The Ford Country Squire: Why It Was The Most Popular Station Wagon Ever Built

There’s no denying that the 1970s was a great decade for cars of all kinds, but it was especially great for station wagons. Most people in the ‘70s drove a station wagon around town, and they were always marked by standout features like the woodside paneling, vinyl seats, and more.
Although it’s over 40 years after the 70’s decade, we’re still thinking about our beloved ‘70s station wagons.
This is the story of the Ford Country Squire Station Wagon
Positioned as the top-level station wagon of the Ford division, the Country Squire was distinguished by woodgrain bodyside trim. In this video, we go over the changes of the Ford Country Squire with an emphasis on the Country Squires of the 70’s. Did you or your family own one? If so, we want to know your thoughts and memories of times had with your station wagon. Leave us your comment below.
Enjoy the Video!!

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[@jimowens381]

We had a '74 country squier. That thing was an absolute beast. We made many trips between Indiana and Florida in that thing. Super comfortable!

[@roseiroth9412]

Owned a '67 Country Squire, my first car! It was an absolute tank! Fond memories!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I wish our 67 Custom 500 4 door sedan didn't go with my older sister and her husband when they got married in the mid 70s. That would have been a nice car to drive in high school.

[@Supercalifragilisticexpial-r2x]

It was featured in Thomas crown affair There's one built from the factory with a 4spd 428ci still in existence

[@RobertGSwan]

I owned many Ford Country Squires over the years - 1960s - 1990. The Country Squires were great cars ! Wish they were still available.

[@carlm8821]

Unfortunately, it would be resurrected as a stupid X-over or suv so yeah, the Country Squire is definitely best left as we remember for the times it was most popular and important!

[@robertgedritis5790]

Dad had an early 70,s full size station wagon. We loved that car. By the time us kids grew up, dad was still driving that car. That car worked hard, played hard, and was filled with memories. Dad finally donated it to a family in hard times. It served them well too. It just was a good automobile

[@toshiojohnston3732]

My dad had a rust colored 1967 Plymouth fury 3 had some great times and now memories in that car.

[@JRobert111111]

I've got great memories of trips and of driving our 1972 Country Squire, 429 4V, and highly optioned. It was dark green with a dark green interior. Lots of fun to drive and always managed a steady 9 mpg, oh well; it was fun to drive and what a wonderfully smooth ride it had!

[@cellpat2686]

We had a 1971 Kingswood wagon with the clamshell back doors. What I love about this time is that every brand had its distinct character and there was a wagon for every person that wanted one. I was a child in those days but if I could go back as the grown up Ford man I am today I'd buy me a Country Squire wagon. I like the period from 1969 - 1978 or maybe get me a rare 1991 model with the wood sides paper. Nice brief on a popular vehicle from my childhood days. Thank you.

[@Supercalifragilisticexpial-r2x]

The styling of full sized cars was quite exciting through the early 70s. Each marquee was unique. Full sized Chevys had that characteristic 3 tail lights on each side for caprice and impala. 2 lights for Belair biscayne with the center light being the reverse light for impala while the caprice was all red with reverse lamp separate from the red tail lights

[@dmandman9]

My parents had a 1959 country Squire with v8 and an automatic to haul their 7 kids. Dad bought a 1983 Country Squire to haul kids to church.

[@mongo228]

We had two. First was a green 1971 LTD Country Squire, then a 1976 White LTD Country Squire. Mom loved both of those cars. They were gunboats, all right! They cruised along smooth as could be, and were GREAT on long road trips.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Very cool!

[@DerrickOil]

My grandparents bought a new 1969 Country Squire that my parents acquired a year later. Ran it until about 1984. Lots of family vacations.

[@BillMarquez-uw6eh]

My first station wagon was a 1973 country squire brougham that big heavy tank could move when I wanted it to!!!!!!

[@brianburns7211]

My mother had a 1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate. It had the simulated wood paneling and clam shell rear door. The color was the classic 1970s avocado green. I don’t remember which engine it had, but presume a 350. We’d gotten the car used from my grandfather. I believe that it was a company vehicle from his trucking company. My grandmother had driven it, and it was occasionally used for parcel delivery for their business.

[@paulflaugher6709]

I had 3 children in 1975 and we need more room in our next vehicle so we choose a 1975 Ford Country Squire! It was loaded, one of our favorite features was the rear seats facing each other with a Magnetic Checker Board to entertain kids on a long trip! It was a winning combo, great vehicle! Gold colored 1975!

