Hi it's that guy again. The Ranch Wagon was actually the base model. In fact you said so yourself when you pulled out the brochure. The Country Sedan was the next step up before the Squire. The Ranch wagon had trim equivalent to the Custom. The Country sedan was trimmed like a Custom 500. However, there was a "Deluxe Trim Group" as an option that included the Squire interior, plus backup lights and a clock. This example obviously lacks it. On a different note, couldn't the yard owner have found a Chevy wagon to store the Corvair mill? :)
The wagon is beautiful, looks save able. Hope someone rescues it. I would look into that one however I'm already building mine and can only afford one. Love those station wagons
@@jamesplotkin4674 even that isn't a problem, just put the body on a truck frame. bonus points if it's a dually with 4WD gasser, Mad Max style. (someone did that to one in North MA)
@@ddellwoThat's fine. Just have them give me a call. I'll head up there this weekend and pick them up if they could have someone help me load them. I would never turn down a pair of free Spyder turbo engines!
I believe the Ranch wagon was the base model and the Country sedan was mid range with the Country squire being top of the line... I grew up riding in the twin facing rear seats of a '67 Country sedan with the 289 2v and three on the tree.
My dad almost bought 65 Country Sedan with a 352, C6 automatic white over turquoise with same color interior, but wound buy a 65 Galaxie 500 fordor sedan cause it was a couple hundred cheaper than the wagon. Love these old Fords from the 60's. Total Performance with the 390 P.I.
We had a blue on blue 67 ford country squire wagon with a 390 growing up. We camped alot and pulled a 50s canned ham trailer behind it for yrs. The We got a 17ft box style trailer that we had for yrs. Such great memories of that wagon and the camping trips! The key for it was really neat too, looked like a crown!
Hello Steve! I have thoroughly enjoyed your presentations on these great '65 Ford vehicles lately - thank you!! At 3:18, the brochure shows the type of models available. The Custom sedan, shown at the top left corner, was our family car. It was black, 4-door sedan, red interior, 3-speed column shift, 352 T-bird engine; it was a former police car - no roof light; quite possibly a detective's car. My late father bought it in 1967, for $1,200 CDN, which was a good chunk of money back then. I still remember every detail of that car; damn, it could move!! As usual, spot-on presentation, well-researched! Thank you for this "blast from the past"!!
TRW stands for Thompson-Ramo-Woolridge. I attended an auto repair class put on by TRW, and the first question asked by them was "What does TRW stand for?" Not only did I get it right, but I was the only one who knew the answer. I won a nice jacket for that. 65 Fords have the best styling of any of the 60's full size Fords!
A little love for the wagon! Loved when new, then scorned by baby boomers like me😁, then finally being appreciated and loved again! I wonder if the younger generation will feel the same about the mini-vans that they grew up in? And your police brochure shows why we called them 'cop car caps'. The 'poverty caps' and 'dog dishes' nicknames were to come later, where I lived. 'Bottle caps' was a term I heard back then. All your soda pop and beers were available in glass bottles. Just bring your Church Key!
I also remember reading or hearing the ' bottle caps' , 'cop caps' , or even 'taxi-cab caps' terms back in the day. Never heard "dog dish' or 'poverty caps' until the late 1970s. The rebirth of the then 'supercars' into the now commonly called 'muscle cars' was also another change in terminology!!
My parents had the Country Squire trim level of the 1965 wagon. 289/Cruise-O-Matic. They scrapped it in '74 when the frame rusted and cracked ahead of one rear wheel. That was what condemned many of them in New England.
Nothing wrong with a base model Love those paint too match rims 🙏🥰 Wagons were great cheap impromptu vans Never knew those D Pilar vents were actually functional , and served an aerodynamic purpose
what he didn't make clear, the d pillar vents were to keep the rear window clear of road dust. If you have a fibreglass cap on the back of your pickup bed, you soon find that its rear window collects dust due to being a low air pressure area--the space right behind a car "pulls" air rushing down the sides back into the area. My 1975 Pinto Country Squire wagon had a "spoiler" on top of the rear window to collect air and send it down into this area to create turbulance.
@@albertgaspar627 It wasn't only for dust. People frequently drove with the rear window down, as well as there never being a 100% effective seal around wagon tailgates. Without those air deflectors exhaust gas isn't as effectively dissipated, or at least diluted. Must have been fun for the kids in the back in the days of 3rd row seating.
@@erroneouscode true, i live in the snowbelt region, so windows closed and without a wiper option looking out the back window was like driving at night with sunglasses. but during the summer that window would be open (pre AC days, many wagons had white roofs to reflect the heat hitting such a large metal surface) and the kids would get gassed otherwise...now combine that with facing backwards so your equilibrium watches the world in reverse...and you get car sickness. better the rear seats that face sideways. back during car show season i was looking at a country squire wagon a few years "sooner" than this one in the video, and the owner still had the Ford checkers set that came with it. it hooked into the floor so it was between the third row sitting facing each other (like old military troop deuce and a half troop carriers), and being a metal surface, each checker was magnatized and had the country squire logo cast into the top. good luck finding one on ebay :) he also had the old "scotchguard" coolers, with little cans sized like hunt's tomato cans that you'd freeze the night before to act in place of ice cubes. the big wagon was close to stock with just mustang bullitt rims on it, and he'd show the young kids how the rear door worked.
Hi Steve, One thing that made the 65 Ford full size wagons different from 66 is the two way tailgate. In 66 you could open it like a door, or open it down like a pickup tailgate. GM also had this feature a few years later on their up model mid size wagons up to 73. Then it was gone until Honda used it on the Ridgeline pickup
actually the two way tailgate, thou introduced in late 1965, was first on the 1966 models. They were not very different in styling from the 65's but the tailgate feature started there.
