We are excited to have this wagon in our collection and are so appreciative of Tom's generosity. We are pretty proud that our automotive restoration graduates seen in this video, Austin and Dalton, had the opportunity to apply their knowledge and work on this car!
I grew up on Ford wagons - '56 Ranch wagon,, '60 Country Squire, '64 Ranch wagon and 69/75 Country Squires - really liked this episode and so glad it was not the usual Chevy deal - nice to see a Ford highlighted and not made into something it never should have been. I would have painted the roof white but I am glad the next generation is making their mark on the hobby / industry. Hats off - keep up the good work.
My parents had a '61 Country Sedan before I was born and bought a used '64 CS when it was a year old 1 year before I came along. My dad was born and raised in Detroit, we were a Ford family. He bought the '64 from a Ford employee, an engineer that was being sent to South America to open a plant. My first car was a '64 XL coupe.
Totally agree: There should be more shows where lost cars of the junkjards are just brought back to life. Turning already good driving original classics into tuning monsters is the boring reality of today
I AM NOT A FORD GUY BUT I DO LOVE AND APPRECIATE THAT OLD WAGON...I LOVE IT!!! YALL REALLY SHOWED YOUR ASSES ON BRINGING THAT OLD GIRL BACK TO LIFE!! REALLY AWSOME SWEET JOB GUYS!!!
What a guy.... Tom, you rock! Making this happen is truely a great story of kindness and generosity. Someone lends you their shop helps with parts, Dang what more could you ask for!
PLEASE SAVE THEM ALL!! IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE THEM WRECKED OR CRUSHED...DAMN...THEY SIMPLY DO NOT MAKE THEM ANYMORE..THEY ARE ALL GOLD.. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO I WISH I COULD HELP! I HAVE A FEW PROJECTS ASWELL GOD BLESS
This is in my opinion the best thing about the internet and TH-cam. To see something absolutely awesome that would not be seen anywhere else. Wonderful example of not just saying what to do but actually doing it. Already exited about the next episode!
Both of my cars are daily drivers for my wife and I. Picked them up in garages and both were perfect eleven year old cars with little miles. Great show Tom!!!!
Wow! Talk about memories... We came to the US from Argentina when I was 10 years old in 1965, lived in Martinez, California. My dad was 39 years old, originally from northern Italy and had never driven or owned a car. First car he bought was an aqua blue 1962 Ford Country Sedan, 390 V8 Cruise-o-Matic transmission, 8 passenger(the last seat faced backwards). That car could move even though it only had a two barrel carb. I did my first oil change on it at 12. A few years later at 19 I bought a 1964 Country Squire, turned it into my surfmobile, folded down the back seat, foam and carpet and "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". Peace!
Ok everyone Tom Cross here I made a terrible mistake when talking to Tom Cotter about the sponsors on the wagon project, the disk brakes were donated by the WEST TEXAS CRUISERS A great club that does tremendous work charity for local kids.SORRY guys that was a kind of a rough morning for me seeing that car leaving.
Tom....was that a 1940 Ford truck in the background of the line up towards the end of the video? How would I go about getting a truck like that to the east coast of Australia?
The really great thing about this episode(s) is that you actually showed that a barn find can be restored. You took the time to do it. The previous episodes were always about a vehicle that would be a good candidate for restoration, this video proved that a restoration can be done, albeit with a group of people.
I had a ‘61 Galaxie 4-door sedan that I pulled out of a guy’s side yard for $200 when I was 17, sold it 6 months later for $1,000 and thought I made a killing. I’m only 20 now and I deeply regret selling it. this wagon is built exactly how I wanted my car. Such a cool vibe with the Mexican blankets and rusty roof on black steelies. Great minds think alike. Great video as always Tom!!
I miss my 1962 Ford galaxie, chestnut brown 2 door … and then I see one in the video!!! Wish I had some money. Mom and Dad had a blue country sedan,, I remember that clip to the rain gutter. Beautiful!!!!!!!
Thanks Tom Cotter, Tom & Diane Cross, all the volunteers and all the people behind the scenes that helped this project get done. Love the series and the fine people these old cars bring together. Please keep making videos!
