On Aug 16, 9:43*am, iBoaterer wrote:
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On Aug 15, 6:10 am, North Star wrote:
On Aug 15, 12:26 am, Tim wrote:

On Aug 14, 12:54 pm, North Star wrote:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/editori...14-editorial-c...

MY CAR!!!!

I love old station wagons!

Up here those old Ford wagons were no match for the salty sea air
and
the tons of rocksalt spread on our streets and roads each winter.

yeah, Before i retired it, My 1990 Colony Park was showing severe
signs of body cancer especially on the metal right behind the back
tires and along the rocker panels.

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In the early 80's *I had a 1972 Ford Country Squire wagon. * I put my
foot on the rear bumper one day to tie my sneaker and the bumper fell
off in the driveway. * My father-in-law also had one of similar
vintage *for a while. * One spring we were working on his boat in the
boatyard, getting it ready for launching. * We drove to a gas station
and filled up about six, *five gallon gas cans to fuel up the boat.
We put them in the wagon with the rear seats folded down to make room.
Couldn't shut the rear doors because the whole car had deformed due to
the weight of the gas cans.

The early 70's were not the best years for Ford or any other American
manufacturer for that matter.

'68 Mustang, lived it's life in the salt of the north, felt something
one day, got out, right rear seemed to be lower than the left, open the
truck, there's one end of the right leaf spring poking through the trunk
floor!

So, you were irresponsible in the maintenance of your auto way back
then also!