I've found this country squire in the Netherlands, I would like to know if this is a good deal or not... is it something rare ? http://www.geevers-classics.nl/2008/autos_detail.asp?ID=571 Thanks ! Vincent from France
The advertisement says 1967. It looks clean, and well maintained. Do you have any history of the car like Mileage, recent restoration or engine rebuilding, previous accidents? Are they leather seats or vinyl? The Driver's side seat needs new foam at least. If it was in show condition, the price in US dollars would make sense. In Euros, it sounds high. Have you seen this one, on the forum? http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=89769#post89769 I'm sure that overseas shipping is a big part of the price, but it sounds high to me. Maybe 10,000 Euro to 12,000 Euro.
It is in fact a 1967 but as we have learned from our freinds in Europe the model years do sometimes get changed during the process of licensing the cars. I think indeed the car is rare in that condition in Europe. It would be interesting to know whether it has the front disc brake option or not. The 1967 disc brakes are rare and impossible to find parts for as they were a one year design by Ford.
I would think a 43 year old American wagon in that kind of shape in Europe would be extremely rare. It is definitely a '67, not a '68, but it looks in fine shape with no signs of rust anywhere. Is it in France, BB59, or would you have shipping costs involved as well?
It's also got that very rare 'Safety, Comfort and Convenience Panel'. It's that box below the dash where the power window switches are. (Cars without that option would have the switches on the doors...) We were talking about that option just recently. Here's the thread..... http://www.stationwagonforums.com/f...light=Safety,+Comfprt+&+Convenience+Panel
It says 1967 in the advertisement, and this car is still on US plates, so it hasn't got a Dutch registration yet. This car is overpriced, because it's "road tax exempt". In the Netherlands the road tax depends on the weight of the car and the type of fuel. So when you run this 1900 KG car on petrol, it will save you from paying € 1,252.00 / US$ 1,632.00 every year. If you convert the car to run on LPG, (with a 100 litres LPG tank it will add 100 KG to the vehicle weight) you will save yourself from paying € 2,412.00 / US$ 3,144.00 in road tax every year. And LPG is 50 % cheaper compared to petrol. Petrol is nowadays US$ 7.40 for 1 US gallon, so it's cheaper to run your car on LPG, especially when you don't have to pay any road tax. In France you can't run your classic car on LPG, so without the benifit of that, this car isn't really that interesting to import into France. You will be better off to buy a car in the USA and ship it to France. Maybe you should come to Europe and attend a few American car meetings. A car like this is not really all that special, and if I look at the state of the weather stripping in some of the photos, I'm not really that impressed. .
That is a great looking 1967 Squire. That is original Saddle interior. Identical to my interior. The drivers seat has lost its foam and possibly has some broken support springs which is not hard to repair. It looks like its even an earlier build date for 67 than mine was since it still has the windshield washer bag. That was switched over to the plastic jug in March of 67 which is when mine was built. That safety convenient package is great. I would love to see how that works. Does anyone know if the power windows were electric or was everything vacuum driven?
Doc, the power windows are definitely electric. I just got done replacing three motors on mine. Now all five windows work awesome!
