I’m so glad that you didn’t go with the loud exhaust. It’s so nice to kind of hear what it’s supposed to sound like.

Thanks for the ride in your Country Squire. I enjoyed the ride and your videos you share with us. I agree with all the comments from everybody. Your dad is something else. He reminds me a lot like Art. I laughed when he said to add skirts to the wagon. Can't wait for Dearborn videos.

I love the color of the wagon, new vehicles are so boring, Gray colored, that station wagon is such a visual breath of fresh air, definitely in Technicolor, love it!

Love the front end styling of this model. I also like the original oil change reminder on the dashboard. Loved listening to your Dad. The fender skirts had me laughing!!

Thanks for taking us along. The last time I rode in a Country Squire was 1977. My parents had a 1968 Country Squire (the front-end of which looks like the full-size Fords you have in your driveway) that we bought used in 1972. It had the 6.4 liter (390 cu.in.) FE engine and that thing would fly. Dad used it to pull our 22' day cruiser and we didn't know it was back there. He traded that Country Squire for a 1974 Chevrolet Impala with a 400 small-block which we had to replace. That Ford could do anything. GREAT VIDEO!

Beautiful country and car Sir nothing like a Ford v8 nothing wrong with them cheers from Melbourne Australia

Tony. Thanks for taking us for a ride in your beautiful “Made for America” wagon. It reminds me of the wonderful road trip I did from Tiffin, Ohio to Grand Rapids, Michigan, all the way across to San Francisco in my 1977 Mercury Colony Park. It too has the 400 and it was excellent. Still have the car and love it. Mine is a cream colour with the two tone cream and brown interior. 👍

Hey Tony. Another great video. And yes, the light angle plays a lot on the interior parts. Those interior colors on the door and trim panels and even seats had an almost semi-metallic sheen to them in those years. The extra glitz and glamour of the disco era. 😎

None of the green interior pieces will ever match perfectly and it didn't from the factory, either. It looks great. My dad's retirement present for himself was special ordering a 1977 LTD Landau 4 door. It had a 400 and he was used to a 390, but was still plenty fast, smooth and dead reliable until he traded it at about 110K miles on a new "85 Crown Victoria wagon.

Agree on the 400 CID engine...we had a '72 that went back and forth between TX and CA, a/c on, carrying 7 of us and luggage all the time, she was just an impeccable highway cruiser and wasn't afraid of hills either❤

My father had the same exact station wagon . I always thought it was a beautiful car and I wish I could find another one one day .

Those jump seats and rear plastic covers came out amazing. Looks brand new 👏👏👏 this just what I would do if it was my car is I'd make the exhaust more quieter but that's only my opinion if it was my car but otherwise everything looks amazing. It's in gorgeous condition for a wagon that old. There's no bubble gum stuck anywhere or kids boogers or anything 😂😂 beautiful car. I've always been a mid 70s- 80s Ford Lincoln Mercury guy. My favorite years for those cars having owned a few myself. My all time favorite cars😊

Thanks Tony, It has been around 50 years since my last 'ride' in a full-size, 1970s Country Squire. 😁

Looks great! Did good with the color match. So much better than the brown seats.

That is looking really nice ! I drive a 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire in the same green / woodgrain color scheme inside and out. 400-2V / C6 The undercarriage is still original black, without surface rust.

Glad to see the old girl getting fixed up, she sure is good looking. Awesome to see your dad drive it as well, always cool to see different generations talking car. Look foward to seeing more videos. Also I agree tony, yhe 400 is a great motor, plenty of pep for those land yachts.

I think the color match is as good as it would have been from the factory and it looks great. The green interiors in my bullnose and my Marquis have the same slight variations but the guys at my local PPG dealer always give me the best match possible. Usually from the backside of the dash panel below the steering wheel. Good job Tony. It’s really coming along.

Hi Tony, i can tell that you really are a Ford guy even the check book. It was nice to see that meny who lives near you hav a nice lake near their houses. And the plastic turned out real nice, nothing to complain about nice job from that firm.👍👍

Cool to have your Dad around to help out sometimes. I'm envious of your empty nice two lane roads. The wagon is a good looking car, one that really sticks out as unique nowadays. Last month I had two dash pads redyed and yes the paint is incredibly expensive. $140 for one pint of custom mix Du Pont with the additives that make it compatible for use on vinyl.

My Dads ol' '67 Country Sedan had subtle color differences in interior parts. The match looks great on video...👍🏁

Wow, quite a bit of work has been accomplished to get it ready for the show in Dearborn later this month. That green looks like a really good match to me.

