My parents had a 1969 LTD 2 door coupe, and it was very similar to the '70 LTD Squire from the front seats forward to the bumper. This was a memory flashback.
Thank you for reviewing this wagon. It brings back memories of the family car I learned to drive on, a 1974 Ford Torino wagon with the smog strangled 400 CID V8. In the early 90’s it was the epitome of uncool, but it was my first car and I love it still. You could fit more stuff in the back than many full sized trucks can today.
The Torino and Montego seem so massive by today's standards. In the 1970s, we were friends with a family whose dad worked at a Ford dealership. Every few months he would get a new LTD or Country Squire demonstrator to drive. I was surprised when they turned up with a new Torino wagon which seemed so much smaller and less luxurious. The last demonstrator I remember was an LTD II and then he switched jobs.
It's hard to imagine today how ubiquitous these were at the time. From 69 thru 74 Ford was selling roughly 120-140,000 of them every year. Every suburban Mom could take the kids to the country club / pool in one and look appropriately upscale - in a Ford. My Dad/Mom really wanted a 1969 - near twin to this, but the budget just did not allow, and they settled for well optioned a Torino Squire, which, in white with a blue interior was really a pretty car. But it wasn't 'the big one'. Ours had a 390 4V which Dad special ordered, and in the lighter body, it was very much NOT a malaise car - thing moved! [The online automobile catalog which is optimistic says 0-60 in 7.7 sec which I'm not sure I believe - but I can tell you it would embarrass the heck out of the mid-70's mag wheel and stripe crowd]
My uncle had this same year and model Country Squire in light green with the same 390 but with no A/C. It was cool sitting with my cousin in those rear facing jump seats as a kid.
As a kid of the 60s and 70s, I grew up in the back of these things. We’d get a new to us used replacement every few years, always Country Squires with the fake paneling and always either green or brown. Some had the seats in the back but we never used them.
Love this! 70 LTD stationwagon landyacht. I was in a later model LTD once in the mid 80s, sitting in the back facing traffic behind us. Miss those stationwagons. Thanks Zack!
Unless your head was turned to see the traffic behind you, you weren't in a full-size Ford wagon; Ford waybacks faced forward 'til 1964, '65 introduced the "DFRS": dual facing rear seats. That's all you could get until the last Squire (and Colony Park). The 'midsize' but still huge LTD II did have a rear-facing wayback seat...
A friend of the family had a 1969 base model wagon with a 302 V8. I loved that car and the driver-centric instrument panel. It was peppy enough, and the owner said he could get 20 MPG on the highway, very good for a full size car of that era.
When my mom was a kid in the late 70s in New Hampshire, her family owned one of these full-size Ford wagons (albeit a little older IIRC). They sold it to their neighbor when they moved, and the neighbor, allegedly, entered it in a demo derby where it split just about clean in half because it was so rusty
@@andrewd.conard5088 We are going to have to agree to disagree. As a kid, I was was regularly driven around in brand new Country Squires and LTDs throughout the 70s and I had no complaints. Today I also enjoy the Panther Platform cars that followed in 1979. I owned a 1991 Grand Marquis from 2003 -2010 and just once I had an opportunity to park beside a full size Ford LTD that preceded it. The difference in size was noteworthy,
That's probably not gonna happen, I mean everyone seems to prefer SUVs anyways, so much so that Ford isn't selling cars in the USA anymore aside from the Mustang. If trends change, yes, but otherwise we're stuck with the Explorer, Edge, Escape, F150 and Bronco
I'm pretty sure the owner Will is a time traveler straight out of 1970.... And when he arrived in 2024, he looked for a car that he's more accustomed to. 🤣
My dad purchased a new Country Squire in Aug. of 1970. It was the most reliable, comfortable, dependable vehicle he ever owned. A truly high quality, sturdy, quiet vehicle.
I confirm that my parents were in the market segment that always bought AC equipped new cars, but never so extravagant that they had power windows. This was a tier of the industry.