I think it was around '68/'69 the small town I lived in Clarkston,GA. The police were rumored to have a 428/4sp car. Called BS, until I went over to the police station. Totaled in all of it's glory was their police muscle car.
At the age of 13 in '69 I bought one of these with the 390ci, put a 4-speed in it. Used it on the rock/dirt roads around all our farms, with excursions on the cold oil mix blacktops. Don't think it lasted a year. Rolled it twice doing pedal to the metal circles with a donut at he end in a pasture. Dad wasn't concerned about the car-I'd paid for it-nor me, pissed about the scoured grass to the roots.
There's a Mad Max inspired Ford wagon gasser on a dually truck frame in northern Mass, currently for sale on craigslist (not by me). Even a junker like this one is worth saving, endless possibilities, wagons of all kinds are just plain cool
Our childhood family car was a 67 Ranch Sedan Wagon. Being the youngest, I had to ride in back with the dog.. no third row !! Just me sliding around... my mom put curtains in the back.. before tinting..LOL
Steve, Thank you for featuring the 65 full size Fords. Brings back memories, my folks bought a 65 Country Sedan wagon to haul our family of five boys, they were the “mini van” of their day. My 1st car was a well used 65 Ford Galaxie 500, Those were the days…
So glad to see you highlighting these old classic American cars. The Country Sedan was not the "base" model wagon, that was the Ranch Wagon. The Country Sedan was the middle model in the Ford line-up. I always thought of them as Country Squires without the faux wood. I think the wheels and hubcaps look like base model stuff because Full Wheel Covers were optional, as were heaters, turn signals, radios and seat belts. Maybe the buyer was trying to save money on this "company car."
turn signals were NOT optional in that era. Somewhere in the mid / late 60s heaters were also mandated. Due to safety concerns the govt decided we needed a defroster for rainy days... even if you lived in California or Arizona.
@@rupe53 turn signals were mandated even though driver's ed still taught hand signals, and in 1968 side marker lights were also mandatory--which is how you spot a 1967 versus '68 Mustang
@@albertgaspar627 ... ah, yes.... hand signals! Even though turn signals had been mandated for well over a decade, old cars and older drivers were still on the road. Also consider how long it takes our govt to change things. BTW, I noticed side markers on the same vintage Camaro, with no other obvious changes. VW made such a minor change that almost nobody caught it. Just an extra 2 inches of lens with almost the same housing.
@@rupe53 you're right about the Camaro, i usually used the vent window as reference--on GM cars, they seemed to use it on the first model (say, the A bodies in 1968 versus 69). with the camaro it looked like an upside down "7" but the side marker light is far easier :) meanwhile, in traffic today we only seem to see one hand signal being used....
Thanks Steve for doing a presentation on the Ford Station wagon. That brings back a lot of memories when I was a kid. Our family had one back in the 1960's.
My parents bought a brand new 1966 Custom 500. It was green with a with painted top. 289cid auto. The factory A/c would blow 32° out of the vents on the hottest day. It was a great car.
Growing up in Massachusetts, my family had a 1965 Ford Custom sedan. Basic lowest level model with the six cylinder engine. No power options. "You want A/C?, roll down the window". I hit my head off the dash many times as I stood on the hump watching the traffic ahead. I guess that explains alot (o)~(o)
No VIN, can't win, but might be something like: 5 for 1965 model year, maybe G for Chicago, IL assembly, possible 72 for six passenger Custom four door wagon, maybe C for 289 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. No tag can't brag, but might be able to be figured out, no doubt: 71B for Custom sedan six passenger four door wagon, O for Tropical Turquoise exterior paint, among other codes. The Chicago, IL plant still exists today and is located at E 130th Street and Torrance Ave in Chicago and opened in 1924. Yes, old brochures are great. I have them for everything from the original 1960s Magic Chef and GE appliances for my house to my 1960s Craftsman toolboxes. The old literature was really informative without all the "puffery" of sales talk. While they would tout the virtues of the product, there was solid information for the owner of the product. Over the years, I've added the original parts books to my literature as well which makes tracking down parts a breeze, especially for older equipment. Most companies don't realize that they still have parts for older items, because it's "not in the computer" or our "books don't go back that far". Yet when you supply a part number, they can then trace that through and often find the part number is still valid or that it has been superseded to something else that will fit and function correctly. So yes, old literature is key to learning more about old equipment and keeping it going for many more years to come.
Great info. There was a 65-6 cruiser with a 390 interceptor in the back row of the a Chevy garage when I was a kid. It must have been bad but not bad enough to let go of. It was sunk to the axles.
My folks had a ‘67 Country Sedan. This was the car I learned to drive in. Ours had a 289. I kind of like to have one, for old times sake, with the 390 though.
Back in the late 60’s, I was still in high school, my older brother moved back home for a short period. At that time he was working for a nationally Well advertised short time finance company. Part of his work involved repossession of chattels. This included cars. Anyway, one of the vehicles he was driving for awhile was a Mercury Colony Park wagon. I was in 4 year tech at high school, this wagon had a 410 cid engine. I could see all the top end gaskets where new, so assumed the owner was in hock over the rebuild. Tried to talk my dad into buying it, but that was a non starter. On another occasion brother was driving a Firebird, 350 cid with the tach out on the cowl, or was it the hood. I’d get up for school extra early in the morning and while bro was still asleep I’d go for a drive around the neighbourhood to get in some driving practice. Never owned a wagon, but I always thought they would be cool to have. My first car was a $150 at auction 64 New Yorker. To this day, I still consider it to be the most beautiful thing I ever owned. ( car wise that is ) they don’t do styling like that anymore.
Gotta love those station wagons we had a '69 Fairlane 500 station wagon w/ a 351 great car and it hauled ass, our family logged alot of miles with that car!
