Growing up, my family took all our summer trips by car. Throughout my childhood, our family vacations took us to Busch Gardens Virginia, Gettysburg, the Catskill Mountains, and even Niagara Falls. We rode in a changing roster of cars, and my favorite was my dad’s 1972 Buick Electra four-door land yacht. To me, the “bigger is better” motto meant tons of room to stretch out and store all our luggage on long trips. Bearing that in mind, I would have been ecstatic if my dad had owned a Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon. If you readers feel the same way, then you might be interested in this 1975 Ford LTD Country Squire located in Inglewood, California, and available here on eBay with bidding currently at $3,800.00
The full-size LTD Country Squire station wagon for auction is a seventh-generation model, produced from 1969–1978. As a 1975 model, this Country Squire features 5 mph bumpers on the front and rear, which take up six inches of its immense 225-inch length. The simulated woodgrain (only the 1950-1951 first-generation featured real wood) makes for a nice contrast against the light-yellow Ford called Sungate Ivory. While the 96,000-mile body is reported to be rust-free, the seller notes an important disclosure that this LTD Country Squire has a salvage title due to a prior vandalism-related insurance claim involving damage to the paint, front seat, and headliner. From the photos, it looks like whatever damage occurred was repaired. The tan vinyl interior looks clean and quite comfortable for the next family that rides in the Ford. This LTD Country Squire is the six-passenger configuration without the rear-facing jump seats, which, as a kid, I would have loved.
Powering this LTD Country Squire is a factory 400 V8 engine with a 3-speed automatic transmission, both professionally rebuilt. Unfortunately, emissions regulations and the introduction of the new standard catalytic converter limited the 400 V8 with its 2-bbl carburetor to 158 hp. Optional in 1975 was a 460 V8, producing 218 hp.
To distinguish the high-option luxury family wagon, Ford brought back hidden headlamps on the LTD Country Squire in 1975, a feature originally introduced in 1969-1970 on top-line LTD Landau models. This LTD 1975 Ford Country Squire station wagon has a lot of history, described as a California survivor originally sold at Galpin Ford. It’s said to have been garage-kept since 1982 and never left Los Angeles, with many updates, including a new dual exhaust, brakes, tires, and a rebuilt drivetrain. Would you readers consider this classic station wagon for taking your family on trips?
I love the old station wagons. We had a 1972 Kingswood Estate that was only slightly smaller than an aircraft carrier. Rode like a cloud. My dad put dual exhaust and rumbling exhaust on it, that thing was tight.