Fantastic episode Tom ! This one holds a special place in my heart. I grew up with the same 62 Ford Country Squire wagon. My folks bought her brand new. She was black, with woodgrain sides, and a red interior. My sister and I used to ride in the way back at night, and lay on our backs to look at the stars. No way you can do that anymore! You never see the old wagons hardly anymore. Thanks for saving this one. Great idea to donate her to the College too. Please, keep the videos coming. They're awesome
In 1962 my parents bought new a Ford station wagon from McCullum Fors in Spokane. They traded in a 1960 300 2 door sedan bought from the same dealer. That wagon took us on many camping trips and travel though out the Northwest.
Words cannot describe how much I love that wagon! Those early 60's big Fords have always held a certain appeal to me, even though I've never owned one, and a wagon would be perfect. Thanks for putting that beauty back on the road, and in the hands of the most deserving folks I can imagine. I'm proud to be a member of Hagerty Driver's Club!
Awesome surprise, Tom, you ol' rascal you. Good people, great steward in Tom, a worthy cause and a cool ride. You just can't beat this stuff. Every old car has a story and this one now has a doozy! Be careful out there, -Ed on the Ridge
Hi, I m 3 years late in stumbling to this site....but what a beautiful estate or station wagon car!!! thank goodness you discovered it and not crushed plus an excellent job executing the restoration works.
When I was a kid, Dad traded in a wheezy old 6 cylinder '59 Ford wagon for a new '63 Country Sedan with the 4 bbl 390 and Cruise-o-Matic. That thing couldn't stop much but it could go, and it sounded just like this wagon. When he kicked that thing down to pass on a two lane highway it was pure music. We drove it all the way from Mississippi to Acapulco, including the back high mountain route from Brownsville to Mexico City. How anyone talked management into dropping a sweet high-revving engine like the FE HiPo 390 into a wagon, I'll never know, but that car was a hoot. Cruised across Mexican desert at 90-100 mph with A/C on and four souls (me sleeping on the suitcases) with a month's luggage onboard. Some of the best road memories I ever had.
love love love this episode! It's so cool to see Tom get involved in a project, especially with a car that was already featured. I too am in love with wagons, and this project was so fun to Watch, not to mention that it went towards a good cause. Awesome episode!
I love old fords when i was younger my dad had a 65 Fairlane. After the 289 in it went my sisters boyfriend completely built the engine for us in his shop class. I would love to have that car today.Great video another old ford saved.
I bought a 65 Olds 442 project car out of Midland TX. 19 hours one way from southern Indiana. White knuckle ride home using tow dolly. Scored super low rust and complete 442 for less than a grand. It got picked by 'American Pickett"
That is ONE SWEET RIDE! There are too many cars on BFH that deserve a new lease of life, but will probably never get it. Thanks for taking a chance on this one. And thanks to all those that donated their time, money and parts. Can't wait for the next episodes.
Fantastic channel - fantastic episode! Nearly all my cars since the age of 17 have been station wagons, I loved them before they became trendy. Good vibes that the wagon was donated to the college.
High quality and very professional in every area. This Hagerty produced series, Barn Find Hunter with Tom Cotter is simply the best. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible. Chuck in NE Kansas
I've always liked the body styling on the 1960 Fords. They were very unique and ahead of their time aerodynamically. Those flat fins are killer, too. I've owned 3 of them over the years. Very well built cars.
Tom You truly out did yourself on this episode. I was smiling the whole time. What a beautiful job you all did. And a nice jester you donating the car to a great cause. Keep it up .. you are the best at what you do..
Had my mother's 1961 Ford Country Sedan with 390 tri power police interceptor ,the big factory cast iron headers, and NO RUST California car.3 Lincoln colors,root beer color ,pin stripped panel painted, sand blasted lower quarter panel glass with stage coach and heard of horses on the other quarter glass and more.
My mother drove a ford country sedan when I was just six years old. It was light blue and I will never forget it. Us kids sat in what they call the "way back" in North Dakota, still today. It was the exact same model. This choked me up a bit.
I started driving in 1990 and bought my first car at 15 1/2 yrs old. It was an all original 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 4dr. with 352 big block, cruisomatic trans, optional front seatbelts, 4 way power bench seat & fender skirts. I drove it for a while and then put a built 390/C6 in it. Awesome ride and fast as hell. WAY more car than a 16 yr old should have. I miss that big ole boy! Nice Wagon! Thanks for bringing back the memories.
