Before the Ford Country Squire turned America’s favourite household wagon, Ford wagons had been two-doors. The final full-size two-door Ford wagon was the 1961 Ranch Wagon however, after that, the Falcon supplied a two-door wagon plus a Sedan Delivery, an identical automobile for industrial use. One of these automobiles is our Pick of the Day: a 1962 Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in North Woodstock, Connecticut. (Click the link to view the listing)
“For Sunday calling or Monday hauling, you can’t find a better, a more distinctive station wagon buy than this smart new four-door ’52 Ford Country Squire,” mentioned the brochure when Ford’s new four-door woodie household hauler debuted. Wagons tended to both be an upscale solution to transfer folks round, or cheaper fashions for folks with work wants, as highlighted in the copy for Ford’s two-door Ranch Wagon: “You can tote six big people in style and comfort or half-ton loads with ease in this practical, roomy, new two-door Ranch Wagon.” In different phrases, a automotive for work, a automotive for play. And then there was the all-work Courier, a two-door sedan supply that was supplied from 1952-60. Starting in 1961, Ford’s sedan supply wants had been met by the compact Falcon.
Introduced in 1960, the Falcon was Ford’s reply to the barrage of imports that had hit the U.S. that had began to take a chew out of Detroit’s market share. As most fanatics know, Ford’s tackle the import invasion was the most standard amongst the Big Three, extra akin to the Ramblers and Studebakers that had been already on the streets. However, with the Nineteen Sixties embrace of youth-inspired sportiness, the Falcon was amongst people who led the cost with bucket seats and console, floor-mounted handbook transmissions and, ultimately, V8s. This sort of compact advanced into what turned often known as the “pony car.”
The Falcon Sedan Delivery would proceed into 1965, upon which it was discontinued. This 1962 Falcon Sedan Delivery, one of 1,568 constructed, has a narrative totally different than most: It was initially bought new by the Kirby Lumber Company in Bessmay, Texas (in between Houston and Corpus Christi), however used as an ambulance. While provisions for rear passengers past the affected person (like in a standard wagon-based ambulance) are missing, it does appear like this Sedan Delivery was a advantageous answer for a corporation that had peripheral first assist wants.
This one is provided with the 144 six with a three-speed, however what’s much more fascinating is the six-digit DSO (district gross sales workplace) code, which signifies a particular order. Considering the paint code is “W”, a code not utilized in 1962, it might be inferred the industrial facet of this automobile is the cause for this particular order.
The vendor is asking $11,995 for this 1962 Falcon Sedan Delivery. Considering its rarity, and the disposable nature of the sort of automotive it’s, there can’t be many on the market. Combine that with its distinctive fee and special-order standing, and this automobile has extra going for it than most for lower than what most are asking.
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