, but he said it looks sweet.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Adam can be green with envy for a change. 😉😉 Having said that, he needs a few more wagons in his fleet of land yachts.
Im impressed with your find! While my dad was
a chevy guy i admired these back in the day . A family we knew well had a brown ladau
Thank you! If I couldn't find this color, my next choices were Dark Jade, Brown, or Yellow.
Hey Tony, been following your channel for a while now. I am of the same school of thought as you, I was adding options to my Fords and Mercurys as far as back as 1985 when I was 19 y/o, I was lucky enough to have very friendly folks at the local junkyards (Richmond, VA) that let me go back in the yard before we even had self service junkyards. I even converted my '76 Cougar to have power rear windows from the fixed ones, it amazed all my friends back then the things I did. This is when if cars were well equipped folks knew you had something special, especially power windows/locks! I am a huge fan of these big wagons and hope to acquire one myself one day. Keep up the great work and I look forward to the conversion/upgrade vids coming up!
Thank you very much! Maybe we should get a test to see if we're related! 🤣😂🤣😂
I added the Light Group to my dad's '76 Elite. On Torino-based cars of the 1972-79 , you only got a single cheap dome light, regardless of trim level. No glove box light or anything! The only item I couldn't get was the Lights-on warning buzzer. It was a leased car but I didn't car. The junkyard parts didn't cost that much. I would have added Interval Wipers, too, if I'd have known how easy it was. I wanted the dealer to add it before delivery, but the lying scumbag said it couldn't be done, even though the dealer accessory catalog clearly listed it.
I remember that story from one of your previous comments. Yeah, the wipers are one of the easiest things to add.
Now it makes sense, your journey through the junkyard focusing on the wagon bits! Great acquisition Tony, a rare car with cool options indeed. Can't wait to watch you do your tranformation of the add-ons.
Thanks, Big M! I sure hope the good Lord provides us with a really nice spring to get everything done, and it's not terribly hot.
Gorgeous Squire !! My dad had a cream colored 77 ! Rode just like a Lincoln .
Thank you! If I wasn't able to find one in this color, I would have been happy with cream, brown, or yellow colors. I really wanted one that would scream 70s.
Tony, Although our family did not own one, I grew up in and around these 70s Ford wagons. 😁
I've wanted one for a long time.
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Beautiful car, thanks for sharing and looking forward to your journey. Please film anything and everything you can!
I plan on it. Thank you very much!
Just like a kid at Christmas. Lol. Congratulations on your new wagon. Now we know why you were scoping out the rear window defroster. Enjoyed hearing all of your plans for it in the future.
Thanks, buddy! Please stay tuned for all of the option adding.
What a GORGEOUS find, Tony! BEAUTIFUL!! So glad u finally got this. And SO VERY HAPPY you’re getting the wire wheel covers! Maybe some wide band whitewalls too? 😎👍🏻
Thank you! We'll, the tires are new, so we'll be keeping them for a while. Things are already adding up fast.
Love it. This car is amazing and I know you will only make it better
Thanks, Todd! You know me well. I will load it up.
Beautiful Wagon Tony, we had these when I was 17 years old. Brings me back man. Thanks so much for this....she is a beauty and you will make her even more Beautiful. What great vehicles these were, I miss them so much. !!!
Thank you very much! Please stay tuned for the upgrades.
Beautiful wagon and beautiful color. I like the Luxury Wheel Covers (the hubcaps that are already on it) , but it's your car. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful wagon. Love those old Fords
Thank you!
Great car! We have a 1978 LTD wagon that we bought from the original owner’s son (parents had passed on) about 20 years ago. Drove it from Chicago area to NJ in the late fall and the heater core sprang a leak. Luckily I had tools and bypassed it. Cold ride home! The family didn’t want the wood grain Country Squire but ordered the regular LTD WAGIN with every option in 1978 (No mini vents as you stated unavailable). PW, PDL, dual power seats, rear defroster, AC, INT wipers, AM/FM 8 track, tilt wheel, cruise control, light package. Color coded blue Landau wheel covers and the 400 2bbl. We have the vinyl seats and same door panels you have. I don’t mind the seats but have wanted the door panels with the carpet and lamps as well as the pull straps like the Landau and the Colony Park had. I wound up putting the deep dish landau wheels (from a late 70’s T Bird) as I got tired of chasing after wheel covers. I’m still looking for the red dot center caps so if you ever come across a set…. I’d love to have the mini vents like the old Town car had as well! Can’t wait to see your progress. Congrats on the find!
