Dad tries out his new Polaroid while his loving wife and children oblige him before leaving for home in their (paneled?) station wagon after a grocery store haul.
Seems the ol' Model G needed a new hose and maybe got a tune-up to boot!
Deluxe wagon! Deluxe vacuum! Ford/Mercury wagons at this time could have side facing rear seats and probably 2way tail gate. A collector here who is a skilled body man put a 2way tail gate from a mid size Ford wagon on a Ranchero of about 1970.
You were all close, but Jeff nailed it. I checked out Ford Country Squires and Mercury Colony Parks. Looks like it's a '67 Merc. Wouldn't it be great if each year's vacs underwent slight cosmetic variations, so we could figure them out like that, too?
Right on, Jimmy, about QUALITY at FLM & Electrolux in those years.