Ford Country Squire Wagon field find

[C Body Bob]

A friend of mine was over last night & we usually talk cars, women or politics. Last night it was cars. He tells me about a 72 Ford Country Squire Wagon sitting in a field in northern Virginia near his home town. He said he knows the guy who owns the car & parked in over a decade ago after it broke down. 460/C6 He thinks it can be bought pretty cheap. So I started encourage him to go get it. He said it's been sitting for years & may be in bad shape. No problem I said. If nothing else we can part it out. Help save others. He said its 5 hours up there. Plus 7 hours back & comming down a mountain towing a BIG HEAVY car. I hope we go get it. I love saving old cars. I love the adventure & the road trip to get to see a part of America I've not yet seen. Wish me luck that I can talk him into it. If he decides he doesn't want it I may buy it

 

[65sporty]

No pic's of what the car looks like now?

 

[C Body Bob]

No pic's of what the car looks like now?

No, it was just something that came up in our conversation. I should see him today. I'll try to pin him down to get more info

 

[commando1]

No Country Squire rotting in a field is worth a 13 hr RT drive.
Godspeed.

 

[traintech55]

Some people say that about our "C' bodies. Then they look at it for the first time and it grabs your heart, (Just like the women in our lives), and you have to have it. Have a nice trip.

 

[C Body Bob]

LoL let me talk him into it. I'm up for it.

 

[Mr C]

The 71/72 LTD are my favourite Fords. The only Ford I'd consider owning.

 

[MarPar]

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

Naw. '68 - '72 Torino with ah 351 Cleveland W/4 bbl. headz + 4 spd. The 460 iz ah fuel suckin' boat anchor

 

[C Body Bob]

I hear a lot of the Ford guys don't like the 460. What's the deal

 

[Wollfen]

The 460 is a lame duck, big bore sure, but it is low compression and it goes nowhere.

 

[commando1]

I need a primer on Ford Engines.
351 SB, 351 BB.
427, 428, 429, 430, 460...
Too much. Get dizzy trying to keep the engine families aligned.

 

[65sporty]

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The Family Truckster

 

[MarPar]

I need a primer on Ford Engines.
351 SB, 351 BB.
427, 428, 429, 430, 460...
Too much. Get dizzy trying to keep the engine families aligned.

wasnt there a 490 as well?

 

[commando1]

wasnt there a 490 as well?

No 490 passenger car engine I ever heard of.
You're thinking of the 390 in the FE series.
E is passenger car.
T is truck.

330 cu in (5.4 L) FT 3.8750 in (98.43 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
332 cu in (5.4 L) FE 4.0000 in (101.60 mm) 3.300 in (83.8 mm)
352 cu in (5.8 L) FE 4.0000 in (101.60 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
359 cu in (5.9 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
360 cu in (5.9 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
361 cu in (5.9 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
361 cu in (5.9 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
389 cu in (6.4 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
390 cu in (6.4 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
391 cu in (6.4 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.786 in (96.2 mm)
396 cu in (6.5 L) FE 4.2328 in (107.51 mm) 3.514 in (89.3 mm)
406 cu in (6.7 L) FE 4.1300 in (104.90 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
410 cu in (6.7 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.984 in (101.2 mm)
427 cu in (7.0 L) FE 4.2328 in (107.51 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
428 cu in (7.0 L) FE 4.1300 in (104.90 mm) 3.984 in (101.2 mm)

The 429 and 460 are a whole different engine.

 

[C Body Bob]

The 460 is a lame duck, big bore sure, but it is low compression and it goes nowhere.

Yea, but that's what was said about the 360 MOPAR & to some extent the 454 chevie.

 

[traintech55]

No 490 passenger car engine I ever heard of.
You're thinking of the 390 in the FE series.
E is passenger car.
T is truck.

330 cu in (5.4 L) FT 3.8750 in (98.43 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
332 cu in (5.4 L) FE 4.0000 in (101.60 mm) 3.300 in (83.8 mm)
352 cu in (5.8 L) FE 4.0000 in (101.60 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
359 cu in (5.9 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
360 cu in (5.9 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
361 cu in (5.9 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
361 cu in (5.9 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.500 in (88.9 mm)
389 cu in (6.4 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
390 cu in (6.4 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
391 cu in (6.4 L) FT 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.786 in (96.2 mm)
396 cu in (6.5 L) FE 4.2328 in (107.51 mm) 3.514 in (89.3 mm)
406 cu in (6.7 L) FE 4.1300 in (104.90 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
410 cu in (6.7 L) FE 4.0500 in (102.87 mm) 3.984 in (101.2 mm)
427 cu in (7.0 L) FE 4.2328 in (107.51 mm) 3.784 in (96.1 mm)
428 cu in (7.0 L) FE 4.1300 in (104.90 mm) 3.984 in (101.2 mm)

The 429 and 460 are a whole different engine.

I got this from Wikipedia, lets see if this helps muddy the waters some more,

• 1952–1963 Lincoln Y-block V8 engine—big-block (317/341/368), HD truck (279/302/317/332)
• 1954–1964 Y-block V8—small-block Ford/Mercury/Edsel (239/256/272/292/312)
• 1958–1968 MEL V8—big-block Mercury/Edsel/Lincoln (383/410/430/462)
• 1958–1976 FE V8—medium-block Ford/Edsel
  • 1958–1971 Generation I (332/352/360/361/390)
  • 1962–1973 Generation II (406/410/427/428)
  • 1965–1968 Ford 427 side oiler
  • 427 SOHC**
• 1958–1981 Super Duty truck engine—big-block (401/477/534)
• 1962–2000 Windsor V8—small-block (221/255/260/289/289HP/302/351W/Boss 302)
• 1968–1997 385 V8—big-block (370/429/Boss 429/460/514)
• 1970–1982 335/Cleveland V8— small-block (351 Cleveland/400/351M/Boss 351

 

[bluefury361]

[QUOTE="commando1, No Country Squire rotting in a field is worth a 13 hr RT drive. [/QUOTE]

If it were a 57 Country Squire, like my old one, It would be worth the trip....

 

[C Body Bob]

Well I talked to my buddy. Turns out the Wagon is HIS. It was his dads car & his dad has passed. So he has the tittle. The car has been sitting since 1993. It's sitting on land that my buddy owns. He said he's not sure on the 460. He said the valve covers had a decal saying Ford 429/460. So it may have a 429 in it. He said if he did go get the car he would pull the engine trans out & put in a car & make a hot rod. He also said he didn't think it had the woodgrain sides.

 

[C Body Bob]

Bad news. He found the title. It's a 78 Mercury wagon. Now he's trying to decode the vin to see if it's a Cougar or Grand Marquis