I have a 63 Country Sedan which has pretty much every option available. Factory black with red interior 9 passenger, factory A/C (spits ice), roof rack, 390-4V, deluxe wheel covers with whitewalls, dead stock except glass packs and twice pipes/tips under the bumper but now needs restoration. Built in late Aug of '63 with C3AE-G 427 Low Riser heads. Bought from original owner in the 80's with dealer paperwork and every single receipt for every single part he put on that car until I got it.
I love this. I'm 68 now but we did this kind of resto when I was a young guy. I dragged a 1957 Chevy 4 door hardtop out of the local yard for $250! The condition placed on me for getting the car was all the parts to get it on the road had to come out of that yard. Less than a month later she passed PA inspection. Man I wish I had her back today!
I appreciate how you must try and buff out a perfect angle view of the car. Circular thruster rear lenses ie Seeing that everyday will motivate to get her done! Sweet wide chillin ride.
This is one of the best episodes of Barn Find Hunter, I have watched it several times and it always makes me think.... Man that is exactly what I would love to do!! Great job and sentiment guys. Tom Cross and his boys deserve a massive round of applause 👏 🙌 👍
I rode thousands of miles in a '60 Sunliner wagon as a kid. Military dad, a couple brothers born in Monterrey, I was born in Virginia, mom and dad were from Alabama. We did some amazing trips ! Love to have a wagon. Thanks for the video!
OMG! You would have no idea how much I would LOVE to own that car!!~!!!! My very first car was a 63 Galaxie 500 with a dent in every single panel and I absolutely LOVED it!! Watching you drive that thing brought me RIGHT BACK!! 50 years ago and watching you drive it put me RIGHT BACK IN THAT DRIVER SEAT! I CAN STILL FEEL AND SMELL THAT INTERIOR! GORGEOUS!!!! Nothing like the early 60's Fords.
That was an awesome episode Tom, a cornerstone piece on what you and your show are about!! To take that unloved wagon that most people would walk past and give it some love is the sort of restoration I love. The car remains usable and original and very cool. Love the clear coated rusty roof :P I undertook a similar revival/restoration of a '62 Hillman Super Minx last year (here in Australia) and have been driving the wheels off it for 7 months now, starting with a true barn find, resting since '84 in a shed, little old ladies car. It's no 390 V8 powered cruiser but the smiles for smiles ratio and thumbs up I receive are priceless. People passing you on the freeway just to get a better look and hang out the window to give you a big thumbs up makes it all worth it :). Keep knocking it out of the park Tom, love your work!!!
That was a great episode and that is a true patina car it's good to see a yard full of cars there aren't just going to be crushed they're willing to be sold and made into something special and enjoyed
Absolutely fantastic transformation. My Mom and Dad had one of these when I was a young teenager, I'm now 72, and I always hated it cause it had plain Jane trim level, painted solid black, with an awful six and three on the tree. Puttin' that 390 in that wagon was a nice touch. Those engines weren't screemers, for sure, but were a solid and reliable work horse. It's just a shame that there isn't more folks that could work on these old pieces of history instead of losing them forever to the melting pot. Great job and for very little money. I'd love to see more of these budget projects. It might get some youngsters up off their behinds and off their iPhones.
No pre 85 car should ever be crushed all those parts. Things will be VERY different before too long. I dont want an electric car with a pretend sound thanks
My wife's new vehicle is more computer than combustion engine. I like being able to work on and fix my old trucks without it's exact GPS location being broadcast to who knows who. Not too many bells and that's the way I like it.
I've parted out a few and, admittedly felt a little guilty when I sent the shell away, but when a car isn't desirable, is a rust bucket and either has no engine or the engine is stuck, there's not much reason to keep it around. But at least get all the useable bits off it first!
Isn't it funny how a person's tastes change over the years. I'm 52 YO and up until a few years ago I would have never given a 4-door car a second glance, but I am really loving them now. What an absolute beauty this old Ford is.
You make everyone that sees this video very happy! Finding the car, hard work coming from many people that participated in redoing this old car! A Great Find!
Just when I think these episodes can't possibly get better Tom comes up with a really great one! Up my alley ... Ford, wagon, red and a big-block! A+++
When I was a kid we had a black, 1962, Ford Country Squire wagon with a red background to the chrome side molding. The back window was electric not manual. Every Saturday that car got shined. It never seemed to take much effort. I remember it being the most perfect shine I've seen on a car. It was still perfect when dad gave it to my brother and he bought a new 1970 LTD. More kids, more seats. My brother jacked it up the rear, put racing slicks on the back, chrome wheels all around, bucket seats in front, a Hurst shifter, and blacked out the back windows from the inside. You couldn't tell the difference between glass and metal. He, and it, became a legend at High School.
