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K, it was only 992, and I swerved through Peoria, Illinois to look at a shitty 1968 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon ( might buy), and visited my daughter and grandkids in Ames, Iowa, before slamming into frigid Minny. I’d have better and more comprehensive pics for you, if they’d let me in the pits (sonsabitches) and, also, I froze my silly ass off, up there, whilst having a blast. Enjoy !

















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If I throw in some of my old Moto pics, it is solely to PISS off those dudes that get pissed off when I throw in old Moto pics….
























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This photo essay is incomplete without a pic of the Country Squire!!! Come on man!!
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Has that wagon got a 390?
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Sexton has a factory ride
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I ain’t never seen a bike pushed so much in my damn life, as that one Honda. Yeah, 390 2bbl with a C6 tranny, 9 inch rear end (of course). Might buy it or another one I need to investigate in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s green….












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The station wagons are the shit!

Nice pics.

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So many memories as a kid sitting in those rumble seats, f’ing off the whole way. “If i have to stop this car, you are gonna be sorry”
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good seeing you for a few minutes!
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resetjet wrote:
So many memories as a kid sitting in those rumble seats, f’ing off the whole way. “If i have to stop this car, you are gonna...
So many memories as a kid sitting in those rumble seats, f’ing off the whole way. “If i have to stop this car, you are gonna be sorry”
DUDE!… I was SO thinking the EXACT same thing!

I was born in 65, my bro in 67 and my folks had one of these, (I think a 69 or 70 model?) and we spent so many hours goofing off in those rumble seats driving all over the midwest on family trips!
And not ONE mile of those thousands traveled were
we EVER seat belted in!
(Hell I don’t even know/remember if there were seatbelts back there, although I see them on the seats in the pics!) But at least we had a seat to sit in and were inside the car! Ha
If we weren’t rollin’ in Mom’s station wagon, we were in Dad’s 1971 Ford F100 and we always rode in the bed of the pickup!

Man those were some of the most amazing times!
Kids these days with their car seats, seatbelts, bike helmets, knee-pads… 🤪👍
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I remember a friend's mom had a green LTD Woodie Wagon with the rumbles and the crank-down rear window.
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Give this the ole bump for Rup...nice pictures
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Nice pics, probably could use a couple more of Freckles push start…your waitress was cute, hope you tipped her well!
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motorick5052 wrote:
DUDE!… I was SO thinking the EXACT same thing! I was born in 65, my bro in 67 and my folks had one of these, (I...
DUDE!… I was SO thinking the EXACT same thing!

I was born in 65, my bro in 67 and my folks had one of these, (I think a 69 or 70 model?) and we spent so many hours goofing off in those rumble seats driving all over the midwest on family trips!
And not ONE mile of those thousands traveled were
we EVER seat belted in!
(Hell I don’t even know/remember if there were seatbelts back there, although I see them on the seats in the pics!) But at least we had a seat to sit in and were inside the car! Ha
If we weren’t rollin’ in Mom’s station wagon, we were in Dad’s 1971 Ford F100 and we always rode in the bed of the pickup!

Man those were some of the most amazing times!
Kids these days with their car seats, seatbelts, bike helmets, knee-pads… 🤪👍
Same....rode in the beds of trucks, no seat belts....no bike helmets/pads. Somehow we survived.

Was a great era to grow up in. So many helicopter and bulldozer parents these days....sad.

This was mom taking a picture of me jumping the fire pit (too bad her timing was off).....






Thanks mom!

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LOVE IT! Imagine asking one of these current PC Mom’s to take a pic of their kid while jumping the BMX bike over the fire pit now days??! Ha

No helmet, no knee pads, and jumping a BMX bike over the FIRE PIT while dear ol’ Mom takes the picture!?
DAMN the 70’s were a great time to grow up in! 😎👍
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Rup always delivers the goods. AND he likes Fords...the man's a genius I tell ya.
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I too, was a "wagon kid"
Folks had 2 of the green ones throughout most of the 70's (alas, no simulated wood grain side panels)
6 kids at home at the same time so we needed the room.
Loved the jump seats and we always argued over who got to ride in the back.
As mentioned already, seat belt use was "optional".

When I could drive you knew who your friends were cause they would cough up for gas
I think ours got about 10mpg.

Good friend's folks had one with the fake wood panels.
On the flatlands he could hold his own with most of the guys with the 4 wheel drive trucks.
Had to pull him home one night when he clipped a stump in the dark and took out the transmission lines.

Dad had pickups and we rode in the bed of those too.
I remember 5-6 of us playing "tag" in the bed while dad drove us home from the state fair on the Interstate.

Good times for sure!



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I like the chick pics! Lol of course
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Motoman79 wrote:
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“It’s the Wagon Queen Family Truckster with the rally package and Fun-Pak, Clark ! “. * I forgot to note the last time I was at the Minneapolis SX, was at the old stadium and was acting as the “mechanic”, for pro Jeff Gibson. He was riding BOTH classes and I was shuttling and handing off bikes to him, basically all night. He made it in, in both classes ! If I recall, I believe Daniel Blair also made it in, that night, in BOTH classes(?) **Anybody remember when Robbie Reynard announced that he wanted to ride both classes outdoors? And the AMA said “nope”?
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Forget the race, you need to get the Country Squire. A buddy has one bagged, disc on all fours and a Ford performance Coyote motor in it. It’s an eye catcher for sure.
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UpTiTe wrote:
Forget the race, you need to get the Country Squire. A buddy has one bagged, disc on all fours and a Ford performance Coyote motor in...
Forget the race, you need to get the Country Squire. A buddy has one bagged, disc on all fours and a Ford performance Coyote motor in it. It’s an eye catcher for sure.
I’m working on it. I have a light wallet and a warden that keeps fun budgets down. Must lower tho, and make power. I’m with ya, brah. Gimme time. Hope to purchase real soon. Fingers crossed…
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