Now, folks. THAT'S how you keep a yard full of cars. The grass is still cut/weed-eat, and everything. Just because one has a little bit of "inventory" out back, doesn't mean there has to be weeds up to your ass, and snakes around your ankles. Amazingly organized. Alex, is a guy that's after my own heart, AND trying to outdo my ADHD. Good man. Bravo!!!
Did I say anything about WHEN he might've cleaned it up? It's clean. That's what I was talking about. Not WHEN he cleaned it up. Gee whiz, man. Besides, they ask these people in these towns with these cars maybe 24 hours in advance, with the VERY rare exception of calling a tip ahead of time. Man, some people...... Nice try though, smarty pants.
He had no idea we were coming. That is the way his yard looks all the time. He has a Western Town, and invites school groups to come and tour the place. Alex is a class act.
What a find,the man that owned the Ford station wagon had a vision. Wanting a hot rod but loved his family,so he gave them comfort while he enjoyed sitting in a bucket seat and being able to slam gears and feel power behind the wheel. One of one,man if we could order our own options today like they did then,what has happened to us? Thanks Tom and Hagerty for another great video.
That 67 Ford Country Squire was awesome. My grandfather had a 67 Ford Fairlane with that shade of green. So I have a fondness for this era of Fords. Never would have guessed that baby was packing a 428 w/ a 4-speed stick. That is such an amazing piece of automotive history.
MassacMongo99 that’s awesome. I remember a kid that would put the groceries in the car for my grandmother and he would always tell her if she sold it he wanted it. Yeah, good old days. That was early 80s and a not so rare but mint 75 trans am... still have it and a 428 lives in it now from 1969 yk 390hp way better
Wow that's unreal a 427 and a little Caprice that's a death trap that thing would probably take off and literally fly like a jet it's got to be very few of them made
@@Viper81766 Teutons really I know that engine wait about six hundred and something pounds we raced those 427 NASCAR in are dirt and asphalt cars you're talking about the Little Caprice they must have added a lot of weight what you would need to like we did to our race cars to keep them on the track LOL
In 1966, Plymouth built 2 Satellite wagons with Hemi 4 speeds on special order. One guy ordered his because he pulled a big fishing boat. One car still exists, one is gone...
Seeing the 67 wagon was definitely a treat. I remember as a kid sitting in the very back of our 68 wagon which had all the same features minus the 4 speed and 428. It had a 352 auto. Many miles pulling a fold down camper through the Rocky and Teton mountains.
Just seeing that Ford wagon reminded me of the day my old man came home in '70 with a new Plymouth Sport Suburban wagon. Gold with the "wood trim" on the sides, roof rack, hideaway headlights, fender mounted turn signal lights, twin fake hood vents with "383 Magnum " markers, rear facing jump seats for us kids in the rear, all powered. For the ungodly price of $5,500. Man, the trips we took with that bomb!
Thanks, ** that 383 Engine is outstanding I. 1979!!:& this is a great** 67 FORD Wagon: interestingly, I had a **1966 Ford GALAXIE 500 XL/ **4 Speed/ **deluxe Int/352 ( boo),. Anyways lots of miles and years on that Ford for me….. *****What I meant to mention, was my first new Car was A 1970 DODge Coronet 500/383/ 4 BBL/315 HP, SUPPOSEDLY., loaded:: as My 4 Speed/1966 was getting high miles * tired … l loved that 383 / Dual Snorkel: engine & big duel exhausts, etc. I did have to GO TO HEI IGNITION,, better tires, *& MONROE SHOCKS( SUPERMATIC 500s, I forgotten), etc. When I bough it new, had some ideas of SUOER BEE, & more RT / MOPAR connectionUpgrades would fit::: I should have waited , & got a SUPER BEE, or loaded RT…
Well, it depends. It's not the same to find a 1of 1 car because of the options list than to find, say, a 1 out of a 100 car where the hundred were all that were ever made. I guess it depends on the definition. I'm drooling over that ford nonetheless.
Yup, 1 of a million. I was working at a Ford Garage in 67, I saw a few 428 Squires, but never saw a 4spd. Model. That's awesome. It deserves a total restoration with all Ford parts and same color.
Wow, what memories. I too had a 1967 Ford Country Squire wagon with the 428 cid but auto trans, front bench seat, and manual roll-down windows. When you fired that baby up and backed it out, I had instant recall of what mine sounded like.
Our Country Squire had a 390 V8 & I thought it might be rare.. great family car back in 1966. Beige & the wood sides. Thanks for posting. from Texas ~ Richard & Barbara
Love your channel ! I am not I buyer and never was but I think it is a shame that so many people have old classic automobiles that are sitting and rusting away but have convinced themselves their vehicle is worth 2 to 10 times more than it actually is. My mom was willed a 1950 Hudson/Nash with 28,000 miles on it ! She too had convinced herself that it was worth much more than it was. So it sat in a yard and rusted away and made a good home for all sorts of critters. I enjoy seeing a guy like you that saves these beautiful automobiles and brings them back to life !