[@RivetGardener]

Nice!

[@SusanMarie3]

Ford - you’ve done retro thunderbird, mustang, and bronco - time is right for the return of a country squire! Please I’ll buy one!😊

[@vo1dfc]

I remember the people who lived across the street had a 1974 LTD station wagon that was dark green. They parked the car shortly after buying it because it was too big to get around. The car was parked in their driveway until about 1998. They tried selling it with no luck and the car was sold to a demolition derby driver, who ended up winning. My uncle owned a 1983 Country Squire wagon with every option available. The car was beautiful and one of the nicest riding cars I have been in. He bought a new car every year and traded it the following year.

[@00AngelDog00]

In the mid 80's I had built 2 demo derby Ford station wagons for my brother and me. I drove the '71 and my brother drove the '74. I couldn't believe how easily the '71 station wagon demolished. The rear end crushed right down and the roof buckled down at the back. The back bumper was digging on the ground, so it couldn't back up anymore, and when I hit another car with the front end, and it crapped out, I then couldn't drive forward or backward and was then done. Yet the '74 station wagon's body stayed in good shape in that demo derby and was still in pretty good shape after another demo derby. So that generation of Ford wagons had the strongest bodies.

[@johnpaulhickey2028]

Our family's first new car was a 1967 Colony Park station wagon, essentially the Mercury version of the Country Squire. Our family of 7 went to the dealer in somewhat of a jalopy Comet and came home in the new wagon. It is one of my first memories. I would love to have one now.

[@robbkiker6861]

My family also owned a 67 Colony Park. The car came with either the 390 or 410 Marauder. Our wagon had the 410 and could scoot for a huge car.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

The cars from our family I'd love to have today include the first car in my memory, the blue-green 64 Country Sedan, also the Wimbledon White 67 Custom 500 Sedan, both the black 60 and blue 67 Beetles, and our brown 73 "Dentside" F100 with 302 and 3 on the tree.

[@carlc5748]

I really liked the styling of the 1967, and '68 Mercurys. I always liked Mc Garrett's 1968 Mercury Park Lane 4 door hardtop, from Hawaii 5-0!

[@garydaniels5495]

Gosh, how I miss the station wagons! For the most part, our family had either Chevy or Olds wagons. How many cross country trips we made....

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@garydaniels5495 In the 70s, I had a friend down the street whose parents had a 68 or 69 Plymouth Belvedere wagon, medium blue. It was the only Belvedere wagon I ever saw. I rode in it several times with his family.

[@m1t2a1]

Most people would be better off with a wagon than an SUV.

[@stevemurray710]

Yea but government allowed SUV to get worse gas mileage. Ford would be fined if cars didn't meet fuel economy. Government killed the wagon and went on to kill the small pickup trucks.

[@stcrombie]

We had a 1963 Ford Country Squire. That was the first car I ever drove - at 15, while my parents were out! Unfortunately we lost it when our garage burned.

[@THEKINGSCOMING]

1959 Chevrolet Nomad Station Wagon, the best car I ever owned. The most expensive Chevrolet for 1959 more than the 59 Convertible! 348 Big Block Tripower Automatic.

[@ericcogshell8078]

Miss you mom and dad. Remember my mother getting dressed up to match the yellow color of car with fresh hairstyle and running to car for day out. Its not nostalgia--it was just better then.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

This tugs at the heart for us. This is why we do these videos. Bringing back memories is what it's all about. I miss my dad and our brand new 1968 Bel Air wagon. That new car smell, and my dad loading up the luggage rack. Thanks for watching!

[@19553129]

My Dad had a56,63 ,67,73, and a 91 wagon All Fords great😊 cars with lots of room and reliable too bad they don’t make them anymore, Minivans are not as classy and are ugly. 😢

[@banditta4life66]

My dad's first new car was a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere II wagon. She had the 225 slant 6 with a 3 speed on the column. Even with my dad being in Vietnam 67-68, by the time he sold her in 74, she had racked up over 400,000 miles. She was due for an overhaul and front floorboards, but I was there for almost every single mile starting January 66. I traveled in the back of her cross country several times. What's kinda funny is dad was trading in his 58 Edsel Ranger, which the sales manager at the San Antonio Plymouth dealership gave my dad 25 bucks to take it elsewhere 😂

