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1961 Ford Ranch Wagon - Banana Republic
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Don Hardy's Banana-Yellow Ranch Wagon Looks Bigger Than Some Countries (http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mdmp_0902_1961_ford_ranch_wagon)Younger readers may be bewildered by the sight of a fullsize, two-door station wagon, but rest assured-FoMoCo did build 'em this way right up until 1961, making this tastefully tricked out Ranch Wagon one of the last of its utilitarian breed. As in previous years, the two-door, six-passenger '61 Ranch Wagon was the most affordable of Ford's wagon lineup, but we happen to think it was also the most appealing, with those huge flanks unblemished by rear doors (four-door wagons were the Country Sedan). Even so, we don't normally spend much time waxing poetic about the aesthetics of station wagons. However, in the case of Donald Hardy's slammed and mildly hot-rodded Texas example, we're more than willing to make an exception. Hardy is the second-generation "Don" of Don Hardy Race Cars in Floydada, Texas, builders of many interesting projects going back a few decades, including original Gapp & Roush and Don Nicholson Pro Stock racers.
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Don Hardy's Banana-Yellow Ranch Wagon Looks Bigger Than Some Countries (http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mdmp_0902_1961_ford_ranch_wagon)Younger readers may be bewildered by the sight of a fullsize, two-door station wagon, but rest assured-FoMoCo did build 'em this way right up until 1961, making this tastefully tricked out Ranch Wagon one of the last of its utilitarian breed. As in previous years, the two-door, six-passenger '61 Ranch Wagon was the most affordable of Ford's wagon lineup, but we happen to think it was also the most appealing, with those huge flanks unblemished by rear doors (four-door wagons were the Country Sedan). Even so, we don't normally spend much time waxing poetic about the aesthetics of station wagons. However, in the case of Donald Hardy's slammed and mildly hot-rodded Texas example, we're more than willing to make an exception. Hardy is the second-generation "Don" of Don Hardy Race Cars in Floydada, Texas, builders of many interesting projects going back a few decades, including original Gapp & Roush and Don Nicholson Pro Stock racers.
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