John, contacted my buddy who now owns the Ranchero for the parts numbers etc.  All the paperwork I gave him when he took the car has been lost when his house burned down.  Sorry, no help from the papers.

Abe.........Thanks for the information......Which Clips on the attachment pages did you use?
John

If you are a NSRA member, the October issue of "Streetscene", has my '33 Ford 3 Window Coupe on the cover.
Just behind it, in the photo, is my '63 Studebaker Avanti,(that I've owned for 54 years) being driven by my son as we drove into the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, in early August.
The odds are 1 in 9000, as there were about 9000 cars registered, and they all enter through one gate. Pure luck, I had nothing to do with it, but certainly enjoy it.
I'd post a photo of the cover, but I don't know how to do it!
John

I would go from the inside and push with your legs

If the door unlatches and then moves I don't think it is the latches. It sounds like the hinges are rusted up and need to be lubed. So either spray some lube oil on them from inside when you open the door or you will have to open the door up and remove the central latch mechanism. The latches themselves unscrew from the outside. Hope this helps.

Mike

As a former A/C / refrigeration mechanic I wish you luck.  I hope you weighed all your options before making your decision.

Hello All wagon owners out there. I have a 1957 Ford Country Squire station wagon.
The lower tail gate is stuck, it does partly open then jams. Is there a way to release the side latches? Thinking the adjustment is off and I cannot get it to release enough to open.

Correct and that is the plan; fortunately, the Cougar controls are very similar to the Mustang controls.

Vintage Air GEN IV and V use stepper motors instead of cables to open and close the doors.  VA offers "cable convertors" to install in the original AC controls so the AC appears as OE.

Possibly, but I'm not going for the OEM type restoration; it'll end being more like my Torino (someday), a kind of mild RestoMod look.