#12 - 1967 Ford Wagon with 428, 4-Speed & Buckets?! - The Story of 7U74Q143183

[@Zenny916]

The man who ordered this car is a man of great culture. He must be commended!

[@adrianclements8916]

@Zenny916, I agree wholeheartedly! I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to talk with him on the phone before I purchased the car. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Zenny! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@brandonbell5357]

Acknowledge him!

[@Kangenpower7]

And many thanks to Lee Iacoca for approving the exception to allow the 4 speed, bucket seats and console. It was lucky that the 2.80:1 rear axle was in the car, and not the 3.28:1 that would offer a much lower top end speed. My dad bought a 1965 Mercury wagon with 390 inch engine, I would guess it has the 2.80 rear axle and auto transmission. I am happy he had a rear trunk, not the facing rear seats, basically useless extra seats.

[@arvidbeuchert4012]

does it still exist? It'll be tall order to redo😊 bad ass auto

[@paularchuleta8266]

I really enjoyed this video I’m a wagon guy and would daily drive it

[@thomastrout9997]

Thirty-six and 1/2 minutes of heaven. The fact that this unicorn exists is fantastic, to have this much information is a blessing. Nicely done, thank you very much!

[@adrianclements8916]

@thomastrout9997, thank you for your kinds words - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Thomas! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@eddysmith9318]

That is one AWESOME, old unicorn. 👍🚦

[@fishhuntadventure]

Umm. Huh. I guess you are not aware that ford has been the leader in pushing out unicorns.

[@invisabledad]

Ford needs that in their museum. Send to Barrett-Jackson and let the bidding begin!

[@adrianclements8916]

@@invisabledad, I would have happily sold this wagon to The Henry Ford! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Tony. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@chrisjeffries2322]

What a wild history this rare Wagon has had, thank you for sharing the story of 7U74Q143183. 🚙

[@GregoryWorth-m6l]

That was truly a fantastic journey that you took us on so thank you.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

I also have a white 1966 7 Liter Ranch Wagon that has a red XL interior but it's an A/T car with power windows. I found it in a FL salvage yard, and it was fully intact but had a blown transmission and a mild dent in L/F fender. Both easy fixes.

[@waiting4aliens]

Lets see the vids please.

[@karltork6040]

Window switches on the Driver's door, or under the dash???

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@karltork6040 driver's door.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@waiting4aliens No videos, only photos which can't be posted on YT.

[@karltork6040]

@@sergeantmasson3669 Later production, thanks for responding. Long live the "Cold" light!!!

[@juanignaciocaino]

I can't believe you sold it. I'd have kept her forever, and I'm a Mopar guy.

[@adrianclements8916]

@juanignaciocaino, I owned this wagon for 15 years, and honestly had done everything with it that I wanted to. I'm glad that the wagon is currently being loved and driven by her new owner in New Jersey. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Juan! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@juanignaciocaino]

@@adrianclements8916 Thanks for the reply Adrian. It really takes a better man to pass such a gem on to other person instead of hoarding it and neglect it as many people do with cars that end up in disastrous condition due to that. Glad you enjoyed it for 15 years, preserving it instead of turning it into a restomod or altering it, such a rare cr should be embraced with its quirks and "flaws" that shows hom much owners have loved and enjoyed it.

[@DSP1968]

thank you for telling this car's story, Adrian. Very interesting, and you are lucky to have a lot of the original paperwork!

[@adrianclements8916]

@DSP1968, I'm glad that you liked the video! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@frankcastle2045]

So glad you saved it and didn't part it out great find

[@robertanderson9013]

The auto industry needs another Lee Iacocca. Hats Off to Lee and one-offs! An auto industry rock star

[@adrianclements8916]

@robertanderson9013, agreed - he was a living legend. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Robert! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@Timothy-lb2vr]

Lee once made a comment regarding the rough and tumble exchange of customers. Lee exclaimed . “The car business has always been one of exchanging dissatisfied customers.”

[@adrianclements8916]

@@Timothy-lb2vr, that is a very interesting take on building and selling cars! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Timothy. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@johnking6252]

Two-way tailgate with electric window is a marvel to behold ! 👍 good and bad at the same time! Thx.

[@adrianclements8916]

@johnking6252, Ford's "Magic Doorgate" was an engineering marvel! I have added the 1966 Ford "Magic Doorgate" / Mercury "Dual-Action Tailgate-Door" to my list of future video ideas. Thanks for watching, and Happy Holidays, John! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@groovy1937]

I love this story! I love this car!

[@adrianclements8916]

@groovy1937, I'm glad that you love the video AND 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on the next video already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jackpalczynski7884]

Oh the good old days when you could get specially built Fords. Great video of this car.

[@adrianclements8916]

@jackpalczynski7884, thank you - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Jack. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@hughmackellar7941]

Great back story. Cool car.

[@adrianclements8916]

@hughmackellar7941, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Hugh! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@kendemers8821]

What a special car! Thanks for telling the story of this car and the men who owned it.

[@adrianclements8916]

@kendemers8821, I agree that this station wagon is special - I'm so glad that you enjoyed video #12! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Ken! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@kendemers8821]

Adrian, I have subscribed and I look forward to watching more of your outstanding content. Thanks. Ken

[@jm-ve8ry]

Amazing, this video perfectly demonstrates my belief that obsessed people with passion tell the most interesting stories when telling about the things they are passionate about. I would watch this all day if was that long. Thanks for sharing. Human beings are fascinating.

[@adrianclements8916]

@jm-ve8ry, thank you so very much for your kind words about this video - I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, and Happy Holidays, John! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@1STLAR2147]

I own a 69 Bonneville wagon with factory Pontiac 428 4speed. Cool to see these old behemoths survived! I bought mine off a neighbor in 1983 for $500 mainly the engine. I wanted it for a Gto We pulled it out of the garage, and the car was friggin mint! I spent most of the day pulling the transmission and putting in a new clutch. That clutch is still in that car to this day. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it!

[@1208bug]

I owned a !963 Bonneville 4spd 389 tri-power, bucket seats w/8 bolt wheels. I had it figured that it was built as a race car hauler

[@jefferyvetrono6259]

Dear Sir; I just happen to know 💯% that GM ' NEVER ' made a 428cid engine!!! 😮😅/😊. Not to leave you hanging the 428cid was only made by FoMoCo. That's right, Ford! Woh

[@jefferyvetrono6259]

GM's 427cid puts the ' whomp ' on most anything that comes around!!! 427cid,Hemi slayer!!😅

[@1208bug]

Pontiac had a 428 ci 1967-1969 @@jefferyvetrono6259

[@1STLAR2147]

@@jefferyvetrono6259 Pontiac 428 was created in 67 and ran till 69. I’ve got several of them in my shed, and a few in my cars. Ive been a bit of a Pontiac freak since 1981ish. Yes, they do exist!