[@donaldphillips8697]

I was indeed fortunate as my Dad had Ford Wagons starting in 1956 and about every three years until 1975. Of those 1962 marked our first ‘Country Squire’ and this followed with 1965, 1968, 1971, and culminating in 1975 with a option laden Mercury Montego MX Villager wagon. Through those years it seemed we traveled with the prestige that only the Country Squire nameplate provides. I was truly enamored with cars and it was exciting times growing up and anticipating the changes that came with each model year, something that is lost today altogether. I have been loyal to the Ford car myself having driven nothing else since 1968, and there is another aspect that has fallen by the wayside! At one time you could go down a street and parked in every driveway was a Ford Chevy, Pontiac, etc….all American made! Our country’s decay; so to speak, now hails the Asian vehicles as the mainstay and this I find rather disturbing. It is indeed the end of an era.

[@carlc5748]

You and I were the same as kids! We loved cars and were very excited to see the annual changes for the new models when they came out in October of every year. I notices that that stopped in 1973, and began the malaise era of the american cars. I also noticed that with the first gas crisis in the fall of 1973, that the Japanese cars were going to permanently gain USA market share of cars sold. I was with my mom when she traded in her 1966 VW bug for a brand new first year Honda Civic in 1973, before the oil crisis hit. She was so impressed with the car that she said, "this car will put an end to the Volkswagen (Bug)". She brought the new Civic home, to show her boyfriend, since she was so excited about the car, and told me to tape over all of the badges, on the exterior, and interior, to see if her boyfriend could guess what model car it was. I was riding in the backseat of the Civic as he drove it, and he could not guess what it was. I took off the tape covering the labels, and my mom said excitedly, "it's a Honda". He was so impressed with the Civic's driving dynamics, as well, that shortly thereafter, he bought one new. He traded in his 1969 4 door suicide-doored Thunderbird on a new 1973 Civic, as well.

[@donaldphillips8697]

@@carlc5748 yes we each have our own memories dont we? Yours is a good example how things started to move away from the American models. I’m 74 and still cling to the American ideal of being American and buying American. Think I’m closed minded as my Dad did have a Camry or two but then he pleased me with his Lincoln Continentals beforehand …..it’s all a quandary ..but I tell you I enjoyed the ride….1963 and 1969 Galaxie 500’s, 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 with all the options, a 1975 Ford Elite also with every conceivable option (my favorite), 1984 & 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis LS also factory ordered with it all, once married I had seven Lincolns ending with the present 2020 Aviator… so a life of Ford products and I have no regrets! I hope I don’t seem presumptuous, I’ve just put automobiles before anything else!

[@carlc5748]

@@donaldphillips8697 My first driving experience was with my neighbors 1965 galaxie 500 4 door, took my driver's test in that car. I really liked the styling. I have a '65 Mustang, a basic one, 6 cylinder. When I saw the Bond movie "Goldfinger" , with the mustang in it, in late '64, or early '65 as a 7 year old kid, I was, and still am enamored by them. My favorite mustang is the '69 Shelby GT 500, and then it's the '68 GTCS California Special. I remember the Elite. For one year only, in 1974, they were called the Gran Torino Elite, then became the Elite, the next year, as I recall. One of the customers on my pool route had one, the Gran Torino Elite. Years later I had my pool route along Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, Bel-air, Brentwood. One of my customers had as his daily driver (we're talking about into the mid 1990's now) a black 1968 Ford Fairlane convertible. It was immaculate. I would constantly comment how beautiful his car was. Later on, I learned that this same customer was a part of the famous MGM Mayer family he looked just like the patriarch! I learned that he was a director in many of the "Mannix", and "Six Million Dollar Man" TV episodes. I can readily relate with your fond memories!!

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Thanks for sharing Donald!

[@29madmangaud29]

The first car that I remember was a 1959 Chevy Wagon,, blue and white, 2 tone. I was hit by a drunk driver in the middle of the night, in '65, and my step-father bought my mom a brand new '66 Plymouth Fury lll wagon. My mom loved it. It was stolen in '71, then she got a '67 Pontiac Lemans........beautiful car. The memories of the wagon (Plymouth) were great, the very back seat, and all of the places to hide..........

