Re: Fun with used cars

Posted by Packard Don On 2024/5/15 15:57:02

About Rancheros, I believe they were build on the station wagon chassis which was slightly different in the rear suspension than the passenger cars with stiffer springs. Oddly for 1958, the Ranchero kept the round 1957 taillights even though the 1958 station wagons had the proper ones for the year. Incidentally, I had two 1957 Fords: a Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop (we bought it new) and a Country Sedan station wagon purchased from a neighbor. As a teenager, the Country Sedan carried lots of Packard parts from Woodinville’s Vintage Auto Parts to my home in northeast Bellevue, WA.