[@eddiedelacruz9321]

What an amazing video!

[@adrianclements8916]

@eddiedelacruz9321, thank you for your very kind words - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Eddie! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@djstangerdude]

I saw the Hagerty episode with Tom. It is great to know the complete history on this very special car. Absolutely Fascinating!! Thank you! I own a 63 Country Sedan with buckets and console (and fully loaded) that my dad special ordered. A car that was not available as only Squires could have buckets but yet here we are! I was was brought home when born in this car.

[@adrianclements8916]

@djstangerdude, wow - a Special Order 1963 Ford Country Sedan 4-door station wagon with bucket seats?! I have GOT to see this car! Please email me at [e-mail] and tell me more about her, with some pictures, please! Let's discuss doing a video about YOUR special car. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@steve-ph9yg]

As both a fan of Ford and Mopar I recently discovered that 4 door dodge and Plymouth’s were special ordered with Hemi’s in full and mid size and also some wagons. If you were connected the cars that don’t exist maybe about 50 maximum in 4 doors and wagons total were actually built how many still exist who knows.

[@adrianclements8916]

@@steve-ph9yg, that makes sense. Other than not being a Regular Production Option (RPO) in station wagons, FoMoCo's 427 engine could be had in any of the other body styles from the 1963 through 1967 model years, including 4-doors. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Steve! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@steve-ph9yg]

@@adrianclements8916 I was watching some old 60’s Disney movies and noticed the police car was a 64 galaxy or custom with a thunder jet 427. They recycled the same police car in several Dean Jones movies from the mid 60’s. I’m guessing it was a police option vehicle. I live up in Lansing we ran across a few odd Oldsmobiles back in the 70’s. A friend back in the 70’s owned a 69 AMC Rebel Machine that didn’t exist after nearly 30 years we discovered it was a one of a handful of prototypes that when the car was delayed until 1970 they sold the prototypes at a Detroit dealership. The car ended up in Lansing y 75.

[@adotintheshark4848]

you do see full size plain Jane 427 (and 427 SOHC) of those years pop up in publications now and then. Plain vinyl bench seats, dog dish hubcaps, sleeper written all over them!@@adrianclements8916

[@mikyl-fo8rh]

Hitch up the trailer, load up the fam and head to the drag race to win.

[@joebufford2972]

It would be nice to restore that to the original brilliant off the line showroom beauty but it could be worth more as a survivor. It's hard to decide where to go with it

[@philvasquez4542]

Super cool vehicle! My dad had a 4 door 1967 or 68 Ford police interceptor with a 429! My brother and I took it to school one day and “accidentally” discovered how to smoke them tires!! 😁

[@steeliewheelies]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one obsessed with the fine details of unique factory builds like this. Thanks for taking the care to share the in depth story of this car. This is American history and should absolutely be documented like this & preserved. Thank you

[@adrianclements8916]

@carchub, thank you for your very kind words - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@greg925911]

It's there site that does this type of things to watch more like yours, I'm 62 and to see vehicles sitting and just rusting away is kinda like the history, to say, the Great lakes Region, not to say many many things haven't been made in America, that have not been Great of this place we call home, but it seams that the last generation of young adults have no interest in where this country has come from and what makes us so great, I'm thinking we have set Expectations of who we were at one time and as the Mechanical industry is leaving us to more of a Electrification work, not to say it's bad that things are changing, but just all the hard work to get to this point in this, I'm thinking at one time things we're easy and couldn't be done to say per 1900's, and now its so easy we're lose every to these thing that we at one time, could even think about one in our pockets every minute of the day, maybe it's just me and my old age that really Cherish hard work craftsmanship that I'm thinking is different today from then my parents worked hard to say compared to me working today, I feel it's a scary time really not knowing where we're headed, The Jetsons were just a cartoon in my days, sorry about the rant to say, great video hope to see more I subscribe

[@adrianclements8916]

@@greg925911, I recommend that you subscribe to my channel, as there will be more videos like this one. Also, consider subscribing to Hagerty's "The Barn Find Hunter" channel, here: www.youtube.com/@Hagerty Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@cmennenger]

I like the car just the way it is. It's great with all natural age. I'm a truck guy but this is great. The back seats are very unique.

[@ralphgedney1782]

Love the story and the car. What a rare and interesting piece. Sounds like something Iacocca would agree too.

[@adrianclements8916]

@ralphgedney1782, thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 7U74Q143183 was definitely an interesting car to own and drive - lots of "smiles per mile"! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on the next video already. Thank you, Ralph! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@czechappy]

I was looking for this car, Then I seen you bought it, What a gem, How could anybody sale this 1 of 1 car. Needs to be restored...

[@adrianclements8916]

@czechappy, I enjoyed my 15 years of ownership and don't regret selling the car. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 is coming together well. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@michaelc5769]

What an impressive amount of research presented - amazing and thorough. Kudos!

[@adrianclements8916]

@michaelc5769, thank you very much for your kind words - they are appreciated! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #12, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Michael! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@crawlercrew874]

Imho coolest car ever built!!! I so miss my 73 squire.

[@adrianclements8916]

@crawlercrew874, I'm glad that you enjoyed video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@nsidor1234]

Thanks for that video. I first became aware of the car after seeing it on Tom's show. I was especially interested in it because I grew up riding in a 'dfrs' 1967 Country Sedan wagon. My Dad ordered her from Courtesy Ford in Chicago Illinois. Equipped with the 289 2bbl and a column shifted 3 speed manual. The car was a beautiful copper color (I believe it was called burnt umber) with white wall tires and the dog dish hubcaps. He wanted a 4 speed but was told it wasn't available. (He was a high school teacher with no history of fleet purchases so the Lee Iacocca connection was never made) We all drove up to the dealership in Dad's trade in, a 1960 Custom 500 2 door post sometime in July of '67. We had to wait an hour or so for them to install the AM radio which for some reason, was not in the car when delivered. The memory of our ride home on the Chicago Skyway on that warm summer evening is one I will always cherish. The car served us well until 1975 when it was traded in for a white over orange Volkswagen Bus...