When I went to pick up a girl I was dating back in 1990, I went in my 1980 Trans Am, which is and always has been stock. Her mother scoffed me picking her up in that car, even though I showed her it was my mother's car (It was until 1988). She wasn't buying it. Then my gf at the time stated that both of our families attended the same church and that we were going to early morning mass before we both went to work (we worked together). After that, I was golden. So much so, when we no longer went out, she said to her daughter, "He was such a nice young man, why aren't you going out with him any longer?" Her friend said to me, "Her mother doesn't like ANYONE, you must have been a gem if she raved about you." LOL.
Evidently I was a kid in the wrong era (born in early 1960s). When I got old enough to be interested in girls, I don't ever remember anyone being able to tell the difference between a "good" girl, or a "bad" girl by the car(s) her parents had. Heck, sometimes you couldn't even tell by the clothes that the girl in question wore. I knew some definite (from personal knowledge 😁) "bad" girls that dressed ultra conservatively, and drove very "granny-ish" cars that their parents had. (One such girl was even a preacher's daughter. She played the part well, when anyone was around. But alone, in private... you would have thought that she had been raised in a cathouse!😂) And (again from personal knowledge) I knew some definite "good" girls who dressed like hookers, and drove their parent's muscle cars.😁 In my very rural area of Kansas, a fella just had to "play the cards he was dealt".😂
I would love to restore a wagon like that. Would make a great sleeper car. Everyone has mustangs , Camaros , ect…. But something like this would be so unique.
That's awesome. That was one of my favorite colors by ford. I had a couple pintos that were the same blue. I love waking up to these videos because you never know what lesson will be taught in the junkyard classroom. Always something new and different to learn
I was born in October of 65. I was the 3rd kid. So Dad had to reluctantly trade in his 63.5 Galaxie500 XL (390, 4 spd), his last hot car, on a 66 Country Sedan wagon, in blue. I've always felt bad about that.
When I was a mere young lad, my Dad was wagon shopping. A buddy of his suggested looking at a Ford wagon. I remember my Dad replying "Fords have square wheels".
I would be willing to bet Steve just made a couple of sells for the salvage yard, l wouldn't think there is a lot of corvair turbo engines still available
Cool feature on the self cleaning rear window. I wonder how long it lasted? All I remember is the S.S. roof or side spoilers to keep the window clean! I also remember that driving a used wagon was 'OK' back then in the late '60s and early '70s. (Better if it was a 2 door wagon though, then you were cool!) And one step above the common 4 door sedan.
The idea of directing wind toward the back window was to try to break the suction or negative air pressure on the back window. If you were to open the rear window while driving it could or would suck in the exhaust gases from the tailpipe. Some folks call this the "station wagon effect" you can read all about it. It happens in many things besides wagons.
It would be cool to see you go around the country to document all the special cars out there in junk yards. Sound was a little low on this show. Im surprised there werent more wagon police cars. Its the perfect set up.
Great video Steve! I like the old brochures too. You must have a great collection of those! My family had a 67 Country Sedan when I was a kid. Light blue metallic.
Hi Steve, nice video! The Ford full-size wagon(s) the "Ranch Wagon," or Custom 500, you might say, was the basic, black rubber floor mat, no trim moldings, inside or outside and no stainless steel door window frame moldings and small hubcaps, mostly taxi and police. The next trim level was the "Country Sedan wagon" or Galaxie 500, you might say it had full carpet, full moldings inside and outside and full wheel covers. The Country Sedan that you profiled, with the small hubcaps is a "first" for me. Next up, was the highest trim level the Country Squire, or "Galaxie 500 LTD" you might say, It had wood grain sides, the most sound insulation, nicer upholstery and the most interior trim. LTD, stands for "Luxury Trimed Decor." The rear side wind deflectors was also to keep exhaust fumes out of the passenger compartment when the rear tailgate glass was lowered. In 1969, Ford went to a overhead air deflector that was mounted to an optional luggage rack, as did GM and Chrysler. Back in the 1960s and the 1970s, the full-size station wagon was Fords best selling full size car, out selling GM and Chrysler about two to one, (in full-size wagons) In 1966' Ford was the first with the two way tailgate. Please reply. Dave...
I just watched a Roadkill episode and recognized this as other vehicles and was like, huh... David must've told Steve about this place, and Steve was like, "I'm on the way."
So it's a twin engine wagon! Cool! We had a loaded '65 Country Squire wagon 352 4V 10 passenger power seat and it had to the same hub caps and body color (white) painted wheels. Ranch Wagons were bare bones and Country Sedan Wagons were better equipped
My father had the 65 Ford Country Squire until 1976 when he discovered the frame was rotted during a trailer hitch installation. So he junked it and bought a 71 Ford Country Squire and I used the 71 wagon to get my drivers license 😂
Hi Steve, great video on the Ford wagon. I feel like this one could have run up 10-15mins longer. Sorry, I'm really partial to wagons.😎 There looked to be 4 sitting there, and I mean sitting 2ft into the ground! There's gonna be spillage when it comes time to pull that Corvair engine out. Of the Ford wagon that is. Lockjaw the Junkyard Crawl mascot. That sounds like a shirt or mug in the makes. I hate hounding the idea. Steve, I know you're super intelligent, but merch man merch! I'm sure I'm not the only one on the channel asking. Maybe a cartoon figure of you with a magnifying grass🔎 and detective hat crawling in a yard or some rusty vehicle. Maybe someone a little more creative can come up with a better idea or logo. Maybe a collection of fender badges and hood ornaments with a cool Junkyard Crawl logo. I think someone had the idea of an image of a 57 DeSoto tail section with a logo of some kind. I'm a businessman and entrepreneur. I'm always thinking of how your dollar needs to be in my pocket. 🤔 Legally and fair, of course.😆 No, I'm just kidding around. When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous. “The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.” Have a blessed day, everyone. Namaste 🙏🏼
Hi Chris, always glad to read your comments. I'm with you on the idea of offering "merch" and do have plans to do something a little later. I ascribe to the idea: "crawl, walk, run". I'm still crawling. Oh, and THANKS for ignoring the "telegram scam" junk email raid. It seems to hit every couple of weeks but I think most Internet users are savvy enough NOT to fall for it. I never ask anything of Subscribers other than to please tune in to each new video. I dig your philosophy and share your views. I'm 58 and wish I was in this mind set many years ago. In my 20's my head was on fire. But with each passing decade, as the smoke cleared, life got better. My "craziest" time was the 17 years I spent living in Los Angeles. I was Tech Editor at Hot Rod magazine and had a 31 mile commute every day to and from my home in El Monte to the Hot Rod offices on Wilshire Blvd. Each trip took TWO AND A HALF HOURS. No wonder I was insane. So after 17 years of living in extremely overcrowded Los Angeles, "I did my part to make it better...I left". OK, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Hi Steve I have 1968 ranchwagen over here in California but the gas tank is rotting I can’t find one anywhere these are great running machine with that super easy ford steering that the full size fords all have cheers thanks
I think the ranch wagon was the bottom rung below the country sedan. Used up my Dads in my late teens. 240 six, three on the tree, and no power anything. When the linkage kept breaking the dealer installed a Hurst on the tunnel which upped the cool factor.