That shifter on the 428 wagon brought back a lot of memories. My very first car was purchased from the original owner in Flint, Michigan. It was a 1965 Comet 404 4 door sedan with a 289 4V and a factory four speed. Red. Wish I could find that car again. Had to sell it when I went away to college.
This is the best of the series. In this case, lucky 13 ! I just love the cars from 1930's and older. Rolling up on Alex must of been a real treat. I am also discovering that your books are a pleasure to read. Thank you Tom and thank you Haggerty. Great job !!!!
Errm... About those 1914 princess pressure release valves... I think they are actually fuel priming cups for getting the engine started especially when it's really cold. You just pour a drop of gas on each one. Used widely in the time before the choke got common.
WE HAD THAT WAGON!!!...minus the 4 speed...same avocado color, green interior...Sometime in the late 70's my parents called from LAX and said they had left their tickets (to Hawaii) on their dresser. I grabbed the tickets, took the Country Squire and went screaming up the 405 'averaging' 90mph. Made it from OC to LAX with time to spare. What a BEAST!
Wow, a real one of a kind. Being born and raised in the rust belt I believe that the odometer hasn’t turned over. This car was made before rust prevention was done at the factory. If this wagon did have over 100k miles on it the rust would be so bad that you would follow behind this wagon with a dust pan. My uncle bought new a 1968 Ford F-100 pickup. A few months after the truck was bought he severely injured his left knee. The F-100 had a 6 cylinder engine with a 3 on the tree manual transmission. With his injured knee he couldn’t operate the clutch. He kept the truck hoping his knee would get better but it didn’t. When he passed away in 1980 my aunt sold the truck for 3 times it’s sticker price. Even though the truck had 3000 miles on it and was never driven in the snow and salt it had minor rust (fixable) along the outside seams of the truck box. My first car was a 1967 Mercury Monterey bought 1973. It had 80k on it. The rear quarter panels had large rusts holes. The trunk was no longer weather tight. The bottom of all four doors was rusted away. I drove this car for about a year before it started to dog track. The unibody had rusted out so badly that the car couldn’t go straight down the road. Even with minor rust along the bottom of the doors this wagon odometer hasn’t turned over.
my old man bought a 69 country squire...sky blue...wood trim....just for our vacation that year.. we went from Va out to Texas and back without a hitch....was a memory that has lasted a lifetime....I was 13 then...im 61 now.... id love to find me a wagon like that thanx for sharing...brings back gr8 childhood memories
damn, thats back when car makers would do stuff off the norm, with the wagon. yea there were plenty of 428 wagons in the 70s , but none had the 4 speed. that crown vic was awsome too.👍
I think Alex is a real Gnome or a Leprechaun. He has collected a real treasure. Imagine the drive and the energy that you must have to do this over the years. Just when you think most people are all the same and boring, you see someone that stands out. So he looks magical.
My sister had one of thoss Ford country station wagons with the 429 engine in it and she drove it across the U.S. several times and never had a single problem with it; built like tanks and featured in Chevy Chase movies. A blast from the past with sitting in those rear seats with the window rolled down watching other cars behind you.
My dad bought a new 67 country squire wagon with a 390 cid. His first new car, he gave it to me in 74. Drove it to school everyday for 2 yrs. Called it the dragon wagon. Used take it to the drive-in on $8.00 car load nite, would load 10-12 people in that beast. Oh the memories!!
@@dehoedisc7247 Different engine family entirely. Longer stroke, smaller bore. Kind of the same idea as the 305 vs the 350. Slow revving, more low end torque theoretically but probably not.
He is not dead so it not YET is actually correct and he can have any intention he wants. If he didn't buy that car and restored it to the way it is, it would have gone to the crushers as back in the day these cars were not loved, much like the iconic Mustangs, VW Beetles and popular cars of today once they are slightly old but still common and not special. Also, did you want him to say "It never will"? Please if you have nothing good to say, keep it to yourself.
My family owned a 1967 Ford Country Squire Wagon exactly like this one with the wood paneling, roof rack, A/C, power everything, except it was blue and automatic! I still have pictures of it. It was a beautiful car! I wish we still had it.
WOW...,an original 4 speed 428 wagon. No manufacturers, today, will actually build a car the way...YOU....want it, but back in those years cars were so much more interesting. An example was a performance slant 6, 4 barrel carb Valiant that performed like a small V8, I know, because I drove one and instantly loved it. Pay for an inexperienced teenager in the mid 60's put anything new out of my reach though, plus I was due to be drafted. The car that I tried desperately to buy, though, was a brand new, fire engine red, 383 4 speed, '66 Plymouth Satellite, hard top. The car was absolutely stunning. Sadly, it never happened. Thanks for the memories! 😊.
