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I'd kill to have this Courier...my dad bought his in '53 to keep his photographic equipment safe (he felt that the lack of glass kept prying eyes from seeing his stuff)..he and my mother used it as the "family car" til '59 when he traded it, and had to push or have it towed back to the dealer as they were appraising it for trade in value (I think they gave him a hundred bucks)...his was a very light mint green as I remember, and definitely had the three on the tree...good memories...Terry
That brings back some memories. We had a 53 Ranch Wagon when I was a kid. I delivered news papers and on Sunday (big heavy papers) my dad would drive me around the route. Sat on the tailgate with papers in the back as we worked our way through the route. We had the 53 from 55 until dad bought a 57 Ranch Wagon. First new family car and the car that I first drove on the street.
I remember when I was very young (like 3 or 4) the first car I remember my dad restoring was a 53 'Country Squire' with the wood on the sides. That was a neat old station wagon.
At the time my mom had a 55 Cadillac El Dorado - the first one with the tall fins. They sold them both. I saw one of those Cads sell on e-bay a few months ago for about $120K! Sigh!
I remember when I was very young (like 3 or 4) the first car I remember my dad restoring was a 53 'Country Squire' with the wood on the sides. That was a neat old station wagon.
The "wood" rails on the sides and on the tailgate are fiberglass beginning in 1952.
The wood grain "inserts" are Di-Noc (decals made by 3M) beginning in 1950.
Lotsa luck finding any of the 1952/72 rails NOS...that is...unless you know someone.
Shoot Bill, I didn't remember that the "wood" was really fiberglass. But I do remember he replaced the "wood inserts" with contact paper and laquered over it. Seemed to work pretty good, bu tthen again I was easlily impressed when I was 4.
I wonder if I could get into the old Family photo albums and find a few pics from the sixties! Wouldn't that be interesting! YIKES!
I know that it is a long shot but the timeline lines up when my dad passed away. My brother sold the car to someone locally in Elizabethton Tennessee then the car was sold to someone in Knoxville, Tennessee the original craigslist post that was linked no longer exists, but they’re pretty rare and I believe the 53 Ford That you guys are referencing was my dad and I’m trying to track it down
By any chance, do any of you have a picture or know who purchased the car?
this is the last known picture of my dad’s car that I have