[@adrianclements8916]

@nealsidor1323, thank you for sharing the story of your family's 1967 Ford Country Sedan DFRS 4-door station wagon! That beautiful medium copper-bronze metallic paint colour was called "Brunt Amber" (not umber), and was COLOR code "V" on the build sheet and door data plate. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Neal! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@nsidor1234]

@@adrianclements8916 Subscribed.

[@adrianclements8916]

@nealsidor1323, thank you so much! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@up-n-runnin377]

My dad also ordered a 1967 Country Sedan in the Chicago area that year. Like your Dads, it had the 289 with the 3-speed manual on the column with dog dish hub caps. Ours was kind of a turquoise color. It was the 6 passenger version. Lots of good memories in that car.

[@adrianclements8916]

@@up-n-runnin377, excellent! There were two (2) paint colours available on the 1967 Fords that I would consider to be turquoise in nature. The first was called Frost Turquoise (a light aqua colour, COLOR Code "B"), and was almost like Tiffany blue. The second was called Clearwater Aqua (a medium aqua metallic colour, COLOR Code "W"). If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@melgoy2094]

Wow, I am not a ford guy but I love wagons. This is a gem of cars. A guy who knew what he wanted and got Ford to build it. Just a nice wagon

[@adrianclements8916]

@melgoy2094, thank you - I'm glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 is coming together well. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@richdiscoveries]

That is an incredible car, thank you for sharing it with us

[@adrianclements8916]

@richdiscoveries, thank you for your kind words - you are most welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed video #12. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@hugh007]

I love it! I am a once owner of a 66 7 Litre hard top. Wimbledon white and red interior. No 4 speed though, - a C6. Got married and foolishly sold it in the early 70s. Who knew? Thanks again.

[@adrianclements8916]

@hugh007, that 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7-Litre 2-door hardtop sounds pretty spiffy with a Wimbledon White exterior and red bucket seat and console interior. Thoss cars have quite a following nowadays. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Hugh! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jimmyhamm6041]

This car deserves a complete restore by a professional shop.

[@adrianclements8916]

@jimmyhamm6041, I was owner #3, and I obviously elected not to do that. Owners #4 and #5 (current) have done likewise, so far. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Jimmy! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jimmycline4778]

@@adrianclements8916I would restore it because it’s the only one, they value would sky rocket!

[@adotintheshark4848]

you would still never get your money out of it. If you restored it, best to keep it for life.@@jimmycline4778

[@chrismc.4437]

​@@jimmycline4778 debatable. Original survivor type cars are generally valued higher than restored models.

[@craighansen7594]

I get the don't restore it attitude. Being a car restorer and hot rod builder, I lean towards partial restoration/ maintenance as including a quality paint job. Ugly paint, bad suspension bushings, holes in exhaust, drive line damaged, rodent ruined interior are all "patina" to some but I fix those issues. Some things can be overlooked as few of us can spend 6 figures on a 100% and correct restoration.

[@craighess848]

She's a beauty Clark !!!

[@jamesblair9614]

I’m a sucker for any big block 4 speed full size car. For somebody to go into a dealership and write the cheque for a car that’s only going to appeal to a very limited number of people. Even the dealers would try and dissuade you from ordering one, on the off chance you pulled out of the deal leaving them holding a tough to sell car. Sooner or later someone will do a restoration, but until then, it’s more likely to get used and seen.

[@adrianclements8916]

@jamesblair9614, I'm right there with you! I especially like 4-speeds in full-size cars, and even better if they have bench seats. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, James! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@paulhardman2515]

Amazing car with an amazing story!

[@dennislaws5187]

Glad you found, and saved that jewell.

[@adrianclements8916]

@dennislaws5187, me too - I was honoured to be this car's caretaker for 15 years! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Dennis! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@darrellepickering8433]

In the '60s it wasn't all that uncommon to find a Ford full-size 4-door car with a 4-speed & bucket seats. I've seen a few.

[@adrianclements8916]

@darrellepickering8433, I too have seen a few, but not many! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Darrell! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@cavemanballistics6338]

What a great story, thanks for sharing!

[@steelwheels327]

What a story Vince sounds like a cool guy!

[@adrianclements8916]

@steelwheels327, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@darrellepickering8433]

​@adrianclements8916 In late '62 a local guy bought a '63 Ford 500 XL convertible in red/red interior/white top with a 390/3-2bbl/340hp/4-speed. I've never seen that particular 390 offered in anything but the M-series T-Bird. He kept the car into the '80s where it disappeared.

[@Josh-lq8bx]

The wagon has possibilities. I think that any classic cars trucks and vans do have the right to be revived and put back on the road.

[@adrianclements8916]

@Josh-lq8bx, agreed! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Josh! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@wolfguardian8312]

Lee was a real car guy...He knew what people wanted, that was his success story

[@adrianclements8916]

@wolfguardian8312, agreed - the wagon wouldn't have been built without Lee's approval. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@zeke7142003]

My dad bought a 1967 Country Squire wagon in the late '80s. It was black with woodgrain and red interior. It had a shaker hood with the tach in the hood and 428CJ badges. I ran the VIN and determined it wasn't a CJ but the 7 Liter 428. The shaker hood, tach and hood pins were probably installed by a previous owner.The car was low mileage in immaculate condition and looked like a racing Hearse. He sold it probably 20 years ago.

[@adrianclements8916]

@zeke7142003, I believe that you are talking about John and Ruth Stone's 1967 Ford Country Squire DFRS 4-door station wagon with VIN and production data of VIN 7U74Q159297, BODY 71A, COLOR A, TRIM 6D, DATE 19D, DSO 27, AXLE 6, TRANS U, and Registry Number 98 in the 1967 Ford Full-Size Registry. The story I heard was that it was a funeral director's car. Somebody added a bunch of non-original stuff on that car (Pontiac "428" rocker panel mouldings, shaker hood scoop, hood tachometer, simulated woodgrain steering wheel from a '67 Ford XL with the 7-Litre Sports Package, etc.). That car was built at the same assembly plant as the car in the video, about two months later. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Zeke! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@zeke7142003]

That's the car. I remember my dad sold it to someone named Stone. I just spoke with my mom and she confirmed it. My dad passed away last year.@@adrianclements8916

[@louiskats5116]

Goodday From Australia, What a fantastic story, enthralling all the way & extremely well presented. Suprised only single exhaust going by the video. Yes I own a extremely rare 1 of a kind 1970 VG Regal Safari Station Wagon ( Long Roof ) V8 ( 318 ) Valiant ( Aussie Mopar ). Anything with a Station Wagon is a win win for me. IMO LSD 3.23:1 ratio Passenger side Mirror Power Front Disc Brakes Factory Dual Exhaust Would of finished it off perfectly but boy I am not complaining. What a way to end the evening with a great story. Cheers Louis Kats from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 👍

