American Icons 1:43 Collection: 1964 Ford Country Squire Wagon by Premium X

Thursday, October 17, 2013

1964 Ford Country Squire Wagon by Premium X

The Ford Country Squire is a full-size station wagon which was built by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1950 until 1991, encompassing seven model generations. It was the premium station wagon model in Ford's full-size car range throughout this period. The Country Squire was initially built as a full "woodie". After the mid-1950s the rear body was composed of fiberglass covered by a vinyl appliqué printed to simulate wood. Later versions featured an all-steel body and are best remembered for featuring body sides and a tailgate covered by simulated wood trim and panels.
When one pictures the classic American station wagon, thoughts drift to the Ford Country Squire.
The fourth generation of this luxury the above 5.5 meter long American giant station wagons were built from 1960 to 1964.
A total of nine seats made the Ford to a real space saver , almost as large as today's popular SUV 's from the same home. His technical highlights of course was the electrically operated , fully retractable panoramic slice of the two-part tailgate. The space cruiser was powered by a 5 liter V8 engine with an output of 195 hp, enough for a maximum speed of approximately 170 km/h.

Premium X presents us now a nice metal model of this American luxury liner, with fine details, a perfect grille, of course, the "Woody" - side trim, a huge chrome roof rack and the interior clearly the three rows of seats with room for 9 people. It's amazing how today's technology makes amazing details for a low price - wipers, door handles, body labels and type descriptions on the body.
Apparent negative of the model is cheap chassis made of black plastic with very little detail. This is a big minus of all models Premium X.