1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon

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  1. dave bussell

    dave bussell New Member

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    Hello from Southern Ohio/ Northeastern KY ( have residence in both
    places) I have a 63 Ranch Wagon that is my favorite classic. We also
    have a 62 Galaxie 500 XL Club Victoria, a 65 Ford Galaxie/LTD and a
    1964 Ford Fairlane 500. My Ranch Wagon came out of Oklahoma from
    ebay. The seller did not mention that the front floor pan was rusted
    all the way through. Fortunately, I have found a man that has worked
    on classic cars for 60 years and is meticulous. He began when he was
    13. The floor pan is now repaired, the engine is overhauled. Next is the
    paint. The body is good, with just a few rust bubbles. If anyone knows
    where I could find 2 pieces of trim on the tailgate, one the lower strip
    on the tailgate, the other for the driver's side tail light, I would be very
    thankful. Our other cars are very well kept and tip top, but the wagon
    has captured my imagination and is a keeper. Anyone else have a 63
    Ranch Wagon? I am looking forward to exploring this forum.
     
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    Stormin' Norman Well-Known Member

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    Welcome Dave, you'll find lots of guys with models from the same classy period. Enjoy! and don't forget, we diet on Pics! :Welcome:
     
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    Welcome Dave, impressive line up of cars you have! And like Norman already mentioned, :ttiwwp:
     
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    Thanks Norman and Senri

    Thanks Stormin' Norman and Senri for the welcome.:tiphat:

    I will work on pictures. I am technologically challenged, but willing to

    learn and have a few family members that may be able to help me with

    the process. :camera: My wife and I do have fun with the classics. Our

    thinking process is we would rather have 4 classics and switch off

    driving them than to buy another new car or two.

    Since we don't purchase muscle cars and break the bank account, it

    seems to work out although some of our family members think we are

    nuts. (Of course they don't own any classics and don't understand

    the enjoyment and pleasure that they give.)

    Thanks again. It was great to hear from you!
     
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    Hey Dave, After doing the bottom-up resto on my Squire, I kick my butt for not having a camera from the beginning. I consider it TOOL NUMBER ONE. I was really organised doing this over two years, and there were some brackets and fasteners that still confuse me. It's like the time I took my dad's 1950's Rollex apart (I was 8 years old) and got it back together. I was so proud of myself that when dad got home, I ran up and told him I fixed his watch (I didn't know it was self-winding... :rofl2:) ... "And dad, I've got parts left over!" :rofl2::rofl2: Couldn't sit for a week, but I can't recall how many times my dad and I laughed at that moment over the years.

    Anyway, some parts just don't show up in the shop manuals, and I wasted hours and hours trying to find pics on the web or looking at them and where they went. But it runs just fine. :yahoo: These guys rode my butt every chance they got. Then I got one! Sounds like an AA meeting, but my car-life changed to super-easy! :rofl2::rofl2:

    Walmart have some cheapy digitals at around $20 (for kids), cause you don't want a $1,500 Pentax digital full of grease. We got a Canon for about $150 with the bigger memory. The bigger memory lets you take short videos too.
     
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    Welcome to our nut house.:rofl2: Since Senri beat me to my usual picture avatar,I will wait patiently for 30 sec to see pictures.:rofl2:

    Great line up of kars:tiphat:
     
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    Welcome to the forums.
     
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    :Welcome:Dave!!
    thats an impressive lineup my friend(y)
    (nice to know its not just me thats addicted):D

    I will wait ...well...i'll try..:p...but I need pics !!!!:biglaugh:
     
  9. dave bussell

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    Addiction

    Hello Rev and Roadking,

    It was kind of you to welcome me. You are correct, Rev, I am addicted.

    I will post pictures as soon as I get some help in mastering how to do it,

    hopefully from my sister-in-law. Do you just want pictures of the Ranch

    Wagon or is there also an interest in the others?

    Dave
     
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    Welcome Dave. Glad to have another Ford/wagon nut. These buggers are getting popular again.:2_thumbs_up_-_anima
     
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    Dave we will take all any pictures you would like to share wagons or other cars too.
     
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    Thanks, tbirdsps.

    I am amazed that there are so many others crazy about station

    wagons. I am constantly searching for 1960-1964 Ford Wagons.

    A few pop up occasionally, usually in not too good of shape. It

    seems to be very difficult to find the Ranch Wagons from this

    time period. I have looked at the classic car price guides and am

    not sure they are reflective of reality as far as pricing goes.

    It was great to hear from you. With so many folks interested in

    wagons, it would be terrific to have a get together sometime, maybe

    in different regions. Our local small town has a classic car show at

    McDonalds on the last Saturday of the month. The last time I went

    there were 300 classics there. It would be great to see 300 station

    wagons lined up wouldn't it?

    Warm regards,

    Dave
     
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    HandyAndy and I kind of had that experience today. He's got two Fairmont wagons, and I drove up behind his parked wagons! His neighbour always nags about parking spots. As I was driving up, I wondered what she'd say. "And another one!!!" :rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

    So much for good neighbours without good fences. :rofl2:

    But it was nice to see all 3 there. I wonder what they thought of mine, since it was built in Mexico. I cussed it English everytime I hit my shins on the hitch. Must've picked up a little of the Lingo.:rofl2:

    Gas prices are probably going to make a lot of car meets more local I think. Heck of an idea though. :thumbs2:
     
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    Welcome aboard!
     
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    dave bussell New Member

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    Pictures are here!

    Today, we took photos of one of the vehicles I told you about - the 1965 Ford Galaxie.

    I look forward to hearing what you think.

    I'll post pics of the other cars as soon as possible.

    Dave
     

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