Thank you! That sounds like a great wagon as well. While in the first drive in this one, the heater core was leaking. Autozone brought me the wrong one and didn't have the correct one. I got it from Amazon, and it just came today. At least it's an easy one to change. I sure hope I can find an affordable parts car to add the Landau Luxury Group. I sure hope everyone will watch the upgrade videos. They will be long and / or likely parts 1 and 2 and maybe even 3.
I definitely will be watching! Salvage yards out here are disappearing! Two front doors with mini vents would be awesome. I’ll be on the hunt. Hope you are feeling better. Thanks again
Thank you!
All that flat land. Must be the Mid West. (I'm from Michigan) Love the sound of a Ford door closing.
Illinois
Tony, I think that little red cat sprayed the rear bumper. It's a beautiful car. Had a 1988 Country Squire LX, loaded, power everything, and no wood molding, by this time the 302 V8 was fuel injected, got great gas mileage (28 HWY), best car I've ever had.
Yeah, my Town Car has that engine. They were the best! The cat thinks he's spraying something all the time, but he's fixed and can't spray.
Tony the detail you go into is amazing I grew up in LTDs my grandparents loved them. We had a 69, then 74 brougham. 77 Landau my favorite so luxurious it was the car I learned to drive in. Ive always looked to upgrade I found 76 aluminum and added those keep up the great work I'll be looking forward to the update
Thank you very much! I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Much appreciated.
Hi Tony, I like that you are so picky that means that you are going to do the work with this things, and I like to see this in your videos.👍👍
Thank you! Yes, I think this car will make a lot of videos.
I love those wheel covers on this car. Fantastic car
Thank you! I'll keep them but will be changing them out for the wire spokes.
That is amazing! You really found a survivor! Beautiful!
Thank you! Please stay tuned for some changes.
Nice Wagon Tony, my parents had several Wagons when I was growing up the first one was a 1961 Ford Country Squire then a 1969 Chrysler Town and Country and the last was a 1974 Pontiac Grand Safari. I always liked that generation of the Country Squire Wagons that you bought. Those and the Mercury Colony Parks were beautifully designed. The hidden headlight are so cool looking.
Thank you! I've waited a long time to find one this color. I still can't believe it's here.
Absolutely love this Squire! and agree with you and the door trim. Growing up we had a new 1973, ginger, 400, most options except no power locks.
Thank you!
Stunning finish with the wood grain against the special order paint color. Them 400 motors are strong mules.
Thank you! I agree. I don't understand so many peoples hate for the 400.
Oh what a car!! I totally enjoy your desire to up-option your cars, power windows, etc., a man after my own heart. Cheers--
Thank you! I definitely like to make them the way I would have ordered them if I could have.
It's a Twin Cities-built Squire. Outstanding survivor.
Yes, Sir. Thank you!
Sweet ride!
Thanks, Adam!
Oh you have bought yourself one beautiful Ford station wagon. I can't believe you found it. I can't wait to see all the updates you have for this car. It could be worth millions when you get done. You only buy the best cars and trucks from the Ford family.
Thanks, buddy! I can't believe I forgot to show the original game table with all the original pieces for the rear.
I have a fresh old cars on my LTD I took all the chrome trim off and use the polishing wheel and brought it back to mirashawn you can only do it once the second time you'll hit the anodized. Added a stainless steel Center Hood molding H4 H1 halogen glass headlights, rolled those bumpers in 4 inches that was a lot of work. Color match stub caps with a lighter and model 84 hubcaps are the revised version of The Originals they stay on better. Added Lincoln Continental side mirrors, vinyl wood grain with a heat gun refreshed all the interior dashboard wood. LED strip lights under the dash trunk release button I added that and on those key locks I upgraded the lock to use the large oval headed key with the door locks and the trunk and a small square headed key for the ignition only by getting later model locks and changing them out. The trunk lock I had to disassemble and put the two halves together and manufacture a key lock cover emblem. And the mirror window tint goes so well with the chrome trim. Remove all the pollution control, repair the dashboard and paint it to match the interior. And upgrade those stereo speakers and radio to be able to play cassette tapes. And the rear reflector panel which the wagon doesn't have the LED strip lights behind the reflector strips a dim and a bright and 1156 bulbs on both sides and the lower bulbs are the parking and the upper bulbs are brake lights. The plastic bulb sockets disintegrate. The front got 1157 1156 Switchback bulbs I'll add some links to the videos that way those front clear lights are white cruising down the road and when you put on the blinker they turn yellow like the new cars are using then when the blinker is done they switch back to White. It looks so much better and it's functional you can have it use them to see where you're going in the parking lot would look great with a car with headlight doors.
