On Aug 15, 10:58*pm, Tim wrote:
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.

My last three new vehicles have all received yearly application of
Krown Rustproofing.
It works....important since I usually keep my vehicles approx 10 years.

"Tim" wrote in message
...

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.

---------------------------------------------------

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.

In article 580114ac-0348-4556-b3e7-805340e34a39
@t18g2000yqi.googlegroups.com, says...

On Aug 15, 10:58*pm, Tim wrote:
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.

My last three new vehicles have all received yearly application of
Krown Rustproofing.
It works....important since I usually keep my vehicles approx 10 years.

Actually, rusproofing is a gimmick to get your money. Probably the same
dealer that said he sold you a "truck" right?

In article ,
says...

"Tim" wrote in message
...

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.

---------------------------------------------------

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!

On Aug 16, 9:41*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 580114ac-0348-4556-b3e7-805340e34a39
@t18g2000yqi.googlegroups.com, says...







On Aug 15, 10:58*pm, Tim wrote:
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.

My last three new vehicles have all received yearly application of
Krown Rustproofing.
It works....important since I usually keep my vehicles approx 10 years.

Actually, rusproofing is a gimmick to get your money. Probably the same
dealer that said he sold you a "truck" right?

Wrong Kevin, although the dealer's 'business manager' tried really
hard to sign me up for their version.
Krown Rustproofing has the recommendation of the Canadian Automobile
Protection Association.

On Aug 16, 9:43*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...







"Tim" *wrote in message
...

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.

---------------------------------------------------

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!

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

...



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.



---------------------------------------------------



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.

In article 578633c6-005f-4cfc-a0ee-
,
says...

On Aug 16, 9:41*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 580114ac-0348-4556-b3e7-805340e34a39
@t18g2000yqi.googlegroups.com, says...







On Aug 15, 10:58*pm, Tim wrote:
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.

My last three new vehicles have all received yearly application of
Krown Rustproofing.
It works....important since I usually keep my vehicles approx 10 years.

Actually, rusproofing is a gimmick to get your money. Probably the same
dealer that said he sold you a "truck" right?

Wrong Kevin, although the dealer's 'business manager' tried really
hard to sign me up for their version.
Krown Rustproofing has the recommendation of the Canadian Automobile
Protection Association.

I'm not Kevin, so if you want to carry on this conversation like an
adult with a brain, do so.

Now, do you realize that the dealer almost always outsources that work
to businesses just like you are talking about. Do you realize there is
no real data that suggests that it is anything more than snake oil? Do
you realize there are millions of sites telling you it just doesn't do
anything?

This guy seems knowledgeable:

"Undercoating that goes semi hard doesn't really do much and it doesn't
creep into crevices. Iv'e been rustproffing vehicles myself for over 15
years. We first tried used oil but it made such a mess, then 10W30, then
Rust Check, then Krown and now Fluid Film. I have also tried putting the
black undercoating on with a Shutz gun and it just made the truck very
hard to work on later, I didn't see any benefits. The key to
rustproofing is getting where you can't see, this includes inside body
panels, under hood and all the chassis. We spray all of our farm
equipment before it's put into storage and all of our snow equipment.
Who cares if it attracts dust. the dust and FF together actually create
a protective coating that will be washed off in the spring. How well can
you wash underneath your truck? This is actually the first fall I've
used FF but I'm just promoting rust proofing in general. FF is
competitive in price and doesn't seem to run or drip like the others. I
manged to spray over 6 gallons of bulk this fall, so for less then $10
/vehicle using bulk and less then $20/ vehicle using aerysol cans IMO
you would be stupid not to use it, taking into consideration the price
of equipment. Sorry for the long post"

On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:16:14 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"Tim" wrote in message
...

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.

---------------------------------------------------

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 grew up riding in the back of a mid-60's Country Squire with picture
of wood exterior. That thing was a tank.

On 8/16/12 11:51 AM, jps wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:16:14 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"Tim" wrote in message
...

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.

---------------------------------------------------

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 grew up riding in the back of a mid-60's Country Squire with picture
of wood exterior. That thing was a tank.



I only recall one "contemporary" station wagon in our family before I
left for college...

http://tinyurl.com/bp3pk9c

Ours was silver, with a three speed on the floor and a "slant six"
engine. My mom drove it around for years.

We had older station wagons in the family, all 1948-49 jeep vehicles.

Like this:

http://tinyurl.com/d2erlsx

But ours never had the "woody" side trim.

Also had a jeepster that was the twin of this one:

http://tinyurl.com/d4bdxjd

My father had an affinity for jeep vehicles.

The only p.o.s. jeep I remember was this beauty:

http://tinyurl.com/cc985tu

It was awful as a utility truck.

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