[@adrianclements8916]

@louiskats5116, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! Due to the location of the 20-gallon fuel tank in the left-hand quarter panel behind the rear wheel, all 1967 Ford full-size station wagons had single exhaust, even those equipped with the Z-code "390 Thunderbird Special V-8" (390-4V) 315 hp engine and the Q-code "428 Thunderbird 7-Litre V-8" (428-4V) 345 hp V-8 engine which had dual exhaust on non-station wagon 1967 Fords. Your Aussie Mopar wagon sounds like fun! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Louis! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@louiskats5116]

@@adrianclements8916 Already subscribed Adrian after watching this video can't wait for the next instalment. Cheers Louis 👍

[@adrianclements8916]

@@louiskats5116, thank you so very much - I greatly appreciate your support and enthusiasm! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@JrGoonior]

I'm a MOPAR guy but this is so neat to see. I'm glad the second owner kept the car out of some shortsighted people's hands.

[@adrianclements8916]

@JrGoonior, you and me both! I'm glad that you enjoyed video #12. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@georgewilson1184]

Cool you got what you wanted and got to speak To the V.P. Himself Lee Iacocca

[@billjamison2877]

Absolutely a FANTASTIC story! So happy it never went to the crusher!

[@adrianclements8916]

@billjamison2877, thank you for your kind words - I'm so glad that you enjoyed video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Bill. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@sergeantmasson3669]

My 1970 Ford Torino GT station wagon is even more rare. 429 SCJ with drag-pack option and a 4 speed manual transmission. It was bought new at Calia Ford in Hartford, CT. I bought it in 1981 from a Pontiac/Toyota dealer in Manchester CT with 4 other cars in a wholesale package. It didn't run, had a blown clutch and a broken aluminum bellhousing. The car had 34k miles, no rust and still in good condition. I located a used cast iron bellhousing, replaced the clutch, and new dual points/condenser. It took 6 months to restore the car and mild rebuild of the engine and locate a set of 15x7 correct Magnum 500 wheels. The car didn't need much to restore it and I did a full paint job from bare metal. I still have the car and it's a joy to drive. Marti Reports told me that no such car exists. Ford Museum (MI) staff proved otherwise.

[@adrianclements8916]

@sergeantmasson3669, that sounds like an AMAZING Ford station wagon! I'm interested in learning more about your car. Please email me at [e-mail] to tell me more about it and send some photos. Maybe we could make a video about your car? If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@gearbanger57]

@@adrianclements8916 That would be cool to see.

[@giggiddy]

Please don't tease us with all that sweet info, then dissappear. Would love to see it featured here. Cherrs!!

[@giggiddy]

How cool that you stumbled on this car. I never get lucky like that 🥺🥺

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@giggiddy I didn't disappear, and the word is "cheers" not Cherrs.

[@FernandoChaves]

I got in an argument with a guy about such cars. I lived in Michigan for a while, near Detroit. A friend of mine is a retired Corvette engineer. There were engineers, executives, and others that had cars built with VINs that "don't exist". Cars with drivetrains that were never available that were built "on the line". No records of special orders or anything. To have one like this with records is a treasure.

[@adrianclements8916]

@FernandoChaves, I know what you mean. I used to work with a fellow at the Ford Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan who had his buddies on the line install a P-code "428 Police Interceptor V-8" (428PI-4V) 360 hp engine in his 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 2-door hardtop when it was being built at the Louisville Assembly Plant even though it was VIN'd for a smaller V-8. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 is coming together well. Thank you, Fernando! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@kennethsouthard6042]

​​​@@adrianclements8916In most cases, this was just employee theft, while cars like that may have come equipped like that out of the factory, no one knew about it and the company was paid for something less. I would also guess that the engine that was supposed to go in the car went out in the back of some guys pickup, so I really don't think cars like that should count in determining provenance. I had an uncle that was a foreman at the San Jose plant that would steal engines and later sell them on the down low. What he did was not really any different.

[@benwright6330]

Ooo, ..a Station Wagon with a Manual 4 speed floor shift. Nice!

[@adrianclements8916]

@benwright6330, thank you - 7U74Q143183 was definitely a fun car to drive and own! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Ben! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jenseninterceptors]

I'm one of those guys that appreciates originality but I also think this car deserves to be restored! Its goddamn awesome))

[@adrianclements8916]

@jenseninterceptors, I'm glad you like the wagon! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@davidtoups4684]

I've seen this car at Carlisle and at the Ford 100 Anniversary. As for the seats, I wonder if they didn't match from the factory and the owner had the dealer or an upholstery shop replace the non-matching rear seat covers with ones from an XL Galaxie that would match? Anyways, it's a really cool ride! It's a shame the second owner left the car outside to deteriorate. In the 1981 photo the original paint looked pretty good. It must have been a very pretty car when new and I'd love to see it restored to original condition.

[@adrianclements8916]

@davidtoups4684, I'm glad that you were able to see 7U74Q143183 out in the wild! The point about the seat covers is that they DID match from the factory, which is why I was questioning the point of the note on the Special Order form! The factory front bucket seats are essentially from an XL with TRIM Code "8U", and the colour and design of those seat covers are identical to the rear bench seat cover with TRIM Code "6U" that was also factory installed in the car. Anyway... I agree about how the condition suffered from being left outside. However, as with many things in life, it could have been a lot worse! The car must have been absolutely stunning when brand new! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, David! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@MikeM275]

I was thinking it was in amazingly good shape for a "northern car." ... I think the reason it wasn't completely rusted to the ground was because of the relatively few miles on the odometer. Had it been driven daily for years in the north (wintertime) it would be a total rust wagon.

[@Pablo_Del_Norte]

Solid vid, thanks.

[@adrianclements8916]

@Pablo_Del_Norte, thank you for your kinds words - you are most welcome! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you, Pablo! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@mikeyincalif]

My favorite year 1967. These were the fun car of the 60’s. So many memories of the drive-in theatres. No more great cars.

[@adrianclements8916]

@mikeyincalif, I agree - all of The Big Three had great products for '67! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Mikey! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@adotintheshark4848]

Back in 1978 I had a '67 LTD, dark green with black interior and black "formal" vinyl roof. 390 automatic. Very nice driving car.