Brings back strong memories of a 1965 Olds Vista Cruiser that my father ordered. We were returning from dad's assignment in Germany and the car was waiting for us at an Olds dealership in New Jersey. Black exterior over red interior, the 3rd seat in the back, 330 2-bbl with a Muncie wide ratio 4 speed. Have no idea how many they built -- I never saw another one, that's for sure. Draggin' wagons rule!
Re the 428 4 speed country squire, I worked for a suburban NYC Ford dealer, in the service department in 1969 and 1970. I saw many luxurious Ford wagons, and a couple with bucket seats. They probably had a 390, but possibly a 428. I never saw one with a 4 speed....it is a real treat to see this one. The parts manager at a different dealership had a ‘64 Ford wagon with the light 427, I think it was a 390 hp hydraulic lifter motor. This car was for his wife, so for her driving pleasure it had a cruiseomatic, but a very cool car even so. I like this mans videos....great to see a fellow with such excellent Ford knowledge. By the way the red and white car in the garage is a 55, not a 56....look at the round parking lights.
I wonder if, in 50 years, there will be a CZcams channel of a guy finding an "Ecoboost" in a barn? "This was put into the barn just after the warranty period"
I love this series of videos. I am five years older than Tom but I binge on these programs like they are gifts. But I wish he would slow down. My revived passion is to find a late 60’s Ford 428 cobra jet in one of the long Torino type cars. I drove one in 1972 when my daily driver was a 66 GTO. That 428 would have blown my car away. But I am such a fan of this series. So Tom please slow down and make the videos longer. Marc
fyi...those arnt for compression relief..they are fuel cups..pour some into the cups..open then close the valve..crank the engine..wa-la engine fires off..mostly found on up draft carburetor equipped engines..carbs back then were crude and would leak fuel down into the engine when not running..so they would hang em out to the side and have the engine intake from the top of the carb
I remember the plate number from 30 years ago on my truck, KMM-244 and my bike, ZN-7606 but cant remember my own phone number now. I think subconsciously I know I won't have the phone that long or it's all the drugs. What were we talking about?
That is awesome seeing a full size grocery getter fully optioned car with a stick shift on the floor! Back when practically everyone that drove knew how to drive a standard!
A friend's father ordered brand new in 1965 a black Ford Galaxie 4dr sedan, 390/4bbl with a 4speed. The car had a red leather interior with a bench seat and a factory tach. My friend's dad has past away but my friend still has the car. It was a real sleeper even with the duals. He drove it to high school in the mid 70's.
My very first car was a 1966 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon , 352 4 bbl had to buy it from my dad for $100 , it was the family car , Had great memories in that car , wish I had it today .
The motor was shot. It either has 120K or 220K miles. So it was rebuilt and reduced from 10.5 :1 to 9.5 : 1 compression ratio just to keep it driveable.
We had a 65 country sqcure just like that growing up....390 4br 300re it wold do over 120 with the whole fam. in the car..great fun,had a blow out at 110 raceing a corvett. My dad was an IDEOT
Back in 1983 my 13 year old friend showed me a ticket his dad got with him in 1975. It was for doing 135 with a 3 year old and a 5 year old in the car. It said that on the ticket. It was in a 1967 2 door Mustang.
...and then, misspells "idiot". (Can't make this stuff up). Note: That sound you hear, just after this guy's comment, was the fruit falling, not too far from the tree.
I learned years ago not to correct spelling... lost a very beautiful girlfriend who was very sweet to write to me while I was off studying at UCLA. Later, wife who really couldn't spell but uses her companies computers to do that for her, that's what IBM does, now she just has 'the little people' do that for her. and her bonuses exceed my EE/CS yearly$ (which my manager complained was a lot more than his salary so after getting screwed on raises because he was a tripple-dipper (Aerospace+AirForce+reserves+CoPayw/reservePay) was still making less than me! ...and this is my fault!? Best manager I ever had was a woman who admitted I made less than her but had more skills (though SHE REALLY WAS A SKILLED PROGRAMMER AS WELL!). DIFFERENCE WAS SHE KNEW WHAT IT TOOK TO OBTAIN THOSE SKILLS IN ONE PERSON AND COMPENSATED ME FOR IT! P.O.S. EX-MIL COULDN'T DO IT, DIDN'T WANT TO LEARN TO DO IT, ETC. ...AND DIDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE HIS AWARDING MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT TO US GOT HIM A MGR JOB!
As a young police officer in the 80s I met a gentleman from Pennsylvania with a mid-60s Impala station wagon with a 396 325 horse and a factory 4-speed. Maybe they did make a few of them but I had never seen one before nor have I seen one since very nice car
Stored? Is that what you call families who let some classics ROT and ROT and gather a goddam "patina", so some rich bastard can someday go "ooooooooh" and cough up a million clams.
Exactly morons whom let pieces of artwork on wheels and as a Veteran part of our national heritage sit and ROT!! Mkes me just sick, Im mean it literally turns my stomach that these fools DO NOTHING WITH THEM.