You did a lot! I'll be keeping this one all original 1977 Ford options.
The blue shade on this one looks pretty close to my friends 76 Mark IV gevechy he had back in the 90s -that was a specific baby blue with white partial vinyl top which was an option package on those. The hood and trunk were UV faded but I was able to partially bring back for him with just nu-finish wax (and a lot of elbow grease!), the side panels were all in much better shape otherwise, and the car was just a cool 460 w/glasspacks powered cruiser we had a blast tooling around in. Yes -had issues with the 4 barrel -but was fine once it was rebuilt by a local carb re builder. This wagon is a sweet example -and look forward to seeing its progress -especially the paint! 🙂 Surprised to see the passenger power seat too -that's a unique option I would think twice about replacing!
Thanks! Well, I wouldn't remove the power seat. I'd only change the upholstery to an original leather or vinyl material. The car is light Jade Glow green.
Someone with sharp heels on Cowboy boots or Motorcycle boots looks like a real nice Country Squire
I don't understand how anyone could do that.
Even though it doesn't have your preferred interior, the interior is very nice and not at all a black eye.
Yeah, that's why I pulled the trigger. I can definitely live with it if I have to. Thank you very much for watching and commenting!
Good to see you enjoy your car that much, and she is a beauty. Understand your love of the vent windows, I quit smoking 20 years back but I still love the vent windows. Myself I do not mind after market parts as long as they are better parts than stock. Of course if I were to land one of these I would save every little bit of the original that was still good because somebody out there will need it and when I am gone whoever sells it will need to include those parts.
Oh, for sure. I would never get rid of any of the original parts. Anything that I add to the car will be all original 1977 Ford options and parts. I have a lot of NOS parts.
Just discovered you, Tony! Great video!! And, even as it is now, your car is absolutely gorgeous! I consider the dual power seat seat to be one of the holy-grail options for these cars; impressive that yours has it as the power passenger seat is so rare!
I grew up with a family full of the '69-'78 full size Fords and Mercurys, mostly purchased new back in the day, and I am a huge fan of them. My uncle ordered a 'chocolate-brown 73 Mercury Marquis Brougham two door hardtop with the "A" code 460 and almost all of the options. I was jealous because the '69 and '70 Fords in my household really couldn't compete with his Mercury in terms of options - and my cousin let me know it, lol. But two years later, we traded in our '70 Galaxie 500 on a new '75 LTD Landau 4 door pillared hardtop with the Landau Luxury Group and Kasman Cloth interior. Our car was virtually identical - inside and out - to the Landau model featured in the first pages of the '75 Ford brochure; i.e. silver-blue glow exterior with blue vinyl top and interior. It was a stunning car and was our first to have power windows and door locks, stereo radio, power (albeit driver only) split bench seat, speed control and so on. I'm a huge fan of Adam's channel; he is quite vocal, however, in his favor of the '73 and '74 Fords which introduced the dash bezel style evidenced on your car, eschewing the burled walnut component present on the later LTD Landaus (and wagons) optioned with the Landau Luxury Group. I, on the other hand, maintain that the Landau Luxury Group - particularly BECAUSE of that "inlaid burled walnut" instrument panel treatment - really turned the LTD Landau so-optioned into a "sensibly-sized Lincoln". I remember thinking that our '75 Landau gave up nothing to my uncle's car in terms of luxury, and in fact rivaled his later '78 Grand Marquis in content and elegance. Clearly, the Luxury Group option is necessary to make the Country Squire and even the Landau sedan truly live up to their (otherwise nominal) top-of-the-line billing!