So the contrasts between 1965 Ford and Chevy full- sized cars were so evident in the distinct lines and square corners on the Fords compared to the soft contours on the 65 Chevys. I read somewhere that the 65 Fords were the boxes that the 65 Chevys were shipped in.
???? I thought the country sedan was the higher end car? I could be wrong, We had a 67 country sedan and it was totally chromed out had trim Every were, roof rack, we had the 390 and she was a monster, I used to love having some one pull up to us at a light with there hopped up car and we would kick there but off the line with a station wagon, OH good times. I have always loved and been amazed by the tail gate how it could open a couple ways, now you have new car trying to see similar tech as new. Man now I am missing the old beast, wish the still made real cars, Oh well , nice vid, hope some one rescues the old gal and fixes her up
Thank you for all the cool info about these very cool wagons. I wish someone could save that one as well as the white one behind her. The 65 and 66 chevy impala ,caprice,Belair and biscayne wagons are my choice for classic cars but I love all wagons no matter the make or year
love the galaxies lately I have a 66 Galaxie with a coyote swap from a 2012 boss mustang. love to find nice rocker trim for a 2 door 66 500. great hustle Steve love the junkyard crawl. I'm no expert like you...but I agree it's the only mistake motor trend ever made with the canceling of the junkyard crawl!!!
Love looking out at the background cars.
Lol same
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
Hi it's that guy again. The Ranch Wagon was actually the base model. In fact you said so yourself when you pulled out the brochure. The Country Sedan was the next step up before the Squire. The Ranch wagon had trim equivalent to the Custom.
The Country sedan was trimmed like a Custom 500. However, there was a "Deluxe Trim Group" as an option that included the Squire interior, plus backup lights and a clock. This example obviously lacks it. On a different note, couldn't the yard owner
have found a Chevy wagon to store the Corvair mill? :)
I wish there was still new ford full size wagons !! Detroit thinks we don't want or need them but I'm sure they would sell just fine once again .
The wagon is beautiful, looks save able. Hope someone rescues it. I would look into that one however I'm already building mine and can only afford one. Love those station wagons
If he sold it he’d lose the storage space for his Corvair engines……..😂
Too bad it's sitting deep into the ground. That will certainly rot the underbelly/frame.
@@ddellwo Sure there are other picks
@@jamesplotkin4674 even that isn't a problem, just put the body on a truck frame. bonus points if it's a dually with 4WD gasser, Mad Max style. (someone did that to one in North MA)
@@ddellwoThat's fine. Just have them give me a call. I'll head up there this weekend and pick them up if they could have someone help me load them. I would never turn down a pair of free Spyder turbo engines!
Heritage Museum in Cape Cod has a gorgeous burgundy with wood 🪵 grain example…thank Steve!
I believe the Ranch wagon was the base model and the Country sedan was mid range with the Country squire being top of the line...
I grew up riding in the twin facing rear seats of a '67 Country sedan with the 289 2v and three on the tree.
I believe you're right re: ranch wagon. Pops had a Country Sedan and same seating arrangement but for a 390 auto.
My dad almost bought 65 Country Sedan with a 352, C6 automatic white over turquoise with same color interior, but wound buy a 65 Galaxie 500 fordor sedan cause it was a couple hundred cheaper than the wagon. Love these old Fords from the 60's. Total Performance with the 390 P.I.
Big block 4 speed wagon would be a fun ride
Mr. B. Here ! In the service had a chance to drive one for a month was not bad ! NCO I work for sold me his 66 500 two door car .
Mr. B. Here ! Look you clown get off this show case ! Your number is in NJ ! Really !
We had a blue on blue 67 ford country squire wagon with a 390 growing up. We camped alot and pulled a 50s canned ham trailer behind it for yrs. The We got a 17ft box style trailer that we had for yrs. Such great memories of that wagon and the camping trips! The key for it was really neat too, looked like a crown!
Hello Steve!
I have thoroughly enjoyed your presentations on these great '65 Ford vehicles lately - thank you!!
At 3:18, the brochure shows the type of models available. The Custom sedan, shown at the top left corner, was our family car. It was black, 4-door sedan, red interior, 3-speed column shift, 352 T-bird engine; it was a former police car - no roof light; quite possibly a detective's car. My late father bought it in 1967, for $1,200 CDN, which was a good chunk of money back then. I still remember every detail of that car; damn, it could move!! As usual, spot-on presentation, well-researched! Thank you for this "blast from the past"!!