[@adrianclements8916]

@@adotintheshark4848, that '67 Ford must have been a handsome car with that Dark Moss Green paint (COLOR code "Y"), black vinyl roof, and black interior! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@adotintheshark4848]

the LTD had its own special vinyl roof if memory serves, that year.@@adrianclements8916

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought haggerty. So at the end when you told the story about haggerty it brought it full circle for me. I don't think he ever said how much you paid for it. Yeah I've got a 67 country squire White station wagon just as bone stock as it could be. 390 automatic column shift bench seat with the blue interior that's still remarkably shape. Who knows what the floor pans are on it it's been sitting since the car was maybe 10 years old. You want a cheap starter project? I have what I believe is to complete history of the car. Any case that's why this card Drew my attention when I was watching hagerty. Mine did not come with the simulated wood grain. Back to your car. I think it's fantastic how you kept it essentially the way you found it with the minimum of maintenance products to make it more roadworthy and usable. No I thought it was donated to a automotive college out there in Kansas???? I must be confusing the story of your car after you sold it with the story of another car of the host of the hagerty show. In any case thank you for showing us the complete story of this very unique car. I would have thought that Ford would want to put it in one of their museums. Methane Ford has done countless one of one cars through the 100 years plus of their business. 🧰😎

[@adrianclements8916]

@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525, I'm glad that the video was interesting to you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@caddydaddy84]

Back when you could order exactly what you wanted. Back when they actually cared about their customers

[@georgew.5639]

That’s a most excellent one of a kind automobile. 😊

[@adrianclements8916]

@georgew.5639, agreed - I'm glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 is coming together well. Thank you, George! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jamesd4846]

I came from a large family (eight children) and we needed a station wagon just haul all of us around. Our first SW was a 1962 Ford Falcon, 6 cylinder automatic. It barely got the job done. The next SW was a 1965 Ford Country Squire 390 4V with a Ford Cruisomatic transmission, Springtime Yellow, I think. I am almost certain the engine had a Holley carburetor on it. It also had dual exhaust. This was the first car our family bought brand new. One of my brothers dubbed it the "Queen Mary" because it was huge, compared to the Falcon. This car had way too much power for teenage boys and my father couldn't figure out why the right rear tire was wearing out so quickly. It also had to have the rear axle replaced eventually. A victim of too many attempted "Bat turns", I think (most people will not get the cultural reference there). However, it came to a bad end. In 1969 one of my brothers ran it up under a garbage truck and almost ripped the top off of it. My mother cried about the car. My brother survived the crash with minor injuries. To replace it my father bought Mom a 1967 Ford Country Sedan, 390 2V with automatic transmission. It was a bit of a let down, compared to the Queen Mary and they didn't keep it very long. The last SW they bought was a 1971 Mercury Marquis Colony Park 429 4V. This was a great "date" car, but still not the performer that the '65 was. I love me some Ford station wagons...

[@adrianclements8916]

@jamesd4846, thank you for sharing your family's FoMoCo station wagon history! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, James! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@adotintheshark4848]

Those did have Holley carburetors.

[@troGNman]

Great well-detailed story about a super cool car. I had the pleasure of seeing this wagon at a local car dealer show in NJ and my jaw just about dropped to the ground when I saw the interior. The car at the time had been converted to modern disc brakes that you could see through the Torq-Thrust rims. In a similar vein my dad was a stick shift guy in the early sixties and he was starting a family as well and needed a wagon. In 1969 he ordered a Chevy Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-pass wagon in Frost Green with the L48 350/300 with Muncie 4 speed from Briggs Chevrolet in South Amboy, New Jersey. My mom drove the car and shifted it by the seat of her pants because there was no tach. A new 1980 Ford LTD wagon replaced the Chevy and it was put on the front lawn for sale. I think it sold for $200. I miss that car and wonder where it ever wound up. Good Times!

[@adrianclements8916]

@troGNman, thank you very much - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! That '69 Chevy wagon of your dad's with a 350/4-speed very well could have been a "1 of 1" car too. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@2packs4sure]

Excellent video! It was especially interesting for me to learn that the 428 Country Squire that I encountered in the mid eighties was much rarer than I realized, 1 of 1149.... It would be interesting to know how many wagons came with bucket seats and console... I'm sure that statistic would lower the number of Country Squires like the one I encountered from 1149 to a much lower number...

[@adrianclements8916]

2packs4sure, thank you very much - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video! Yes, the Q-code "428 Thunderbird 7-Litre V-8" 345 hp engine only had an installation rate of 2.4% in the 1967 Ford Country Squire DFRS 4-door station wagon, which is 1 out of every 42 of them built. This is a lower installation rate than I would have expected, to be honest. Of the 461 station wagons currently entered in the 1967 Ford Full-Size Registry, a total of five (5) are known to have been factory built with front bucket seats, all of which are Country Squires. Of these five (5) cars, one (1) is a Country Squire 4-door station wagon (Body Serial Code "73" & BODY Code "71E") and four (4) are Country Squire DFRS 4-door station wagons (Body Serial Code "74" & BODY Code "71A". The non-DFRS one (1) has an H-code "390 Thunderbird V-8" 270 hp engine, as do two (2) of the (4) DFRS units. The remaining two (2) DFRS units both have a Q-code "428 Thunderbird 7-Litre V-8" 345 hp engine, including 7U74Q143183. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@Bbbbad724]

Oh Adrian, how could you sell this car! OmG this is so cool! I have a 65 Galaxie LTD 2 dr HT. I did a frame off restoration with my son. I lost my vision to the point that I can’t drive. It is sitting here. My son has gotten married, and abandoned. I would love to go down the road in it. I hand built the wiring harness. Installed it and it ran so good. I took my son down the road. I built the 390 to 509 Hp and 488 lbs ft. With the C6 out of my 69 Galaxie and the 4.33 gears. Spartan Locker. I took him for a ride before I lost my vision. I got it up to 142 mph and my son said he was going to sell it. But he didn’t. The next time I went to drive it, the wiring harness with all of the relays, the spade fuse box, it was all gone. I can’t even start it. It is sitting here with the new Caspian Blue paint being burnt off. I taught him how to do body work and paint. It was a new car, and I can’t do a thing with or about it. He will not budge.

[@roger628]

Did they do anything to the seat backs to prevent them from tilting forward, as necessary on a 2-door, or did they just go in as is? FWIW Ford did build a number of 1963 Country Squires with XL buckets and console. These were regular production options. Speaking of options, I wonder why the buyer skipped the Convenience Control Panel, disc brakes and power seat? Then it would have been truly loaded!