Ooh! An OBS crew cab in the yard? I would like to hear more about that sometime. That green interior is great! My 1970 Continental had a green leather interior. The variety of interior colors is but one of the reasons I prefer older model vehicles. Thank you for taking us along on this trip.

When I had my Ford Country Squire wagon back in the 90's, i too had the 400 ci V8 but I took the advice of the service manager at my local engine and transmission shop who specialised in Ford engines new and rebuilt, when he said I'd be smart to install a dual exhaust system to the wagon! I thought about it for a couple of months and then, the same manager showed me a readout from a dyno test of a '75 Ford custom 500 which also was a retired police department pool vehicle, meaning not used for patrol but for administrative duties, anyway, the current owner install a custom dual exhaust system with high flow cats and increased the exhaust pipes from stock to 2.5" from the manifolds all the way back until the exits on either rear exits. Nothing flashy or loud but performance high flow mufflers were also included, sorry I made this message way too long hahaha 😆 Long story short, just upgrading the exhaust system had a gain of 23 hp over the stock exhaust dyno test! That's a great boost of hp and torque was up by 11% nearly matching the percentage of hp gain. The owner also reported an increase in mpg from around 17 mpg on the highway to 19 and sometimes 21 mpg so another good gain! Anyway when I did this to my wagon, woe what a noticeable difference in driveability and overall performance increase! I agree the 400 V8 was a good engine and produced adequate power especially considering pulling a huge wagon around, however after the exhaust system the 400 V8 not only sounded stronger and slightly more aggressive, it was obvious from the start the engine was working much easier and it was probably one of the best aftermarket installation I've ever done on any car I've owned! Well worth the cost of the system which was a Flowmaster system except the mufflers were from Borla Just a thought that may help that 400 V8 breath, run and last longer? Take care and I really enjoy your upgrade videos in the wagon it brings back very fond memories 😊 unfortunately i was living in California at the time and just mentioning cat removal would get you kicked out of the shop so no choice but to install new high flow cats but great to see you got rid of tge cats!

Great Video once again Mr. Tony! It is a beautiful station wagon & getting better by the day. Thanks for showing us that rivet bolt tool as we have never seen that either. The exhaust looks great and the undercarriage of the car is amazingly clean. It was good seeing your dad he looks great driving that wagon. You have been busy and we need to catch up to you on the videos. Hope to see you at HF. Roseann & Dan

I really like your wagon, its super nice. Im still looking. Down here near Nashville, it's been hard to fing and seventies or early eighties Fords/Mercury. I know there is one ticked away somewhere. When i was a little kid my dad had a Country Squire, maybe '59 or a '60. Ive been watching your videos and have enjoyed them.

My late grandfather had a 77 ltd sedan with the same color as yours with a 400 engine in it...

Magic car

Nice car, Tony. Your Dad is a cool dude! When he mentioned the tire size at 38:00 , he may correct as to why the speedo is off. Love the 1968s in the background, too!

My 1974 Country Squire has a 400 in it like yours does, and I think it has plenty of power! I'm working on getting it to run better. The whole fuel system needs to be run through. I sourced a fuel tank for it at a salvage yard, and a friend of mine is bringing it back from Arizona for me. My wagon keeps showing rusty fuel in the clear fuel filter. I'm also working on a sending unit for it, also. The one in my wagon either needs to be rebuilt, or it's got a bad ground. I can't find a NOS one or a good used one. This video was helpful because I could see what the fuel tank looks like when it's been dropped and off the car...as I don’t have a lift.

I'm trying to remember....sooo long ago..I'm thinking the green wagon had brown jump seats ,not green....my sister's husband was car salesman and he picked up the wagon as it was a trade in... possibly 1976 it was maybe a few years old and we rode in it all summer to beach .....wow so long ago haaaa

Are used to have a 1976 Thunderbird that was Jade Green with a white bottle top and white leather interior. It was a very pretty car because it also had that white wide urethane molding going down the side.

For acceleration and passing torque plays a big factor. When I punch my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis LS to get on the highway it gets up and goes - with just a 302 V8 and 270 foot pounds of torque.

I talk a lot sometimes but I’ll keep this one short…Excellent video, high quality work done. Dad looks good for 80! That car will be beautiful when it is done!!

I think it sounds great! Not too quiet but has a little authority to it!

Nice Wagon, the 400 is very snappy for what the weight and size of the car is. Very nice!! 🙋🏻‍♂️👍

Looking great. Alot of progress made in this video. ❤ . Excited for more wagon content

On my 71 Continental Mark series seatbelts match the interior so they had to make a lot of different color seatbelts. I’ve never thought about that for until now, but I had a dark blue interior and my seatbelts were dark blue.

