On Thursday, August 16, 2012 7:16:14 AM UTC-4, Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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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.

I have a '70 Torino GT fastback, 351C 4V, auto, air, power disc brake car sitting in my shop on my lift. It was bought new in '69 by a man in Greenville, SC, and I'm the second registered owner. It had a thumb-sized rust spot in the inner lower rear quarter caused by trash collecting in the trunk crevice and holding moisture (I fixed it already), and a half-dollar sized soft spot in the passenger floor right above the exhaust.

Other than that it's solid and rust-free, but it has lived its entire life in SC. Hope to get it back on the road by next spring with fresh paint, carpet, motor and tranny, and chrome. Lots of work, but it's fun and relaxing for me.