1968 Mercury Colony Park

Beautiful wagon!

http://www.middlekauffford.com/used/Mercury/1968-Mercury-3205d86e0a0a00020084433d3d395f40.htm

 

Very nice and reasonably priced for the condition.

 

It doesn't appear to need much of anything from the photos. I like it.

 

This is a very clean wagon. Appears ready to drive and enjoy. Even has a shiny 390.

 

Looks like it may be a six passenger. I didn't notice the rear bumper pads. This was the last year of the rear facing 3rd row seat. Wasn't this wagon discussed on the board a while back. It sure looks familiar. Wayne

 

Sure looks nice especially with that red interior. I will be the nay sayer however and mention that the one up-close pic of the front-end medallion shows what looks like a pretty budget paint job.

 

Beautiful wagon, I'd still love it. But you made a good point and before I even read your reply you can see many "iffy" spots on the paint in the pics provided. I also believe we have seen this exact wagon before and paint comments were made.


I'll still drive it though

 

Nope. This was the fourth year of the Dual-facing rear seats (DFRS)

 

68 Colony Park

Nice CAR.
I just always wondered why the 68 Squire had the Awesome Hide-away
head-lights. And the Higher-end 68 Mercury product from Ford had the
rather Blah front-end.. Just Sayin'..............:confused:

 

Unlike the Fords, the big Mercs had the choice of DFRS or a rear-facing third seat for the first few years after they introduced the DFRS.

 

1968 Ford Country Squire/ LTD's are nice cars. Ford did outdo Mercury in the styling department by making their vehicles more fresh looking. The lights on a '68 Squire do look great when they are closed. When stuck open, they don't look so hot. I would say that the '68 full size Merc had probably one of the best front ends Mercury would make for a full sizer. 1965, IMO, was pretty dissapointing when compared to the prior year. As a '68 CP owner who has to get most systems back to functioning status, not having to diagnose and refurbish 46 year old vacuum headlight doors is a plus. Wayne

P.S... 1968 was the last year of rear facing third rows in full size Mercury wagons. I guess I should have been more specific. I'm not sure if Ranch Wagons had rear facing rows in '68.

 

I have a '67 Commuter and have always been a little jealous of the Ford headlight scheme, especially with the hide-away headlights. I also have a '68 Cougar, and that was one of the things I thought helped make it look tough.

But, even though the rest of the sheet metal is similar, I personally prefer the Mercury. I also think I would give a distinct edge to Mercury for their interiors, especially the dash.

That being said, I would be happy to own Ford, too!

As for the third row seats in '68, I have a set of the opposing seats in my Merc that came from a '68 Ranch Wagon. Not sure if that was true of all of them, though.

 

You could choose iether




and a 67

 

Here is a great looking '67 Merc with the rear-facing seat.

http://www.heritageclassics.com/stocklist/detail/703-mercury-colony-park-station-wagon.html

 

I will shut my mouth now......