1958 Ford ranch wagon, lowest priced wagon of the low price three!
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- Today on what it’s like 1958 for ranch wagon. Period ads specs If this is your first time checking out the channel this is so much more than walking around a car with music we actually talk about what these cars were like it’s the channel name. Enjoy this episode =)
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Todd Rundgren "Hello it's Me"
Yeah buddy
Congratulations you got it =)
Be sure to tune in tomorrow 430 Pontiac Silver Streak
Our upstairs tenant had a 58 Ford convertible. Great video, look forward to the Pontiac.
And one of the more annoying songs of that era too ;)
@@joeseeking3572Todd is cool. And he was briefly a Car in the mid 2000's, joining keyboardist Greg Hawkes and lead guitarist Elliot Easton, to form the short-lived band The New Cars. I thought "Not Tonight" was a good song.
My dad had a 1958 Ford Custom. It was a 2 door sedan DEFINITELY remember it had the 2-speed Ford-O-matic. So there's your answer. It had the small six cylinder engine. I so remember summer drives to the country and the car would overheat. I also remember it rusting out prematurely. My mom learned to drive on that car. She sometimes made me park it for her, because she could not manipulate the manual steering. It is how I learned to drive. So many memories OMG!
Thank you so much for sharing those memories ford and overheating seems to be a problem I had a 67 mustang and had heating issues could drive it 20-25 miles at a time on a hot summer day. I put three radiators in that car. The last one was the biggest 4 core aluminum radiator I could find no more heating issues after that
What a nice car. Wagon usually got used up quickly. The low end models were the workhorse wagons, usually used by commercial workers and such. To see a "low end" wagon in such nice condition is rare indeed!
It was super nice considering it was the cheapest wagon offered by the low price three
I really like the stickers on the rear quarter windows. I remember traveling with my parents as a young boy in our family station wagons on summer vacations. What a time we had. You could go all over the country every monument national Park wherever you wanted to go and see them in all their glory and you were not rushed and it was not crowded.
My dad would always get a sticker from every state and also from every national park that we visited and then he put them all over the windows in our station wagon just exactly like this one has in your review. Very nice Jay! Thanks for the memories!
Thank you so much for sharing those memories =) I want to get a wagon one day and drive cross country with the family and get sticker like those =)
I don't like the decals. They block your vision. If I bought the car, the first thing I would do would be to scrape them off. I don't need to see the places that somebody else went. My souvenirs are photos.
Ford seemed to be flip-flopping between round and shaped tail lights, maybe to better differentiate model years from the backside. The round tail lights seemed to be what they usually fell back on for years.
If you read the information you showed concerning the transmissions offered , the FORDOMATIC was a 3-speed automatic, probably the last year it was offered. These continued to start in 2nd gear. Most common application was in the Edsel, marketed to those who felt they were sophisticated, but weren't. It was offered in other Ford car lines probably because it was the basic automatic and that people may not have understood the CRUISE-O-MATIC.
Possibly the new aluminum-cased 2-speed FORDOMATIC was introduced in 1958, but it was for 1959 model year cars. Again, it was a way to usher in a new automatic without making much of a splash and going unnoticed. For the cheaper entry-level Fords and again, for the unsophisticated Edsel buyers of which all Edsels were built on the Ford chassis rather than having the choice of a Mercury chassis. But, the new 2-speed FORDOMATIC was indeed introduced for the 1959 model year.
As far as Ranch Wagons go, most were 2-doors in the early years with other GM lines following suit.
My father, being a Fire Dept. Battalion Chief, got a new station wagon every year through 1968. He got a 1968 Ford 4-door Ranch Wagon equipped with a 390 V8 engine with the 2nd year of the Select-Shift Cruise-O-Matic. It was our City's first move away from Chevrolet. With the "Police Special" package, it had no radio or air conditioning. It was also an attempt to make fire cars more visible changing the color to solid white. It actually made them less visible to the public. For my father's next fire s/w, it returned to traditional red and was a 383-equipped Plymouth Belvedere.