I go on about this interior not to detract from your wagon in its current form; I also watched your later video detailing your planned upgrades, so I wish to echo your own intentions! In the mid '80's when I went off to college, the aforementioned '75 LTD Landau joined me as a hand-me-down from my parents. I really wanted to install the mini-vent windows and I scoured the local wrecking yards searching for the parts to do it. I ultimately gave up that plan as a personal friend who was a Ford service manager convinced me not to do so given the mini-vent propensity to fall off tracks or otherwise fail. I also love the wire wheel covers from the '77 and -78 models. I would have considered those, but my car had fender skirts so I found and retrofitted the '77/'78 deep dish aluminum wheels instead. Talk about a challenging search, even in those days!
Those beautiful cars are long gone from my life and my extended family, although I did eventually locate a '69 LTD Country Squire with the "N" code 429 4V engine and still have it stashed away. But I love looking on eBay for good examples of the era. Not long ago, I discovered an original but still stunning low-mileage 1978 Country Squire with the same interior (including color) as your '77. However, it actually was upholstered with the Kasman Cloth seats straight out of the Landau Luxury Group Landau sedan...and this with the "base" Squire interior! It looked totally original - front and rear - to the car! I would have loved to see a Marti Report and window sticker for that wagon, given this apparent anomaly! Of particular surprise to me was the fact that the assumed rear "sedan-exclusive" upholstery was compatible with the folding seat components! I wondered if the original selling dealer swapped the seat upholstery to satisfy a customer's demands, or if Ford produced a few odd birds since the full-size Fords of that era were coming to an end with the arrival of the panther platform, and interim parts availability perhaps played a role.
Anyway, I look forward to seeing what you do with your Country Squire! Cheers, Ken Lewis
Thank you so much! That's a lot to take in, but I can see that you definitely know what you're talking about, and I can promise you that I'll never stop searching for every piece to add the Landau Luxury Group interior to this Squire. Even if I have to add a piece at a time. I have studied the rear seats and believe that the material can be swapped out to the rear folding seat from the sedan. If you see a parts car with the leather or vinyl in two-tone Jade or simply Dark Jade, please let me know. Thank you very much for watching and commenting!
Absolutely LOVE it.
Thank you!
Beautiful Car Tony. Only way to have one of these is loaded to the gills. Friend had a company car in light tan with the creme gold leather luxury group. It was a beautiful car, and rode like a dream. Had the 1st Cassette Stereo I had seen, and the rocker moldings. Truly a beautiful Green Machine...Delivered March 17th...St. Patrick's Day. Those leather seats are 10x better than the bench seat/crank window models. Good luck.
Thank you very much! I am really on the hunt for the nice interior.
It is a great color!
I looked a long time to find one in this color and with most of the options I require. Thank you!
Congratulations Tony. I love it!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks, Mark! I'm really excited for some nice weather to get started on it.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I’ll stay tuned! 👍👍
Great! Thank you! Those will have to be some long videos or be part 1, 2, and 3.
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Great video, if I am not mistaken the power door locks were vacuum-acuated making them slow with the engine off. We had a 1976 Gran Torino wagon and the power locks were vacuum.
Thank you. In 1973, all full-size Ford and Mercury cars went to all power doorlocks. I've worked on many of them. There will be repair videos on those as well.
Nice car Tony! In Dec of 1977 my dad bought a 1977 Ranch Wagon with 20,000 miles. It had almost no options but it did have the 400 with C6. It also had the hydraboost which we always found interesting since it came with so few options. I do not recall it having rear disc brakes though. It was a good car that went trouble free for about 200,000 miles. He was always quite pleased with the fuel mileage for the big car that it was.
Thank you! In all of my research, it shows that all of these Fords and Mercurys with hydroboost have 4 wheel disc brakes. I just don't understand how the Marti Report missed it. I can't find a build sheet anywhere.
@tonyscarcare5657 How Interesting. Have you pulled a rear tire to see if it is equipped with rear disk brakes?
I have not looked at it. The guy I bought it from told me he had them all restored, and it was tough to find the parts.
@tonyscarcare5657 Hi Tony! Found something interesting from my youth and what my father gave to me as I am a car nut and also a collector of literature as well. The car is no longer in the family, which is too bad, but I have the bill of sale from when he bought it brand new.