[@marinegunny826]

My parents bought a 69 Pontiac Catalina station wagon. I was only 3 at the time, but still have the memory of that big neon red Indian at the dealership! Dark olive green with white vinyl top. You could fit a 4'x8' sheet of plywood in there. 400 engine and turbo 400 tranny gave a lot of cars a run for the money. Took many road trips in it! Great memories!

[@OceanJoe-cy8rx]

Had a 1988 Crown Victoria/LX (did not have wood), 5.0, power everything, surprisingly tight handling and 27-28 mpg hwy, great for towing, hauling, best car I ever owned.

[@charlesdiecastgarage]

Man, y’all got me again!!! I have a thing for wagons, 😂!!! Most excellent video, Brothers!

[@thewiseguy3529]

Apparently everybody else in America does too!

[@charlesdiecastgarage]

@@thewiseguy3529 I grew up in the back of one so I have an Afro it’s for them, 😂

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@obywatelcane6775]

"Woody" wagon - one of the most American cars in the collective consciousness around the world. Just like Impala/Caprice, Mustang, Cadillac, Checker Cab and Crown Vic. I'm from Poland and for me America means sky scrappers, woody wagons, shootings, fast foods and Chevrolets, Mustangs, Cadillacs. Funny thing - back in the 80's-90's EVERY American car in Eastern Europe [for taxi or weddings] was called a "CHEVROLET" 🙂American car = Chevrolet. And if it was fancy like Buick or Lincoln = "American Cadillac" 😀Before the Internet we didn't know your car makers. Our cars were Fiats, Ladas, Skodas and Zastavas. And a woody wagon it was American, that's it. "Amercian combi" we knew from the movies. Whoever wanted an American car wanted a sedan. Combi/Station Wagon = a car for work. But a sedan? In Polish reality of the 90's = a LIMO. You could use it for weddings and make money.

[@johnlofgren4195]

I have a very good condition 1973 country squire and whenever I’m driving it people will always comment on how they remember that car from when they were kids going on family trips

[@terrysellers6712]

Because the Chrysler Town & Country wasn't affordable to the average american. The cost of superior quality parts inhabited a competitive price point. But! If you ever drove one, you would throw rocks at GM or Ford. The power, the ride, and the handling were far superior!

[@joannemcniff4210]

I can't remember what year my Mom's Country Squire wagon was, but the thing really was a beast. Best thing for maintaining those phony wood side panel's was brown shoe polish.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

My take: Country Squire = snooty / Ranch Wagon = Basic but Country Sedan? Just right! (Let's hear it for the models of Galaxie with rocket Exhaust taillights.)

[@RyanBassForLife]

Cool I wish I had a huge station wagon so I could drive in style and have a large subwoofer build in the back. I'm into car audio and classical cars or fast cars. I also like newer different cars.

[@peterbaruxis2511]

Soooo, why was the Country Squire the most popular station wagon ever built? That Mercury Marquis at 5:46 still looks amazing!

[@mikesawyer4707]

My parents first new car was a 1970 ford country squire. It was a strange peacock bluish green color. My dad was a chevy guy but my mother won out on the new ford. We owned that car fir a goid nine years until a trip to see realative in southbend, Indiana we were hit by a lady who ran a stop sign. Totaled it yet we all walked away from the accident.

[@reitsmaassociates]

Our family wagon was a 1978 XC ford falcon wagon, In Australia you were either ford or Holden, needless to say I was Ford :). Love wagons, currently one of our company cars is a volvo V60 - long live the wagon - cheers from Brisbane - great job as always !

[@danr1920]

The early '70's were good, but by the time the emission and bumper regulations came in, the later '70 were the worst era in auto history. Your trade in was a better car than the new car you bought. Ford had better build quality than GM.

[@jobskinner833]

What I wouldn't give to drive one of those fantastic automobiles!

[@stevedolesch9241]

To be honest, f I could drive, I rather have a wagon than a SUV or a minivan. I like the styles, they are what we used to cars.

[@georgewilson1184]

Our family had 3 of them 71 then 73 then 75 75 was the last one my Dad bought because by 78 the trade difference $$ got too big

[@davr9289]

Can’t remember the year but my dad sold AMC’s and we had an Ambassador Station Wagon.

[@timbarlow3365]

I had the greatest of all Ford Station Wagons. It was a red Pinto complete with woodgrain.