Oh, as you can see in your 1958 Ranch Wagon example, the engine was a "Y" block and probably a 292 as the 312 was usually indicated on the valve covers.
Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing all that information 292 some sources said it was an option I didn’t see it in the advertising so didn’t include it
I have a feeling that the original engine was replaced with that Y-block V8.
@@What.its.like. Sources can be in error and omissive. Example. I actually owned a 1971 Ford Ranchero Squire. Inside the glovebox door it showed that this particular model came standard with a 351C-4v V8 and automatic transmission. It could come with or without A/C. The optional engine was a 429-4v V8, but A/C was NOT an option. Examples came with a 302-2v V8 and although I've never seen one, some say that A/C was available on the 429. I have doubta bout a factory air unit as there wasn't room under the hood as the A/C housing was right up against my 351. Smaller engene? Maybe. It would be like getting a car with radio-delete.
I'm another one who likes the overall look of the '58 better than the '57, and the front end resembles that year's Thunderbird.
One thing I always liked about the Fords from that timeframe is the styling never got over the top. They didn't get too flashy, therefore ageing a lot better.
Totally agree.. tho I do like some of the flashy cars as well
I was surprised that any of these survived. The lower part of the rear fenders had completely rusted through on ours when Dad finally traded it in on a 64 Ford Falcon wagon. Thanks for a trip down memory lane. 😊
You must've lived in the "salt belt" part of the country.
Yep I live in the rust belt as well.
The biggest problem with the back end of all the 1958 Ford car models is that the tail light lenses protruded too far outward. And because they stuck out so far, it was/is very easy to back into something that would hit the lenses. These cars were still on the road when I was a car-guy kid and I remember that almost all of them had at least one broken tail light lense. I'd say upon learning of that, Ford realized that design would generate extra commerce, because Ford would again come out with a car that was susceptible to tail light lense breakage. That was the 1969 Ford wagon's, not the sedans or coupe as they used a different tail light design, but the '69 wagons would often be seen with busted-up tail light lenses.
A notable for 1958 is that was the first year of the 352 FE Series V-8 engine. The 352 was glorious compared to the outgoing Y-Block V-8 with their damn tiny oil galleries and drains inside the block. And oh lord, the smooth power the 352 had!!! A brilliant design due to our American engineers. The FE Series engines were some of the best engines that Ford ever built. And we now know that the 352 went on to power Ford cars through the 1960s in various forms and continued on in Ford trucks into the mid-1970s. Maybe I'm nuts but just writing about the FE Series engines makes me want another one.
Thank you so much for sharing all of that insight really appreciate it
Hey Jay! 1958 Was a recession and money was tight from what I read impacting the auto industry. The 1958 Ford was a 1957 with new Front end and Rear end clips. The Big 3 all had 2 door Wagons back in the day.
The car industry was running commercials that said “You “auto buy “ now. “ In 1958. It was a play on the word “ought to “😊
Ford also marketed the 2 door as a “professional car”, meaning they were some times used as an ambulance and/or hearse (especially as a first call vehicle to pick up the deceased).