That 1967 Ford Country Squire with a 428 cubic inch engine and a 4 speed manual transmission is very unique one of a kind. Most of these Ford Station Wagons came with a 3 speed automatic transmission, and some came with a 3 speed column shift, but a 4 speed manual floor shift in a Ford Station Wagon is unique.
Hi Tom, really like this series! Have you ever run across a 1956 Country Squire? My late Dad bought one new, and drove it until 1964, when he replaced it with a '63 Country Sedan.
Tom Cottor your a genius, as for Alex & others like him who let cars rot & decay in their yards, they don't deserve to be interviewed on a show like this....it's supposed to be BARN FIND....
Now, folks. THAT'S how you keep a yard full of cars. The grass is still cut/weed-eat, and everything. Just because one has a little bit of "inventory" out back, doesn't mean there has to be weeds up to your ass, and snakes around your ankles. Amazingly organized. Alex, is a guy that's after my own heart, AND trying to outdo my ADHD. Good man. Bravo!!!
whos to say the guy didn't clean up for filming?
Did I say anything about WHEN he might've cleaned it up? It's clean. That's what I was talking about. Not WHEN he cleaned it up. Gee whiz, man. Besides, they ask these people in these towns with these cars maybe 24 hours in advance, with the VERY rare exception of calling a tip ahead of time. Man, some people...... Nice try though, smarty pants.
He had no idea we were coming. That is the way his yard looks all the time. He has a Western Town, and invites school groups to come and tour the place. Alex is a class act.
Yeah, that's the way to keep 'em. Outside, rusting into the ground.
Constructive Critique I love your screen name!
Thanks for putting these on youtube for us guys who cant afford to watch it anywhere else.
when you absolutely, positively need to get the groceries home before the ice cream melts
Love wagons too bro
Literally One of the best replies I've ever read!!!!!
For someone who likes his ice cream rock hard, I can relate.
What a find,the man that owned the Ford station wagon had a vision. Wanting a hot rod but loved his family,so he gave them comfort while he enjoyed sitting in a bucket seat and being able to slam gears and feel power behind the wheel. One of one,man if we could order our own options today like they did then,what has happened to us? Thanks Tom and Hagerty for another great video.
That 67 Ford Country Squire was awesome. My grandfather had a 67 Ford Fairlane with that shade of green. So I have a fondness for this era of Fords. Never would have guessed that baby was packing a 428 w/ a 4-speed stick. That is such an amazing piece of automotive history.
Geez...more special and rare than most cars...that story and the Marty report will bring $$$$ someday...I recently got a hankering for wagons myself
Robert Karma If that isn't a SLEEPER I don't know what is
Worked at a Grocery Store in the early 70s and we had a customer with a 67 Caprice Wagon with a FACTORY 427 with a 4 speed. The good old days .
MassacMongo99 that’s awesome. I remember a kid that would put the groceries in the car for my grandmother and he would always tell her if she sold it he wanted it. Yeah, good old days. That was early 80s and a not so rare but mint 75 trans am... still have it and a 428 lives in it now from 1969 yk 390hp way better
@Literally Shaking we still have some pretty sick wagons my neighbor has a 392 srt8 magnum. And let's not forget the ctsv wagon
Wow that's unreal a 427 and a little Caprice that's a death trap that thing would probably take off and literally fly like a jet it's got to be very few of them made
@@patrickmcwilliams9030 it was a two ton car .
@@Viper81766 Teutons really I know that engine wait about six hundred and something pounds we raced those 427 NASCAR in are dirt and asphalt cars you're talking about the Little Caprice they must have added a lot of weight what you would need to like we did to our race cars to keep them on the track LOL
I've watched this video 3 times tonight...can't get over the Country Squire...great find, great story!!!! Unreal!!!
A 4 speed 428 wagon, fully loaded !! This guy who ordered it was way ahead of his time. The ultimate car !! Awesome video, thank you.
In 1966, Plymouth built 2 Satellite wagons with Hemi 4 speeds on special order. One guy ordered his because he pulled a big fishing boat. One car still exists, one is gone...
Seeing the 67 wagon was definitely a treat. I remember as a kid sitting in the very back of our 68 wagon which had all the same features minus the 4 speed and 428. It had a 352 auto. Many miles pulling a fold down camper through the Rocky and Teton mountains.
Just seeing that Ford wagon reminded me of the day my old man came home in '70 with a new Plymouth Sport Suburban wagon. Gold with the "wood trim" on the sides, roof rack, hideaway headlights, fender mounted turn signal lights, twin fake hood vents with "383 Magnum " markers, rear facing jump seats for us kids in the rear, all powered. For the ungodly price of $5,500. Man, the trips we took with that bomb!
Sounds like a wagon straight from The Brady Bunch as I believe they always used Chrysler wagons.