[@adrianclements8916]

@roger628, no - the bucket seats in 7U74Q143183 were unmodified XL bucket seats, so the seat backs could be tipped forward just like on the XL 2-door hardtop and convertible. You are 100% correct that bucket seats and a console were an RPO (Regular Production Option) on the 1963 Ford Country Squire series. The build numbers are as follows: 1. Body Serial Code "76" & BODY Code "71G" - 1963 Ford Country Squire 6-passenger 4-door station wagon, bucket seats & console = 437 built 2. Body Serial Code "78" & BODY Code "71H" - 1963 Ford Country Squire 9-passenger 4-door station wagon, bucket seats & console = 321 built Compare those build numbers with the "regular" Country Squires that model year: 3. Body Serial Code "76" & BODY Code "71E" - 1963 Ford Country Squire 6-passenger 4-door station wagon, bench seat = 19,922 built 4. Body Serial Code "78" & BODY Code "71A" - 1963 Ford Country Squire 9-passenger 4-door station wagon, bench seat = 19,246 built This gives a total of 20,359 Country Squire 6-passenger station wagons for the 1963 model year, of which 2.1% had bucket seats and a console, and a total of 19,567 Country Squire 9-passenger station wagons for '63, of which 1.6% had bucket seats and a console. With installation rates that low, it's not surprising that bucket seats were not an RPO on any other 1960s FoMoCo full-size station wagons after that. As a final note, a 4-speed manual transmission was also an RPO on 1963 Ford Country Squires built with the optional front bucket seats and console. I have photos of four (4) 1963 Ford Country Squire 4-door station wagons with bucket seats and a console in my FoMoCo photo archives, and two (2) of them are 390-4V/4-speed cars. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on the next video already. Thank you, Roger! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@michaelhitchcock5931]

It's beautiful the way it is.

[@adrianclements8916]

@michaelhitchcock5931, I agree, and that's one of the reasons I left the wagon as-is cosmetically in the 15 years that I owned it. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Michael! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@roger628]

When I was small, one of the parents at my elementary school, a dentist, had a '67 Country Squire that was absolutely loaded. 428, discs, power windows & locks (CC panel) , power seat, AC, cruise, AM-FM, 5-spoke wheel covers, you name it. It was a marvel! This was unusual for Canada. The parents traded it 5 years later for a '72 Dodge Monaco wagon! I crossed paths with it again in about 1984, on the bad side of town. It was pretty run-down but still on the road. Don't know what happen to it after that.

[@ricerocket6627]

My first car was a 1967 Thunderbird that I paid $75 for in 1978. The build sheet was under the back seat and it showed the car had every option available. It was a "Q" engine with a C6 "police and taxi" version transmission which translates to having an extra clutch plate in the forward and low reverse clutch packs. 1967's were the best running cars ever. That Thunderbird ran perfect. I used to describe it as "the gas pedal felt right".

[@adrianclements8916]

@ricerocket6627, nice! That heavy-duty C6 SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed automatic transmission was TRANS code "Z" instead of "U" for the regular C6. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@buffdelcampo]

Lee Iacocca approved it. Amazing.

[@rogerrose8220]

What a story!!!

[@adrianclements8916]

@rogerrose8220, thank you - I'm so glad that you enjoyed video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Roger. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@dave1956]

This is what I miss in cars today. Everything today is generic. It was fun to look at cars like this to see what engine was under the hood and what equipment was on the car.

[@drumsybatabamboom8022]

...and that you can actually SEE that engine!!!!- not a slab of plastic.

[@adrianclements8916]

@dave1956, absolutely - there was more variety back then in terms of different series, body styles, engines, transmissions, paint colours, interior trims, etc. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@johnmoser2689]

Awesome car amazing story I miss the sixties cars big power heavy built made to last

[@adrianclements8916]

@johnmoser2689, thank you - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, John. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@xp836]

Absolutely outstanding video. I remember it from the show, quite a car. Dad had 3-4 country squire wagons in the 70s always put white wagon wheels on them and had the dual rear seats. Covered headlights too. Those were the days.

[@adrianclements8916]

@xp836, thank you for your kinds words - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@mikethompson5305]

Great story!

[@adrianclements8916]

@mikethompson5305, thank you - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you, Mike. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@sooverit5529]

Your amazing Country Squire sure brings back memories of one I used to own, a Dallas DSO 67 Country Squire, Burnt Amber Metallic paint with Saddle vinyl interior. It was an ultra high option wagon, probably one of a few. 428, Auto, PowerDiscs, Power Seat, AC, AM/8-track, Decor interior, under-dash Safety Convenience Control Panel that contained the switches for Power Windows and Power Door Locks, along with the Warning Lights/Flashers, Rear seats. The Decor interior had a mottled antiqued finish vinyl and fancy embossed vinyl strips across the setbacks. The front door panels had no power door switches, and only had the little vent window cranks and the factory stereo speaker grilles. I recall it had Speed Control, but might be wrong on that. I owned it from 96 to 99, bought from a buddy that had stored it for many years. The 428 had been yanked and a 390 put in its place, but everything else was in great condition, it ran and drove well. Interior was perfect. I had no idea just how rare and wonderful this wagon was, and felt at the time, it had been ruined by the engine swap. Didn't realize that Fords don't follow the "numbers matching" stuff. What a dummy I was. Sold it to a guy in California that owned a business called Wagons West. Maybe someone knows of him.

[@adrianclements8916]

@sooverit5529, that 1967 Ford Country Squire you used to own must have been an incredible car - good looking AND loaded with options! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@FitzArias]

This will be worth top money someday. 1 of 1 approved by none other than Lido himself. Now it being currently owned by someone local (NJ) I hope I run into it in a local car show.

[@roysmemorylane]

GREAT STORY! I love videos like this.

[@adrianclements8916]

@roysmemorylane, thank you so much for your kind words - I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Roy! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@theguy9234]

Definitely different.

[@davecolvin310]

Looks like a fun car to drive

[@adrianclements8916]

@davecolvin310, it really was! She's no race car with all that weight, a 2.80:1 open rear end, and single exhaust, but there were LOTS of smiles per mile regardless! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Dave! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@WizardOfWhoopee]

Wow, I don't think I could let go of a car like that. It's why I have 10 garages full of them.

[@adrianclements8916]

@WizardofWhoopee, 10 garages?! I guess you wouldn't have sold it! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@roberteshaw9520]

Good documentary, cool car.