Yeah it’s amazing they sold almost 1 million cars during a bad economic recession
I like the 🇨🇦Meteor and Edsel versions also
I’m a huge Edsel fan I really want to do an edsel wagon this year
Hi Justin, outstanding video! Outstanding info! I am 63 years old and I am a 1978 high school/automotive vocational school graduate. I started out at a high volume automatic transmission shop and worked my way to second lead transmission man at a large Ford dealership years ago. Back in the 1950s, the Ford Motor Company and BorgWarner transmissions Inc. where in cahoots with each other, sharing engineering with each other, but not manufacturing. The Ford-O-Matic aluminum case two speed that you showed was Fords light duty automatic, It was very simple and it's nick name was the "Ford mickey mouse transmission" that was replaced in 1965 by the Ford C-4 three speed automatic. The 1964 and1/2 Mustang saw the C-4 first. The Ford Ford-O-Matic aluminum case two speed is not as heavy duty as the aluminum case Chevrolet two speed Powerglide is. The Fordomatic iron case was Fords first automatic, it was a joint effort between Ford and BorgWarner, it was called the "Ford FM" it was a three speed, but you had to pull the shifter into "L" for three speed use, and it was hit or miss whether or not the transmission would end up in first or second gear depending on how fast you where doing. The Ford Cruise-O-Matic was a three speed automatic also, but was more shift command friendly, it too was a joint effort between Ford and BorgWarner, it was called the "Ford FMX" it eventually replaced the Ford FM. The Ford AOD (Automatic Overdrive) four speed aluminum transmission eventually replaced the FMX. Ford also had a larger iron case transmission called the "Lincoln" FM and FMX, they where replaced in 1966 by the Ford C-6 transmission. BorgWarner had iron case automatic transmissions that where very similar to Ford, but in the mean time most parts do not interchange. They found their way in American Motors, Studebaker and Checker Marathon. I do not mean to change the subject, but the GM Muncie 4 speed and the GM Muncie 4 speed rock crusher 4 speed transmission(s) "designed by GM" that where produced by The Muncie, Indiana Chevrolet Plant in Muncie Indiana, the BorgWarner T-10 4 speed and the BorgWarner super T-10 4 speed(s) where produced right down the street, that's no coincidence. A Muncie 4 speed looks very similar to a BorgWarner 4 speed. Please reply. Dave...
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with these transmissions as well as your insight it’s highly appreciated =)
I had a 58 Ranchero with the 352 and 3 speed. A real tire smoker. Bought it from a relative who bought it new because the payload was higher than a 58 Ford F100
That would be incredible to have a 352 FE v8 =) what color was yours
Mostly rust colored with a hint of light blue and a faded “Feed and Grain” faintly painted on the door. It hauled sacks of chicken feed most of its life
Haha you sound like me when I’m describing my silver van =)
In my '70's. I grew up with neighbors who had bought a '55 T-Bird new with the 292 V8, which they kept for over 30 years (I should have bought it when i had the chance). The Fordomatic transmission in that car was a 3-speed...BUT it starts in second gear normally when you put the shifter in Drive. If you floor it, it would start off in First, or if you shifted the selector to Low at a lower speed with a heavy foot, it would drop into first. So, both the Fordomatic and Cruise-0-Matic (my parents had a '59 Galaxie with the 240 Horse 332 and Cruise-o-Matic which became my first car when I turned 16 and it was the oldest car in the stable), in my experience, were 3-speed automatics...with slightly different selector options.
Thank you so much for sharing all of that information as well as insight and experience with owning these cars =)
Nice presentation, Jay. By the way, on that rear seat, there's a bar that swings out from underneath in a 180-degree arc that acts as a vertical support for that seat bottom when inverted. I noticed in your demo video that you didn't deploy that bar, and that's why that section of seat didn't lay flat and flush with the backrest portion.
Thank you so much for pointing that out, glad you liked this video =)
@@What.its.like. You're welcome. Yeah, this was a typical feature of Ford wagons back then. Our family '59 Merc Colony Park had the same arrangement. It provided a nice clean flush look when all the seats were folded down for carrying our surfboards. Too bad today's SUVs aren't like that.
Love station wagons the ultimate vehicle
My parents had one when I was 9 or 10. Theirs was a 223 6 banger with a 3-speed
tranny. It was yellow and white too. Rusted as bad or worse than the '57 and ours
was no exception. For road
trips, my parents turned it
into a camper wagon with a
mattress in back and curtains on the windows in
the rear. Don't think we kept
it too long as it broke down
while we were on vacation.