Michael Wojciechowski man the girls i layed in thatbomb
Thanks, ** that 383 Engine is outstanding I. 1979!!:& this is a great** 67 FORD Wagon: interestingly, I had a **1966 Ford GALAXIE 500 XL/ **4 Speed/ **deluxe Int/352 ( boo),. Anyways lots of miles and years on that Ford for me….. *****What I meant to mention, was my first new Car was A 1970 DODge Coronet 500/383/ 4 BBL/315 HP, SUPPOSEDLY., loaded:: as My 4 Speed/1966 was getting high miles * tired … l loved that 383 / Dual Snorkel: engine & big duel exhausts, etc. I did have to GO TO HEI IGNITION,, better tires, *& MONROE SHOCKS( SUPERMATIC 500s, I forgotten), etc. When I bough it new, had some ideas of SUOER BEE, & more RT / MOPAR connectionUpgrades would fit::: I should have waited , & got a SUPER BEE, or loaded RT…
that country squire is one of the most awsomest cars ive seen in a long time,,then again ive always had a thing for old wagons! love this show!
So technically this station wagon is actually the rarest car he has ever found. Amazing
Well, it depends. It's not the same to find a 1of 1 car because of the options list than to find, say, a 1 out of a 100 car where the hundred were all that were ever made. I guess it depends on the definition. I'm drooling over that ford nonetheless.
Exactly.
+James Palmer yup... he exaggerates much
Yup, 1 of a million. I was working at a Ford Garage in 67, I saw a few 428 Squires, but never saw a 4spd. Model. That's awesome. It deserves a total restoration with all Ford parts and same color.
And it wasn't in a barn.
It's amazing how much classic cars are still there to be found/restored in the US alone
oh I want that wagon... could you imagine the look on some dude's face when that old wagon eats up his camaro or mustang? What fun.
you would have to buy it from Tom.
Wow, what memories. I too had a 1967 Ford Country Squire wagon with the 428 cid but auto trans, front bench seat, and manual roll-down windows. When you fired that baby up and backed it out, I had instant recall of what mine sounded like.
I wish these came out more often.....love the series!
Someone could make big bucks following this guy around and buying up what He doesn't.
That Ford Wagon at the end of the video is a Gem. I would daily drive that car well into my 60's even road trip it with the squad. Love this show!
Our Country Squire had a 390 V8 & I thought it might be rare.. great family car back in 1966. Beige & the wood sides. Thanks for posting. from Texas ~ Richard & Barbara
Love your channel ! I am not I buyer and never was but I think it is a shame that so many people have old classic automobiles that are sitting and rusting away but have convinced themselves their vehicle is worth 2 to 10 times more than it actually is. My mom was willed a 1950 Hudson/Nash with 28,000 miles on it ! She too had convinced herself that it was worth much more than it was. So it sat in a yard and rusted away and made a good home for all sorts of critters. I enjoy seeing a guy like you that saves these beautiful automobiles and brings them back to life !
These episodes need to be TEN TIMES LONGER!!!! Just great, Tom !!!
Whew, it takes so long just to make them now!
That shifter on the 428 wagon brought back a lot of memories. My very first car was purchased from the original owner in Flint, Michigan. It was a 1965 Comet 404 4 door sedan with a 289 4V and a factory four speed. Red. Wish I could find that car again. Had to sell it when I went away to college.
This is the best of the series. In this case, lucky 13 ! I just love the cars from 1930's and older. Rolling up on Alex must of been a real treat. I am also discovering that your books are a pleasure to read. Thank you Tom and thank you Haggerty. Great job !!!!
You keep watching and keep reading, and I'll keep producing! Thank you so much.
Alex preserved his car and his accent for all those years.
I've always said Country Squires ruled and this video finally proves it.
Hear the passion in Mr Cotter's voice. Genuine man.
Errm... About those 1914 princess pressure release valves... I think they are actually fuel priming cups for getting the engine started especially when it's really cold. You just pour a drop of gas on each one. Used widely in the time before the choke got common.
You would be correct
Got it. I learned something.
suomenpresidentti Those are priming cups, the pressure relief valve is the actual valve in the block 😂
suomenpresidentti i
Agree there
WE HAD THAT WAGON!!!...minus the 4 speed...same avocado color, green interior...Sometime in the late 70's my parents called from LAX and said they had left their tickets (to Hawaii) on their dresser. I grabbed the tickets, took the Country Squire and went screaming up the 405 'averaging' 90mph. Made it from OC to LAX with time to spare. What a BEAST!
Wow, a real one of a kind. Being born and raised in the rust belt I believe that the odometer hasn’t turned over. This car was made before rust prevention was done at the factory. If this wagon did have over 100k miles on it the rust would be so bad that you would follow behind this wagon with a dust pan. My uncle bought new a 1968 Ford F-100 pickup. A few months after the truck was bought he severely injured his left knee. The F-100 had a 6 cylinder engine with a 3 on the tree manual transmission. With his injured knee he couldn’t operate the clutch. He kept the truck hoping his knee would get better but it didn’t. When he passed away in 1980 my aunt sold the truck for 3 times it’s sticker price. Even though the truck had 3000 miles on it and was never driven in the snow and salt it had minor rust (fixable) along the outside seams of the truck box. My first car was a 1967 Mercury Monterey bought 1973. It had 80k on it. The rear quarter panels had large rusts holes. The trunk was no longer weather tight. The bottom of all four doors was rusted away. I drove this car for about a year before it started to dog track. The unibody had rusted out so badly that the car couldn’t go straight down the road. Even with minor rust along the bottom of the doors this wagon odometer hasn’t turned over.