[@adrianclements8916]

@roberteshaw9520, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Robert! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@MrDvsuton]

I live in Wixom too. I remember seeing this car around a couple of times

[@adrianclements8916]

@MrDvsuton, I lived in Wixom from 09/2000 through 02/2005 and drove the wagon all over while I lived there - glad you saw her out and about! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 is coming together well. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@michaelwitas9482]

Regarding the seat trim mismatch note, I'm wondering if they had initially planned to install (for whatever reason) XL luxury group front bucket seats but later realized that the standard ones would be used.

[@adrianclements8916]

@michaelwitas9482, that's a good suggestion, but the Special Order form lists the donor XL bucket seats as coming from TRIM code "8U", which are the standard pastel parchment XL bucket seats. The Luxury Interior Trim bucket seats in pastel parchment were TRIM code "RU", so I would have expected to see that TRIM code listed on the Special Order form if they were thinking along those lines. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on the next video already. Thank you, Michael! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jamespell8091]

I'll bet they just took the seat covers from a sedan and fit it onto the wagons seat frame in the factory. They don't make car seats like they used to, very labor intensive. I suspect glass will be next if it hasn't already happened. Nice plate glass I love it ,it doesn't blur the vision. Good and healthy

[@steves7896]

I love this stuff, fascinating.

[@adrianclements8916]

@steve7896, I'm so glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Steve! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@joeklimko8339]

What a sleeper

[@adrianclements8916]

@joeklimko8339, it was a little bit! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #15. Thank you, Joe! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@chatrkat]

Wow! What a wagon! Did not know a 428 was even available, I thought the 390 was the only option other that the 240. I see a rare AM FM radio in the wagon too. I’d have loved to find one back when I had my 67. Now that think about it, I believe I still have a full set of those factory hub caps removed from our 67 shortly after dad bought it. He was given a set of new hub caps from a 66 Ford he preferred.

[@adrianclements8916]

@chatrkat, thank you for your kind words - I'm so glad that you liked the video! There were actually a total of five (5) RPO engines that could be ordered in the 1967 Ford Country Squire 4-door station wagons, as follows: 1. V-code 240-1V 150 hp I-6 (standard engine $0.00) 2. C-coce 289-2V 200 hp V-8 (1st optional engine for $106.72 extra) 3. Y-code (manual transmission) or H-code (automatic transmission) 390-2V 270 hp V-8 (2nd optional engine for $184.97) 4. Z-code 390-4V 315 hp V-8 (3rd optional engine for $264.80) 5. Q-code 428-4V 345 hp V-8 (4th optional engine for $351.49) These same five (5) engines were standard and optional equipment on the other 1967 Ford full-size car station wagon series, namely the Ranch Wagon and Country Sedan. However, both of those series had a sixth (6th) engine choice, as follows: 6. P-code 428PI-4V 360 hp V-8 (where "PI" = Police Interceptor, 5th optional engine for $418.57) Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@auteurfiddler8706]

The 289 was the small v8. My parents had that in the Ranch Wagon. I practiced for my driving test in that. I think that caused me to have a preference for the larger cars to this day.

[@chatrkat]

@@auteurfiddler8706i was raised driving full size cars, the idea of a smaller vehicle only came into play later in life. Up until almost 4 years back I had never personally owned anything small. It was a big change to own a Toyota Corolla. That stated, it was a pleasant surprise how enjoyable that car is, besides the 100% reliability, the mileage sure beats my 4.6L in the E250 and the 7.3L diesel in the F250. Sadly after my experiences with a 2011 Transit Connect and that lousy dual-clutch automatic, my work van from 2011 - 2015, there was no way I’d buy a Focus. An electric anything will never occupy my driveway, and absolutely never be parked in or near my garage.

[@chatrkat]

@@adrianclements8916you have an incredible about of knowledge, I have learned a great deal watching your videos. Thank you for the detailed explanation.

[@adrianclements8916]

@@chatrkat, thank you very much. I strive to ONLY disseminate true and factual information on FoMoCo-related subjects, a passion of mine for 35 years now. As for the details, I am a chemical engineer by training and former career, so I LOVE the details! Thanks again. Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@DaveMcLain]

One of one is neat. Back in high school I had teacher who had a 72 Olds Cutlass Vista Cruiser that was a 3 on the tree stick shift with a 350 2 barrel. He told me that he ordered it that way. I wonder how many other people ever ordered a 3 speed stick in a Oldsmobile? There couldn't have been many.

[@adrianclements8916]

@DaveMcLain, I wish that Oldsmobile's production data had survived so that we could know the rarity of that unusual 1972 Vista Cruiser 350-2V/3-speed manual station wagon. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Dave! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@billyjoejimbob56]

My dad was a manual trans holdout of sorts. He special ordered a'63 Pontiac Catalina three-on-the-tree with full wheel covers AND an AM radio. When he traded that car in, its replacement would be his first automatic which he also ordered. While dad was placing that order, another customer at the dealer walked in an asked about buying the '63 Catalina outside. "Ahhh... it's not for sale... yet." A month later, back to pick up the new car... the same guy arrived to pick up his very clean and hard to find used three-on-the-tree Catalina.

[@rickfitzgerald4426]

Very cool Ford!

[@adrianclements8916]

@rickfitzgerald4426, thank you - I''m glad that you liked video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 will be published within the hour. Thank you, Rick! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@batmanlives6456]

The ULTIMATE sleeper …

[@adrianclements8916]

@batmanlives6456, agreed! She wasn't a drag car by any stretch, but she was fun to drive and surprise a few folks from time to time. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@msmith53]

I bought a NEW 1967 Country Squire in Riverside, CA. Same color green with a roof rack. It had a standard V-8 and the 3 way tailgate using it to travel.We traveled across country, camped in it and brought home our first born in that car. Traded for a 1970 VW Camper, but my friend who bought the car kept it for years and camped in it.

[@adrianclements8916]

@msmith53, that is some great history with your old 1967 Ford Country Squire! Both of my children came home from the hospital in one of my '67 Fords (a Galaxie 500 2-door hardtop with a factory 428-4V/4-speed powertrain), but I'm thinking that was a few years later than you, as mine happened in 1997 and 1998! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@joebufford2972]

That is an absolute awesome fine 👏 I love old station wagons but to have a stick in your family car says you're in control and I want the car I want

[@adrianclements8916]

@joebufford2972, that's exactly how I felt when I first saw the car on Thursday, August 30, 2001! I'm glad that you enjoyed video #12. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Joe! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@robertlutgen7636]

Great automobile and intriguing story!