Dad sent Mom, Sis, and I
A home on a Greyhound
while he waited for the car to
be fixed. He drove it home
after it was fixed and traded
it for a '58 Dodge 4-door
hardtop. My grandparents
also had one and traded it
in on a new Impala wagon
after the tin worm ate it up
really bad after 2 years.
So much for our '58 Ford.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with this car as well as the story although a sad one still a memory nonetheless
Loved that blue on there.
My grandpa had a 58 sedan. Chocolate brown I think.
Still I prefer the 57, esp red and white two tone. A more beautiful car there never was
Beautiful wagon. My favorite configuration--2 door wagons.
You did a great job on this video.
I "prefer" the 1957 although I prefer the '58s rear (opposite to your taste).
The Cruise-O-Matic was not the same as the Ford-O-Matic. Although Ford-O-Matic was a three speed unit, under normal conditions it started off in second gear. If you selected "L" (low) with the shift lever or floored the accelerator upon take off the car would start in low.
Cruise-O-Matic had two driving ranges (D1 and D2). For most driving situations selecting D1 made the car always automatically start off in low, change to second then to third.
Selecting D2 forced the car to always start in second then automatically shift to third. D2 was great in snow, sand or mud because less power was going to the rear wheels, eliminating slip.
The reason D1 was next to L is because you could select L and then "manually" upshift to second then to third.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for the added insight and information =) glad you dig this episode
1957 design for cars and trucks are the best , my option , but 58 , 59,60 ….are all great . This 58 here is to die for and the colour❤
I’m honestly not a huge 58 Ford fan either if given the opportunity or the chance between a Ford or an edsel I would go with the Edsel
That rear seat being elevated is called stadium seating in newer suvs. It's great for short kids, but it's a bit odd for adults. Keep picking these winners! Great Channel!
That’s awesome I’ll use that term next time =) glad you dig the channel
Oh, that tailgate design, bad form AND function, I’m thinking……quite the combo……thanks for great vid.
It reminded me of the 59 Chevy tailgate, which is the heaviest tailgate so far
A definite beautiful dutiful blue!
58 was the first year for quad headlights. But that 57 was creepy with those no-chrome protruding eyeballs. Also this was almost the only year Ford abandoned round tail lights. 60 was an exception with the folded fin. The square lights started in 65.
😍Beautiful wagon, great vid!!!👍
Glad you dig this episode
Ah, I wondered during your introduction whether you had missed the Y block V8, and opening the hood, yes, that's a Y block. Either a 292 or a 312. But I didn't know all about the Fordomatic, so thanks for that!
I didn’t see the y block in the ads so I didn’t include it I wasn’t sure if that got swapped in there, but found out later in the comment section that the y block was offered wife or didn’t advertise it is beyond me
un grand BRAVO!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻pour toutes vos vidéos dans lesquelles vous présentez tout ces fabuleux véhicules.... ces ranch wagon sont de fabuleuse voitures .... FANTASTIQUES .... aujourd'hui on ne sais plus faire de belles voiture, et voila bien longtemps que "l'américan dream " a disparu...😢thank you very much for you nice video...
Thank you so much for watching glad you dig this channel =)
in 1955, when I was 11 & my sister 8, my family drove across as far as St Paul MN on a business trip/vacation in a 1954 Country Sedan. We bought it so we could take trips without Sis & me could each have our own seat. We got years of use out of it. Side note: I enjoy your video clips on the different cars, but I would prefer you didn't use the words 'nice' & 'love' quite so often. A greater word variety would add interest.
Awesome story, thank you so much for the advice I’ll work on that, Just get passionate about cars and tend to over use those words
My dream car is the '57. I do like the wrap around rear window (came on 57 and 58). The '56 Parklane had the front fenders off of the Fairlane's (without the lump). If you like the wrap around on the grill, check out the 1957 Meteor Niagara 300 Tudor Ranch Wagon.
