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Originally posted by GoodSamaritanThat doesn't count, those were built on a coach lincoln chassis.
Donald McCaig
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Actually I have one of the thacker hearses as a parts car. It is basiclly an 85 mgm station wagon with a vinyl top.Owner of the only known 5 speed box wagon with a lift kit.
AKA, Herkimer the Hillbilly SUV.
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G / H / 2.26
B / C / 2.47
8 / M / 2.73
7 / - / 3.07
Y / Z / 3.08
4 / D / 3.42
F / R / 3.45
5 / E / 3.27
6 / W / 3.73
2 / K / 3.55
A / - / 3.63
J / - / 3.85
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Click and Clack talk about the coolness of waggins:
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Your Ford wagon is cool enough for school
Tom and Ray Magliozzi | King Features Syndicate
Posted December 21, 2006
Question: I am 16 years old and drive a 1989 Ford LTD Country Squire. It's red and has wood paneling on the sides, with a luggage rack on the roof. My friends at school say that they would never be seen riding in it because station wagons are uncool. What do you guys think? Coty
Tom: Oh, man. Your friends are so wrong on this one, Coty. They're totally missing the boat.
Ray: There are two kinds of cool, Coty. In high school, kids are worried about being different. So they define "cool" as "acceptable," and "what everyone else is driving/wearing/doing." But that's not really "cool" so much as it's "not uncool." You see what I mean?
Tom: But as kids get older, they understand that true coolness is about being an individual -- being yourself. And confidently expressing your true self.
Ray: Think of all the people you know of -- musicians, thinkers, athletes, artists -- who you think are truly cool. They're unique, aren't they? There's no one who looks, thinks, talks or plays exactly like they do. For instance, when I was in high school, the Beatles defined cool.
Tom: Hmm. In my time, Stonewall Jackson was "the man."
Ray: Anyway, do you think the Beatles went to a group of kids in the high-school cafeteria and said, "Excuse me, do you think these shaggy haircuts and low-cut black boots are cool?" Of course not! They did what they thought was cool, and after a while, everyone else followed.
Tom: That's what you're doing, Coty. You have the courage to make your own decisions. And I happen to agree with you, that the Country Squire is a very cool ride. After all, nothing says "cool" like fake wood.
Ray: In a couple of years, other kids will be begging their parents to find them '89 Country Squires. But by then, you'll have already moved on to the next cool thing. Maybe a '75 AMC Matador.
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If you haven't heard these guys on NPR, their hilarious, informative show is on your local Public Radio station at 10:00 Saturday morning, then rebroadcast sometime Sunday.
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They also have an article in the automotive section of the newspaper called Car Talk, where people ask questions or tell them the problems they're having with their car. I've learned a lot from them.88 Town Car (wrecked, for sale)
Walker OEM duals with muffler deletes
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my 81 merc 2door was more of a hit than the 91 col park but i stood out being the only guy with the big cars. but the wagons are a very versitile car that why we still have the 85 and 88, both white but the 88 is the mint travel car and the 85 is the stiffend workhorse tow car(i call it the family truck-ster)lol. so to me the wagons and 2doors are the coolest!
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)
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