[@PlayitagainVHS]

My dad had a 1978 Ford LTD station wagon.I remember him taking me for a ride when he took it off the Ford car lot.The new smell of the new car was awesome. My dad loved that wagon.He took us to New York in that station wagon and we went to Florida in that car.It drove so nice and he didn't run into any problems with the car.What a excellent family station wagon it was.

[@phillipbouchard4197]

I am fortunate to own two Crown Victoria wagons - a 1987 and a 1991 both are daily drivers. The 1991 is in excellent shape and is my show car ( only 3,800 plus ) were built and as you indicated was the last year Ford made the big wagon. My 1991 was restored in 2020 with new engine , transmission and all features restored to operation. Minor bodywork was done at the same time to a rust free car. It now has 14,000.0 miles since the overhaul. The 1987 is approaching 250,000.0 miles on the original 302 V8 5 liter engine. The body is in good shape but not as nice as the 1991. The 1991 does not go out in the winter , only the 1987. These are great cars and are only surpassed in driving comfort by my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 50th Anniversary Edition sedan that I purchased in 2022 with only 67,000.0 miles on it.

[@stevemurray710]

Still have my red 84 which I custom ordered. I was waiting for the next generation (1992) which never came out as a wagon. Could be why 1991 sales were poor, guys like me waiting for 'the new model'. The 1992s were a big step up after 12 years.

[@frebnewman6403]

We were untethered in the backseat of a 68 Chevrolet Belair.

[@markcollins2666]

Our family, with 5 kids, had the 1'st, 5'th, and 7'th generation models, each one better than the last, but there's a place in my heart for all of them. They certainly took us thousands of miles, from everyday driving, to interstate vacations!

[@tim4269]

I had a few station wagons. 1961 Chevy Belaire 283 v8, 69 Ford 390 v8 and no a/c, 1969 Chrysler T&C wagon 440 v8 and 3 row of seats, and a 1975 Ford Country Squire loaded and a 460 V8. It would ping on no lead when towing our boat so I had the cats punched out and ran premium when pulling the boat.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Which one did you like the best??

[@mikesawyer4707]

My dad was really a chevy guy, but my step mother decided we were going you buy a country squire in 1970. Dad was not really happy but we had that car for quite a few years.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Ford must have done something right by that wagon for it to be the best seller in the wagon field for over 30 years.

[@jackdaniel7465]

Wonder how much$$$ that would cost to by it today??

[@vicvancouver3123]

1968 about Plymouth Belvedere station wagon. It had some guts, as I recollect. The 74' Ltd Wagon ... that's the biz for sure 👍

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Very cool!

[@OLDS98]

Great topic and information. The footage was good video and photo. I am glad you went through all the way until the end in 1991. GM went to 1996 with their wagons. Suv's killed them. I would take a Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park from the 80's or the early 1990's or maybe even one from the late 1970's- 1975-1978. It would have been nice to see the Mercury mentioned, but thank you for the video. I had a late aunt who owned a 1978-1979 Caprice Classic Estate wagon that was loaded. I recall every time they visited or when visited them. I recall that wagon.

[@genekelley7579]

🛑🛑 “you think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it”!😂👍

[@jonathan4044]

Had 1st wagon, 1976 Pontiac super luxury Grand Safari. Overloaded with options. Full power tailgate and window clamshell model. Super powered 475 hrspwr big block 4barell carb. Mom traded her 1968 Pontiac Firebird stick in the floor. She loved the power of the wagon.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Very nice!

[@ericbloodworth2052]

I bought my Aunt and Uncle's 1979 LTD Station Wagon in the early 90's it had over 400,000 miles on the body they had the engine rebuilt at 350,000 miles i loved that thing it rode like a cloud and would haul butt.

[@chapmand63]

We had the 1975 AMC Matador wagon.

[@rottenroads1982]

Who here thinks the Ford Country Squire should make a Come back? I believe it should come back. Keep the Boxy shape, but have modern interior (and their can be electric version or gas version). Me personally, being born in 2006, I never got to ride in a station wagon.

[@stevemurray710]

Government regulations killed the wagon, mostly mandatory fuel mpg requirements. SUV don't have much softer fuel mandates so government is picking for you.

[@williamjones7163]

We had a Bel Air station wagon driven by my Mom and six kids. A group of teenagers pulled up next to my Mom and asked her: Hey lady! Do you want to drag? This was a station wagon that had the huge Chevrolet engine in it. My Mom was quite offended and made her right turn never to see these kids again. Shortly after we got a VW van. Nobody ever asked my Mom to drag race again.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

I sit in my office LMAO! Too funny. Thanks for making me laugh. I needed it. We had a 1968 Bel Air wagon. So many memories in that car. Gosh I miss those days.

