Ford Mustang Station Wagon Estate?

[Jim and Jutta]

Has anyone seen one of these? The owner claims it to be a prototype made by Ford that never went into full production.

 

[OMS]

Never heard of it.

What year does he say it is

What's the door tag say ?

Dash tag ?

Lots of work went into that - from the pics looks decent to

 

[Jim and Jutta]

Never heard of it.

What year does he say it is

What's the door tag say ?

Dash tag ?

Lots of work went into that - from the pics looks decent to

I agree, if it started off as just a regular Mustang they did a good job on the conversion, from the photos it appears as if it was produced that way. The owner (in Berlin) didn't post any door or dash tag information, he's not trying to sell it, he just put the photos up on flickr and I ran across them and thought the car was neat. He says it's a 68 with a 302 cobra engine and a C6 trans, but no pictures of the engine .

Jim

 

[sm3570]

I've heard of it before, if I remember right the conversion was done by a third party for Ford, but Ford nixed the idea.

 

[caspianwendell]

I have seen pics of it before

 

[wwhite72]

it shouldnt be a surprise to see this car...the Mustang is a Falcon with a different body and the Falcon had many forms. Anybody know that there was a Torino styled Falcon up to 1970? probably none left in existance, but FMC would shove old body/frame inventory out to the public however they could. probably a really cheap benchseat 6cyl version of the Torino, named Falcon. collectors item today.

 

[matrixx]

I've seen a few, mainly in magazines but I have saw some at car shows. However all the ones I have seen were the 64-66 style. This looks like a 67-68. I'm pretty sure all these conversions were done by third party aftermarket. I remember reading a article back before the internet took off, that there was a market for it overseas and came up with a fiberglass shell but the car never actually was built as ford mustang engineer thought it was hideous. Then third party body shops caught wind of it in like 65 or 66 and would convert customers already bought mustangs into a wagon using the original concepts design. Kinda like a Roush or saleen just bodywork instead of performance upgrades. Long story short none of these are real from ford, nor sold from ford as wagons. After years went on if course people have done all kinds of crazy things to mustangs.

 

[Boss1Ray]

it shouldnt be a surprise to see this car...the Mustang is a Falcon with a different body and the Falcon had many forms. Anybody know that there was a Torino styled Falcon up to 1970? probably none left in existance, but FMC would shove old body/frame inventory out to the public however they could. probably a really cheap benchseat 6cyl version of the Torino, named Falcon. collectors item today.

About 90 1970 1/2 model Falcons were equipped with a serious drag setup. They were very plain-jane 429 CJ cars. And all drum brake cars! Still very cool Ford Muscle.

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/1970%C2%BD-ford-falcon-mission-implausible/

Ray

 

[imusa76]

its almost like the "1966 Mustang Ranchero" I saw at the Mustang Nationals Last year in Rhode Island, with only 10 sold in the USA

 

[caspianwendell]

I have never seen the mustang ranchero before

 

[69 Rustang]

Like Matrixx said, I have seen 64-66 Mustang wagons, but not a 67-68. That one looks quite well made!

 

[luxstang]

I have seen that station wagon before. It was sold on Ebay in the US about two years ago. It was purchased by a German, who I think is a dealer in classic cars.

Every once in a while somebody claims that their Mustang wagon was made as a prototype but nobody could ever prove it. Given the fact that many of those were converted by third parties later, it is almost a fact that this one isn´t original either.

If I remember correctly, the Ebay ad even stated that it was converted later. I don´t remember anything in it about the car being original Ford.

This being said, I must say that I really like it, like most of those wagon conversions.

 

[whitesoc]

I was at a show a few years back and saw the Station wagon....but the Ranchero....that's interesting!

 

[imusa76]

I have only seen Pictures online a few years ago of a Red 66' Mustang Ranhero in California, but to see one in person last year, now that was cool!!!.

I took a ton of picture inside and out. I told my son it would be cool to make one, one of these days.

 

[Jim and Jutta]

I did some searching an found about them. Debates on both sides if there were really two factory prototypes built or not. From all the data, prototypes were built, but they weren't built by Ford but maybe for Ford.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/10/06/lost-and-found-overflow-mustang-station-wagon-fact-or-fiction/

 

[72MustangSprint]

I remember seeing some early 64-66 style wagons but couldnt tell you if they were prototypes or coversions. That 67-68 wagon looks well done.