to the wagon train, suspect. On the contrary! That wagon IS something special. A straight, low mile wagon like that is very special. You stole that wagon and should be arrested!
Very nice Meteor, David. That's a great find and you bought it for a song. Looks very solid and I'm sure it's a blast to drive. Best of luck with it. Thanks for posting the pics.
YAH Snoot, AND IT HAZ FINZ Yah gotta love it jes fur that. Hard tah believe one that clean waz lurking in the ZOO AYE?, UH-RAH:2_thumbs_up_-_anima Suspect, We'll help yah find caps 'er wheels. No Kraggerz or any of that Foose big 'n little stuff either
That wagon needs to stay stock. It's as honest as can be presently and should be respected for its long fight for survival. I'll bet that paint will polish up to a great shine, too. If you want it to shine. Your wagon is the kind of car that I love to find, suspect. Not many real honest one's out there anymore. You found a great old wagon and, I'm thinking, you were not overly aware of how great of a find it is. Fix it up stock and treasure it. Keep it out of the salt. If you need to drive in the wnter....I'll buy that for more than you paid and you can buy a winter beater.
The bottle on the floor is gas, the interior pic was when it was on the trailer, This car is misleading, it looks alot better than it is. It is a true Michigan car, been patched in every floorboard, rear quarters, etc. The person who did the work on the car didn't weld anything, just pop rivited stainless steel sheets for floor pans. The rear quarters at also stainless or tin. The worse rust is in the front frame rail under the radiator and next to the control arms. My plans for the car is to drive it threw the winter, if the front end dont collapse, I might cut out the bad part of the frame and weld in some new. I considered drag racing it but leave it stock looking. Right now its just a beater until someone makes me an offer I can't refuse or I decided to put some effort into it.
ouch...that lil beauty has seen better days ! still...it is what it is...a 63 Met....and they are are few and far between but one mans junk is anothers gold either way......try not to kill her over the winter
Yup....looks can be deceiving....especially pix on the internet. That's a shame. Looked like an honest old car to me. If you drive it through a MI winter that car will almost certainly be history.
That is a bummer. That is what took out my '66 Impala, a rusted frame (re: my intro). I wish I'd kept it as I'd have almost certainly come across a good one in L.A. The rest of the car, floorboards included, were completely, oddly, rust free. If I'd known 10 months later I'd have a job that I still have today, I'd have stored it but, alas, I was young and broke and it was too so I sold it. "Regrets, I've had a few but, then again, to few to mention..."
I might be all wet on this, but wouldn't the 1963 Mercury share sheetmetal and frame parts with the 1963 Fairlanes? Here's some sources: http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/fairlane.html http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/catalogue.html http://www.classicsheetmetal.com/ford63.html http://www.classicsheetmetal.com/ford64.html This one has frame mounts, rubber isolators, but they might be able to tell you who makes repros: http://www.precisioncoachworks.com/ Interesting library and decoding info: http://www.dearbornclassics.com/reference.html Parts site: http://www.dearbornclassics.com/ Should have some sheetmetal http://www.dennis-carpenter.com/ This looks really promising: http://macsautoparts.com/1960-72-ford-mercury-frame-parts/camid/FMP/cc/411/ And these guys have links to all the rest: http://www.lovefords.com/
Howdy David, welcome to the group! Looks like you have a great little wagon there. You got it at a steal and it looks like you have enough to start a resto project...glad it found a good home and to someone who obviously has a good eye and who appreciates these classy wagons. Good luck with your new car