[@syna388]

Love these cars and subscribed. 😊

[@Robert-tj3qq]

People then could park these cars with no problem. Today people struggle to park compact cars,i see it all the time. we had a country squire,it was nice .

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

True!

[@daviddavis4444]

We had a 71 with a 429 V8 that hauled butt.

[@robertnovotny4588]

We had a 1977 dodge Aspen wagon ,it was a plain Jane ,but large enough for the family to get around ,it was a great grocery getter 😂🎉😅.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Oh wow!

[@madmike2624]

Always loved wagons, still do! Who could forget riding in the "way" back?

[@trainglen22]

My aunt had a 1978 Colony Park which was the Mercury version.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Love em!

[@willsummers1245]

My grandfather did he took us one a road trip in one for Thanksgiving it was the best Thanksgiving ever we set in the very back and look out the window

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Glad you have great memories !

[@TommyLive62]

My father had a 1969 green/faux wood Country Squire wagon with a 390 under the hood. It said, "power by Ford" on the valve covers. He bought it used so it was far from perfect. The floor by the jump seats was rusted out so bad that if you opened the hatches and looked down, you saw the road and rear end of the car! Needless to say the car was loud while driving. Besides that, it was a tough car. We filled our new country house with furniture with that car. No trailers, no moving vans, just our LTD wagon. I remember transporting a china closet on the roof rack 125 miles with no issues. Try doing that with a car today! I also remember my father would put the back seat down and lay 4'x8' sheetrock in the back! Yes, it was a cool car that we actually still have pictures of.

[@r.g.doolind5804]

In 1981 my brother was discharged from the Marines and he bought a early 70’s LTD wagon with the 400 cc engine for $100 bucks. It wasn’t a sexy muscle car but a big boat and it drove like it. I’ll never forget the fun we had cruising around in it! Sadly he’s gone now but I’ll always those memories with me though I miss him a lot .

[@stephenwashington483]

When i was growing up, I remember my father going back and forth between Chevy and Ford wagons. I remember we had a 10 passenger, 1965 Country Squire, it was yellow with tan interior with simulated wood grain. It had a 390 cubic inch with dual exhaust. As a kid, what I remembered about it was the dual 3rd row seats and it was very fast!😂

[@derricksooEOAdvocate]

Mom owned a ‘58 Chevy Biscayne Station wagon. In 1967, parents purchased 1966 Chevy Biscayne Station Wagon again. Had that for about 1 year before it was stolen. Better- Off neighbors had Kingswood Estates Wagons and Vista Cruisers.

[@sr212787]

You totally skipped the 8th generation and just got your pictures off wiki. You detailed the previous gens. 8th Gen switched to the panther platform body on frame with a simpler and boxy style in and out. 88 got an a smoother exterior update (in your picture), and 90 got a smoother interior dash update. I currently have an 86 so was looking forward to this section of the video since you were going into detail with the rest but sadly you skipped it.

[@swissman5643]

My Mom had a ‘65. I was ten years old and I remember lying in the back beside the rear speaker listening to The Beatles on the radio. That would never happen with Dad in the car. 😂 Happy days.

[@eebradley1]

I was taken to and from a private special ed school in a 1974 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon (brown w/ simulated wood). It's one car I remember quite well, thank you. I can still hear the 400 Cleveland V8 rumbling at 70 mph in the early 1980's down the highway. Incredible memories.

[@MikeFugily-hj3ok]

My parents had 9 children so we needed a big car. They bought a 1968 Ford Custom 500 Ranch Wagon. Brittany Blue (which Ford just brought back for the newest Mustang). 302 engine, 3 on-the-tree manual transmission. Still have the car and it's fun to drive.

[@computerweenie]

I'll never forget in the late 70's I was working as a crew dispatcher for Conrail and we were in the middle of a severe snow storm. We had to get a crew from one side of the mountain, up over it and down the other side to another town. The taxi service that we used refused to go out in the weather and it was late at night. With no options left, I had to drive the crew in that snowstorm in a late 70's model Country Squire without snow tires. I got down there and back without a problem but when we arrived at our destination, the train crew had a fit when they realized where we traveled without snow tires/chains. They really were a great car to ride in.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Wow...Thanks for the watching and sharing with us!