California guy here, I love driving thru Texas highways. Lubbock, Midland, Temple and all those small little towns. GREAT CARS!!!!!! TOO BAD PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ADOPT THEM ANYMORE.
I once had a Chevy Luv that looked great with a 4 speed stick. It developed a bad braking problem that I couldn't fix and didn't want to throw anymore money at so I tried to give it away for free. Even a junk yard that specialized in small pickups didn't want it! I finally convinced the local high school auto shop teacher where my son was a student to take it for free. They actually gave it to the student that put it the most effort in fixing it.
BY FAR my favorite BFH episode yet! I remember seeing you buff out that fender. It was one of the episodes that really hooked me on the show! SO glad to see this car brought back to life, and as a Kansas resident, I am very happy to hear about the cooperation with McPherson College. What a great idea!
Yes, hoped you would bring it through Lubbock!!! Cooks is a fun place. The car is great inside and out B U T thank you for covering everyone who worked on and donated to the project. This is what it will take to bring these autos back. I love this show, please dont stop.
There's more to the story! www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/07/17/thanks-to-a-shop-rag-this-1960-ford-country-sedan-was-reborn
That's the same 1962 that's in the video, right? Not a 1960 as your link says.
what mufflers did you use on this?
thanks
exactly.....but what if you don't have connections?...
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I thought I heard FlowMasters.
We are excited to have this wagon in our collection and are so appreciative of Tom's generosity. We are pretty proud that our automotive restoration graduates seen in this video, Austin and Dalton, had the opportunity to apply their knowledge and work on this car!
Is the wagon still in use????????????? Update on the wagon please!
I grew up on Ford wagons - '56 Ranch wagon,, '60 Country Squire, '64 Ranch wagon and 69/75 Country Squires - really liked this episode and so glad it was not the usual Chevy deal - nice to see a Ford highlighted and not made into something it never should have been. I would have painted the roof white but I am glad the next generation is making their mark on the hobby / industry. Hats off - keep up the good work.
My parents had a '61 Country Sedan before I was born and bought a used '64 CS when it was a year old 1 year before I came along. My dad was born and raised in Detroit, we were a Ford family. He bought the '64 from a Ford employee, an engineer that was being sent to South America to open a plant. My first car was a '64 XL coupe.
This looks like the best series yet. Wonderful story line, thrilled for the college. The sponsors deserve their promos.
Totally agree: There should be more shows where lost cars of the junkjards are just brought back to life. Turning already good driving original classics into tuning monsters is the boring reality of today
I AM NOT A FORD GUY BUT I DO LOVE AND APPRECIATE THAT OLD WAGON...I LOVE IT!!! YALL REALLY SHOWED YOUR ASSES ON BRINGING THAT OLD GIRL BACK TO LIFE!! REALLY AWSOME SWEET JOB GUYS!!!
What a guy.... Tom, you rock! Making this happen is truely a great story of kindness and generosity. Someone lends you their shop helps with parts, Dang what more could you ask for!
...and then hates to see it go! :-) Chuck in NE Kansas
PLEASE SAVE THEM ALL!!
IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE THEM WRECKED OR CRUSHED...DAMN...THEY SIMPLY DO NOT MAKE THEM ANYMORE..THEY ARE ALL GOLD..
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO I WISH I COULD HELP! I HAVE A FEW PROJECTS ASWELL GOD BLESS
This is in my opinion the best thing about the internet and TH-cam. To see something absolutely awesome that would not be seen anywhere else. Wonderful example of not just saying what to do but actually doing it. Already exited about the next episode!
Both of my cars are daily drivers for my wife and I. Picked them up in garages and both were perfect eleven year old cars with little miles. Great show Tom!!!!
I love wagons regardless if its Ford, Gm, chrysler there all just so cool!
And practical
Racer 67 Same here. I’m in Australia. I got an early commodore wagon.
Hot rod wagons are extremely underappreciated. impala wagons are especially wicked.
