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.

The final generation of the Country Squire was built on the Panther platform starting with the 1979 model year, and it (along with its Mercury Colony Park sibling) was the last of the traditional big ...

The flagship Ford wagon, the luxurious LTD Country Squire. If you weren't careful, you'd think you were driving a luxury sedan. Photo provided by Bruce Kunz ...

Ford began using the Country Squire name to designate the top trim level of its biggest station wagon models back in the 1950 model year, with Country Squire ...

The 1961 Country Squire could be optioned out to comfortably seat nine passengers in a cargo space of 93.5 cubic feet behind the first row of seating (via Ford).

The compact Fairmont, which in 1978 replaced the eight-year-old Maverick, was the first Ford model downsized for the sake of fuel efficiency. The Fairmont was designed to provide ...