Bought on May 30, 1975 from Dams Lincoln Mercury in British Columbia Canada.
1975 Mercury Montego MX Villager Wagon (Canary Yellow, saddle interior)
Equipped with:
400 V8
C6 Auto
Power Steering
Power Brakes
Convenience Group
Tilt Wheel
Luggage Rack
Bumper Protection Group
AM Radio
Pulse Wipers
Appearance Protection Group
Tinted Glass
Light Group
Cross Country HD Suspension
Body Side Protection Mldg
$6871.00
Accepted offer of $6100.
Taxes in and undercoating $6668.55
In 2024 dollars...about $41,000 today
What was not on the list of options on the bill of sale were: power tailgate window, Rear defrost, Clock, Deluxe Vinyl Interior, Lockable stowage compartment and HD cooling (towing pkg).
I also have the brochure for the Montego and the consumer information sheet and ownership card. The consumer info sheet is interesting as it included performance and braking information as well.
This was the car of my youth and it took us all over the West Coast of Canada and the US without a problem and I sure wish it was still in the family because it was a great car, especially on long trips.
Today I have a 1978 Ford LTD ll Sport 2 door hardtop that is a true survivor and I take to shows here in Alberta. It's not the same car but the view out the winshield and the ride sure brings back a lot of memories.
Love that LTD wagon of yours and I can't wait to see more videos on it! As I said before...GREAT FIND!👍
Thank you! It's so neat to find things like that to be able to look back over today. Wouldn't the power tailgate window have been standard and not listed as an option?
Nice cruiser.
Thank you!
As much as I like he duraweave interior in that color, the Landau 2-tone jade is absolutely stunning. I hope you have some luck finding a nice set. Nice to have a fun project that you can take your viewers through. Thanks and best of luck with your searches.
Thanks, Mike! I'm not gonna hold my breath on finding the interior.
What a beautiful car!
Thanks, buddy! Yeah, I've been looking for a long time for this color. And the right options.
What a cream putt! I really like how it's optioned, though more is always good. ;-) Having owned a '76 Landau with those wheel covers, I'm kind of partial to them, though I noticed the one on the left rear looks pushed in. The wire wheel covers are nice too, though. Well bought, Tony! I look forward to a more detailed ride/drive/review. About that brake booster: I believe that all of the wagons from '75 forward had the hydroboost brake assist since the wagons were so heavy (as heavy as a Lincoln). I would get under the car and look. Regarding those door panels: they were the ones used on '75 and '76 Broughams. Ford used them on the base '77 and '78 Landau as downgrade, when the Brougham models were discontinued. The Country Squires of this era also had the base LTD interiors unless optioned up. That fabric on the DFRS is wild -- it may have been used on a Mustang II of the era.
He told me he had just found that material and was gonna do all of the seats in that! Thank goodness I got to it before he did! I've looked at many of them, which have the regular vacuum booster and drum brakes. I just don't understand how Marti missed the 4 wheel disc brakes on the report.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Kevin Marti's information comes from the Ford database, so if something different was installed by accident on the assembly line, he would not know. I do know it occasionally happens. I'd consider it a build error. I bet if/when you find the build sheet, the indication won't be there either. My '68 Cougar has a couple of minor assembly errors.
I kinda figured the same thing. I'm beginning to think a build sheet doesn't exist.
Nice car man I also own one of these. Just a base model 1977 but I love it everywhere I go, I get comments Awesome video.👍
Thank you very much! Please stay tuned for some option adding.
Lovely peice of kit . 👍👍🇬🇧
Thank you!
Gorgeous
Thank you!
That car is perfct as is, the, I wouldn't change a thing on it but the carpet. The duraweave seating was a one year only option and really durable and it is breathable so its cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Each to there own but you really are going to add a lot of options and work to the car. Nice video of a perfect wagon.
I do like options, and I want to make it my own.
I HAD a 72..It still had some balls..75 on..were DOGS!
I'm not racing anyone!
@@tonyscarcare5657 then find a Toyota Yaris..and ENJOY!
great car. Dual exhaust would be cool. I had 2-89 Colony Parks and they both had factory dual exhaust. Just like the look of that on a wagon.