Yes I agree
Old mercedes wagons are quite unappreciated too
Wow! Talk about memories... We came to the US from Argentina when I was 10 years old in 1965, lived in Martinez, California. My dad was 39 years old, originally from northern Italy and had never driven or owned a car. First car he bought was an aqua blue 1962 Ford Country Sedan, 390 V8 Cruise-o-Matic transmission, 8 passenger(the last seat faced backwards). That car could move even though it only had a two barrel carb. I did my first oil change on it at 12. A few years later at 19 I bought a 1964 Country Squire, turned it into my surfmobile, folded down the back seat, foam and carpet and "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". Peace!
My jaw dropped when I saw the wagon! Looked amazing. One of my favorite episodes!
Ok everyone Tom Cross here I made a terrible mistake when talking to Tom Cotter about the sponsors on the wagon project, the disk brakes were donated by the WEST TEXAS CRUISERS A great club that does tremendous work charity for local kids.SORRY guys that was a kind of a rough morning for me seeing that car leaving.
Awesome work and very generous of you and the group. Best part is, you all saved that beautiful car!
It's all good Mr Cross, that was a great project video to get people interested in restoring older cars !
Tom....was that a 1940 Ford truck in the background of the line up towards the end of the video? How would I go about getting a truck like that to the east coast of Australia?
Hey mr cross do you have a website or something with a list of all the vehicles u have for sale on your property?
J Bilbo no I really don’t have a list they are all fords what are you looking for?
Simply amazing. You saw something in that car. Went back to it. You and everyone else ressurected that car. Excellent job performed by the staff.
The really great thing about this episode(s) is that you actually showed that a barn find can be restored. You took the time to do it. The previous episodes were always about a vehicle that would be a good candidate for restoration, this video proved that a restoration can be done, albeit with a group of people.
I had a ‘61 Galaxie 4-door sedan that I pulled out of a guy’s side yard for $200 when I was 17, sold it 6 months later for $1,000 and thought I made a killing. I’m only 20 now and I deeply regret selling it. this wagon is built exactly how I wanted my car. Such a cool vibe with the Mexican blankets and rusty roof on black steelies. Great minds think alike. Great video as always Tom!!
I miss my 1962 Ford galaxie, chestnut brown 2 door … and then I see one in the video!!! Wish I had some money. Mom and Dad had a blue country sedan,, I remember that clip to the rain gutter. Beautiful!!!!!!!
Super heartwarming to hear that this car is being donated to students pursuing a degree in automotive restoration
Thanks Tom Cotter, Tom & Diane Cross, all the volunteers and all the people behind the scenes that helped this project get done. Love the series and the fine people these old cars bring together. Please keep making videos!
The best show not on tv.....heck the best show period, good work Tom, staff and friends.
Don't say that to loud, we wanna keep it here. Can't agree more though
KubotaManDan can’t have another roadkill on our hands
Fantastic episode Tom !
This one holds a special place in my heart. I grew up with the same 62 Ford Country Squire wagon.
My folks bought her brand new.
She was black, with woodgrain sides, and a red interior.
My sister and I used to ride in the way back at night, and lay on our backs to look at the stars.
No way you can do that anymore!
You never see the old wagons hardly anymore. Thanks for saving this one.
Great idea to donate her to the College too.
Please, keep the videos coming.
They're awesome
That original 1962 paint is incredible! And they did a great job buffing it out without burning through the edges.
In 1962 my parents bought new a Ford station wagon from McCullum Fors in Spokane. They traded in a 1960 300 2 door sedan bought from the same dealer. That wagon took us on many camping trips and travel though out the Northwest.
It's so good to see one rescued! What a great ride!
Words cannot describe how much I love that wagon! Those early 60's big Fords have always held a certain appeal to me, even though I've never owned one, and a wagon would be perfect. Thanks for putting that beauty back on the road, and in the hands of the most deserving folks I can imagine. I'm proud to be a member of Hagerty Driver's Club!
Awesome surprise, Tom, you ol' rascal you.
Good people, great steward in Tom, a worthy cause and a cool ride.
You just can't beat this stuff. Every old car has a story and this one now has a doozy!
Be careful out there,
-Ed on the Ridge
From Australia, well done to Tom and the team for their efforts and generosity of spirit.
I'm not a Ford guy, but this is a sweet ride. I'd love to have this.
And I love the barn find restoration out finding more barn finds.
I own 3 Fords and a 70 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. Which American car company beat Ferrari at LeMans in 1968? Ford, baby. Ford.
I am Chevy guy, but any car from the 60s is freaking cool to me. My favorite part of 50/60s cars are the interiors and dashboards.