I’ll need to see if I can find those models
I must be old now, because I'm really taking a liking to classic wagons now. This was a nice example. Also, I dig the Todd Rundgren, and I noticed you added a bit of "Cracklin' Rosie" by Neil Diamond at the end. 😁
Yeah i was born too late i wish i lived when this stuff was cheap =)
I did 250 miles in my truck the other day and averaged 19.2 mpg which is better than some new trucks in 1 ton segment.. my truck has a different drive train 350 v8 4 speed and 373 gears 19.5 tires but thats why this channel exists so many cool cars out there that can be driven every day just by switching rear end out and get decent fuel mileage
A TIME WHEN GLOVE BOXES HELD MORE THAN A "PAIR OF GLOVES"😎
I know right I love showing that those glove boxes were often times as big as bread boxes
While on a vacation or holiday trip , Mom would use the glove box door for a dining tray if we pulled into a A&W or Hamburger stand.
that engine there is a 292 y block in the 1970s had a 57 with a 312 my 58 sedan had the 292 ford droped the 312 after 57 wish i had all those cars back time flys good job jay.
I saw conflicting information about the 292Y block some sources said that it was an engine but the advertisements didn’t have it listed as an option.. generally when there’s conflicting information I turn to the advertisements because who knows their product better than the people selling it
The 58 is generally considered a retrograde facelift of the very popular and well received 57. Edict came down - needs to have family resemblance to the new T-Bird. Well, yeah, but not too successfully. Just did not come off well.
58' just has better styling, I don't even think it's an opinion. I generally like 58s better within all of the big three. 59' is better still, and in a lot of ways 60' was even better still. MY favorite car of all time is the 61' Cadillac and the 59' Pontiac. When I want to race around with the wife I like the 59' Poncho (Poncho is slang for Pontiac in the 50s and 60s. It meant get the fast car) Then I love the 61' Eldorado for jamming with my band. It's hard to say. I think 60' is very sweet too but it's really hard to have better design with the four fins. IF I ever get a 60 and or 59, I'm going to fab some bottom fender fins if it is the Coupe DeVille or as 62' series. If I end up with an Eldorado Biarritz I'll just leave it alone.
Wow ,Good one Jay,
Those Wagons had so much Craftsmanship,
Not many survived as People used them and didn’t baby them
Glad you dig this episode =) I love wagons going to make it a point to cover as many as possible this year
I think that’s going to be tomorrow’s episode is top 10 cars that I really wanna do this year talk about the top 10 cars from last year and see what you guys want to see and start making a list
@@What.its.like. Yes Great Ideas
Hey Jay, this 58 Ford Ranch Wagon is a real time capsule, it's very nice inside & out!!! I must say that I am partial to the 57 though. I say that because when I was born in 1958 my first car ride home from the hospital was in a red & white 57 Ranch Wagon with the 312 V8!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂
That’s awesome great story I’ll have to find one I really want to do more wagons this year =)
How long did your family keep the ranch wagon. The car my grandpa had when I was born was my first car =)
@@What.its.like. my dad kept it until 1963 when unfortunately it was rear ended & totaled!! 😲
The Ford Ranch Wagon WAS the cheapest of the low price three, but if you got a red & white Plymouth wagon and have your whole family riding around in Christine.
That’s very true going to really try and cover more wagons this year
Good coverage. I bought a 57 ford wagon as my first car in the 70s it had a 312 V8 and automatic, second car was a 58 ford wagon with a 352, and 3 speed automatic, the selector showed P R N D L.
Sweet how did you like your 57 ford wagon 2 door or 4 door
@@What.its.like. I loved it. But then what did I know? I was only 16 at the time, never been under the hood of a car before, in 2 weeks I had done a complete rebuild on the motor, and drove it.
Awesome =)
Another interesting video. The car in your video is equipped with the 292 V8. You failed to mention that engine in your coverage of the engine options.
Classic Auto Mall claim it has a 312.