I'm seeiñg alot of rust free bodies lately where is this gold mine of vintage tin got to see more on this yard
Full size is an understatement
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Ten years later they were even bigger. My folks went from a 65 Squire to a 74 Custom 500, and it was a whale.
Growing up we had a 1965 Ford wagon. Loved that car. 289 2 barrel
Man o man…such a cool wagon. Having that with that great patina, and a 390…love it. Thanks Steve. Love these videos!
TRW stands for Thompson-Ramo-Woolridge. I attended an auto repair class put on by TRW, and the first question asked by them was "What does TRW stand for?" Not only did I get it right, but I was the only one who knew the answer. I won a nice jacket for that.
65 Fords have the best styling of any of the 60's full size Fords!
It would be sweet to get a couple of wagons like that today.
Couple of good looking long roofs
Hey Steve, you need to up the volume a little bit. Love the series!
A little love for the wagon! Loved when new, then scorned by baby boomers like me😁, then finally being appreciated and loved again! I wonder if the younger generation will feel the same about the mini-vans that they grew up in?
And your police brochure shows why we called them 'cop car caps'. The 'poverty caps' and 'dog dishes' nicknames were to come later, where I lived. 'Bottle caps' was a term I heard back then. All your soda pop and beers were available in glass bottles. Just bring your Church Key!
I also remember reading or hearing the ' bottle caps' , 'cop caps' , or even 'taxi-cab caps' terms back in the day. Never heard "dog dish' or 'poverty caps' until the late 1970s. The rebirth of the then 'supercars' into the now commonly called 'muscle cars' was also another change in terminology!!
My parents had the Country Squire trim level of the 1965 wagon. 289/Cruise-O-Matic. They scrapped it in '74 when the frame rusted and cracked ahead of one rear wheel. That was what condemned many of them in New England.
Nothing wrong with a base model
Love those paint too match rims 🙏🥰
Wagons were great cheap
impromptu vans
Never knew those D Pilar vents were actually functional , and served an aerodynamic purpose
Looks like there was a respray at one time as there is overspray on the valve stems.
what he didn't make clear, the d pillar vents were to keep the rear window clear of road dust. If you have a fibreglass cap on the back of your pickup bed, you soon find that its rear window collects dust due to being a low air pressure area--the space right behind a car "pulls" air rushing down the sides back into the area. My 1975 Pinto Country Squire wagon had a "spoiler" on top of the rear window to collect air and send it down into this area to create turbulance.
@@billlewis9740 I knew Earl from kindergarten, he was quite the finger painter.
@@albertgaspar627 It wasn't only for dust. People frequently drove with the rear window down, as well as there never being a 100% effective seal around wagon tailgates. Without those air deflectors exhaust gas isn't as effectively dissipated, or at least diluted. Must have been fun for the kids in the back in the days of 3rd row seating.
@@erroneouscode true, i live in the snowbelt region, so windows closed and without a wiper option looking out the back window was like driving at night with sunglasses. but during the summer that window would be open (pre AC days, many wagons had white roofs to reflect the heat hitting such a large metal surface) and the kids would get gassed otherwise...now combine that with facing backwards so your equilibrium watches the world in reverse...and you get car sickness.
better the rear seats that face sideways. back during car show season i was looking at a country squire wagon a few years "sooner" than this one in the video, and the owner still had the Ford checkers set that came with it. it hooked into the floor so it was between the third row sitting facing each other (like old military troop deuce and a half troop carriers), and being a metal surface, each checker was magnatized and had the country squire logo cast into the top. good luck finding one on ebay :)
he also had the old "scotchguard" coolers, with little cans sized like hunt's tomato cans that you'd freeze the night before to act in place of ice cubes. the big wagon was close to stock with just mustang bullitt rims on it, and he'd show the young kids how the rear door worked.
Steve, It may not be a Country Squire but I will still roll out the welcome wagon for this County Sedan 😁
As it is not base model, but mid line model.
Hi Steve, One thing that made the 65 Ford full size wagons different from 66 is the two way tailgate. In 66 you could open it like a door, or open it down like a pickup tailgate. GM also had this feature a few years later on their up model mid size wagons up to 73. Then it was gone until Honda used it on the Ridgeline pickup
actually the two way tailgate, thou introduced in late 1965, was first on the 1966 models. They were not very different in styling from the 65's but the tailgate feature started there.
And Chrysler Town and Country wagons, too.
@@jamesplotkin4674 and Plymouth Suburban wagons as well…
Re watching may 2024, never a dull moment with Steve. Get well 👏🏽
Always learning something new, all these brochures and flyers are great too
You have hit the big time the scammers are out there, lol
I think it was around '68/'69 the small town I lived in Clarkston,GA. The police were rumored to have a 428/4sp car. Called BS, until I went over to the police station. Totaled in all of it's glory was their police muscle car.
What an amazing car, should be saved in this patina condition!
Steve..your volume on your latest videos is pretty low. FYI
At the age of 13 in '69 I bought one of these with the 390ci, put a 4-speed in it. Used it on the rock/dirt roads around all our farms, with excursions on the cold oil mix blacktops. Don't think it lasted a year. Rolled it twice doing pedal to the metal circles with a donut at he end in a pasture. Dad wasn't concerned about the car-I'd paid for it-nor me, pissed about the scoured grass to the roots.
Can't wait for some "Lockjaw" merchandise and I've been missing that red flannel
Oh - that would definitely be a cool logo for the channel…….👍
There's a Mad Max inspired Ford wagon gasser on a dually truck frame in northern Mass, currently for sale on craigslist (not by me). Even a junker like this one is worth saving, endless possibilities, wagons of all kinds are just plain cool
That wagon is so cool. I love wagons and I love '65 Galaxies. Corvairs are really cool too.
