1969 Ford Country Squire

I've never seen a Ford wagon of the vintage with a vinyl top. 

I'm not sure I agree with everything in the article about two-toning. The author is right; with the advent of more rounded lines and flowing designs, two-toning became not just more difficult but not nearly as attractive as it was on those earlier models that had well-defined breakpoints. But, it had nothing to do with room. Even the smallest cars of the fifties and early sixties offered two-tone paint. Aside from the fact that tastes were changing, those newer designs just didn't look as good as the older ones with multi-colors. 

Are you sure it was a size thing? The little Nash Metropolitans were two-toned.

Posted by: @100ford2003

@jack-dodds 

Thanks Jack, makes sense to me. I never liked vinyl tops on '70 Firebirds & Camaros for example but on their earlier years they looked ok. The '67 Eldorado almost looks naked w/o a vinyl top but don't you dare put one on a Toronado & Riviera and ruin their fantastic styling. Just my opinions.

Agree 100% on everything.

I went with the green. The gold is nice too, but I'm on a tear with green Ford woodies/pseudowoodies.

@mg-harv Very nice color/"wood" contrast  Harv.

It sure is +1 here on this color combo !

Posted by: @culture

Are you sure it was a size thing? The little Nash Metropolitans were two-toned.

Those Nash Metropolitans looked great and the two-toning was really nice ! I would bet nearly any combination in two-toning and color has been done on many automobiles, either as a regular (if sometimes rare) option or as a special order, very low production option. Some cars were virtually done as one-of-a-kind so there are many possibilities. It would be hard to be too doctrinaire about color in general, especially those from the past and given a number of factors.

@mg-harv My wife's family had this exact car/color so it's the version I like best.  I should give this one another go but my white Aurora was a quality disaster so I'm a little leary.