Saved from the Demo Derby: 1990 Country Squire

[Tiggie]

Wes - This is sad news! Let me know if something changes.

For anyone else interested, outside of tires it can be your running and driving Country Squire for ~$1200. I'll replace the hoses and fix the rear brakes and shocks at that price. That's no profit for me - free labor!

[Chuck Norris]

Hey Tiggie, I'm posting this public instead of through PM so that everyone here will know that this screw-up in 100% on my end. You and I have talked, and you know I was/am interested in this woodwagon. My plans were to have it by mid July if everything went right. Part of everything going right included that my wife was going to be working full-time, plus overtime, at a job she recently took. It was a line of work she had a few years of experience in, nothing she couldn't do. Well, her boss is a giant douche and let her go without so much as a warning. I think the issue was more than just my wife as an individual though, because the boss essentially fired my wife's whole department.

That being said, I need to release you from your promise to hold the wagon for me. Please make it available to whoever is interested. I can only assure you that my intentions to buy it were real, and I was making plans in good faith. However, also in good faith, I can't keep that info to myself and therefore rob you of the opportunity to find another buyer. If some miracle occurs, I will let you know. Otherwise, somebody is gonna get a real nice wagon from you.

Thank you for being a friend, and being so willing to help me out.

Wes AKA Chuck Norris

[Chuck Norris]

The red car looks very nice too. I remember you saying it has wavy sides but it looks very nice in the picture.

[87gtVIC]

Both wagons look great.

Nice fix for the leaks.

[Tiggie]

Couldn't resist taking a pic of old reliable red 88. Haven't taken a picture of it in probably seven years. Just been driving the wheels off it. And knocking the header panel out if it by being stupid in my driveway. Goodbye 91 clears hello 88 ambers.



Oh yeah this 90 is very different to drive. Quiet - who knows what gear it's in? And smooth. And power windows are nice.

[Tiggie]

Cleaned up this thing again for the POTM Pics. Had to fix something while it was out from its hiding place behind my garage.

Had a rain water leak at the rear window coming in under the metal trim that helps hold the headliner up. A little work with the water hose showed that it was not the roof rack, or side windows, or tailgate window itself, but something with the moulding around the top of the window.

Had to disturb the tailgate window seal. Had to take it out actually - nerve racking since this one is fair and irreplaceable. Got it out safety. Removed the metal trim that the weatherstrip sits in. On the body side of the trim was the problem area - shrunken high density foam. A trip to the home improvement store and bam no more leaks. From that area anyway. The tailgate window seal itself leaks now - my '88 used to do the same thing (it self healed). But that's another story for another day.

And FYI the foam is white but you can't see it when installed anyway (if you do it right). The original foam was 1in by 1/2in from what I can tell. The store only had 1.25x7/16, but it worked with a little cutting.

[Chuck Norris]

Sent you a PM Tiggie.

[Chuck Norris]

If you find some money and decide you need a wagon, let me know. I have too much junk and not enough time to make it nice. And I don't like junky junk!

Well, I do need a wagon (okay, NEED might not be the right word, but WANT definitely qualifies!). I am currently without funds, however. If somebody comes alng with money between now and the end of Summer, I hope they buy a great wagon from you. However, if it is still there by that time, maybe even a hair sooner, I will make arrangements to purchase it. I passed on one locally to buy my wife a car more to her liking, and even though her car is great, I would have liked to have bought the one here. I am NOT asking you hold it, I'm asking you to keep with whatever your plans are, but if it happens to still be sitting around looking for a new home then, I am interested.

[Tiggie]

Yup tailgate opens now. The power lock actuator has seen better days (the front doors are bad too).

If you find some money and decide you need a wagon, let me know. I have too much junk and not enough time to make it nice. And I don't like junky junk!

[Chuck Norris]

Does the rear door open at all? Just curious. I have no money, or I'd come buy it. Sounds like a decent ride, and a good one to keep on the road. I'm near Myrtle Beach, so not worlds apart.

[Tiggie]

Probably just spring.

[TecNickal]

THAT WAS YOU!?! Aw man I wish I knew!!! Are you going in the fall again or just spring only?

[Tiggie]

I went to the fair too! Was there yesterday though. I saw the wagons in question. Not $3,000 - also noted quite a lot of wagons there! Country Squires; old GM wagons, etc. Congrats on those awesome deals.

Wagons were hot for sure. That's a good sign for us! There used to be some sellers in the blue field that drove a Panther wagon but didn't see them this year.

The floormat guy had piles of NOS parts, mostly bearings and little stuff he'll never sell. He did have a b-pillar light for box crown Vic's. I *think* they are EL, not like the GM and TC cars. Probably should have got that. Probably could have got it for $5 or less. We were selling in the orange field - had the '66 F100 with a coffee can on the trailer hitch as a honor system cash register.

[TecNickal]

I went to the fair too! Was there yesterday though. I saw the wagons in question. Not $3,000 - also noted quite a lot of wagons there! Country Squires; old GM wagons, etc. Congrats on those awesome deals.

[Tiggie]

WaganMan supplied the new window, and it's now installed! Glad to have all ten windows again, installed and not broken.

WagonMan told me that he takes the windows out without removing the glass to glass bracket. I figured it was worth a try to install it that way, and it does work. It's difficult to explain. The lower window trim and dew wipe have to come off, as well as the front window channel guide and weatherstrip in the door. Then the window glass and divider bar go down in the door, tilted backward to slide the glass bracket to the plastic window track thing. Then you can tilt it forward after raising the window a bit, and get the small stationary glass in. Then basically the window goes up and you work the divider bar into the stationary window weatherstrip. Need a pic? Too bad... I was intent on getting this glass in without breaking it and didn't take my hands off it until I was done. Don't have a pic installed either. It looks like an installed window.

Went to Charlotte AutoFair yesterday. Got a NOS set of rear floormats for a 79-? Panthers thrown in on a $20 hubcap deal on for my '74 F250. They are red. Needed one for this car, and I think the color is close enough to the original to work. The '88 mats are too dark. Pic shows new 79/90/88



Also saw a familiar looking H-pipe. '91 Lincoln PN. It looked close enough so I paid $10 (asking $15) to try my luck. Got under the car today, and by golly I think it will fit fine. Looks a hair longer than my '88 setup, but I can trim that. Or just not have mufflers. And it's shiny stainless.





Also while there I saw a semi decent 2-door on the road, and two wagons for sale. Average wagons - about the same shape as this one with ~100k miles, both were colony parks. $3 grand each but unsold.