Hi, I m 3 years late in stumbling to this site....but what a beautiful estate or station wagon car!!! thank goodness you discovered it and not crushed plus an excellent job executing the restoration works.
Loved the Roof!!
Sometimes...you can tell....this Wagon really appreciates his revival.
When I was a kid, Dad traded in a wheezy old 6 cylinder '59 Ford wagon for a new '63 Country Sedan with the 4 bbl 390 and Cruise-o-Matic. That thing couldn't stop much but it could go, and it sounded just like this wagon. When he kicked that thing down to pass on a two lane highway it was pure music. We drove it all the way from Mississippi to Acapulco, including the back high mountain route from Brownsville to Mexico City. How anyone talked management into dropping a sweet high-revving engine like the FE HiPo 390 into a wagon, I'll never know, but that car was a hoot. Cruised across Mexican desert at 90-100 mph with A/C on and four souls (me sleeping on the suitcases) with a month's luggage onboard. Some of the best road memories I ever had.
Thanks for saving the wagon guys. She is looking great.
So pleased you gave it to the school instead of actioning it off. You're a good man.
love love love this episode! It's so cool to see Tom get involved in a project, especially with a car that was already featured. I too am in love with wagons, and this project was so fun to Watch, not to mention that it went towards a good cause. Awesome episode!
Just shows how everything was possible 3 years ago !. today a lot more effort.
This became one proper wagon!!!! 👍 More restorations like this!!!! Please!!!!
Great video. I have known Tom for 30 years and I know his love for the old ford cars. Great restoration Tom.
Wow thats awesome great work glad to see cars forgotten about getting to live another life again
I love old station wagons. Glad to see this old girl saved. 🙂
I love old fords when i was younger my dad had a 65 Fairlane. After the 289 in it went my sisters boyfriend completely built the engine for us in his shop class. I would love to have that car today.Great video another old ford saved.
I bought a 65 Olds 442 project car out of Midland TX. 19 hours one way from southern Indiana. White knuckle ride home using tow dolly. Scored super low rust and complete 442 for less than a grand. It got picked by 'American Pickett"
I am living my dream life vicariously through this channel. My gawd, what a blast. Thanks!
That is ONE SWEET RIDE! There are too many cars on BFH that deserve a new lease of life, but will probably never get it. Thanks for taking a chance on this one. And thanks to all those that donated their time, money and parts. Can't wait for the next episodes.
Fantastic episode. Saved the Ford wagon and helped the McPherson School, all in well told story.
What an amazing adventure!! A five year follow up on this project would be even better. Keep em' coming!!
Fantastic channel - fantastic episode!
Nearly all my cars since the age of 17 have been station wagons, I loved them before they became trendy.
Good vibes that the wagon was donated to the college.
High quality and very professional in every area. This Hagerty produced series, Barn Find Hunter with Tom Cotter is simply the best. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible. Chuck in NE Kansas
I've always liked the body styling on the 1960 Fords. They were very unique and ahead of their time aerodynamically. Those flat fins are killer, too. I've owned 3 of them over the years. Very well built cars.
Tom
You truly out did yourself on this episode. I was smiling the whole time. What a beautiful job you all did. And a nice jester you donating the car to a great cause.
Keep it up .. you are the best at what you do..
I remember the blog where you shined the fender. Driving the '62 wagon from Midland TX, to McPherson, KS will be a great blog to watch, I can't wait!!
Had my mother's 1961 Ford Country Sedan with 390 tri power police interceptor ,the big factory cast iron headers, and NO RUST California car.3 Lincoln colors,root beer color ,pin stripped panel painted, sand blasted lower quarter panel glass with stage coach and heard of horses on the other quarter glass and more.
I absolutely love everything about this car, project, and future plans with this car! You definitely hit a grand slam with this one! Congratulations!
My mother drove a ford country sedan when I was just six years old. It was light blue and I will never forget it. Us kids sat in what they call the "way back" in North Dakota, still today. It was the exact same model. This choked me up a bit.
That's awesome you donated to a collage that has auto restoration courses
We are thrilled with Tom's generosity! And we actually offer a bachelor's degree in automotive restoration if you know anyone interested!