Yes, Sir. It will definitely be getting that as one of the first things.
Completely agree with your option wish list and I would also love to have one with the Landau Luxury Group (although at least you've got the split bench, many came with just a flat bench), but it's so clean I've got mixed emotions about mucking up the originality. Hopefully someone will reuse the interior you will discard; I'd hate to see it go to waste. I actually like the luxury wheelcovers and dislike the wires. Very excellent inner plastic cargo panels; rarely see them this nice.
I believe when I get done with this wagon, you will agree with all the changes I've made.
That car in the condition that it’s in is what you would’ve expected to have found at a Ford dealership used car department lot in 1981, that is how good of condition that car is it, I really doubt that car is ever been in any worse condition, seems to be all original, and unrestored, and correct, hard to believe that car is approaching 50 years old, probably the last chance to find a car like that would’ve been 30 years ago in a non-collectors world?
Yeah, Dave. The more time I spend with it, the more I think I did well with it.
Nice wagon
Thank you very much!
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Thank you very much!
Some of what you are looking for could come from a Town Car, like the carpet.
It looks like you found a real gem.
Yes, Sir! I've been watching for 77-79 Town Car Jade interior as well. I'm not having much luck.
I think the carpet you’re looking for is what they referred to as “cut pile carpeting “on the Lincoln commercials from the 70s
That is exactly it. But I want the extra thick 14 oz carpet for the Landau Luxury Group. It was used in Town Car and Grand Marquis.
Great car. The caps are unusual and I don’t recall those. It’s so nice hope you don’t do to much. Keep as original as possible. I agree about the exterior color
Thank you! I've always been an option adder. I definitely won't do anything but improve it, I promise.
The forged aluminum wheels would like really nice on there. They are a pain to keep polished though. My dad had a '77 LTD with the color keyed wheel covers and they wouldn't stay on. Just fyi.
I like the wire spokes the best. My Mercury has the aluminum wheels, so I'm satisfied with those. I do not like the color keyed wheel covers.
I would check to make sure the car has the updated park mechanism is the law suit about Fords popping out of park and go in reverse. It was during that time.
I'm not sure how to check. I've probably had more than 20 of these, and God only knows how many the family had. I never saw or had that happen.
Wow phenomenal find, will you post how you add the upgrades? That will be the most loaded ford wagon!! Good luck, I'll be watching. J
Thank you! Of course, I plan to do videos on all of the upgrades. They will have to be long videos, though. I hope people will watch. They should if they want to learn how to do it.
Hey Mr. Tony - what a cool car and while it looks fantastic now we cannot wait to see it when you finished with adding all the neat items. Where or how did you find such a beautiful classic? Dan’s God Father had one as his last station wagon and it drove and rode amazing. Just a beautiful riding automobile. It was the same color and everything and we wish we will still had it. That would be a really cool car to bring to the Motor Muster with Uncle Leon’s truck. Thanks so much for sharing. Take good care and God Bless. Roseann and Dan
Honestly, I'm thinking awful seriously about driving it up there for the show. I have to get a lot done to it before I make that trip. I'm hoping to get an update video done on it very soon. I found it through a Facebook Ford LTD group. It was in Dallas, TX.
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That is a beautiful road car. We think that would be a one of kind at Greenfield Village. We are so glad you are feeling really good. BTW whatever money you put into it will less expensive than a newer car and you have an outstanding vehicle. The engine alone is unmatched to many of the engines today. Sometimes the money spent does not always represent value! Have a great day our friend.
I agree. Thank you guys so much!
FYI - window sweeps (inner and outer) are available new - no need to search junkyards
The only one that's bad is the right front outer. I believe I've located NOS.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I think I bought a set of 4 and used less than all of them. would you like me to look for the right front outer?
No, thank you. I'm sure I've got it covered. I appreciate it, though.
What bugs ME is that after 1976, they dropped the door courtesy lights on the high trim models, Marquis as well.
Re the DFRS-Are you sure the PO had those recovered? The fabric appears to be something they called Blazer Stripe Duraweave.,
AFAIK a 1970-only offering.
He told me he bought the material and had it done. He said he was planning to do the rest of the seats in the car. Thank God he didn't get it done because I wouldn't have bought it!