Our childhood family car was a 67 Ranch Sedan Wagon. Being the youngest, I had to ride in back with the dog.. no third row !! Just me sliding around... my mom put curtains in the back.. before tinting..LOL
Steve,
Thank you for featuring the 65 full size Fords.
Brings back memories, my folks bought a 65 Country Sedan wagon to haul our family of five boys, they were the “mini van” of their day.
My 1st car was a well used 65 Ford Galaxie 500,
Those were the days…
There was the ranch wagon too
Still a cool looking wagon now
Save the wagon
A friend has a '65 Ford Custom sedan. It's in fair shape and has the 352.
So glad to see you highlighting these old classic American cars. The Country Sedan was not the "base" model wagon, that was the Ranch Wagon. The Country Sedan was the middle model in the Ford line-up. I always thought of them as Country Squires without the faux wood. I think the wheels and hubcaps look like base model stuff because Full Wheel Covers were optional, as were heaters, turn signals, radios and seat belts. Maybe the buyer was trying to save money on this "company car."
turn signals were NOT optional in that era. Somewhere in the mid / late 60s heaters were also mandated. Due to safety concerns the govt decided we needed a defroster for rainy days... even if you lived in California or Arizona.
@@rupe53 turn signals were mandated even though driver's ed still taught hand signals, and in 1968 side marker lights were also mandatory--which is how you spot a 1967 versus '68 Mustang
@@albertgaspar627 ... ah, yes.... hand signals! Even though turn signals had been mandated for well over a decade, old cars and older drivers were still on the road. Also consider how long it takes our govt to change things. BTW, I noticed side markers on the same vintage Camaro, with no other obvious changes. VW made such a minor change that almost nobody caught it. Just an extra 2 inches of lens with almost the same housing.
@@rupe53 you're right about the Camaro, i usually used the vent window as reference--on GM cars, they seemed to use it on the first model (say, the A bodies in 1968 versus 69). with the camaro it looked like an upside down "7" but the side marker light is far easier :)
meanwhile, in traffic today we only seem to see one hand signal being used....
@@albertgaspar627 ... good one, I hear California recognizes the one finger salute... but out the sunroof! (in the days before AC was popular)
Thanks Steve for doing a presentation on the Ford Station wagon. That brings back a lot of memories when I was a kid. Our family had one back in the 1960's.
My parents bought a brand new 1966 Custom 500. It was green with a with painted top. 289cid auto. The factory A/c would blow 32° out of the vents on the hottest day. It was a great car.
I bet this was pretty sweet when it was first parked !!
Love it…big fan of those Ford full size cars.
Growing up in Massachusetts, my family had a 1965 Ford Custom sedan. Basic lowest level model with the six cylinder engine. No power options. "You want A/C?, roll down the window". I hit my head off the dash many times as I stood on the hump watching the traffic ahead. I guess that explains alot (o)~(o)
No VIN, can't win, but might be something like: 5 for 1965 model year, maybe G for Chicago, IL assembly, possible 72 for six passenger Custom four door wagon, maybe C for 289 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. No tag can't brag, but might be able to be figured out, no doubt: 71B for Custom sedan six passenger four door wagon, O for Tropical Turquoise exterior paint, among other codes. The Chicago, IL plant still exists today and is located at E 130th Street and Torrance Ave in Chicago and opened in 1924.
Yes, old brochures are great. I have them for everything from the original 1960s Magic Chef and GE appliances for my house to my 1960s Craftsman toolboxes. The old literature was really informative without all the "puffery" of sales talk. While they would tout the virtues of the product, there was solid information for the owner of the product. Over the years, I've added the original parts books to my literature as well which makes tracking down parts a breeze, especially for older equipment. Most companies don't realize that they still have parts for older items, because it's "not in the computer" or our "books don't go back that far". Yet when you supply a part number, they can then trace that through and often find the part number is still valid or that it has been superseded to something else that will fit and function correctly.
So yes, old literature is key to learning more about old equipment and keeping it going for many more years to come.
The Torrence Avenue Plant, oldest running Ford plant, I remember driving by the plant with my Mom in the 1960s, good times!
@@Ka9radio_Mobile9 Yup, been around a while. LOL.
Always loved the wagons. Be well,Steve.❤
Just watched Steve on a prior Barret Jackson show - always on the top of his game.
Great info. There was a 65-6 cruiser with a 390 interceptor in the back row of the a Chevy garage when I was a kid. It must have been bad but not bad enough to let go of. It was sunk to the axles.
My folks had a ‘67 Country Sedan. This was the car I learned to drive in. Ours had a 289. I kind of like to have one, for old times sake, with the 390 though.
Dad and Mom had a black with bright red interior '63 Country Squire they bought new at Muzi Ford near Boston. By far my favorite car they owned.
Cool wagon great looking patina.Great video Steve.
Back in the late 60’s, I was still in high school, my older brother moved back home for a short period. At that time he was working for a nationally
Well advertised short time finance company. Part of his work involved repossession of chattels. This included cars. Anyway, one of the vehicles
he was driving for awhile was a Mercury Colony Park wagon. I was in 4 year tech at high school, this wagon had a 410 cid engine. I could see all the top end gaskets where new, so assumed the owner was in hock over the rebuild. Tried to talk my dad into buying it, but that was a non starter.
On another occasion brother was driving a Firebird, 350 cid with the tach out on the cowl, or was it the hood. I’d get up for school extra early in the morning and while bro was still asleep I’d go for a drive around the neighbourhood to get in some driving practice. Never owned a wagon, but
I always thought they would be cool to have. My first car was a $150 at auction 64 New Yorker. To this day, I still consider it to be the most beautiful thing I ever owned. ( car wise that is ) they don’t do styling like that anymore.