In the 80s and 90s I know my parents had a few cars with A/C and manual windows. Heck, my last car did too ('94 Saturn wagon). My dad always said power options were just another thing to break, and I have to admit I've never broken a manual window regulator.
@@therealboofighterExactly! Usually only at a drive-thru or mailbox. And it's easy to reach because it's only the driver's window that needs to be opened.
Hello how are you doing? I love your Ford LTD wagon! 💙💙❣️❣️ Love to own one like this one! It's a real car, Not the ten can air-bag plastic trash they're making now! 😎👻💙❣️❣️
Sweet the full american V8 with a nice 4 barrel and no place to sit for days while your battery charges so you can drive 200 miles. Here this car can haul everything and get there fast.
NOT "Country Squire LTD"! Yes LTD-level fit, finish, badge - but it topped Ford's separate wagon line with Country Sedan and (lowest) Ranch Wagon. [I bought and *loved* a rusty '72 in 1981.]
Isn’t LTD the model name, and Country Squire just indicates that it’s the wagon body style? I always thought the way to say the name was “LTD Country Squire”.
There can't be many of these left rolling around. These were family transportation and no one thought to save them. This one's a survivor for sure. A little rusty but it's been around a while. Full-size cars were basically 2WD pickup trucks so they could tow anything. I've never seen an instrument panel like that where the driver has absolutely everything. I've seen cars with the climate controls on the left but never the radio.
With the rear floor rusted through in the back when you showed the jump seats, how is that legally registered to be plated and on the road? In most jurisdictions that car could not be plated to be on the road because of the potential of exhaust directly entering the cabin from underneath the car
Most states don't care. Some states don't even inspect cars while some states just check to see that the lights are working. The inspector never enters the car.
In our freaking economy today why couldn’t they just build station wagons instead of these big a** SUVs? I mean wouldn’t it be smarter option and style????
People spend way more than they should on cars, to fit in with what seems popular at the time. And the big a** SUVs (at least the midsize ones) have way less interior length behind the 2nd row than a normal wagon. Smartest option overall is a minivan, but those are “uncool”.
@jamespowell5767 Luxury Trim Decor That's what it stands for. And the engines depends on which one 390 4 venturi or 390 2 venturi On the valve cover that's what 4V or 2V stands for!
The last wagon with any real wood was the 1953 Buick. PLEASE quit acting like no power windows or power locks is such a puzzling big deal. Unless you were buying a luxury vehicle, power accessories as well as air were OPTIONAL choices. Every option was a stand alone option. Power windows were not seen as a necessity. They were perceived as unnecessary, expensive and troublesome.
That is sooooo cool! I've got a crown vic as a daily, every little thing you do adds so much response and power it's crazy. Was a mechanic for 10 years, never saw a V-8 show this amount of difference, usually takes a wad of cash to do what all I've done for like $100 so far. Any way I'm lookin for another really strong Ford V-8 vehicle, I'd really like to have something like this,
Not really, if you don't drive it in the rain it's not an issue. One of my classic cars has a hole through the back fender. It's an old car thing. Maybe someday I'll have it restored or maybe not.
In 1987, I bought a 1981 Chevy Citation. At 6 years old it was already a Flintstones car. From the front seats. I just cut some pressure-treated plywood to fit, and used plumbers’ strapping to hang it from the higher metal where screws would still hold. It got me through a year that way. I guess if the car broke into two pieces, it might be a problem though. Oh well.
Theres only 2 countries in the world besides the USA that use the imperial system en masse. Those countries are Liberia, and Myanmar. Do you really want to be like Liberia and Myanmar? Didn't think so.
My parents had a 1969 LTD 2 door coupe, and it was very similar to the '70 LTD Squire from the front seats forward to the bumper. This was a memory flashback.