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Speaking (silently) of wagons...
Nope!
Such a big car but like most 70's cars the bumpers look like they require a permit for cantilevered decking.
I grew up in the 70s, so everything looks normal to me.
Don't you wish you could step back to 1977 and order one brand-new? That's exciting, Ford built beautiful cars during that time period.
Yes, I definitely do! I can tell you that I would order the Landau Luxury Group. I'll be able to add most of the options I want.
@@tonyscarcare5657 looking at your car makes me want to get one. I like the plain LTD wagon, because the "wood" decals would crack after awhile if exposed to sunlight, and my wagon would be a six passenger. Other than that, it would be fully loaded.
Luckily, this car hasn't seen a lot of sun, and as long as I own it, it probably won't.
Hi Tony, nice looking wagon. I think the seats are OK. If you do change them do the leather.... a personal preference. I hate vinyl seats.
Also, are you going to add automatic temperature control?
Anyways congratulations
I thought about adding automatic temperature control. It depends on what all I find. I'll have to see what all the differences are as well. Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Much appreciated!
You need body side protection molding I see you got rocker panel molding which is nice my Dad did not care for those because they require a lot of cleaning because you are going to get a lot of rust in that area in the Snow belt
Did you watch the video? I will be adding the bodyside molding. Thank you!
Now that you have reached the level in your life that you own a station wagon, we better not screw up and make you mad or you could ground all of us, and we won’t get to go to the movie theater at the mall this weekend?
🤣😂🤣😂 lmao!
I love those wheel covers. . . . and that color.
What interior did you want? . . . a vinyl / leather one?
I show both the vinyl and the leather options I want in the video.
Vinyl/leather would look nice, but one thing I’ll say about the Duraweave Is that it will Probably age better Over the next 50 years? Perhaps more likely to stay intact?
That's true, but I never wear a seat out on a vehicle as it is.
Will you be adding illuminated entry? Oops - if I had waited I would have learned that.
I sure will be! Here's the latest video of me showing what I'll add. 👇
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Tony, wasn't there an LTD Brougham available in '77? I could swear that dove gray interior from the brochure was the same one my neighbor had in his '76 LTD Brougham 4 door pillared hardtop.
The Brougham as a separate model was dropped after "76. There was a step-up decor option for the standard LTD
that resembled it.
I personally thought the Brougham went away after 74 for the LTD. It continued through 78 for the Marquis, but LTD started offering the Landau Luxury Group in 1975.
Would you add automatic temperature control? Would be cool as I would like to add it to my 73 one day.
If I find a parts car, I very well may do that.
They were great cars now we have all plastic high priced tech crap
I know. I was worried I was overpaying, but this car would probably be a $40k-$50k car in today's money.
That Mercury you showed did not have courtesy lights on the lower carpeted area of the doors
They weren't available in 77 and 78. Those door panel lights are the least of my concerns, honestly. Some people really go on about them.
Guilty as charged!😮@@tonyscarcare5657
@@tonyscarcare5657 I appologize I did not know they were not available were cool with that
There is no need to apologize.
@@tonyscarcare5657 to tell ya the truth my favorite Country Squires were the 69 & 70 and it was based on looks and the dashboard that in my opinion was the coolest it was ergonomically corect if that language even existed in those days in late summer of 70 we took a test drive in a nice Red 70 LTD Country Squire I was just a little Kid takeing all this in how cool I loved that car it was what they referred to at the time as a demonstrator I remember everything that day the Salesman Frank Coffman or Coughlin telling my parents what a great deal they were going to get on that car I was disappointed we did not get that car But we got back to the Agency my Parents ordered a new 1971 LTD Country Squire in Dark Green Metallic I was excited but disappointed I just loved that Red 70 LTD because it had the same Dash layout as my Grandmas 1969 LTD Deluxe Sedan I was just a happy spoiled little Kid in those days overwhelmed by all this big world had in it
was rear glass control by key an option or added in later years? I dont think my 73 CP does that.
It should be standard.
Ill have to check that out.......@@tonyscarcare5657
Will you be adding illuminated entry system
Definitely. I'm pretty sure I mentioned that in the video.