[@RivetGardener]

Friends mom had a 67 or 68 country squire with wood on the sides with a 428 v8. Jesus did t hat car move! It was green in color metallic I think.

[@davep4610]

In 1981, after I graduated from college, I bought a 1970 Country Squire. It needed some work but after I got a few basic things fixed it ran well for the 2 1/2 years until I traded it as down-payment on a new Honda. Today my wife and I have a 2018 Ford Explorer which I might call the spiritual successor to the Country Squire.

[@paulne1514]

My folks had a 1954 2 door wagon. It came with a big mattress, that was molded around the wheel well. Coming back at night, we’d lay down like sardines. When I got a couple more brothers, my folks got a 1961 with 3 seats facing forward. Then came 1965, 2 1970’s. Then I bought a 1967, then a 1977. Best all around cars!

[@johnmaki3046]

I owned a '77 LTD Country Squire wagon. This "400" powered(?!) ride SUCKED gasoline AWESOMELY! A couple years later, I owned an '83 Plymouth Reliant wagon that OUTPERFORMED this BARGE in EVERY WAY!

[@WhiteYetiAK]

I recently purchased a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Country Squire with a 352 v8, cruise-o-matic transmission and black leather interior. its really a sweet vehicle! it has 85k original miles

[@esotericusername823]

Just recently bought a 1987 Country Squire as my first car. She's awesome, starts up every time and rides like a boat. Easily the most comfortable car I've ever been in

[@RockinProfessor]

I miss Station Wagons... they were Powerful, roomy and easy to get into/out of. Great ride quality and comfortable.....

[@davidturner5523]

My family had a 1973 Mercury Marquis wagon, the sister to the Colony Squire. It was a comfortable, powerful car! Tons of great memories!

[@kevcol5662]

We had Buick Estate Wagons and a Chevy Kingswood Wagon growing up. I myself had a new 1975 Belair Wagon and new 1977 & 1979 Caprice Wagons. After that I had a couple other used Caprice Wagons. My favorite was the 1977 Caprice. I think it had still had many features of the older wagons but in the smaller body style. 🙂

[@nerioperezjr.6087]

Hey there, just finished watching your video on the Ford country squire. My uncle had a 1972 my parents right before I took my driving test at 16 purchased a 1973 Ford Maverick with a three speed on the floor. I just didn’t know how I was gonna pull it off having a standard transmission for the driving test, my uncle volunteered to let me use the country squire to take my driving test, as I was about to parallel park the DPS trooper who was with me, of course had his hat on back then when you did parallel parking, you were supposed to put your right arm on the back of the seat and look back, well as I did that I hit his hat and it flew all the way to the back, but I aced my driving test and got my drivers license. And that is my fond memory of the Ford country Squire you boys keep up the good work and bring many more videos to light.👌🏽👍🏽

[@RMB42]

I didn't have a Country Squire, but In 1977 as an 18 year old I bought its Plymouth competitor, a '72 Fury Sport Suburban wagon with a 360 V8 (but no fake wood). I was a young troop at the time, needed a car, and it was the only car I could afford ($1000 or under) at the only car dealer within walking distance of my base. It had been bought new at that same dealer five years earlier and just that day had come in on trade for a new wagon. It hadn't even been prepped yet or given a stock number. I got it for $750, which even then was a good deal on a one owner five year old full size car in decent condition. It was a bit more car than I had in mind, but it ended up coming in very handy and serving me well in the two years I drove it all over the Midwest and East between duty stations, on leave, to and from work, etc. It hauled everything I owned and I even slept in the back on one long road trip. After I bought my first brand new car in '79 (VW Rabbit) I sold the Fury to a coworker for what I paid for it two years before.

[@PSTXFL]

We had a 1969 Pontiac Bonneville wagon, a 1972 Ford Country Squire wagon and a 1974 Ford Country Squire. My memories are of a/c’s that didn’t work, power windows that stopped operating, random broken fan belts, and the smell of anti-freeze.

