It's the wife's fault!!!

[Nathan289]

Pictures of the new car

We left home at 3:30 am. Got home at 9:30pm

We found all kinds of weather driving home. Including snow.

Heck I woke up to a couple of inches this morning.

[Nathan289]

The motor was frozen solid..

I pulled the head and found a factory ford head gasket.

[Nathan289]

Found a fomoco stamp on the generator.

Has a weird pc valve???

Also has a different radiator cap and master cylinder cap.

[Nathan289]

Tore the engine apart. Got it freed up.

A little rust in the cylinders. The wrist pins are frozen.

The oil pump is fomoco with a 1962 part number
the bearings are ford as well abd show even wear.. but they are worn to the copper.

[Nathan289]

Jen pulled carpet and removed sound Deadner.

Need to go get my cherry picker / engine hoist and pull the engine.

There is 50 years of dirt on it. I scraped half an inch of crap off the timing cover just to get to the bolts.

Need to order a toe board and one front pan.

[Jeff W]

That is a very strange looking console ... where are the heads of the carriage bolts that hold on the hinge

I think it is the wrong one and you should send it to me.

What do you know about the history of the car? It doesn't look hacked up and a fun project.

[Jeff W]

Found a fomoco stamp on the generator.

Has a weird pc valve???

Also has a different radiator cap and master cylinder cap.

I had that same weird pcv on my wagon. I was told it was the California Smog Version. It kept poppong out so I replaced it with Gary's old draft tube.

My car was assembled in Sacramento.

[ew1usnr]

Here is a cool (Australian) advertisement cross section of a 1963 Falcon Wagon. It says that the cargo area in the Squire wagons was carpeted rather than having a rubber mat.

1963 Ford Falcon Wagon.jpg

[Nathan289]

Here is a cool (Australian) advertisement cross section of a 1963 Falcon Wagon. It says that the cargo area in the Squire wagons was carpeted rather than having a rubber mat.

1963 Ford Falcon Wagon.jpg

that's cool. I've never seen carpet in the cargo area.

I have a blue rubber mat. Its still soft and plyable.

Under it is the cleanest nicest looking floor pan I've ever seen in a falcon. At least in any of the ones I buy.

[Nathan289]

The history of the car is really unknown to us.

It is a Denver dso car. Built at the Loraine Ohio plant.

From what I can tell we are the 4th owners.

Let's work our way backwards. We bought it Saturday 04/26/2014

Tony, The guy I bought it from. Purchased it in March 2010 from a Josh outside Delta Colorado.

This is where the story gets uncertain. Story is josh who I supposed to be younger than me. Remembers seeing the car drive a round town as a kid. One day he finds it for sale and buys it. The car is a non runner at this time and Josh is going to restore it. Like everyone else, life gets in the way and he starts a family and the car gets sold.

Someone put money into it, I'm not sure why.. it has new tune up parts, cap rotor, points, condenser, but original fomoco wires that has number six wire fried to a crisp.
New starter and solenoid.

A carburetor that has never been touched.. it was a ball of dirt, but it works.. I think.

Not sure when the motor froze. But its been a non runner +4 years.

The starter that still looks new has a Napa sticker on it dated 2009.

the odometer says 115k I believe it. It still has biased ply tires on the rear.

I have no idea if any of the electrics work.

[Nathan289]

I had that same weird pcv on my wagon. I was told it was the California Smog Version. It kept poppong out so I replaced it with Gary's old draft tube.

My car was assembled in Sacramento.

Sacramento? You mean San Jose? Milpitas to be exact..

[Jeff W]

Sacramento? You mean San Jose? Milpitas to be exact..

San Jose... Yes. I bought it from Sacramento... Getting old.

[Luva65wagon]

Looks like it should be a fun build.

I always upgrade to PCV rather than draft tubes, but that looks like a draft tube feed into the top of the carb? Would probably have made for quickly gunked up carbs or air filter.

Before you buy any parts for it - I'm going to be sort through all the stuff I have this week to prepare bringing it all to the swap meet. Would rather some of it go to club members if they need some of it. I'll inventory it so others can have an opportunity to get something they need.

[MacDee]

I had that same weird pcv on my wagon. I was told it was the California Smog Version. It kept poppong out so I replaced it with Gary's old draft tube.

I'm so happy my draft tube went to a good home! Didn't the rest of the engine go to the metal recyclers...?

Man, that sure looks like a sweet wagon! I hope I get to see it in person some day.

[doghows]

If anyone is looking for parts call this guy:

Steve Averre 1-360-430-0143

He has several parts cars and tons of stuff. ( just not a 61 bumper braket) tell him you spoke with me and I'm sure he'll have 99% of what you need and very reasonable on his pricing.