another '65 2 dr wagon saved!

[fastpony]

I bought another '65 falcon 2 door wagon off of craigslist about 2 months ago for $800...this is an original v8 Florida a/c car......what makes it rare is that Ford only made 4891 of them in '65.....of these only 183 are registered (of which the majority were 6 cylinders) so there aren't too many left....car is pretty straight but will need bodywork as most old cars do! car has the original rearend as well as the a/c unit...I have since started taking all of the rusty pieces off and prepared it for sodablasting....check out these pics!

[franktf]

Nice find and project.....

[KAILUAZ]

Throw some surf boards on that sucker and your all set! Nice project.

[1BADP71]

nice save .

[fastpony]

here are some more pics! bodywork,bodywork, rust,rust,rust! aaargg! Get r done though.....yeah thinking she is going to need a new roof possibly...I have already removed that beautiful green dash paint....this sucker was definetly mexicaned out, such a shame....but that is the fun of bringing her back to life!

[KAILUAZ]

here are some more pics! bodywork,bodywork, rust,rust,rust! aaargg! Get r done though.....yeah thinking she is going to need a new roof possibly...I have already removed that beautiful green dash paint....this sucker was definetly mexicaned out, such a shame....but that is the fun of bringing her back to life!

Might as well chop it while you have the roof removed

[fastpony]

I got a nice surprise this am from Fed Ex at the front door.....stock '65 steering wheel along with a shift lever....2 less things to get for the car...yipppeeee!

[fastpony]

It has been awhile since I posted on the forum....my computer locked me out of the site....anyway I have continued on the teardown of the wagon....ended up cutting off the roof skin with a grinder and found bad news....the inner structure up top was swiss cheese....she is going to need a roof replacement....fear not have some possibilities and the rooves are compatible from the '60-'65 falcon and comet 2/4 drs....spent about 4 hrs drilling out the 150+ spot welds on the upper cowl to find the outer cowls will need cowl patch panels and new hats...it wasn't that bad just alot of patience!.... removed the emergency brake assembly also because the line was broken completely....at this point in the teardown I have taken off all of the damaged stuff in anticipation of rebuilding her.....the roof replacement and cowl repair are the #1 priorities before I can think of putting her on a rotisserie

[79 pace car]

that's a bitchen project, wagons rock. can't wait to see the car finished.

[fastpony]

Yeah man I was looking for something totally different to do....this wagon got beatup pretty bad from prior owners so it will need to go on the rotisserie to take care of all of the cancer....I tracked down one of the old owner's wife who signed over the title to me....it was still titled in her husband's name and they had it from '73-'91....yes the car exchanged hands several times with no title transfer until I got it....well long story short her husband passed in July of this year and she would like to see it resurrected once again....even the daughter remembers the wagon and all of their trips up north to VA! I am going to model it after someone else who has the same original color and options as mine

[fastpony]

Well I definetly hit a gold mine for parts.....I talked to someone who was selling a '61 2 dr wagon and he told me about a guy who had a '64 wagon that he was parting out....got a chance to talk to him and he said he has all of the metal panels I need for my project (cowl, quarters, torque boxes, roof)....wants to work out a package deal with me and as long as the pics tell the story sounds like it will be a slam dunk!

[fastpony]

Attention: to anyone who has any older fords (edsel,galaxie,falcon,etc) I found a yard in York,PA that has numerous cars in their yard....they plan on crushing them this coming year after May...their phone # 717-846-3944 and the yard is called Baughman's auto...the story is they have 3 yards full of older fords and others and plan on cutting down on the inventory...if you want to check out some pics go onto LOVEfords - Ford Mercury Edsel Lincoln Articles, Data, Pictures, and Information and go under "out to pasture" forum

[79 pace car]

don't know if you know about these guys, all early ford salvage yard. i've been there a few times, decent prices and good guys.
unique auto salvage
7104 Overland Rd
Orlando, FL 32810-3422
(407) 293-7843

[fastpony]

79 pacecar,

Yeah I have been there several times....the one owner is Donnie who has hooked me up several times and he does have a few comets,falcons,mercurys,etc....nice yard with 50's cars and mercs as well

[fastpony]

Wagons are starting to get the attention that they deserve and not as grocery getters....they are actually rarer than most people think and can be modded with good stuff or used for surf boards