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1962 Ford Galaxie 500 2dr 302 T5 Air Ride Bagged Lowered Old School Galaxy on 2040-cars

Year:1962 Mileage:55000 Color: is showing rust in a few spots
Location:

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

I'm reluctantly selling my 1962 Ford Galaxie. I don't have the space to keep it, nor the time or resources to improve it and give it the good life it deserves.

It's a great car that I'd drive anywhere and have put a ton of trouble-free miles on.

Details:

Engine/trans.:
Rebuilt roller cam 302 and world class Mustang T5. Engine has about 20-25k miles on rebuild. Has Trickflow Stage 1 roller cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, Edelbrock 600 carb w/ electric choke. Mustang shorty headers, 2-1/2" exhaust w/ H-pipe, Flowmaster mufflers. Factory 9" rear w/ 3.70 gears. Gets 20-21 mpg on the highway.
Slight driveline vibration over 65 mph that I believe may be caused by a bent axle. The reason I think this is the fact that I've put three left axle bearings in the car during the past 50k miles. I had planned on replacing the left axle, just haven't gotten to it yet.

Suspension:
RideTech airbag system. Airbags front and rear with electronic 4-way control. Front bags replaced coil springs, shocks relocated behind A-arms. Front suspension was completely rebuilt about 30k miles ago, including the steering box. Front spindles are Ford Granada with disc brakes - less than 5k miles on front brake components. Master cylinder is a disc/drum unit, also from a Ford Granada. Manual brakes, manual steering.
Rear is factory leaf springs with two leaves removed on each side, 2" lowering blocks installed, and 'helper' type airbags installed.
Compressor, air tank, valves, and pressure sending units are all mounted in the trunk.

Wheels/tires:
Wheels are chrome OEM type with WWW radial tires. Tires have approximately 5k miles on them.

Body:
Floor and trunk floor are solid. Exterior is showing rust in a few spots. I had fixed some rust spots eight years ago and they are showing again. The repairs never got sealed up on the backside, so moisture has crept through and the spots need repaired again. None of it is major, but worth mentioning -- See Photos.
Primer/sealer is a PPG custom mix, applied eight years ago. Roof candy/flake/clear was done about seven years ago.
Bumpers were rechromed about six years and are in very good condition. The rest of the chrome/trim on the car is in good driver condition.

Interior/Glass:
Mostly original. The carpet is the only thing that has been replaced - done about eight years ago. Front seat could be recovered and have some of the foam replaced. I consider the rest of the interior to be in good driver-quality condition.
Windshield and seal were replaced about seven years ago. Windshield has a small crack in it - not bad, not in driver's sight-line. Passenger door glass has slight cloudiness, the rest of the glass is in good condition.
CD stereo in glovebox with remote and four speakers.


I have explained everything to the best of my knowledge and the car is sold as-is.
I love driving this car and would love to keep it, but I can't. It's time for someone else to enjoy it.

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