I cannot express enough your careful touch and attention to detail in your work. Excellent work.

Very satisfying when things work out with no problems.

I have been working hard all day, kind of worn out, it’s actually fun to come home, sit back and relax and watch you work on my TV, Everything always turns out nice when you get done with it.

Beautifull wagon don't see them this great shape to start with. Thank you for keeping days gone by alive.

I agree 100% with the comment about hoods open at a car show. It just shows me that the owner doesn't care about the style and looks of the car. If someone wants to see the engine compartment then they can open it for them.

I agree with all comments that have been posted so far. They all have hit the nail on the head. You are the best at showing everything you do and explaining as you go along, we all have learned a lot from you.

Beautiful vehicle.

It's nice that you only have to remove the radio knobs and 2 screws for the trim piece to get to the clock and not have to pull the whole dash. And it's great that you found a working clock. I'm really enjoying these videos and looking forward to seeing more. Great work!

Nice job on the "Light Buzz" refresh/repair of the clock Tony! Any "Cold War Motors" You Tube viewers will recognize this as one of their part repair and refresh segments.

I love your statement "I hate black walls" !! Me too!! Also, change out the cigarette lighter on your wagon to the correct one. Don't forget to check your transmission fluid! I LOVE your cars!

Good Lord I love this wagon! And can't wait to see the other changes ... interior, power vents... that you are going to do. Love your taste in cars!

There was a lot of good tutorials in this video Tony!! Fun fact: That digital clock was standard in the LTD Landau and LTD Country Squire wagon. The other models had an analog clock. And the quality on them wasn't very good. When we took delivery of our special order 1978 Ford Country Squire wagon, the clock was broken. We had to bring the car back in the first week of ownership to have it replaced under warranty. And sadly, when the new clock was installed, the dealer didn't align it correctly so those silver bars(outlines) embedded in black panel of the clock face weren't horizontal. My father had to remove it just like you did in this video and make sure it was square before tightening up the screws. Brings back memories.

Cool video Mr. Tony - we learned something new on flushing an engine block. That car is super clean for the year! Nice job! Roseann & Dan

You made the right call on replacing the radiator Tony. When I had my 1991 Crown Victoria LX wagon restored in 2020 my mechanic Butch told me that the original radiator was becoming delaminated so I told them to replace it. Since I was getting the engine and transmission rebuilt there was no sense putting the old radiator back in . In regards to your comments on white wall tires versus black walls - no contest . In my opinion white walls on these cars is the only way to go. I had all new white walls put on the 1991 in 2020, on my Mercury Grand Marquis in 2023 ( Hankook ) and just this year 4 new white walls ( Uniroyal Tiger Paws ) on my 1987 Crown Victoria wagon. As you say they are attainable if you look for them. Good luck with the Country Squire. I am sure it will be greatly admired at the car shows as are my wagons.

Good job inspiring confidence in others that are just getting started. I found a set of Lincoln turbine wheels but I need to see them in person for a quality check. Take care, stay cool, and see you next time.

I am enjoying this I had a 1977 Ford country squire lite yellow wood paneling. And grew up up a 1968 Ford country squire red 390 in it mine had the 400

Tony, I used to own a ‘79 Buick Electra Park Avenue like the one you saw at the shop, only a 4-door. Bought it from the original elderly owner. The Park Avenue trim got you a super-posh crushed velour loose-pillow interior, shag carpet and assorted Cadillac bits. Mine had the Olds 403. What a gorgeous car, especially with the chrome Buick wheels like on the one you saw.

Glad to see you giving the Country Squire a few last touches before you head to Dearborn. And like you, I think these cars just don't look right without white sidewall tires. I run the Hankooks on my '73 Marquis and they are great.

