1950 Ford Country Squire

This 1950 Ford Country Squire is a “woodie” station wagon powered by a 239ci flathead V8 paired with a 3-speed column-shifted manual transmission with overdrive. The current owner acquired the car in 2010, and the previous owner believed to have performed an exterior restoration featuring a repaint and refinishing to the wood trim. Records date from 2008 and document a 12-volt conversion, re-arching of the rear leaf springs, and recent installation of an electric fuel pump. This Country Squire is said to be in good running and driving order and is offered by the son of the current owner with a clean California title in the current owner’s name. The steel-roof ’49-’51 Squires featured a split upper and lower tailgate design and hinged taillamps which point rearward with the bottom gate either raised or lowered. This example car wears a repaint in Hawthorne Green performed under previous ownership and that effort was accompanied by a refinishing of the mahogany panels and birch trim. The car rides on painted steel wheels with period chrome hub caps, and modern 15″ BF Goodrich radials. Additions include a hinged windshield visor and roof racks. The stock steering wheel, speedometer and clock are in place, and a modern stereo unit and single speaker combination replaces the factory radio. 51K miles are shown, and the seller believes this figure to be accurate. Seatbelts have also been added. This two-door wagon features three rows of seating, with a foldable middle bench giving access to the removable rear seat. Power comes from a 239 cubic inch flathead V8 paired with a 3-speed manual transmission equipped with a working overdrive. The wagon has been driven roughly 10k miles over the course of the seller’s ownership. Note the alternator shown above as part of the 12V upgrade, and 2″ ceramic headers have been added in place of the factory units. The underside is shown above and accompanied by additional photos in the gallery below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjRhNRKcoFY A detailed walkaround and startup demonstration can be viewed in the video clip above.