I think the color looks great. Just right. I see no difference from the other parts. Just cleaner LOL. I'm happy you got true duals. You're doing great, young fellow. Hang in there.

Tony, in looking at your wagon makes me realize how little Ford changed some of the body and interior panels from 1977 onwards. Both my 1987 and 1991 Crown Victoria wagons ( both are 8 passenger models ) have similar parts or identical in some cases as your 1977. Neither of mine are Country Squire models and similar in color - Sand Beige for the 1987 and Pastel Alabaster for the 1991. My 1991 I take to local car shows and is always a hit due to the scarcity of wagons out here. The kids always are amazed at the two way door gate which is a fine piece of automotive engineering. When I bought my 1991 in 2001 in New Hampshire I could not believe how clean the car was both inside and outside. The previous owner took it to Florida every winter so it never saw the salt. I had a complete restoration done on it by Bundy Motors in Tolland, Ct. in 2020 and it has only 14,000.0 miles on it since the rebuild and I do not drive it in the winter. My 1987 is my winter wagon with 248,000.0 miles on it since I bought it in June of 1988 with 18,000.0 miles on it. Good luck at your Dearborn show.

That paint/dye job is amazing, wonder how they can do that! Color match is perfect. All the various trim pieces end up being different colors in time anyway.

Overall everything looks amazing. I have to say that the color match is a tiny bit lighter than the original/other parts but honestly to 99.9 percent of the people they will never notice it. For what you paid, it looks amazing. And the exhaust came out great! I don't know why so many owners of these older cars put these retarded racing mufflers on their vehicles. I can't tell you how many KZfaq videos i watch that have these 1970's cars for sale they installed aftermarket noisy mufflers. Why would they think that's cool??? A luxury car isn't supposed to sound like a muscle car. So i'm glad you put walkers on the wagon to bring it back to stock as much as possible. Our 1978 Ford Country Squire Wagon had the optional 400 Ci motor because i dad thought we might want to pull a boat and that engine was plenty powerful. Everyone is like, " i have to have the 460 CI". No you don't. The 400 is plenty powerful as you demonstrated in the driving portion of the video.

Hi Tony it’s Ed that color matching and dyeing job meets my satisfactory requirements I am sure when you get this Road Queen complete to showroom standards The Historical commision at the Ford Motor company May want to purchase the Car for their Museum

I did a 400 with edlebrock intake and carb as well as comp rv cam as well as a couple 351 M the same way. They pulled real well.

You could probably check your speedometer with a gps app on your telephone, I would also consider putting a club steering wheel type lock overnight when you’re traveling? I think harbor freight sells a sliding lock that connects the steering wheel to the brake pedal

Hey Tony just a little FYI the calipers are available on rockauto for a late 70s lincoln continental idk if they're much different but just so you know

that '89 TC in Ohio w/fender skirts? looks bad, but looks like a nice car. I want one with a moonroof. Your wagon is looking great. Too bad you couldn't make it to All Ford Nationals this past weekend, it was a great weekend.

cool

That is a very clean wagon. I have memories of riding around in the late 70s/early 80s in a yellow 1977 Ford Wagon with the 400, as well as a 1967 Country Squire with the 390. Neither had a problem moving along in traffic and were comfortable to boot. I like the green dye work. It might look more of a match in your eyes if you hit applicable areas with a Meguiars leather/vinyl polish or the like. Just a thought. Keep up the nice work...

Love these vids and don’t forget your invite to be a guest on my shelter cats podcast remains open!

Will you put Landau color keyed wheel covers on it

Hi, Tony. The color match of the trim and jump seats is great. I understand that the trim pieces are painted, but with the jump seats, were they dyed or sprayed with paint like the trim? If they were painted, wouldn't the paint crack with use?

What is happening in Dearborn at three weeks?

It's looking good, Tony! I'm partial to green, so I am a bit biased. It's a beautiful survivor, for sure. Is this Jade green a rare color, as in only a few hundred ordered this way? Also, another querie, did Ford paint the whole car, then put the woodgrain applique on it?

Transport the car by trailer because it's too nice to drive. Furthermore, by towing a trailer, there remains a possibility of paid delivery work.

Or would it be a hydroboost vs a non hydroboost thing?

That speedo is off. No way you punched it and were doing 85

Escape From New York

I'm telling you the speedometer is not calibrated right. That's why the guy mentioned about the speeding ticket because the speedometer isn't right. Off by 10 mph or so

Yer speddo is a LIAR..LOL