This non-woody-wagon is a 1968 Ford Country Sedan. It’s in Polson, Montana, about an hour-and-a-half north of Missoula, and it’s on Craigslist for $3,000 firm!
The Ford Country Sedan was based on Ford’s full-sized car for each year that it was made, from 1952 to 1974. It was a less-fancy wagon than the Country Squire, but it was a mid-trim-level offering and although it didn’t have the woodgrain-sides of the Country Squire, they were nice wagons. This one is based on the Galaxie and Galaxie 500 trim levels. This is a great looking car, in my opinion. This is the era that I grew up in and I’m a sucker for 1960s vehicles. There are no engine photos, unfortunately, but this car has Ford’s 390 V8 Thunderbird engine but there is no word on which version it is. They can put out either 266 hp or 315 hp, from what I understand.
I wouldn’t want to be hit by any car, but dang, this one looks downright intimidating! That hood ornament isn’t a factory piece and it, along with the worthless deer alerts, would go away within the first five minutes under my watch. The car looks pretty nice but I’m not sure if I totally agree with the seller’s remark about it being in “very good condition”. But, for a 48-year old vehicle it does look pretty solid, straight, and relatively rust-free. The tailgate looks like it’s got some severe bad stuff (technical term there) happening on the bottom, though, be prepared to do some welding and related bodywork there. And, while you’re at it, you may as well just restore the whole exterior, it really doesn’t look like it would be a huge, daunting task.
Man, there’s more layering going on in here than in a Steven Tyler stage outfit! It always worries me to see so many layers of flooring added, I automatically think that the floors are rusty and/or you could see the road underneath and those layers of carpets and floor mats are trying to hide that. I could be wrong, of course, maybe they just like that look. Again, five minutes after I buy this car, zip-zip rip-rip, right into the garbage. But, this wagon has power windows! POWER WINDOWS! I did not expect to see that but I love seeing cars from this era with power windows and AC, although there’s no mention of AC on this car. Here’s what the beautiful interior would look like, from a Hemmings ad. Not to mention it should have probably one of the most unique features ever put in a wagon: twin-facing rear seats! That makes this car a ten-passenger vehicle! Well, maybe six or eight 2016 people, but ten 1968 people could have fit in this car fairly comfortably. Have any of you ever owned, or did your parents own, a Ford Country Sedan? $3,000 seems pretty reasonable for this one given it’s nice condition, the hot market for wagons, and that sweet T-Bird 390.
Love it! If only it were located closer. I owned a ’67 Country Sedan. Mine had manual windows, and AM radio. Even with the small 289 that car easily kept up with modern cars. Alas, an errant Toyota Corolla hit just right at the R/F wheel. My part time grocery clerk salary didn’t allow for an $800+ repair bill, so I had to let it go
Own two 69 country sedans. Love me some wagon. That’s a fair price for that car but not in the body style I like best. I’d happily drive it though.
Also, that new double camera iphone really makes for great photos of cars. It uses the two cameras and has the ability to blur out the background around the foreground subject. That really highlights cars very nicely, kinda artsy but brings the focus to the subject rather than having the visual noise of the background details clogging your eye bulbs. Would be nice if more people would use that feature for this sort of thing.
Amen on better photos in ads, brother!
Power windows in a Ford wagon…priceless!
My father in law had one of these when I was first married. I have many good memories of that car, and no it not what your thinking. We use to pile 6 adult males in this and head from Maryland to hunting camp in upper Maine. It was always great fun. Imagine six men, beer, venison, beans, and 15 hours in a closed car.
I remember a lot of fords around this year developed a problem where you had to pull the shifter toward you while starting it. I think they where faulty neutral switches.
The car I learned to drive in almost forty years ago…had a lot of fun in a baby blue haulin’ machine. Good times.