Thanks Steve! I always liked wagons, Ford, Mopar and GM, pretty much equally, ok a slight edge toward Mopar!
Yes they were all Grand. Gm Ford and Chrysler products.
Gotta love those station wagons we had a '69 Fairlane 500 station wagon w/ a 351 great car and it hauled ass, our family logged alot of miles with that car!
When I was a kid, you could always pick out a "nice girl" because she would be driving her mother's Country Squire.
When I went to pick up a girl I was dating back in 1990, I went in my 1980 Trans Am, which is and always has been stock. Her mother scoffed me picking her up in that car, even though I showed her it was my mother's car (It was until 1988). She wasn't buying it. Then my gf at the time stated that both of our families attended the same church and that we were going to early morning mass before we both went to work (we worked together). After that, I was golden. So much so, when we no longer went out, she said to her daughter, "He was such a nice young man, why aren't you going out with him any longer?" Her friend said to me, "Her mother doesn't like ANYONE, you must have been a gem if she raved about you."
LOL.
Evidently I was a kid in the wrong era (born in early 1960s).
When I got old enough to be interested in girls, I don't ever remember anyone being able to tell the difference between a "good" girl, or a "bad" girl by the car(s) her parents had.
Heck, sometimes you couldn't even tell by the clothes that the girl in question wore.
I knew some definite (from personal knowledge 😁) "bad" girls that dressed ultra conservatively, and drove very "granny-ish" cars that their parents had. (One such girl was even a preacher's daughter. She played the part well, when anyone was around. But alone, in private... you would have thought that she had been raised in a cathouse!😂)
And (again from personal knowledge) I knew some definite "good" girls who dressed like hookers, and drove their parent's muscle cars.😁
In my very rural area of Kansas, a fella just had to "play the cards he was dealt".😂
@@googleusergp wnat happed?
@@privateprivate1865 As far as?
@@googleusergp oh, with the relationship? But Nevermind.. its not my business. ☮️👍
I had a '66 ford country Squire woody, 390 2 bbl. . I loved that car,. great car, fantastic field beater.
I would love to restore a wagon like that. Would make a great sleeper car. Everyone has mustangs , Camaros , ect…. But something like this would be so unique.
That's awesome. That was one of my favorite colors by ford. I had a couple pintos that were the same blue. I love waking up to these videos because you never know what lesson will be taught in the junkyard classroom. Always something new and different to learn
Wow. Just wow would I ever love having one of those ford wagons. I have always loved more doors and wagons..
More 1965 wagons. Still long for a 65 Galaxie. Oh, well. Seeing these makes me smile nonetheless.
I was born in October of 65. I was the 3rd kid. So Dad had to reluctantly trade in his 63.5 Galaxie500 XL (390, 4 spd), his last hot car, on a 66 Country Sedan wagon, in blue. I've always felt bad about that.
That car is a dream wagon! Jet black and rims, tinted windows, moon hub caps, all chrome shined up.......460?
When I was a mere young lad, my Dad was wagon shopping. A buddy of his suggested looking at a Ford wagon. I remember my Dad replying "Fords have square wheels".
I would be willing to bet Steve just made a couple of sells for the salvage yard, l wouldn't think there is a lot of corvair turbo engines still available
I am by no means a Ford guy but... that is still a very cool car how it sits... as long as the floors are good it probably could be saved...
Cool feature on the self cleaning rear window. I wonder how long it lasted? All I remember is the S.S. roof or side spoilers to keep the window clean! I also remember that driving a used wagon was 'OK' back then in the late '60s and early '70s. (Better if it was a 2 door wagon though, then you were cool!) And one step above the common 4 door sedan.
The idea of directing wind toward the back window was to try to break the suction or negative air pressure on the back window. If you were to open the rear window while driving it could or would suck in the exhaust gases from the tailpipe. Some folks call this the "station wagon effect" you can read all about it. It happens in many things besides wagons.
Did anyone else notice the rust at the bottom of those spoilers ?
@@jimc3688 probably condensation in the air collecting there
It would be cool to see you go around the country to document all the special cars out there in junk yards. Sound was a little low on this show. Im surprised there werent more wagon police cars. Its the perfect set up.
My buddy had an original paint yellow '65 Country Sedan until about six years ago. Lots of fun cruising in that beast!
That’s Thompson Ramo Woolridge TRW. I worked for TRW in the 1970s and 1980s. Hope you’re doing better Steve.!
I thought the Ranch Wagon was the base model. And yes, some upper line models came through with body color rims and base hubcaps.
Love the 60s full-size Ford videos! The 1965 Ford Country sedan wagon that I am restoring came from the woods near Missoula, Montana.
Another great classroom item featured today! Thanks for the amazing liature to back up all your Videos!!
The trees won, lol! Brilliant!!!
I'de love to have that wagon.
Great video Steve! I like the old brochures too. You must have a great collection of those!
My family had a 67 Country Sedan when I was a kid. Light blue metallic.
@The Journey I would like to say he has a library of Brochures and Magazines. 👍
I'm surprised some Billy-Bob hasn't turned it into a demolition derby car yet.
Great video Steve. Lockjaw agrees I'm sure
Hi Steve, nice video! The Ford full-size wagon(s) the "Ranch Wagon," or Custom 500, you might say, was the basic, black rubber floor mat, no trim moldings, inside or outside and no stainless steel door window frame moldings and small hubcaps, mostly taxi and police. The next trim level was the "Country Sedan wagon" or Galaxie 500, you might say it had full carpet, full moldings inside and outside and full wheel covers. The Country Sedan that you profiled, with the small hubcaps is a "first" for me. Next up, was the highest trim level the Country Squire, or "Galaxie 500 LTD" you might say, It had wood grain sides, the most sound insulation, nicer upholstery and the most interior trim. LTD, stands for "Luxury Trimed Decor." The rear side wind deflectors was also to keep exhaust fumes out of the passenger compartment when the rear tailgate glass was lowered. In 1969, Ford went to a overhead air deflector that was mounted to an optional luggage rack, as did GM and Chrysler. Back in the 1960s and the 1970s, the full-size station wagon was Fords best selling full size car, out selling GM and Chrysler about two to one, (in full-size wagons) In 1966' Ford was the first with the two way tailgate. Please reply. Dave...
