Old School: 1960 Ford Ranch Wagon

Ford was still using the old school "full sized model year" designation for its big cars when the 1960 Ford hit the showrooms, even though they had started selling compact Falcons and the sporty Thunderbird. Naturally the big Ford was a popular item and was sold in a number of different body shapes/styles including the wicked Ranch Wagon trim...which wasn't good for ranching when new, but is certainly good for cruising around your local car shows today. Find this 1960 Ford Ranch Wagon offered for $12,900 near Cincinnati, OH via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.

Tudor Ranch Style: 1960 Ford Courier Wagon

Full sized 2-door wagons were fast fading from popularity when the 1960 model year was introduced, but that didn't stop Ford from continuing to build full sized beasts where logic and practicality were given the heave-ho and replaced with style.  Find this 1960 Ford Ranch Wagon here on eBay bidding for $9,500 with 1 day to go, located in Harned, KY.

Family Style: 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 Custom Ranch Wagon

The last of the classic full-sized American built station wagons (Buick Roadmaster or Chevrolet Caprice) rolled off GM's assembly line in Arlington, Texas in 1996-- but in another time those things clogged the roads filled with families doing things like going to church or traveling to Aunt May's house for a weekend of running around in the woods.  To say they handled like a boat is, frankly, an insult to boats, but if you want to relive the summer days of riding backwards in a smoldering hot car, I don't think you could go wrong with this thing.  Find this 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 Custom Ranch Wagon offered for $12,900 in Grand Rapids, MI via GRAutoGallery.  Tip from Michael.

10k: Survivor Riverside: 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon

 The response to yesterday's stripper Newport ragtop was so overwhelmingly positive that we decided to feature another car with the amenities of a Jordanian B&B (Bedouin and Breakfast).  Prepare to put-up or bulk-up with another 4,500 lb 'Merican beast without power steering, power brakes, or power windows.  Find this 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon offered here on eBay currently bidding for $7,600 reserve-not-met, located in Riverside, CA.  Tip from Rene.