[@adrianclements8916]

@robertlutgen7636, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Robert! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@Louis-kk3to]

Mind blowing wagon, never even thought of a factory 4 spd man in one of those 🤔

[@adrianclements8916]

@Louis-kk3to, I'm so glad you liked the old wagon! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Louis! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@Louis-kk3to]

@@adrianclements8916 will do 👍working on cars senc 1975 I'm now 59 yo ,Edwards Brothers transmissions est 1977

[@arunta5]

I think John Wayne had one of these as his family vehicle or at least one very similar.

[@adrianclements8916]

@arunta5, interesting - I will check into that! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@arunta5]

@@adrianclements8916 I am no expert on these matters, however I viewed a documentary on his life in which a similar vehicle was shown. It also featured his boat which was a converted WW2 Patrol Boat. As for old Ford Motor Company Iron my car is a 2008 Ford Sedan.

[@Kangenpower7]

428 engine and a 4 speed! And the 2.80:1 rear axle, I was savoring that rear ratio, I did not know they make them that high! The top speed of 128 MPH at 4,600 RPM is wonderful. So many "Kids" want the 4.10:1 ratio, and that leads to a very low top end speed, even if it is faster off the line with the 4.10 ratio. I bet you could hold first gear until about 35 MPH? After the fuel tank repair, and you went through the gears, I wonder why you shift to 4th at less than 45 MPH? With the 2.8 rear axle ratio, you must have gotten great fuel mileage, considering the 428 can run about 1,800 RPM at 70 MPH? Or something like that. Thanks for making this wonderful and interesting video!

[@adrianclements8916]

@Kangenpower7, the 2.80:1 non-locking rear axle was a good highway gear, but a bit of a dog off the line in that big, heavy car. Fuel mileage in the wagon was bad - feeding that 428 cubic inch engine was a full-time job! It was turning about 2,600 rpm at 70 mph with the 2.80:1 rear, versus 3,000 rpm at 70 mph with a 3.25:1 rear gear. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #15, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! I released video #15 less than two hours ago. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Great story, thank you for sharing!

[@adrianclements8916]

@raymondsprengelmeyer1278, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Raymond! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@cjespers]

Thanks for the video. I saw the car months ago in a different video. Its freaking awesome! I doing a 66 Fairlane restomod. Keep up the great videos

[@adrianclements8916]

@cjespers, you are most welcome - I'm so glad that you enjoyed video #12! If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@nikamichi]

Subscribed. This car talks to me.

[@adrianclements8916]

@nikamichi, awesome - thank you so much! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@danielsteward5090]

I would restore that car to its former glory and drive it like the original owner did. A one of one car deserves no less.

[@adrianclements8916]

@danielsteward5090, so far owners #2 through #5 (I was #3) haven't restored the car. Perhaps one day... If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! Video #14 is coming together well. Thank you, Daniel! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@danielsteward5090]

@@adrianclements8916 it is a very good survivor. I'm just a little concerned about the rust, like on the inside of the tail gate and likely the bottoms of the doors where the seals trap water.

[@etmccaus]

I forget what year it was, but I distinctly remember seeing this car at a show at Ford WHQ early in your ownership, and nearly falling over myself after seeing what it was and the history behind it. It's been on a short list of personal dream cars ever since.

[@adrianclements8916]

@etmccaus, I'm glad that the wagon made an impression on you! You must be talking about the Ford Centennial held at Ford World Headquarters from August 12-16, 2003. The photo in the upper left-hand corner starting at the 22:24 mark was taken at that show. If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@etmccaus]

@@adrianclements8916 I guess it could have been, but I don't know that I remember going to the centennial show...feel like it was a year or two after that, but we're talking 20 years ago at this stage, and I'm lucky if I remember what day it is today. Wish you still had it as I live roughly in your neck of the woods now and would love to occasionally see you driving it. Subscribed, though I'm probably more a Mustang/ Falcon guy at heart. Great stuff!

[@adrianclements8916]

@@etmccaus, thank you for Subscribing! There will be Mustang and Falcon coverage in my videos! Check out videos #2 and #11 for some Ford Mustang info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3eqf4GKbMh2qacsi=CEVxcOf-AgVJJzhn kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnuomWWcmpeoqJosi=M6pBUJJ9GYIQQU2J Enjoy, Evan! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@lberthelon]

l bought a 1967 Ford Country Squire in 1969 when my family started to grow it only had a 289-engine with a FordOmatic [cast iron trans] that was my SUV back then took it me hunting and fishing, l had it for 15 years, it never let me down, l did repaint the wagen myself the color was 1959 Cadillac Forest Green 3 coats of lacquer. wish l had it today.

[@sfbfriend]

What an awesome video, great story. The first Ford my family owned was bought new and was a 1966 Custom. That is all I really remember as far as nomenclature goes, I was only 8 and if I remember correctly it was a 4 door, I do remember it having the 289. This was the last car my dad would buy and it was his first Ford. He was a Studebaker man. My Father passed away in October of 66, we did get to take one family vacation that summer. That was my first with a Ford and I have been a Ford owner my whole life. Wish I had this station wagon, it is unique. I thank you for sharing is lineage. Do you regret selling it?

[@adrianclements8916]

@sfbfriend, thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed video #12. The 1966 Ford Custom was available in two body styles only - a 2-door sedan and a 4-door sedan. I'm sorry about your dad's passing. That must have been really tough at your age back then. I don't regret selling the wagon, as I had owned it for 15 years and done a lot of fun stuff with it and my lifestyle changed significantly in the summer of 2016. If you haven't done so already, please a) check out my other videos #1 through #13, and b) subscribe so that you can be alerted as each new video is released - there are LOTS more coming! It's time to start thinking about video #14. Thank you! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@jazzbuff630]

Much cooler than an Escalade.

[@jackmead6166]

Great wagon, great series, Would love to see it fully restored and probably kept in a museum. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@adrianclements8916]

@jackmead6166, thank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed the video about 7U74Q143183! If you haven't done so already, please Subscribe to my channel so that you can be alerted when each new video comes out. There's LOTS more to come; I'm working on video #13 already. Thank you, Jack! Yours in old FoMoCo iron, Adrian

[@alanblanes2876]

This was a terrific account, Adrian. It looks like it's ready for a major upgrade to refresh the whole car. It deserves a Kindig-It restoration. @@adrianclements8916

[@mevford]

That would be horrible!

[@UberLummox]

@@mevford Right???!!! Where's the fun in that??? Looks killer the way it is!

[@billyjoejimbob56]

I fully appreciate the appeal of an original survivor, regardless of appearance. But... This car deserves restoration, at least of the exterior. BTW: I work part-time driving a Model T at the Henry Ford Museum / Greenfield Village in Dearborn. I know what museum I would choose!!!