Got a new ride- '63 Mercury Monterey Colony Park wagon

THATS PURE. Quite the longroof. Stuff a board innit and roll.
Iwouldnt make it into a gasser though. Oh wait, thats a different thread. :-}

 

Like Czuch said, looks like it was meant to have a surfboard stickin out the back.

Killer ride man!

 

Nice wagon! The wheels make the car.

 

Very nice! Love that steering wheel!!

 

I saw this one a couple years ago in Pigeon Forge, TN during the Shades of the Past weekend!
There is also one in the junkyard up here in Indiana. I stripped most all the fiberglass "woody" type trim off of it and other trim pieces thinking somebody might need them someday.

 

Me likee a lot! Great lookin wagon!

 

Really nice wagon!!! Please show us pic's when you got the new wheels. First I wanted Astro's for my '64 Colony Park, but they where to expensieve here in the Netherlands, so I got a set of chrome smooties and a set of nice bullit caps!! Looks great on my wagon:

 

very cool wagon and the red interior screams fomoco!

 

WAY cool! Congrats! Maybe a wooden push bar? Just teasin'...great as it sits!!!

 

Thanks again for the kind words, fellas!

rdtreur, your '64 looks AWESOME!

I got her a new pair of socks and shoes. I went with the new Cragar Eliminator 500s and some basic pep-boys type white walls.

 

perfect wheels
now it kicks ass

 

They look similar to the old time Hurst wheels. Car is looking good how is it handling modern driving?

 

I stole the woodgrain off the Tan one, adn lowered it a little...

 

Sweet!!!

 

Looks great! What size are the wheels?

 

Thanks! The Cragars are 15 x 7, and the tires are 225/75 front and 235/75 rear, just el cheapo store brand radials. I really wanted some redlines, but can't afford them right now. I paid $119 ea. from Jegs for the wheels, and the tires where $50 each plus mounting, which is not too bad for a broke-ass bastard like me.

The handling is nice and tight with the radials, but they do transfer alot more road noise than the bias plys, and we sure do have some shitty roads here in Florida.

Thanks for taking the time on the photoshop, Mike! Looks cool!~

 

That looks nice. I'm needing to decide on some for my old merc wagon.

Does anyone know if the classic chrome centers fit the Eliminators?

 

cool wagon i got a springtime yellow 65 you dont see many colony parks

 

Wow Rustybones, that looks cool! Get us some more pics when you can.

 

Time to revive this post.
Here is a pick of a '64 I bought this past weekend at the Jefferson, WI Swap Meet. It is a bit rough around the edges, but runs. 390 auto. Going to try to bend up some exhaust for it and get the back brakes fixed so i can drive it the 400 miles to the Pileup in less than two weeks.

 

Sweet ride!

 

The skinny white-walls and the wheels make it look period-correct!! You don't need redlines. Tip--> paint the drums ;-)

 

FOund this long dead post to add I now own the Mercury. It's had quite a move around the country. It's in SC now.

 

Does it still look the same?

 

It's pretty close. Someone put a lighter wood grain on it and appears to have redone the surround since it is now a uniform color. I want to go to steel rims that are painted to match the car and use some Mercury dog dish hubcaps.

1963 Mercury Colony Park

1963 Mercury Colony Park

 

So much Wago-Merc goodness!


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Beautiful car. Wheels and tires set it off. Would make a great tow vehicle for my nostalgia gasser!

 

Speaking of Merc. wagons, I once saw Mercury's version of the Chevy Nomad. It was a 59' Merc. Anyone know anything about them? Pictures?

 

awesome wagon. FYI thers a guy here in Meridian that has a 57 Fairlane Retractable (I have been told its a RETR, but never saw it lower yet) name o, Ken Rainey, . I saw it for the 1st time in years yesterday.I can get his ph. no out of the book if you want to cold call him.

 

Something neat happens the next morning when you sleep in that car. You wake up with a Woodie!!! I know I need to keep my day job or maybe I need to get a job!!!