[@snowrocket]

My parents never owned a station wagon, but several people we knew did. My first car in 1983 was a 1974 Mazda RX-3 wogon 4-speed. I found that wagons often handle just like a sedan and have great all-around visibility with no blind spots. Among many sedans, hatchbacks, a truck, and a minivan, I have owned four wagons. I had the aforementioned Mazda, a new 1997 Subaru Legacy Brighton wagon, a 1999 Subaru Impreza L wagon, and a 2007 Impreza 2.5i wagon. All were good for my needs, were fun to drive, and had great utility without any downside. In the USA, it's "not cool" (not fashionable) to drive a regular station wagon, but I think that they are wonderful, useful cars.

[@melvinleppla6782]

I still wished Ford made the beast with the 460 cu engine. As kids it was our playground. The best memories were snoozing. With our feet hanging out the back. This was before seatbelts. We would go to the drive in and dad would back in and we would eat popcorn and the cheap pepperoni pizza. And quarts of coke. When dad floored that 460 and passed another car on I5 the beast would hang there for a second or two and rose up and took off like Elon Musk’s 33 engine rocket. That car could fly. I would rather have a Country Squire than the gas gussling BUICK. Don’t get me wrong I Love my Enclave, bug I still miss that old Ford.

[@bobdodson8468]

My family had a 1975 Country Squire. I remember driving across country with a family of 6 plus my Great Aunte. Like National Lampoon Vacation.

[@davidwright1653]

My father gifted me his company car a 1977 Mercury Colony Park Jade Green Station Wagon with 460 Cu in engine for my 17th birthday. Was fully loaded with power windows and seats, cruise control, Am/Fm Stereo with 8 track player. I would upgrade that stereo to an Alpine unit with cassette player, along with BF Goodrich T/A Radials with American Racing Mag wheels like the Starsky & Hutch Torino. I would have that wagon throughout college, was a dream to drive the 270 miles one way in those Lazy Boy like reclining seats. I wish I had that wagon again. With engine technologies today I'd bet if an appropriate EFI system was put on the 460 it would get a lot better gas mileage, and be a great seller getting away from these a look the same SUV's that are out there.

[@scotttardif763]

My late aunt operated a private kindergarten back in the 50s and 60s and ALWAYS had Plymouth station wagons.with a "School Bus" sign mounted on the roof.I can remember that she had a '59,a '63 ,a'67 and and '71, all Furys.

[@adamsmith9636]

My parents DIDN"T want a wagon . There was 6 of us and growing up most of are cars were 2 doors , We had a 65 Ford Mustang , 66 Olds Delta 88 , 69 Cadillac coupe Deville , Mom's 70 Buick Skylark , 75 Dodge Charger and my Mom's 76 Chevy Camaro. The only other ones was a Chrysler Newport 4door , International Travelall .

[@RickB1792]

We had a 67 country sedan with the 390 cu in engine. Then a "72 Country Squire with a 351 I think. Both were solid, beautiful cars and I grew to love Fords as a result. That love wore off as their cars got crappy.

[@John-rn7bt]

My grandparents bought a new copper color 74’ LTD Country Squire with the 3rd row seat and the 460 V8. After about 80,000 miles, they traded it in for a new 89’ Town Car. I think the dealership gave them $900 for it…. I wish I had it today.

[@davidcampbell1899]

We had a 1968 Toyota Corolla station wagon, that thing would have fit in the back of a 68 Chev or Ford Country Squire. Little piss pot of a car and we always had to push the thing to get it started in the winter! As a 7 year old kid, I wished we had a 68 Ford Country Squire. At least we would not have looked like a bunch of poppers (cheep bastards) where ever we went! I hated that Toyota, plus its didn't go over 70mph on the highway so everyone was passing us, because the old man wouldn't drive it much over 50. I HATED THAT TOYOTA!!!

[@davidbutz7590]

My dad had a 69 and then a 74 ltd country squire wagon. Towed a camper and went on many vacations. The 74 model had a 460 v8 with complete towing package.

[@anthonywilliams4100]

Grandparents had a 1968 blue Olds Vista Cruiser then a red/black 1974 Buick Skylark wagon. Loved riding in the back and vividly remeber getting "THE LOOK" in the mirror..lol

[@jelanimclean6326]

In My Parents Childhood Days Some Fords Having A Big Wagon To Make Room For Generations Of Decades!

[@ferrochinabisleri1587]

I remember a '67 Chevrolet Caprice Station Wagon, 327 ci, gold colored and with wood grain on the sides. Lots of journeys with that car.

[@steve2515]

Our Country Squire was light blue . . surprisingly, that color still looked pretty good with the 'wood' trim.