Thank you for reviewing this wagon. It brings back memories of the family car I learned to drive on, a 1974 Ford Torino wagon with the smog strangled 400 CID V8. In the early 90’s it was the epitome of uncool, but it was my first car and I love it still. You could fit more stuff in the back than many full sized trucks can today.
The Torino and Montego seem so massive by today's standards. In the 1970s, we were friends with a family whose dad worked at a Ford dealership. Every few months he would get a new LTD or Country Squire demonstrator to drive. I was surprised when they turned up with a new Torino wagon which seemed so much smaller and less luxurious. The last demonstrator I remember was an LTD II and then he switched jobs.
It's hard to imagine today how ubiquitous these were at the time. From 69 thru 74 Ford was selling roughly 120-140,000 of them every year. Every suburban Mom could take the kids to the country club / pool in one and look appropriately upscale - in a Ford. My Dad/Mom really wanted a 1969 - near twin to this, but the budget just did not allow, and they settled for well optioned a Torino Squire, which, in white with a blue interior was really a pretty car. But it wasn't 'the big one'. Ours had a 390 4V which Dad special ordered, and in the lighter body, it was very much NOT a malaise car - thing moved! [The online automobile catalog which is optimistic says 0-60 in 7.7 sec which I'm not sure I believe - but I can tell you it would embarrass the heck out of the mid-70's mag wheel and stripe crowd]
My uncle had this same year and model Country Squire in light green with the same 390 but with no A/C. It was cool sitting with my cousin in those rear facing jump seats as a kid.
As a kid of the 60s and 70s, I grew up in the back of these things. We’d get a new to us used replacement every few years, always Country Squires with the fake paneling and always either green or brown. Some had the seats in the back but we never used them.
Gotta love the interior. Definitely an interstate cruisers dream car of its time. Would still be enjoyable today for some.
Love this! 70 LTD stationwagon landyacht. I was in a later model LTD once in the mid 80s, sitting in the back facing traffic behind us. Miss those stationwagons. Thanks Zack!
Unless your head was turned to see the traffic behind you, you weren't in a full-size Ford wagon; Ford waybacks faced forward 'til 1964, '65 introduced the "DFRS": dual facing rear seats. That's all you could get until the last Squire (and Colony Park). The 'midsize' but still huge LTD II did have a rear-facing wayback seat...
If you walk out and its eyes are open, it's telling you it's time for a drive. 😎
A friend of the family had a 1969 base model wagon with a 302 V8. I loved that car and the driver-centric instrument panel. It was peppy enough, and the owner said he could get 20 MPG on the highway, very good for a full size car of that era.
Zack, there was no 451cc V8....it was a 351cc V8.... Cool car even if it's pretty Roached out...:)
That dash was the absolute peak for American cars. No one has done it better before or since.
Uncle Hermes delivered flowers with one of those, back in the day.
When my mom was a kid in the late 70s in New Hampshire, her family owned one of these full-size Ford wagons (albeit a little older IIRC). They sold it to their neighbor when they moved, and the neighbor, allegedly, entered it in a demo derby where it split just about clean in half because it was so rusty
Zack, 1970 was absolutely, positively Pre-Malaise. Ford brought back the Bronco now they need to bring back the truly legendary Country Squire!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
If they did a proper retro style square wagon that would be AWESOME. They were the default “family car” of America for many many decades.
In '71, they got way too big and bloated. Ford had the worst styling until the '79 downsizing.
@@andrewd.conard5088 We are going to have to agree to disagree. As a kid, I was was regularly driven around in brand new Country Squires and LTDs throughout the 70s and I had no complaints. Today I also enjoy the Panther Platform cars that followed in 1979. I owned a 1991 Grand Marquis from 2003 -2010 and just once I had an opportunity to park beside a full size Ford LTD that preceded it. The difference in size was noteworthy,
That's probably not gonna happen, I mean everyone seems to prefer SUVs anyways, so much so that Ford isn't selling cars in the USA anymore aside from the Mustang. If trends change, yes, but otherwise we're stuck with the Explorer, Edge, Escape, F150 and Bronco
Bring it back as an EV 😊
😊
The cargo area flip up seats were obviously the worst seats in the car, but us kids thought they were the best.