I started driving in 1990 and bought my first car at 15 1/2 yrs old. It was an all original 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 4dr. with 352 big block, cruisomatic trans, optional front seatbelts, 4 way power bench seat & fender skirts. I drove it for a while and then put a built 390/C6 in it. Awesome ride and fast as hell. WAY more car than a 16 yr old should have. I miss that big ole boy! Nice Wagon! Thanks for bringing back the memories.
This was brilliant Tom, you have loads of fans here in the UK, can’t wait until the next instalment
I have a 63 Country Sedan which has pretty much every option available. Factory black with red interior 9 passenger, factory A/C (spits ice), roof rack, 390-4V, deluxe wheel covers with whitewalls, dead stock except glass packs and twice pipes/tips under the bumper but now needs restoration. Built in late Aug of '63 with C3AE-G 427 Low Riser heads. Bought from original owner in the 80's with dealer paperwork and every single receipt for every single part he put on that car until I got it.
Hands down, this is the best car related show on TH-cam!! Tom, I would love to meet you one day!!
I love these practical and simply old station wagons and the great restoration you did on the car. Bravo sir!
i am so happy, i’ve always wanted to see restoration from Tom or this channel. gotta love it :)
I doubt Tom has ever turned a wrench.
falconater68 maybe
I love this. I'm 68 now but we did this kind of resto when I was a young guy. I dragged a 1957 Chevy 4 door hardtop out of the local yard for $250! The condition placed on me for getting the car was all the parts to get it on the road had to come out of that yard. Less than a month later she passed PA inspection. Man I wish I had her back today!
This is the one car show that still really speaks to me. Great restoration project, well done🍻
I appreciate how you must try and buff out a perfect angle view of the car. Circular thruster rear lenses ie Seeing that everyday will motivate to get her done! Sweet wide chillin ride.
This is one of the best episodes of Barn Find Hunter, I have watched it several times and it always makes me think.... Man that is exactly what I would love to do!! Great job and sentiment guys. Tom Cross and his boys deserve a massive round of applause 👏 🙌 👍
I agree, I have watched it many times.
I rode thousands of miles in a '60 Sunliner wagon as a kid. Military dad, a couple brothers born in Monterrey, I was born in Virginia, mom and dad were from Alabama. We did some amazing trips ! Love to have a wagon. Thanks for the video!
how can 44 people dislike this, one of the best episodes so far, looking forward to more
Probably the type that thumbs down everything. ☹
Trolls. Mostly the same deranged Chinese phantoms that got Biden elected...
OMG! You would have no idea how much I would LOVE to own that car!!~!!!! My very first car was a 63 Galaxie 500 with a dent in every single panel and I absolutely LOVED it!! Watching you drive that thing brought me RIGHT BACK!! 50 years ago and watching you drive it put me RIGHT BACK IN THAT DRIVER SEAT! I CAN STILL FEEL AND SMELL THAT INTERIOR! GORGEOUS!!!! Nothing like the early 60's Fords.
What an amazing transformation!! one thumbs up isn't enough! The tire and wheel combo were perfect too!
Great to see all the people with a passion for cars paying it forward. And to Hagerty for giving you the outlet to share it with us.
1960's Fords are the definition of cool!
This wagon is a real joy. I love the little tie-wire that hangs the rear hatch from the roof gutter
That was an awesome episode Tom, a cornerstone piece on what you and your show are about!! To take that unloved wagon that most people would walk past and give it some love is the sort of restoration I love. The car remains usable and original and very cool. Love the clear coated rusty roof :P
I undertook a similar revival/restoration of a '62 Hillman Super Minx last year (here in Australia) and have been driving the wheels off it for 7 months now, starting with a true barn find, resting since '84 in a shed, little old ladies car. It's no 390 V8 powered cruiser but the smiles for smiles ratio and thumbs up I receive are priceless. People passing you on the freeway just to get a better look and hang out the window to give you a big thumbs up makes it all worth it :).
Keep knocking it out of the park Tom, love your work!!!
Nice. Love the early 60s ford wagons.
Honestly the best episode yet !! Love to see that he fixed it !!
That was a great episode and that is a true patina car it's good to see a yard full of cars there aren't just going to be crushed they're willing to be sold and made into something special and enjoyed
Last month I bought a 1965 Dodge D-100 pickup. Mostly complete but doesn't run. I plan to fix it up and keep it mostly original.
Good on you and good luck. They are a nice truck.
my favorite body style for Dodge trucks! And also the 1958-1960s as well LOVE,Love,love Mopars!!