Job well done Tony we had the Landau Luxury group on our 1975 Country Squire at the time we thought The Mechanical digital clock was cool Ford was notorious back in the 70s & 80s for shipping Customers factory specked ordered cars void of what was actually ordered Yes this happened at Chry Co AMC & GM but again Ford was notorious for this fallacy even getting the color wrong the dealers always blamed the Order Processing Center And Ford came back at the dealership Manager and told them they need to take their time & double check the PO order codes when when useing the Punch Key device with the aluminum plate Properly inserted in the machine then they wire the information to the assembly plant and still Mail in the punch plate about the size of a Cars License plate

Always cool to see some classics at a shop. Love the Buick. I went with Hankook white walls for my Lincoln TownCar, that was all I could find, I’ve been really pleased with them. I would love to find a working clock for my TowCar, it makes noise, but the plastic gears are stripped I guess.

Look forward to every video on this beauty. I'm curious about the lack of a fan clutch, figured they'd be standard by that year.

Hi Tony, it was nice to see that the new radiator are working well. It have to of course and its fun to hear that you hav a bird near your garage, it is very talkative. And as usual i like to see you tinkering with your cars. And by the why i can not give the video a tums up, it is not working, sorry.

Thanks for the great video! The joys of the Midwest...going from cold to hot in a week.

I'll recommend one thing with your new radiator & coolant...grab a can of "Water Wetter,"Super Coolant" or whatever the maker wants to call it. It's just bottle of surfactant & water pump lube. Stuff does work, they all do the same thing

Tony, After all that work, I hope the new radiator comes with the same 47 year warranty as the original. 😄

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That wagon is going to be really nice when you get done with it. You are so careful with your cars. You said that you’re going to Dearborn with the car. Is that at Greenfield village on father’s day weekend? If so may see you there. Enjoy your desire to make the restoration factory correct, and the white walls. Black walls just don’t cut it on those older cars.

Man, there is something to be said for the aesthetics of hidden mounting hardware. But there sure is a lot to be said for gaining access access to items in less than two-minutes, with no anxiety over the sound (and cost!) of breaking plastic compression tabs and clips.

If it had 4 channel Quadrasonic sound, the best seats would be back at the checkerboard table. Humans don't detect the direction of sound from behind their head as they do for sound in front of them. Quad tends to be most effective when it's at the side and infront of the listener. That wagon would probably sound pretty nice in 4 channel.

It sure seems strange seeing that GM style compressor under the hood! I was going to ask what all the wire leads were for on your bench, but you answered that question. I was cringing watching you with that clock face, surely know what would have happened if I was messing with it. All this reminds me, I have to replace the damn radiator on my car...

Yeah my 77 Lincoln town Coupe needs a radiator 400 bucks. A four row radiator. Car overheats, it has a startup running problem. I want to yank the 460 and put in a turbo diesel but that would cost a lot of money and have too many cars. But a 460 in today's gas prices just isn't worth it in a big car. I restore Hood ornaments. I'm always needing the bottom mounting pieces I have plenty of light new top part pieces.

eBay has some upper radiator isolators! NOS OEM Genuine Ford 1973 74 75 76 78 LTD Galaxie Radiator Insulator D4AZ-8124-B also A.

Great video! Hey don’t those old clocks just need a little oil and cleaning of the points to get back to life??

Thanks Tony. Re that top insulator that broke - wouldn’t one off that 78 Lincoln fit? Just an idea.

The wagon is looking great! You mentioned the Quadrasonic 8 track player...are they a direct plug in when replacing an am/fm stereo unit? Do you know if they are the same between LTDs and Tbirds? Thinking of installing one in my 78 TBird

Why do old clocks always seem to quit working. What goes bad on them?

what did i miss? why aren't you driving up to Dearborn?

Good work Tony. Did you have the rear (tailgate area) painted, or stained? And does it last? Also are you going to put in automatic temperature control, or climate control?

OLD cars were the best! My 2022 Ford Maverick is something I don't even lift the hood for, awful. Thank you federal government for silly crap. Why I kept my 1970 Montego!