That’s a wagon with character!
I'm pretty sure the owner Will is a time traveler straight out of 1970.... And when he arrived in 2024, he looked for a car that he's more accustomed to. 🤣
Love that you pulled out Clark Griswold’s car just in time for me to start watching my annual viewing of Christmas Vacation
$h**ters full!
😂 Eddie
Go check out last years Christmas Special review. He did a replica wagon from Christmas Vacation.
That was a 79 Crown Vic.
@GeeEm1313 actually a 1979 ford ltd country squire
My grandpa had this car. He was a Chrysler/GM guy but gave Ford a shot. It was the biggest lemon he ever had swore off of Fords.
My dad purchased a new Country Squire in Aug. of 1970. It was the most reliable, comfortable, dependable vehicle he ever owned. A truly high quality, sturdy, quiet vehicle.
The only problems these Fords had were their carburetors!
@@maxr4448 yes the 4v Motorcraft carbs were crap. I've had a few and all you can do is put an edelbrock/carter carb on it
Driver had absolute control over the radio.
Indeed - and that lasted 2 years only - maybe the wife wasn't thrilled about that ;)
I confirm that my parents were in the market segment that always bought AC equipped new cars, but never so extravagant that they had power windows. This was a tier of the industry.
In the 80s and 90s I know my parents had a few cars with A/C and manual windows. Heck, my last car did too ('94 Saturn wagon). My dad always said power options were just another thing to break, and I have to admit I've never broken a manual window regulator.
If you have AC, how often are you rolling down your windows?
@@therealboofighterExactly! Usually only at a drive-thru or mailbox. And it's easy to reach because it's only the driver's window that needs to be opened.
You are the ultimate automobile variety channel. Great work!
Badass wagon
Man I’m just happy this thing is safely driving.
You need to do the Chicago Cutlass when back on the road
That is SO cool! Love the patina. Such a shame the wagon was replaced by dull SUVs and minivans.
What a retro automobile.
l like that real woodgrain. 2 way tail gate.
Saw that frosty "woodwork" and thought it was an AMC Rebel 'Mariner' wagon..!
1978 automatic watching live from Malawi 🇲🇼
2:13 checking out the Beretta !
A neat car passes at 0:12, a woody PT Cruiser.
Awesome, totally awesome. I love these.
Hello how are you doing? I love your Ford LTD wagon! 💙💙❣️❣️ Love to own one like this one! It's a real car, Not the ten can air-bag plastic trash they're making now! 😎👻💙❣️❣️
I remember this. Gas was 35¢
Sweet the full american V8 with a nice 4 barrel and no place to sit for days while your battery charges so you can drive 200 miles. Here this car can haul everything and get there fast.
NOT "Country Squire LTD"! Yes LTD-level fit, finish, badge - but it topped Ford's separate wagon line with Country Sedan and (lowest) Ranch Wagon. [I bought and *loved* a rusty '72 in 1981.]
Isn’t LTD the model name, and Country Squire just indicates that it’s the wagon body style? I always thought the way to say the name was “LTD Country Squire”.
looks like a true beater
Awesome car! I love wagons👍
There can't be many of these left rolling around. These were family transportation and no one thought to save them. This one's a survivor for sure. A little rusty but it's been around a while. Full-size cars were basically 2WD pickup trucks so they could tow anything. I've never seen an instrument panel like that where the driver has absolutely everything. I've seen cars with the climate controls on the left but never the radio.
That road you're driving on could use some new asphalt. lol
'Brown '73 Ranchero GT in my garage. Very similar. Kinda
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The interior! 😂
With the rear floor rusted through in the back when you showed the jump seats, how is that legally registered to be plated and on the road? In most jurisdictions that car could not be plated to be on the road because of the potential of exhaust directly entering the cabin from underneath the car
Its technically a 69 so to hell with emissions
Most states don't care. Some states don't even inspect cars while some states just check to see that the lights are working. The inspector never enters the car.