Love this wagon, dont matter what make it is, this is so cool. True car enthusiasts love all different makes 🤙
Absolutely fantastic transformation. My Mom and Dad had one of these when I was a young teenager, I'm now 72, and I always hated it cause it had plain Jane trim level, painted solid black, with an awful six and three on the tree. Puttin' that 390 in that wagon was a nice touch. Those engines weren't screemers, for sure, but were a solid and reliable work horse.
It's just a shame that there isn't more folks that could work on these old pieces of history instead of losing them forever to the melting pot.
Great job and for very little money. I'd love to see more of these budget projects. It might get some youngsters up off their behinds and off their iPhones.
That classic color, vintage wagon lines, 390 exhaust, and the blanketed front bench. Great great project!
No pre 85 car should ever be crushed all those parts. Things will be VERY different before too long. I dont want an electric car with a pretend sound thanks
My wife's new vehicle is more computer than combustion engine. I like being able to work on and fix my old trucks without it's exact GPS location being broadcast to who knows who. Not too many bells and that's the way I like it.
I've parted out a few and, admittedly felt a little guilty when I sent the shell away, but when a car isn't desirable, is a rust bucket and either has no engine or the engine is stuck, there's not much reason to keep it around. But at least get all the useable bits off it first!
Amen to that
All the Escorts, Omnis and Citations can get crushed
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Isn't it funny how a person's tastes change over the years. I'm 52 YO and up until a few years ago I would have never given a 4-door car a second glance, but I am really loving them now. What an absolute beauty this old Ford is.
Absolutely love old wagons! What a great build in bringing this one back to life. So cool...
Nice job guys this is what I do with old trucks and cars in my free time
When I was a kid, we had this exact same car!! This might even be it, since we lived here in Tx!
You make everyone that sees this video very happy! Finding the car, hard work coming from many people that participated in redoing this old car! A Great Find!
I knew this car would make a return!
Ik right!
Pulling out the buffing compound, while still in the yard no less, is basically putting a ring on it.
I was hoping!
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Just when I think these episodes can't possibly get better Tom comes up with a really great one! Up my alley ... Ford, wagon, red and a big-block! A+++
For me, this is the best episode so far!! And I've seen every episode! Great job guys! Best from Germany
When I was a kid we had a black, 1962, Ford Country Squire wagon with a red background to the chrome side molding. The back window was electric not manual. Every Saturday that car got shined. It never seemed to take much effort. I remember it being the most perfect shine I've seen on a car. It was still perfect when dad gave it to my brother and he bought a new 1970 LTD. More kids, more seats. My brother jacked it up the rear, put racing slicks on the back, chrome wheels all around, bucket seats in front, a Hurst shifter, and blacked out the back windows from the inside. You couldn't tell the difference between glass and metal. He, and it, became a legend at High School.
I've always loved wagons. God bless you for saving this one.
California guy here, I love driving thru Texas highways. Lubbock, Midland, Temple and all those small little towns.
GREAT CARS!!!!!!
TOO BAD PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ADOPT THEM ANYMORE.
Love the spirit and comraderie with which this car was saved. It really came up a treat. Suddenly I feel the need for a vintage wagon in my life...
I once had a Chevy Luv that looked great with a 4 speed stick. It developed a bad braking problem that I couldn't fix and didn't want to throw anymore money at so I tried to give it away for free. Even a junk yard that specialized in small pickups didn't want it! I finally convinced the local high school auto shop teacher where my son was a student to take it for free. They actually gave it to the student that put it the most effort in fixing it.
Awesome result ! What a great project - well done to all involved.
BY FAR my favorite BFH episode yet! I remember seeing you buff out that fender. It was one of the episodes that really hooked me on the show! SO glad to see this car brought back to life, and as a Kansas resident, I am very happy to hear about the cooperation with McPherson College. What a great idea!
Wow... just wow. This is my fav episode by far. the Car looks perfect.
What a homely beauty. The tires really set off the wagon. Well done.
I've a couple of cars do exactly the same to me...they just weren't ready to die! Great video Tom! A shout of thanks to Hagerty!
By far the best programme on TH-cam. Many others, but I love this the best
Yes, hoped you would bring it through Lubbock!!! Cooks is a fun place. The car is great inside and out B U T thank you for covering everyone who worked on and donated to the project. This is what it will take to bring these autos back. I love this show, please dont stop.