Imagine going on a vacation in that car today. Crank that Holiday Road song.
Brilliant show, frothing over that wagon
I want that wagon haha
Those were the days of 1 of 1's, you were able to equip cars with individual options, not having to buy package 1, 2, 3 etc
my old man bought a 69 country squire...sky blue...wood trim....just for our vacation that year..
we went from Va out to Texas and back without a hitch....was a memory that has lasted a lifetime....I was 13 then...im 61 now.... id love to find me a wagon like that
thanx for sharing...brings back gr8 childhood memories
damn, thats back when car makers would do stuff off the norm, with the wagon. yea there were plenty of 428 wagons in the 70s , but none had the 4 speed.
that crown vic was awsome too.👍
Alex is the most organized hoarder I've ever seen.
I think Alex is a real Gnome or a Leprechaun. He has collected a real treasure. Imagine the drive and the energy that you must have to do this over the years.
Just when you think most people are all the same and boring, you see someone that stands out. So he looks magical.
Love the sound when you are backing out of the storage unit
The Country Squire is so sweet
Love this series! Tom you and your crew do a spot on job, and like often tell people, its all about preserving the oldies!
Thank you.
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My sister had one of thoss Ford country station wagons with the 429 engine in it and she drove it across the U.S. several times and never had a single problem with it; built like tanks and featured in Chevy Chase movies. A blast from the past with sitting in those rear seats with the window rolled down watching other cars behind you.
My dad bought a new 67 country squire wagon with a 390 cid. His first new car, he gave it to me in 74. Drove it to school everyday for 2 yrs. Called it the dragon wagon. Used take it to the drive-in on $8.00 car load nite, would load 10-12 people in that beast. Oh the memories!!
I imagine Lee smiled when the paperwork for that wagon came across his desk.
Oh, really? Ever hear of the Boss 429? The tugboat 428 has nowhere near the power of the Boss 429.
@@dehoedisc7247 Different engine family entirely. Longer stroke, smaller bore. Kind of the same idea as the 305 vs the 350. Slow revving, more low end torque theoretically but probably not.
The 428 was geared more towards the road. The boss 429 was more race oriented.
@@dehoedisc7247 Yes, I've heard of it. It didn't EXIST when this car was built....
@@mfree80286 No, you didn't exist.......
I'll like that 428 wagon with 4 speed. I'm not a ford guy, but rare thing like that with big V8,4 speed gears. hell yeaaaahhh!
A true piece of American hot rod history...WOW!!
When I was a kid, my friend's parents had a Country Squire. We used to love to ride in those back jump seats with the window down
My dad had a 67 Ford wagon it was maroon color I loved that car.
I love that wagon!.... Always loved wagons, even took my drivers license test in a Vista Cruiser wagon. Someday I'm gonna buy a station wagon.
I'm with you Kenny, i owned 5 viste cruisers all were 1970 and 1971 that 70 had a rocket in it top speed was 135 lol
You might want to pick one up sooner than later if you want a 71-76 G.M. Full-Sized one, people smash them left and right in derbies...
@@101Volts yes, people are idiots, smashing up cars for fun. Morons....
FORD Guy with his Heart in the right place!!!
That wagon is pure gold....1 of 1 just fricken love it
My Mom drove us around in a 1969 Torino wagon with a 351. Fun days.
" Have you ever had it running?"
"Not yet."
The Hoarder's Fantasy.
Yes it does run
He is not dead so it not YET is actually correct and he can have any intention he wants.
If he didn't buy that car and restored it to the way it is, it would have gone to the crushers as back in the day these cars were not loved, much like the iconic Mustangs, VW Beetles and popular cars of today once they are slightly old but still common and not special.
Also, did you want him to say "It never will"?
Please if you have nothing good to say, keep it to yourself.
That wagon is amazing. I'd drive it all the time
He bought it. As would we all.
My family owned a 1967 Ford Country Squire Wagon exactly like this one with the wood paneling, roof rack, A/C, power everything, except it was blue and automatic! I still have pictures of it. It was a beautiful car! I wish we still had it.
WOW...,an original 4 speed 428 wagon. No manufacturers, today, will actually build a car the way...YOU....want it, but back in those years cars were so much more interesting. An example was a performance slant 6, 4 barrel carb Valiant that performed like a small V8, I know, because I drove one and instantly loved it. Pay for an inexperienced teenager in the mid 60's put anything new out of my reach though, plus I was due to be drafted. The car that I tried desperately to buy, though, was a brand new, fire engine red, 383 4 speed, '66 Plymouth Satellite, hard top. The car was absolutely stunning. Sadly, it never happened.