Cool Ford history ! Thanks for sharing !
I just watched a Roadkill episode and recognized this as other vehicles and was like, huh... David must've told Steve about this place, and Steve was like, "I'm on the way."
So it's a twin engine wagon! Cool! We had a loaded '65 Country Squire wagon 352 4V 10 passenger power seat and it had to the same hub caps and body color (white) painted wheels. Ranch Wagons were bare bones and Country Sedan Wagons were better equipped
My father had the 65 Ford Country Squire until 1976 when he discovered the frame was rotted during a trailer hitch installation. So he junked it and bought a 71 Ford Country Squire and I used the 71 wagon to get my drivers license 😂
Love those old Ford's.
Hi Steve, great video on the Ford wagon. I feel like this one could have run up 10-15mins longer. Sorry, I'm really partial to wagons.😎 There looked to be 4 sitting there, and I mean sitting 2ft into the ground! There's gonna be spillage when it comes time to pull that Corvair engine out. Of the Ford wagon that is. Lockjaw the Junkyard Crawl mascot. That sounds like a shirt or mug in the makes. I hate hounding the idea. Steve, I know you're super intelligent, but merch man merch! I'm sure I'm not the only one on the channel asking. Maybe a cartoon figure of you with a magnifying grass🔎 and detective hat crawling in a yard or some rusty vehicle. Maybe someone a little more creative can come up with a better idea or logo. Maybe a collection of fender badges and hood ornaments with a cool Junkyard Crawl logo. I think someone had the idea of an image of a 57 DeSoto tail section with a logo of some kind. I'm a businessman and entrepreneur. I'm always thinking of how your dollar needs to be in my pocket. 🤔 Legally and fair, of course.😆 No, I'm just kidding around. When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous. “The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.” Have a blessed day, everyone. Namaste 🙏🏼
Yes I won! These guys are on every ch I've visited in the past few days. I mean more than usual. Stay clear of this w'abbit hole. Namaste 🙏🏼
Hi Chris, always glad to read your comments. I'm with you on the idea of offering "merch" and do have plans to do something a little later. I ascribe to the idea: "crawl, walk, run". I'm still crawling. Oh, and THANKS for ignoring the "telegram scam" junk email raid. It seems to hit every couple of weeks but I think most Internet users are savvy enough NOT to fall for it. I never ask anything of Subscribers other than to please tune in to each new video. I dig your philosophy and share your views. I'm 58 and wish I was in this mind set many years ago. In my 20's my head was on fire. But with each passing decade, as the smoke cleared, life got better. My "craziest" time was the 17 years I spent living in Los Angeles. I was Tech Editor at Hot Rod magazine and had a 31 mile commute every day to and from my home in El Monte to the Hot Rod offices on Wilshire Blvd. Each trip took TWO AND A HALF HOURS. No wonder I was insane. So after 17 years of living in extremely overcrowded Los Angeles, "I did my part to make it better...I left". OK, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Hi Steve I have 1968 ranchwagen over here in California but the gas tank is rotting I can’t find one anywhere these are great running machine with that super easy ford steering that the full size fords all have cheers thanks
That wind tunnel could be the predecessor to the 2nd gen ford gt with its wind tunnel styling.
I think the ranch wagon was the bottom rung below the country sedan. Used up my Dads in my late teens. 240 six, three on the tree, and no power anything. When the linkage kept breaking the dealer installed a Hurst on the tunnel which upped the cool factor.
those wind deflector on the wagon, we need them on modern SUVs , out on the country those back windows are always covered in dust.
Great video Steve! Would nice to be able to see what engine was on that classic!
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You can really tell that this is the super deluxe Flash Bazbo edition because of the ultra-cool body-colored wheels.
My first car was a69 ranch wagon,you could lock the doors but back window crank was not lockable
So the contrasts between 1965 Ford and Chevy full- sized cars were so evident in the distinct lines and square corners on the Fords compared to the soft contours on the 65 Chevys. I read somewhere that the 65 Fords were the boxes that the 65 Chevys were shipped in.
Great vid to watch here in the UK Cheers.
Dam love to have that car love wagons
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???? I thought the country sedan was the higher end car? I could be wrong, We had a 67 country sedan and it was totally chromed out had trim Every were, roof rack, we had the 390 and she was a monster, I used to love having some one pull up to us at a light with there hopped up car and we would kick there but off the line with a station wagon, OH good times. I have always loved and been amazed by the tail gate how it could open a couple ways, now you have new car trying to see similar tech as new. Man now I am missing the old beast, wish the still made real cars, Oh well , nice vid, hope some one rescues the old gal and fixes her up
Awesome video thanks for doing the 65.
Thanks steve! I have the 4 door sedan version! Always wanted a wagon!
Thank you for all the cool info about these very cool wagons. I wish someone could save that one as well as the white one behind her. The 65 and 66 chevy impala ,caprice,Belair and biscayne wagons are my choice for classic cars but I love all wagons no matter the make or year
love the galaxies lately I have a 66 Galaxie with a coyote swap from a 2012 boss mustang.
love to find nice rocker trim for a 2 door 66 500.
great hustle Steve love the junkyard crawl.
I'm no expert like you...but I agree it's the only mistake motor trend ever made with the canceling of the junkyard crawl!!!
I remember the blue cold light on the dash, mom never moved it until it went off.