Wasn't this car (but green color) also used by the Brady Bunch? I think they took it to the Grand Canyon.
In our freaking economy today why couldn’t they just build station wagons instead of these big a** SUVs? I mean wouldn’t it be smarter option and style????
People spend way more than they should on cars, to fit in with what seems popular at the time. And the big a** SUVs (at least the midsize ones) have way less interior length behind the 2nd row than a normal wagon. Smartest option overall is a minivan, but those are “uncool”.
Pls do the 1969 Toronado!
this would be my ideal daily. if it had working AC. keep the patina though
My wife would say that it looks like the wagon from Harry and the Hendersons
It's the car from Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving special.
A real wagon
And you can fix it yourself relatively for cheap
Also Zach LTD
Stands for Luxury Trim Decor.
I always wondered what "LTD" stood for.
@jamespowell5767
Luxury Trim Decor
That's what it stands for.
And the engines depends on which one
390 4 venturi or 390 2 venturi
On the valve cover that's what 4V or 2V stands for!
It’s floor-less in my mind as well, looking in the back.
There was NO 451 Ford engine.
Family truckster...nice
The last wagon with any real wood was the 1953 Buick.
PLEASE quit acting like no power windows or power locks is such a puzzling big deal. Unless you were buying a luxury vehicle, power accessories as well as air were OPTIONAL choices. Every option was a stand alone option. Power windows were not seen as a necessity. They were perceived as unnecessary, expensive and troublesome.
🔥🔥🔥
How much miles?
Those hubcaps could kill pedestrians if they flew off!
Nice 😊
Zack has the choke and puke old radio station voice!
That is sooooo cool! I've got a crown vic as a daily, every little thing you do adds so much response and power it's crazy. Was a mechanic for 10 years, never saw a V-8 show this amount of difference, usually takes a wad of cash to do what all I've done for like $100 so far. Any way I'm lookin for another really strong Ford V-8 vehicle, I'd really like to have something like this,
i wish big cars were still amde
451?
That’s a big brown something. Might be cool if I was rich and could get it kindig style.
gauges are sparce
Seeing daylight thru the rear floor is disturbing.
Not really, if you don't drive it in the rain it's not an issue. One of my classic cars has a hole through the back fender. It's an old car thing. Maybe someday I'll have it restored or maybe not.
In 1987, I bought a 1981 Chevy Citation. At 6 years old it was already a Flintstones car. From the front seats. I just cut some pressure-treated plywood to fit, and used plumbers’ strapping to hang it from the higher metal where screws would still hold. It got me through a year that way. I guess if the car broke into two pieces, it might be a problem though. Oh well.
Nice… uh patina.
Why do young people always have to describe the displacement of cool classic V8's in liters ?
To exemplify just how much cooler and cataclysmic their size actually is compared to modern engines.
Theres only 2 countries in the world besides the USA that use the imperial system en masse. Those countries are Liberia, and Myanmar.
Do you really want to be like Liberia and Myanmar? Didn't think so.
FIRST
NO YOU ARE NOT
WHO ARE THE TWO MORONS WHO KEEP UPVOTING YOU
STOP MAKING UA-cam SO TERMINALLY ONLINE, JUST LIKE YOU
Useless car for many reasons🤷🏻♂️
well more useful than a sedan trunk model, at least you can haul some bigger items, Car itself is pretty Roached out though...lol
Lol this is probably one of the most useful cars ever made. You can fit 4×8 in the back, tow more than most modern SUVs, and seat 8+.
Way more useful than the blobby crossovers and “suv coupes” that pollute our roads.
@@2Kriss2Kross This is truth.
@@2Kriss2KrossThey carry the same amount 😂
It's mint!