1969 Ford Country Sedan - Hemmings.com - Seattle

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Mileage: 108,000 Condition: Excellent Interior: Black Vinyl Exterior: Yellow Cream

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Description:

1969 Ford Galaxy 500 Country Sedan S/W. All Original 2 owner car! acquired 1973, 108K mi. C-6 AT OH 1985, 429 V-8, A/C, AM radio, Detroit Locker Rear End, new rear window motor, undercoated, no accidents, garaged 98% of lifetime, rack, good tires & brakes, new rear coil springs. Excellent Condition & Super Clean! Runs and Drives Like a Dream! This car was only used for the annual Pheasant Hunting trips to Eastern Washington with all the Italian "Old Timers" and a faithful Golden Retriever named Jack. Thousands of Apples and Peppers came back home in this classic Ford Station Wagon. $5,995 OBO

 

That is a real honey of a wagon. What ever prompted Ford to put the radio antenna on the driver's side front fender for a while? Anyone know the story behind that?

 

Now that is a great add. Lots of pictures and nice wagon at a fair price. Even the floors were clean on this one! The antenna was moved just to make us ask questions. It does seem odd way out from the windshield.

 

Somebody apparently was told they had to trim $1.50 out of the antenna cable budget.....

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I like this one, in spite of the lack of power options.
First thing I'd do to it would be a fix of the steering system. My folks had a '69 Galaxie hardtop, and the power steering had virtually no feel to it, overt-boosted and was incredibly loose.

 

Nice wagon. The body is nearly a match to my old '72 Colony Park. I did notice the air deflector has what appears to be wood graining which means the car was repainted. I like the look of the no-wood and the poverty hubcaps though. I saw the door weatherstriping was really nice which is important since getting the right rubber for all four doors is tough and expensive. The horn ring looks good when they always seem to be damaged and the chrome looks great. That 429 engine is a wonderfully smooth and strong engine, although thirsty.

Looks like a great car and in really nice condition as long as rust isn't hidden somewhere and the drivetrain is in good shape. Since it's listed in Hemmings, I'm betting there's a fair amount of wiggle room on the price too. So, say for $5K, you have a nice driver that's unique and easy to get parts for, that's fun and very easy to drive. Seems like a good deal to me!

Chris

 

I don't know enough about Country Sedans. Does this statement mean that Country Sedans came with an air deflector without wood grain?

I'm wondering if all of the air deflectors came with wood grain, which would have been cheaper for parts stocking, as opposed to some with wood grain (for Squires) and some without (for Sedans).

Or, if they did come with different air deflectors from the factory, maybe this particular one was installed by the dealer.

 

Interestingly I looked through a bunch of '69 Ford wagon brochures and saw wood grained cars with plain aluminum air deflectors however I didn't see it the other way with no-wood cars with a wood paneled air deflector. While looking through the brochures I did realize that the wood cars have unique body moulding that outlines the di-noc. This car does not have that moulding so it appears to have not come with the wood. This car is a middle tier car with the Squire Country Sedan as the top tier and thus getting the wood treatment as standard.

So, it appears the air deflector and roof rack doesn't match the car since I can't imagine it leaving the factory that way. It's a minor point but at the least it's an interesting question for the buyer to ask.

On another note, those brake lights are interesting as there is a bulb in the top and bottom section of the light while the middle is a reflector. The bottom bulb is a running light however the access is extremely tight and with lots of sharp edges. You have to bend your body in weird positions, stick your hand in there blind while trying to push the bulb socket into a hole that seems too small. After dropping the bulb and socket about ten times, cutting every finger on your hand, you get to do the same to the other side. Lots of fun for sure however when finished you get to admire having properly lit tail lights. If you ever notice a '69 - '72 Ford or Mercury's without the lower tail light lit, you'll now know why.

Chris

 

That's interesting to learn about the lower taillight bulbs. I guess I've never had to replace mine, as I'm sure I would have remembered an experience like that! In fact, I don't remember ever replacing any of the taillight or backup bulbs in the 20 +/- years I've owned my Squire. It doesn't get driven much at night, so I guess they don't wear out.

 

Beautiful car. I hope to make mone that nice someday.

 

Sweet wagon, i think they moved the antanae because the radio is up in the left corner of the dash, i love the dashes in these years.

 

My antenna is on the passenger side with the radio on the driver side. My guess is that this Country Sedan came from the factory without a radio or antenna and then one was added by the dealer. The installer probably figured it was easier to mount the antenna closer to the radio, so that's where it went.

 

Nope, Ford put all their antennas on the full size cars on the driver's side for a year or 2.

 

I learned something new! I'm not sure when my 1970 was built, so if Ford did a change mid-model-year, then maybe mine was built later in the year.

 

OK, 1969 seems to be the year with the driver's side antennas. I saw a couple threads elsewhere that also suggested dealers were responsible for this. I know it seems like every Ford I saw for a while had their antenna on the driver's fender so that's what has me thinking it was from the factory. This will drive me nuts until I find out the reason for this so one of our Ford experts needs to chime in please.