Yeah I saw conflicting information about that the one advertisement just had those four engines listed so I just went with that one generally if the information conflicts I usually just go by what the advertisement says because who knows their product better than the people selling it. I just think it’s really weird that they offered the Y block but they didn’t advertise it. If they did advertise it it wasn’t in the main brochure
The side part of the lower grill would have been great side marker lights. But they didn’t come along till the Late 60s.
Wow, that color combo is great. Great video jay!
Thank you glad you dig this video to Zach
My Dad had a 53 Ranch Wagon that hauled our family of ten around with that 223 and three on the tree with overdrive. Yes it's Todd.
That was a good year I’m not sure if 52 or 53 is my favorite ford ranch wagon
Great video Justin, I love the wagons. my dad had a 1963 Falcon 2dr wagon when we were kids.
Thank you so much did you like your falcon wagon
@@What.its.like. yes it was cool. we used to go to the drive in movie and fall asleep in the back when my parents took us. great memories
Thank you so much for sharing the memories =)
Look at all the rust on the sill above the master cylinder!
This is one of my favorite Ford Wagon designs! I do really like the look at the '57 model, but I really like the '58 styling much better! I think the front and rear is so much bolder, yet refined. I love the interior, and dash steering wheel also. It's a really beautiful model, and I also think the Country Squire is awesome looking! That Pontiac looks 🤩!! I feel like I should recognize the your tune you were doing at the end, but can't .
At the very end it was Cracklin Rosie by Neil Diamond. The Pontiac is killer. I googled first car with windshield wiper in the rear and they told me it was a 1960s Volvo and I was like so the Pontiac might be the very first one lol
Great video man love the car by the way that Ford automatic transmission two Speed come out in late 58 so they told her to 59
=) glad you dig this episode, no idea 💡 why they just didn’t call it something out than ford o matic
I remember when I was a kid, I really liked the 57 Ford, but now it seems ugly to me. The 58 is definitely better!
Totally agree =)
😊 Nice
hello it's me Todd Rungren
You got it =)
Personally, I prefer the 57, always have, since 1957. Much cleaner look than the 58, Also prefer the 57 white on black speedo over the black over white on the 58. Also on the brochure you posted at 7.13 the Fordomatic is called out as a 3 speed. Notice that? Just saying - - - History: The original Ford-O-Matic, while capable of three forward speeds, started out in second and shifted to third, with first only being used when selecting L on the gear shift column. However, if floored from a standing start, it would immediately shift from second to low then shift back to second and then third as the vehicle accelerated. The Ford-O-Matic two-speed transmission was introduced in 1959. Some LATE 58's had the 2 speed.
OK that makes sense so the Sprag was the difference on the cruise-o-matic, still super confusing don’t understand why make it that confusing
@@What.its.like. Yep. Also on another note. The 57 Ford line outsold the 57 Chevy. Also, Ford’s warmed-over ’57 models sold fewer than a million giving Chevy the crown for ’58.
Thank you so much for that information =)
I preferred “Cracklin' Rosie” to your daily tune …
Cracklin rose will definitely be one of the name that tune in the future I was trying to think of what I could do for something random and then that song came on and I was like I’ll just do that..
Love it. It might be low cost...but it isn't cheap looking at all. Why is it that in 1958, the back seats folded down so easily. It was a cinch. Fast forward to 2024 and my 2014 Ford Focus. I had to watch a video to see how to fold the backseats down. First..taking off the headrests (that wasn't easy).... they knew what to do in 1958..why not in 2014?
Because the cars reflect the people back then no BS straight to the point and had a common sense approach to it.. common sense is dead
I saw a ranch wagon with an option grab handle on the rear window. Sure made it easier to open.
This is the first one I saw without a handle
Dual headlight configuration is similar to 58 Chevy counterpart.
Great point =)
Not a big fan of the '58 rear end. Too bulky and busy IMO. Personally, I kind of like the insturment display on the '57 more than the '58. The '58 seems to be a warmed-over version of the '57.