My parents always would custom order a new Country Squire and they never arrived as ordered Ford was notorious for these fallacies it happened at Chrysler & GM too but Ford was super bad for this hiccup my Dad ordered the heavy class 4 trailer tow package in 1973 but the car arrived without I was 8 at the time and knew my Car specs when we arrived at the dealer they had it sitting in the new car delivery area I pointed out right away to my parents our salesmen was sitting in the car but I said to my Dad they goofed the car had no drawbar receiver & no dual exhaust as it should of had so my parents confronted our salesmen and my Dad told him the deal is off it only had the 400 and not the 460 like it should have it was missing other equipment as well no Stereo tape deck no door courtesy light group no speed controll they told old Tony order another one because this is definetly not what we ordered so we did not get a car because it was too late to get a 73 you would get a 74 but it was going to be $ 879 more for the 74 my dad said no absolutely not so we did not get one we waited another year and got A much better deal on a new 1975 from another agency so ya see old Tony & his boss were not giving us the best deal LOL
That does make sense. I see so many of these cars that are so loaded up with options, including cruise control yet no tilt column. I've always said that it had to be a mistake. Maybe my car wasn't ordered with hydroboost and 4 wheel disc brakes, but somehow they got thrown on there as it went down the line. I do not believe that someone added it after it was delivered.
@@tonyscarcare5657 well back in those days option groups were new to the genre so you would sit there in the stuffy little cubicle sipping coffee and sometimes in a cloud of cigarette smoke and your salesmen would be checking off little squares for each option that existed hopeing that when your car arrived it would have all the goodies you requested as we found out did not always happen as ordered all car companies But FORD was notorious for these errors me personally my first new P/U truck was a 90 GMC Sierra that I made a better deal on then the Chevy dealer on the other side of town for an equally equipped Silverado my first used cars were 79 Cutlass & 72 GrandVille
That makes sense.
My Dad use to get upset with me when I started driving in H.S. Because I would readjust his Tilt wheel and he was afraid I was going to break the turn signal lever by making too many column Adjustments I admit I was a little concerned too because my Dad said your going to take it to Ford for the repair & it is going to be expensive my Dad said he was not going to give hand signals in the snow or rain or even on a sunny day and I’m not or your mother going to be getting return hand signals from other drivers this is one area where ford took the cheap way one lever GM had a separate lever for tilting and we always had to order the game / snack table at the parts window at the dealer because that was another option that never arrived on the Wagons that is what I was going to ask you about on yours I told my Dad when I was about 12 that I liked the Mercury Colony Park why don’t we try one and my Mom liked the idea my Dad got mad & said your all crazy some appreciation you have for me I go out long hours all week dangerous work hauling Structural steel oversized loads all the big jobs all the big buildings down town Chicago the deep tunnel project just about all the bridges in this Tri state region I treat you guys extremely well new clothes we eat the best the Christmas tree is full full full with the goods every year we do the big out west trip every year and I treat you’s to a new car every two years which I don’t have to do but do it any way out of love & pleasure I don’t care for the Mercury because it is more money for the same car sure the trim is a little different but it’s a matter of principle I’m not going to pay $ 1,800 more for the same car And you still have to order all the options that we like no you people will be proud & satisfied to ride in a new Country Squire I like that name I sacrifice for you guys because I know other guys that have their hobbies & Toys and don’t give their Wife & kids a second thought they live for gambling golf fishing their hot rods & Motor cycles and the kids live off of relatives or all they get is a couple bags of junk food every week he said I have seen it I use to be on the Police department I saw neglected families because of drugs Alcohol gambling & other forms of debauchery I’m doing the best I can for my family & you’s are going to knit pick over a car brand and some extra trim on the thing
Most people didn't even know they had tilt. I showed a lot of people and they were shocked. I never did see one break, though.
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Thanks, buddy!
What he said. 🤣
For sale?
No, Sir. Did you watch the video?
Needs 460
As I mentioned in the video, I was not gonna be picky about the engine. I personally like the 400. I've had them all, and I've got a 460 with fewer miles if I want to swap it. I was way more concerned about color and lots of options.
Only swap engines if the car experiences engine failure, otherwise I would keep it original
Yes. Adding that 460 is the least of my concerns. There was nothing wrong with the 400.
By '77 the block cracking issue was fixed.@@tonyscarcare5657