Country squire
| Ford Country Squire | |
|---|---|
1982 Ford LTD Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Also called | Ford LTD Country Squire |
| Model years | 1950-1991 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size station wagon |
| Body style | 2-door station wagon 4-door station wagon |
| Related |
Ford Crown Victoria |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | 1948 Ford station wagon |
| Successor | None (Ford Club Wagon, Ford Aerostar, Ford Explorer, all indirect) |
| First generation | |
|---|---|
1950 Ford Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1950–1951 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door station wagon |
| Platform | 1949 Ford |
| Related | Ford Custom Deluxe |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114 in (2,896 mm) |
| Second generation | |
|---|---|
1954 Ford Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Also called | Ford Country Sedan |
| Production | 1952–1954 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Platform | 1952 Ford |
| Related |
Ford Crestline Mercury Eight wagon |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 115 in (2,921 mm) |
| Third generation | |
|---|---|
1957 Ford Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1955–1959 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Related |
Ford Fairlane Edsel Bermuda Edsel Villager |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 1955-1956: 115.5 inches 1957-1958: 116 inches 1959: 118 inches |
| Fourth generation | |
|---|---|
1960 Ford Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Model years | 1960–1964 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Related |
Ford Galaxie Ford Country Sedan Mercury Commuter Mercury Colony Park Mercury Meteor Mercury Monterey Lincoln Continental |
| Fifth generation | |
|---|---|
1967 Ford Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Also called | Ford Country Sedan |
| Production | 1965–1968 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Related |
Ford Galaxie Mercury Colony Park |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | 3-speed Borg-Warner T150 manual 4-speed Borg-Warner T85 overdrive manual 3-speed Cruise-o-Matic (C4) automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 119.0 in (3,020 mm) |
| Length | 210.0 in (5,330 mm) |
| Width | 77.4 in (1,970 mm) |
| Height | 56.7 in (1,440 mm) |
| Curb weight | 4,277 lb (1,940 kg) |
| Sixth generation | |
|---|---|
1973 Ford LTD Country Squire
|
|
| Overview | |
| Model years | 1969–1978 |
| Assembly |
Hazelwood, Missouri (St. Louis Assembly Plant) Pico Rivera, California (Los Angeles Assembly) Hapeville, Georgia (Atlanta Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Related |
Mercury Colony Park Ford LTD Ford Galaxie Ford Custom |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 302 cu in (4.9 L) Windsor V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor V8 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE V8 429 cu in (7.0 L) 385 V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) Cleveland V8 460 cu in (7.5 L) 385 V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) 351M/351 Cleveland V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual 3-speed FMX automatic 3-speed Ford C6 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 121.0 in (3,073 mm) |
| Length | 225.7 in (5,733 mm) (1973-1978) |
| Seventh generation | |
|---|---|
1988-1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire
|
|
Cargo area with rear seats folded (1982 model shown; other models are similar)
|
|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1979–December 1990 217,152 produced |
| Assembly | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Platform | Ford Panther platform |
| Related |
Ford LTD Ford LTD Crown Victoria Lincoln Continental Lincoln Town Car Mercury Colony Park Mercury Grand Marquis Mercury Marquis |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.9 L (302 cu in) 5.0 Windsor V8 5.8 L (351 cu in) 351 Windsor V8 |
| Transmission | 4-speed AOD automatic (1980–1990) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114.3 in (2,903 mm) |
| Length |
215.7 in (5,479 mm)
|
| Width | 79.3 in (2,014 mm) |
| Height | 56.5 in (1,435 mm) |
The Ford Country Squire (later the Ford LTD Country Squire) is a line of full-size station wagons that was assembled and marketed by Ford Motor Company from the 1950 to 1991 model years. Sold only as part of the full-size product range, the Country Squire was marketed as the premium station wagon of the Ford division, distinguished by its wood-grain body trim. As of the 2017 model year, the Country Squire remains the third-longest used car nameplate by Ford in North America (41 years), behind only the Thunderbird (46 years) and Mustang (53 years, in production).
As part of the full-size Ford model line, the Ford Country Squire would be paired with several Ford models over its production run. During its first two generations, the Country Squire was based upon the Ford Custom Deluxe (and the Ford Crestline that replaced it). From 1955 to 1968, station wagons were a separate model line from Ford sedans, though the Country Squire shared its interior trim with the Fairlane (and the Ford Galaxie that replaced it). For 1969, as station wagons were consolidated with Ford sedans, the Country Squire became part of the Ford LTD model line. As the LTD became the Ford LTD Crown Victoria in 1983, the LTD Country Squire remained a full-size station wagon through the 1991 model year.
Following the demise of the Edsel division, Ford and Mercury consolidated much of their exterior bodywork to streamline production. From 1961 to 1991, the Mercury Colony Park became the Lincoln-Mercury counterpart of the Ford Country Squire.
For the 1992 model year, the Ford LTD Crown Victoria was replaced by the redesigned Ford Crown Victoria, leaving the Country Squire with no direct replacement through its 2011 discontinuation. As of 2017, Ford does not sell a sedan-based station wagon in North America.
Although all Ford Country Squires feature wood-grain body trim, only the first-generation 1950-1951 versions are true "Woodies". To reduce the production cost of station wagons, for 1952, Ford replaced wooden body construction with an all-steel body. Subsequently, exterior body trim consisted of simulated woodgrain (with varying degrees of coverage on the body). The genuine wood body panels were manufactured at the Ford Iron Mountain Plant in the Michigan Upper Peninsula from lumber owned by Ford Motor Company.
...
Wikipedia