The Bucket of Yuck

[cosmic12]

Well I got the Falcon home and the Puzzle went outside for a while.
So, the object of this is to do a quickie low doe get it drive'n.
I plan to leave the rust but clean and detail everything else.
It might be to new for around here, if it is let me know.

 

[cosmic12]

It really is in nice shape. It is a one owner car, I got alot of paper history with it right down to the orignal sale contract and the bank contract. He paid $2290.00 for it new with a $73.00 a month payment, also got every registration sub from day one, cool stuff. It still shows under 65k on the clock.
These things rotted into the ground in about 3 years for the most part up here in salty road land.

 

[jammersspeed]

good looking wagon!

 

[Bamamav]

302 with a C4, Granada discs on front, Maverick 8" rear should be a close fit. I'd fix the rust and paint it and have a nice driver! That interior looks super nice!

I was looking for a Falcon like that before I bought my Maverick. If I had of found one, that's the way I would have done it.

 

[offroadrolls]

It really is in nice shape. It is a one owner car, I got alot of paper history with it right down to the orignal sale contract and the bank contract. He paid $2290.00 for it new with a $73.00 a month payment, also got every registration sub from day one, cool stuff. It still shows under 65k on the clock.
These things rotted into the ground in about 3 years for the most part up here in salty road land.

My first car in 1978 was a 61 like that. Paid 50 for it. It had a 144 I6 with a 2 speed auto. You could beat it on foot in a 40 yard dash. I only had it for about 3 months when I realized the bus went everywhere I did, so I traded it for a refridgerator. Those were the days..........what a car, it had a ton of chrome on it!

 

[rex1927]

Nice Car!

I had a 1960 2 door sedan about 7 years ago.
Sure wish I had kept it.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Flame it right over the rust. Dragfink did a rusted out Ranchero that looked sweet.

 

[Tripper]

Dude... that is a way kool Falcon long roof!!! Can't believe how nice the interior is! Great catch & love u're other car too!!! [cl[cl[cl

BoB

 

[cosmic12]

Thanks guys, it should be a fun little ride.
I am sticking with the 6 ina row for power.
Sam I was think'n scallop's.

 

[Dirtyrat]

Definitely one of the cooler wagons!

 

[Old Iron]

Good plan !!!
That thing is a blank canvas. Enjoy it
Once you get it goin, do things in increments of an hour or two at a time.
It'll take it's own direction.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Like'n the wagon [P[P

 

[Sam_Fear]

Thanks guys, it should be a fun little ride.
I am sticking with the 6 ina row for power.
Sam I was think'n scallop's.

It's got scallops too.

The thing that I really remember is the rockers were eaten up from rust, but not fixed, just painted . You can kinda see that in this pic.

 

[Torch]

I misread it I thought it said "The Bucket of York"
You could call it The DOOK of York and when someone asks What's a DOOK just point to the car and say "A BIG Dookie"

I'm in Nebraskie so...I cant use that one myself unless I was in York Nebraska and that ain't gonna happen much as I like Omaha.

 

[cosmic12]

Maybe I should change the name Went out to the shop tonight and got it up in the air so I can do the brake & fuel lines and was very suprized how nice the under side of it is, the doors all open and close sitting on jack stands if I get the time this might get done fast.

 

[Torch]

The last Falhicon

 

[cosmic12]

Found a patch panel, should be here next mon/tues. So instead of just letting it go I am going to fix this side, the rest of it is pretty nice so I gotta at least do this. Actully got the back 1/2 of the quater on the cheap so I'll just chop off the bottom 1/2.[

 

[cosmic12]

I could not find a patch panel that was for a wagon but was told it was the same part on all of them 60 to 63.....wrong!
The wagon is 7 inches longer. Had make a section and cut the panel

 

[falconvan]

Good call; I'm all about budget priced old cruisers but major rust out has to go. Cant see anything cool about a big rotted hole in my ride with pieces falling out. Give it a fighting chance to be around for a while; even if you just fix one small area at a time.

 

[rex1927]

Fix the rust

Yep,Gotta fix the rust if you want anything left in a few years.It is the right way to do it.[cl