1964 Ford Falcon

Squire 4 door wagon

289 V8

3 speed Automatic

4T26F163881

Clear

Gasoline

Must sell my wagon- needing the money and the garage space! I am setting the reserve around $5,000 for your info. I purchased in August 2005 and have put in a couple years of weekend labor and around $7,000 in parts (plus a couple grand purchase price) to make this vehicle a safe and nice looking car to drive. It is NOT a rotisserie build, I did this work as a hobby- I don't work in the automobile industry. This wagon sure looks and drives great inside and out, she has more pros than cons! I am amazed that a similar one of these wagons has sold at a 2010 Barrett Jackson Las Vegas auction lot# 663.1 for $30,800. List of the problems: First is the electric rear window- hasn't worked yet but it is complete and in the tailgate- switch just won't bring her up and down. Second, cannot fill gas tank to top because cap tends to leak- I don't drive much so I keep a half tank and put that fix on low priority. Third, clunking noises because dual exhaust, swaybar and coil over shocks have very little room- bump each other on rough roads & driveways- not too bad so it is a low priority fix. Fourth, tends to overheat when I drive an hour in 90 degrees- sort of normal but I never addressed that. Fifth, leaks a little oil on the garage floor, 'drops' NOT 'puddles' from the trans.- Sixth- no stereo - doesn't have tunes - low on priority list but would be sooo cool to crank up a good song while driving! I can't think of any more serious problems, I guess that leaves you with the positives. List of the positives: when car is already warmed up>turn key and engine instantly comes to life- love that V8! Put it in reverse and back out of garage remembering what it was like to have manual brakes and steering! Steering feels great because I had SCHWARTZ PERFORMANCE (look them up online!!) installed new linkage and brakes, drums + lines + dual master cylinder and replaced a worn wheel bearing- I had them go over the car to make sure it was safe to drive. The motor is a 289 small block installed by a previous owner- the stamp on the heads said it was manufactured in December 1963...Mallory dual point distributor, new 9mm spark plug wires and plugs, new battery, rebuilt Holley 4 barrel, old Weiand aluminum intake, large diameter dual exhaust (no headers), new chrome Edelbrock air cleaner and valve covers, new three row radiator, new red carpeting, new lap belts, new front seat and seat covers from a 1980s Ford Fairmont, new glove compartment, new vinyl wood looking inset within the original but repainted 'woody' plastic trim (see pictures- looks great), and some goodies like chrome baby moons and new tires (14" & 5 lug hubs), original bumpers, previous owner painted car Rangoon Red- still nice paint job since car has been garage kept since the mid 1990s. All the glass is in place and in great shape for its age- not cracked or missing- wing windows open & close, side windows roll up & down fine. I get a lot of questions about rust- this car is 48 years old, built in Metuchen, NJ and shipped to Charlotte, NC and somehow ended up in Woodstock, IL and then to my house in Algonquin, IL. It was nicely painted by a previous owner. I know my deceased brother-in-law had a garage and drove it from the late 1980s until he parked it in 1995 then kept it in the garage since. I have had it in the garage all the time since 2005 when I purchased it from my sister. The front end (fenders, hood, wheel wells) look perfect. The middle (doors, roof) look good with only slight surface rust on inside of doors and some paint bumps on bottom edge of doors. Floor pan had been re-panned and some surface rust still existed, as well as on the rear cargo area between the wheel wells. The bottom of the tailgate had some rust as well as under the car around the rear cargo/tailgate area, but not any big rotten holes... I like to say NOT a rotisserie but NOT a piece of junk, really good shape considering it's age. I hope most of your questions have been answered and you can be confident when bidding... I am Ross - please contact me through eBay messages with questions only if you are serious about purchasing. I can give you my cell number if necessary. Good Luck Bidding!On Sep-17-12 at 05:33:30 PDT, seller added the following information: I posted some new images of the underside of the car on Flickr- my account name is Rick O'Shay and there is a '1964 Ford FalconSquire Wagon' set of images to search for, with about 220 shots I took Sunday Sept 17th 2012- many questions about the condition of the car body which I find difficult to describe with words since it isn't perfect but it isn't junk. So have a look at these non-glamorous images and make up your own mind. I would like to say: not bad for a 48 year old car! Keep in mind a rotisserie original wagon has sold for $30,000 dollars two years ago in 2010... http://www.flickr.com/photos/51587854@N00/sets/72157602843284555/