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While the Ford sold more Del Rios in 1957 (46,105) than Chevrolet did with its Nomad in its three years of production, Ford terminated the Del Rio program at the end of the 1958 model year after selling only 12,687 of its "sport wagons". Ford didn't entirely abandon the concept of a two-door station wagon, and used a smaller version with the ...
The Mercury Colony Park is an American luxury full-size station wagon that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company between 1957 and 1991. Distinguished by its simulated wood-grain paneling, the Colony Park was marketed as either the premium-trim or the sole full-size station wagon offering of the division.
The mainstream Ford line of cars grew substantially larger for 1957, a model which lasted through 1959. The Crown Victoria with its flashy chrome "basket handle" was no more, and the acrylic glass -roofed Crown Victoria Skyliner was replaced by a new model, the retracting-roof hardtop Skyliner .
A look back in the Free Press archives to 1957 when Ford introduced the Edsel to fanfare. Carbuyers weren't impressed.
The Custom series was dropped when Ford issued the next generation of full-size cars for 1973, meaning all Ranch Wagons were Custom 500s. The 1974 Ranch Wagon was the last available for sale to the general public. From 1975 to 1977, small quantities of Custom 500 station wagons (no longer called Ranch Wagon) were produced strictly for fleet buyers.
The Mercury Voyager is a station wagon that was sold by the Mercury division of Ford for the 1957 and 1958 model years. For the 1957 model year, Mercury created a model range of station wagons distinct from sedans, following Ford (and later Edsel).
When this generation of station wagon was introduced, the wheelbase was 1 in (25 mm) longer than the intermediate 1962 Ford Fairlane station wagon and was shorter than the 1972 Ford Gran Torino Squire station wagon. [32] For 1983, as Ford underwent a revision of its full-size model lines, the Country Squire remained in production; as the LTD ...
1956 Ford Parklane, rear view Ford Parklane rear fender badging. The Parklane is a two-door station wagon, sharing its bodyshell with the Ford Ranch Wagon. [3] [2] To distinguish the model line, the Parklane received the stainless-steel bodyside stripe of the Fairlane (otherwise reserved for three-row Country Sedans [4]). [3]