Vehicle Description
1953 Ford Ranch Wagon
Back in the 50's you would have gotten laughed at for thinking your
station wagon was cool but nowadays this body style has had a huge
resurgence and have become pretty desirable. This 1953 Ford Ranch
Wagon is one of those that you just don't really see that often. It
has a unique look with the classic 53 Ford style front end and
rounded edges that would soon disappear when the 60s arrived. Most
people picture station wagons as huge boats that take up the whole
parking space but this one actually isn't oversized at all. It is a
2 door and actually has a pretty short wheel base considering it is
a station wagon. If you are a band or someone who wants a classic
but needs space to haul stuff this thing would be perfect. It is
painted in a Sea foam Green which is the perfect color to represent
its 50s heritage. The chrome and stainless is in good shape
including the long strips that run all the way around the top from
front to rear. The glass is all good and these cars actually had
rear windows that slide out of the way versus rolling down which is
a pretty cool design you don't see everyday. The gate operates
correctly with the bottom half folding down and the top folding up
similar to what you see on the popular Chevy Nomad. The wheels on
it are painted to match but then topped with Ford hubcaps and
wrapped with radial wide white wall tires which suit the car
perfectly.
The car is mostly stock when it comes to the drivetrain being
powered by a 239 flathead with Fenton headers that runs well. It
has been kept looking original under the hood and the motor is even
topped off with the correct "Ford Special" oil bath air cleaner.
Backing the engine is a 3 speed manual transmission with overdrive
which is a pretty unique system if you have never used one before.
The pro three on the tree users will tell you that due to the
overdrive there are ways to actually drive the car without shifting
as often as you would think. The rest of the mechanics like the
suspension and brakes are all the stock systems but all work
properly. It is an original 6 volt and has not been converted to
12.
The interior is done in Brown and is in good condition. It has the
split front bench with normal bench second row seating. Behind that
is storage room but if you need extra the rear seat also folds
down. It even has the original style wood trim pieces on the doors
and sides running to the back. The dash has the original stock set
up and everything is working properly except for the gas gauge.
Being a 53 it received the 50th anniversary Ford special edition
steering wheel which is still nicely mounted in place.
If you want something unique this is definitely one to check out.
Unless you are at an all Ford event you will likely not be parking
next to another one any time soon. It is a great looking original
classic but if you wanted to go a more custom direction would be a
good candidate for that too.
It is being offered up at the very reasonable price of only
$22,500.00!