I totally agree
I love the 58 GM cars but never liked the 58 Ford products. One interesting thing you could talk about for the 3 speed transmissions is whether 1st was synchronized or not. For GM the basic 3 speeds did not have synchros on 1st/rev into the 60's
That’s interesting I’m not sure 59 transmission in my Chevy truck 1st is granny on the 420sm all the gears are synchronize except for first year I have to double clutch it to put it in first.. and have to be going pretty slow but I don’t have to double clutch to go in second.
My friend has a 52 Ford hardest truck I ever drove that transmission was not synchronized. Have to double clutch and rev match and you have to be almost within 100 RPM for the gears the line up properly. He made it look so easy but it wasn’t easy when I drove it
First gear on the 3-speed was NOT synchro on Fords.
In 1958 Chevrolet had Powerglide as a cheaper automatic, Plymouth had Powerflite as a cheaper alternative to their 3-range TorqueFlite, so it's evident that Ford wanted to offer a similar alternative in the form of a 2-range Fordomatic. Average buyers in that era were relieved not to have to push a clutch anymore & often did not care or were not even aware of how many gears their automatic shift car had.
I think the power glide was chevys only automatic transmission until the three speed turbo hydra matic came along
@@What.its.like. No, Chevrolet had Turboglide available from 1957 to 1961 as a more expensive automatic. However, Turboglide did suffer from some serious deficiencies.
I will take the styling of the 58 over the 57 any day, but then I'm one of the weirdos who thinks the 58 Chevy is a thousand times better looking than 57.
It's also interesting that so much attention went into style in the cheapest wagon Ford offered. I think a lot of automakers could learn a lesson from that today.
I totally agree but if given the choice from any wagon of the late 50s I would take the 59 Rambler cross country wagon over all of them..
@@What.its.like. I think I’d have to go with a 59 Mercury Colony Park. It’s so outrageous and excessive that it’s beautiful.
@@dwderp We had one for our family car back in the early 1960s. Huge but awesomely handsome wagon with no B-pillars.
I like both but lean towards 58 ( year of my birth) but 58 started the FE engines but also offered Y block, I’ll take my ranch wagon with the 352, they went on to be 428
Could you imagine a wagon with a 428 that would be like the ultimate sleeper..
Jay Leno, as a teenager, tricked his dad into buying a new 66 Galaxie 7 Litre with "muffler delete". That was a funny story.
I had a stock 58 country sedan w the 352 police intercepter (300 hp) it had a 130 mph speedometer, that car would bury it with ease small emblem on the glove box. Tom Higgins.
BTW I still have the cylinder heads . only year they had fully machined combustion chambers. Tom.
Awesome story thank you so much for sharing those memories =) ford had some awesome/ interesting engines in the late 50s
I wonder if Jay's going to do a 1959 model year Id be very interested to see the details and quirks behind my own car
I have a friend who has a 59 Ford galaxy going to hit that this summer for sure =)
@@What.its.like. Is It a "Fordor Sedan Galaxie"? I'm really curious in these "fabulous fords" Ever since I got one
Hi Justin, I have one more thing. I think two door station wagons that where marketed in the 1950s where not a big hit. People who wanted to haul the family around chose the four door wagons because they where roomier and easier to get in and out of. The two door wagons where more for traveling salesmen and mobile service technicians. But in the mean time, I think two door wagons are sporter and I would like one over a four door because I do not have any kids. Please reply. Dave...
Sweet =)
It’s a two door wagon. I don’t think anyone makes that kind anymore. Course now they just make SUVs
I love wagons
Hey Jay, I really like these old Ford wagons, I wonder why they were cheaper? I have got to agree with you on the rear end treatment. The 58 was a little over board, and it seems too fussy for my tastes. I am quite surprised about the amount sold, as it was a bit of a squeeze during the depression of 58.
