In all honesty I was hoping "You DS, they din't even come out with Rancheros (Rancheroes?) before 'XX model year."
And that's when I pounce, "Mad'ja look! Mad'ja look!"
And, here you didn't take the bait.
FWIW, that wagon sorta' looks like a '57, ... which I "think" was the first year. BIDon'tREALLYFK. But I didn't really think they'd take all the time to splice/weld the roof vs. just slap on the trim to connect the pillars ends, hence my humourous call.
Anyway, my subdivision was one of those id-ed by which of the Big 3 you ideologically had in the driveway, and then which model you financially could afford of those. The nextdoor neighbor had a 'union job' as brewer at A-B downtown, so yeah he had always at least two Fords, and usually a third one dead in the back of the driveway for the few years it took to replace with a new one.
Funny story: they had altogether 3 boys and 3 girls, and the second son years older than me got patterned on Chevy, and with his 1st job brought home a loaded up brand-new red/white/white '60 Impala. The son nearest my age told he one day that pop told that son, "You park that F thing in the street. I don't want to see it in my driveway!"
Now, Every one of their cars was ALWAYS better than any car we EVER owned, so I didn't get it for the longest time. But, next to the neighbor down was a 'UNION PIPEFITTER' !! He tooled home in a new Mercury every 3 years like a clock. That guy's son got a new Mustang when he was 17. Yeah, all us boys all loathed, envied, and were "nice" to him. The daughter my age was in my crush lineup several years. She was at my 7th B-Day Party. Still got the pic.
When the family around the horseshoe got a 5yo '60es Mercedes diesel the whole block acted like Shakers during service. More conniption fits and gossip through the neighborhood than when you saw another Bug brought home.
WTH is this thread about again?