You’ll Swing Like Ford in a 1973 Country Squire

In other words, you'll get the Famous 3-Way Doorgate in the back of your Squire.

The LTD Country Squire wasn't the only full-sized station wagon Ford sold during the 1970s (there were cheaper Country Sedans as well), but its name is the one we remember nearly a half-century later. Here's a magazine advertisement for the 1973 Squire.

The tailgate that could open downward for cargo or swing out for passenger access (with the window open or closed) was a very useful feature, as was the ability of the 1969-1978 big Ford wagons to fit 4x8 sheets of plywood in the cargo area. Why even bother with a Caprice Estate, Ambassador Brougham, or Fury Sport Suburban?

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