Yeah I was surprised that they sold almost a million units during the recession of 58
I'd like to put that body on a f150 4wd chassis
Bigfoot?
I've often wondered how many of these Ranch Wagons were sold fully equipped with all options. It would be interesting to see one that has built-in air, PW power seat as well as PS and PB. Ford did allow cars to be preordered to suit the customer during those years, and such options should not have been reserved only for the Country Squire.
I often wondered that too I wish the numbers were more conclusive the number that is in this episode is for the V8 wagons I have no idea how many six cylinders they made.
They might have been trying to imitate Chevy that had a two speed automatic transmission in the Powerglide. 😮
I think that was the whole reason as well but they could have named it anything
@@What.its.like. why for a long while did you have to use a different type of automatic transmission fluid in a Ford than was used in other makes? It wasn’t until the 1970s that transmission fluid was reformulated so you could use any transmission fluid in any car.
Actually, Ford wanted to upstage Chevy by offering the Cruise-O-Matic, which was a true 3-speed unit like Torque Flite. Chevy had the 2-speed (since 1953) Power Glide and the step-less Turbo Glide (similar to Buick's Dynaflow). The original Power Glide (1950 through 1952) was also step-less.
The 58 has grown on me but prefer that 56 over the 57 or 58. You need to find a 56 Parklane..it was Ford’s version of the Nomad and the prettiest wagon they ever made.
Your totally right I need to find a parklane I would love to find a nomad that isn’t resto modded would love to compare the two
You reference three engine choices and yet there were four and this car had that fourth option, the 292 V8.
I wasn’t sure it was all conflicting information. Thank you so much for correcting me =)
I think i would change out the fuel filter to a steel one due to the heat there but otherwise great job on the resto and video presentation , for sale?
Yes it’s for sale I wanted to make sure nothing got copyright claimed here is the link
Yes it’s for sale I wanted to make sure nothing got a copyright claimed here is the link
www.classicautomall.com/vehicles/4206/1958-ford-ranch-wagon
Why can't they Design a Today's Engine's for these old Cars 😊
What a difference between the 57 and 58 front!
I have got to ask….what is with a two door station wagon? Especially when the vehicle is a football field long?
It was a fad I think same with two door explorer and blazer I owned a 2 door (three door explorer)
@@Jack_Russell_Brown What Robert says is true. Lots of little kids in the '50s, liked to pull door handles so 2 doors great for young families, hence, the 2 door wagon.
That is a brilliant answer that I never even considered that, how smart
2-doors were popular with families. Kids were safer in the back.
Some Ranch Wagons Were imported into Australia. Some may have been Converted into Ambulances
I wonder if you guys got Ute versions?
Yes we did they were the Mainline .In America that was A Complete Range of Cars
That’s awesome I saw one Ute in Hershey and I thought that they were really cool I think it was a early 50s Chevy
You did not mention the overdrive trans.
I did twice =)
Yes he did.
A friend had a 58 that he registered as a truck
That’s interesting is it a sedan delivery
@@What.its.like. It was a 4 door wagon. He put a piece of plywood on the cargo floor with the seat folded down. DC DMV allowed it to be registered as a truck & thus was waived of all in inspections. It had a few minor issues that would've failed it. This was around 71 or 72
Hi where is this car? is it for sale? it used to belong to a friend of mine
It’s for sale at classic auto mall
www.classicautomall.com/vehicles/4206/1958-ford-ranch-wagon
1957 Ford looked better. 1958 looked too heavy. - I guess they were going for a Thunderbird look.
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Those decals have got to go.
Different kind of wagon.
But still cool =)
@@What.its.like. Agreed!
What? No stow and go seats?
The second row does fold down
@@What.its.like. I know :) I'm of the age that when I was a kid my family's car was a red and white1957 Plymouth wagon. Fun times at the drive-in!
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Not only was it the lowest price, but it was by far the most ugly thing they ever built in 58!
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