Thanks for letting me join the site. I have restored many Military vehicles and the latest vehicle was a 65 Mustang convertible. I am now searching for a 68 Country Squire. I have some very fond memories of riding in the back of my parent's 68 Country Squire along with our dog.
Welcome, I driven a few military vehicles during my time in one of my favorites was a little 2 seat scout car, damned if I can remember who it was built by.
Welcome aboard BBloom. Looks like you have had some neat stuff. I like the WWII era jeeps and I also love Mustangs, so I can already tell you are a man of excellent taste. Good luck with the search for the right 68 Country Squire.
Welcome aboard. You do indeed have some neat stuff. It’s so funny I just bought a ‘68 Country Squire that I’m in the process of redoing. Like you, many fond memories of Country Squires and Colony Park wagons growing up.
WOW! that looks great! I remember ours being a Gulfestream Aqua? How long did you search for yours? I'm not seeing many available. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. How did you find yours?
Thank you. If you are referring to the WWII Scout Car it was made by White Motor Company. If you are referring to the civilian Scout similar to the old Bronco, that was made by International Harvester, (IH).
Thank you. The amphibian is pretty rare. There were only about 12,000 of these made. Many went to Russia during lend lease.
Thanks for the tips. Yes I'm a member of a couple of clubs here and have put feelers out. That is another reason I joined this forum, hoping someone here might turn me onto one. I think at my age I will be searching for one that doesn't need any major sheet metal work. I want to be able to enjoy it. I don't mind doing mechanical work, interior and a paint job but when i comes to major sheet metal, well that just takes too long. Thanks for the help and please let me know if you hear of any leads.
Will do. I am fortunate in this part of the country that full scale rust repair is usually not an issue. This one had a couple of minor spots on the right rocker, but no metal work needed. The paint was also kinda spotty so I am also fortunate to have a great paint and body guy that enjoys the green. So the repairs and paint that I’m doing are very reasonable. Gonna leave the di-Noc alone for now. Just want a nice driver. Besides I have a nice full set of the deluxe wire wheel covers that were burning a hole in my pocket.
It was a scout car not a cornbinder. One thing I did miss out on locally a few years back was a complete Ford built 1943 MB jeep, it would have made an interesting project.