Thanks for the memories! 😊.
Alex is very reasonable on his prices. a lot of times guys like him ask astronomical prices or they won't part with anything
That is an amazing collection. Great video and tv show. Jay Leno may be calling this guy.
I wouldn't sell it Leno !
Brings back strong memories of a 1965 Olds Vista Cruiser that my father ordered. We were returning from dad's assignment in Germany and the car was waiting for us at an Olds dealership in New Jersey. Black exterior over red interior, the 3rd seat in the back, 330 2-bbl with a Muncie wide ratio 4 speed. Have no idea how many they built -- I never saw another one, that's for sure. Draggin' wagons rule!
I grew up about 25 miles west of Detroit in the 60's 'til 77. This stuff is f ing COOL. Brings back great memories.
Beautiful!
I'm sure Jay would take the time to feature this car.
Amazing!
I have always loved station wagons. This one is my favorite. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Its so amazing that some of these cars are at least 100 years old
Re the 428 4 speed country squire, I worked for a suburban NYC Ford dealer, in the service department in 1969 and 1970. I saw many luxurious Ford wagons, and a couple with bucket seats. They probably had a 390, but possibly a 428. I never saw one with a 4 speed....it is a real treat to see this one. The parts manager at a different dealership had a ‘64 Ford wagon with the light 427, I think it was a 390 hp hydraulic lifter motor. This car was for his wife, so for her driving pleasure it had a cruiseomatic, but a very cool car even so. I like this mans videos....great to see a fellow with such excellent Ford knowledge. By the way the red and white car in the garage is a 55, not a 56....look at the round parking lights.
I wonder if, in 50 years, there will be a CZcams channel of a guy finding an "Ecoboost" in a barn?
"This was put into the barn just after the warranty period"
Will the Ford turnover? Nope...it's an EcoBoost Ford...pure💩.
No way in Hell ,it was not put in that barn after the warranty period ! You can tell by the faded paint ! It's gotta be 116.000 miles on it !
@@ricketyrick3686 As if there wouldn't be people willing to work on it. Maybe not *you.*
That T-Bird would be fun to do an "ICON" version: update all the mechanicals, but leave the patina alone.
WOW......YOU ARE SO RIGHT ABOUT AL'S PLACE, A TRUE WONDER LAND OF THE BEGINNING OF THE MOTOR WORLD!!!
That wagon is awesome! Great series.
Thanks, again, Hagerty!!
I love this series of videos. I am five years older than Tom but I binge on these programs like they are gifts. But I wish he would slow down. My revived passion is to find a late 60’s Ford 428 cobra jet in one of the long Torino type cars. I drove one in 1972 when my daily driver was a 66 GTO. That 428 would have blown my car away. But I am such a fan of this series. So Tom please slow down and make the videos longer. Marc
I grew up with a 1967 Country Squire with a 390,4 bbl and 3 on the tree. Friend had a 428 with 3 on the tree. 3 on the tree,how we miss thee
I hope we see many more of these episodes, love that wagon! Thank You from NZ
fyi...those arnt for compression relief..they are fuel cups..pour some into the cups..open then close the valve..crank the engine..wa-la engine fires off..mostly found on up draft carburetor equipped engines..carbs back then were crude and would leak fuel down into the engine when not running..so they would hang em out to the side and have the engine intake from the top of the carb
Thanks. I learned something new.
your welcome buddy :) great channel btw keep it up !!
Great to see a fellow Maltese on the show, keep living the dream Alex!
Hagerty is the FortNine of the automotive world! Superb production quality!
As a child, my mom had a 67 country squire, pretty sure it was a 390. VCZ924 was the plate, don't ask how I remember that.
6The6Devil6 he made it up
I remember the plate number from 30 years ago on my truck, KMM-244 and my bike, ZN-7606 but cant remember my own phone number now. I think subconsciously I know I won't have the phone that long or it's all the drugs. What were we talking about?
Thanks for the show. Really enjoyed it.
That is awesome seeing a full size grocery getter fully optioned car with a stick shift on the floor! Back when practically everyone that drove knew how to drive a standard!
The sweet sound of that 428 throwing down some big horses is music. It would be crazy to think of a solid lifter cam thumping even more horses!
love your videos you come across some nice cars wish we had some of these down under
awesome. what a great program.
please keep it up
I'm not even into cars that much, but this is the most bingeable series on youtube.
1967 ford country squire station wagon 428..what a masterpiece!!!
Verry nice video , i love this series!!
"It has this, it has that" Me while watching: *I see that badge on the side mate*
My Dad bought a yellow and wood grained 428 Country Squire and he drove our family across the US twice in that beast.
A friend's father ordered brand new in 1965 a black Ford Galaxie 4dr sedan, 390/4bbl with a 4speed. The car had a red leather interior with a bench seat and a factory tach. My friend's dad has past away but my friend still has the car. It was a real sleeper even with the duals. He drove it to high school in the mid 70's.
that's a 55 crown Victoria very nice
What great finds. I like the Ford wagon :)
Gene Wiley you fell for that 1 of 13,000 bullshit story?
so you think this is not true then.
No, not at all, haggerty invented this garbage story BUNCH OF BS
Hey, this show is true! I live and breathe it everyday. I wouldn't do it if it wasn't honest.
well, i still liked the car. Just a nice old wagon. thanks jim
My very first car was a 1966 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon , 352 4 bbl had to buy it from my dad for $100 , it was the family car , Had great memories in that car , wish I had it today .
OK, I'm drooling on my keyboard. Subscribed!
The Country Squire appears to have a new motor - rest of car in need of a full restoration.
The motor was shot. It either has 120K or 220K miles. So it was rebuilt and reduced from 10.5 :1 to 9.5 : 1 compression ratio just to keep it driveable.
Stardust Dream Factory can't see the block. For all we know sombody simply spray bombed the valve covers, intake & air cleaner.
We had a 65 country sqcure just like that growing up....390 4br 300re it wold do over 120 with the whole fam. in the car..great fun,had a blow out at 110 raceing a corvett. My dad was an IDEOT
Back in 1983 my 13 year old friend showed me a ticket his dad got with him in 1975. It was for doing 135 with a 3 year old and a 5 year old in the car. It said that on the ticket. It was in a 1967 2 door Mustang.
Mike ,, lmfao,
...and then, misspells "idiot". (Can't make this stuff up).
Note: That sound you hear, just after this guy's comment, was the fruit falling, not too far from the tree.
I learned years ago not to correct spelling... lost a very beautiful girlfriend who was very sweet to write to me while I was off studying at UCLA. Later, wife who really couldn't spell but uses her companies computers to do that for her, that's what IBM does, now she just has 'the little people' do that for her. and her bonuses exceed my EE/CS yearly$ (which my manager complained was a lot more than his salary so after getting screwed on raises because he was a tripple-dipper (Aerospace+AirForce+reserves+CoPayw/reservePay)
was still making less than me! ...and this is my fault!? Best manager I ever had was a woman who admitted I made less than her but had more skills (though SHE REALLY WAS A SKILLED PROGRAMMER AS WELL!). DIFFERENCE WAS SHE KNEW WHAT IT TOOK TO OBTAIN THOSE SKILLS IN ONE PERSON AND COMPENSATED ME FOR IT! P.O.S. EX-MIL COULDN'T DO IT, DIDN'T WANT TO LEARN TO DO IT, ETC.
...AND DIDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE HIS AWARDING MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT TO US GOT HIM A MGR JOB!
Cool story, bro?
We had a 1967 Mercury station wagon, beautiful car light blue with wood paneling,had a 410-4v
As a young police officer in the 80s I met a gentleman from Pennsylvania with a mid-60s Impala station wagon with a 396 325 horse and a factory 4-speed. Maybe they did make a few of them but I had never seen one before nor have I seen one since very nice car
I wonder why they stopped using wooden firewalls...
Caddy Guy Gaming You suppose they realized the oxymoron of it?
The same reason why they quit using wooden frames. Because horses are not pulling these things LOL.
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At least make them out of cedar so they dont rot....i used a cedar firewall in my 57 chevy. I put a fire resistant coating on it....
Aluminum is cheaper and lighter.
G. H. No metal shaping? How do you suppose they formed all the body panels hahahahahahha come on now
"Cars should be driven-not stored"~Bond
Stored? Is that what you call families who let some classics ROT and ROT and gather a goddam "patina", so some rich bastard can someday go "ooooooooh" and cough up a million clams.
Exactly morons whom let pieces of artwork on wheels and as a Veteran part of our national heritage sit and ROT!! Mkes me just sick, Im mean it literally turns my stomach that these fools DO NOTHING WITH THEM.
I'll admit I'm not a wagon guy but that ford wagon is too cool!!
That 1967 Ford Country Squire with a 428 cubic inch engine and a 4 speed manual transmission is very unique one of a kind. Most of these Ford Station Wagons came with a 3 speed automatic transmission, and some came with a 3 speed column shift, but a 4 speed manual floor shift in a Ford Station Wagon is unique.
Hi Tom, really like this series! Have you ever run across a 1956 Country Squire? My late Dad bought one new, and drove it until 1964, when he replaced it with a '63 Country Sedan.
Not yet, but keep watching. Hopefully soon.
Yeah
Great series
love all episodes
When I was a kid we had a 67 Squire, but it had a 390 in it and an automatic transmission.
@@pejoarda772 its funny you mention that, I was only about 6 or 7 years old but I remember my dad driving the car 90 and 95 MPH!
My first car in 1981 was a 67 Ford Country Squire station wagon. I was 16. It was olive green. No wood siding or roof rack
Tom Cottor your a genius, as for Alex & others like him who let cars rot & decay in their yards, they don't deserve to be interviewed on a show like this....it's supposed to be BARN FIND....