Barn Fresh 63 Galaxie Xl 500 Convertible Hot Rod on 2040-cars
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:390
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Ford
Model: Galaxie
Options: CD Player, Convertible
Mileage: 113,000
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Red
Trim: xl 500
Number of Cylinders: 8
Drive Type: automatic
Recent find after 35 year storage. A nice 60's style hot rod. It runs and drives like new. Some recent new parts are new top, windshield, fuel tank and lines, fuel pump and carb, power brakes booster, master, all new lines, wheel cylinders, brake shoes and drums, new 16" American racing wheels, and tires. Nice duel exhaust with new front pipes. 4 new shocks, air shocks in the back. new starter, one wire alternator, distributor, rebuilt big block motor. Getting 17mpg highway. New seat covers and stereo. New seat belts front and rear. The Body is quite straight for its age. The original paint is very warn and cracked. The red and whit and blue pine striping is very faint. The frame is in nice condition. The lower rear quarters have nice repairs. inner and outer rockers are original and are in good condition. The rear floors on both side have repairs. This is a nice usable dependable car that has as much nostalgia and petina that a 63 can have. Top works fine. All glass is good, trunk is solid. Again, it runs and drive great. Just back from a 600 miles trip with no problems. This car was originally Raven Black and 4 speed standard. Still has clutch petal.
Ford Galaxie for Sale
- 1963 1/2 ford galaxie 500
- 1964 ford galaxie z code nice clean car(US $19,499.00)
- 1964 galaxie 500 fastback 406 dual quads 4 speed very sharp!!!
- 62 galaxie convertible 500 xl 352 v8 automatic red(US $19,900.00)
- 1965 ford galaxie 500 xl coupe 352cu,5.8l,hot rod,rat rod,drag race,car,roadster
- 1963 ford country sedan wagon(US $12,500.00)
Auto Services in Massachusetts
Woodlawn Autobody Inc ★★★★★
Tri-State Vinyl Repair ★★★★★
Tint King Inc. ★★★★★
Sturbridge Auto Body ★★★★★
Strojny Glass Co ★★★★★
Sonny Johnson Tire ★★★★★
Auto blog
NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe
Mon, 17 Dec 2012According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"
Toyota, Ford decide to end hybrid collaboration before it starts
Tue, 23 Jul 2013Not all so-called Memorandum of Understanding pacts end in actual collaborations. For instance, after a two-year "feasibility study," Toyota and Ford have just announced that they will not be developing hybrid systems for use in light trucks and SUVs as previously planned, and the two automakers will instead continue to develop their own hybrid technology independently.
The would-be collaboration was first announced in August of 2011, and would have seen a rear-wheel-drive hybrid platform that would "improve the efficiency of trucks and SUVs while still allowing them to be driven in the way customers expect," according to our initial post on the topic.
Keep in mind that this announcement isn't to say we shouldn't expect hybrid pickups and SUVs from the two automakers, but that they probably aren't coming very soon - Ford says it will have a system "before the end of this decade" and we haven't heard much from Toyota on the hybrid truck front since the 2008 A-BAT Concept (pictured above) - and that they will not share any components between them (and they never have, for what it's worth).
This woman owns the first Ford Mustang sold in the US
Wed, 11 Dec 2013As Ford celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Mustang with the unveiling of the all-new sixth-gen design, one Chicago women can lay claim to a piece of Mustang history. According to CBS Chicago, Gail Wise was the first person in the US to buy a Mustang in 1964, and she did so two days before the car was even unveiled to the public.
Wise, then a 22-year-old teacher, went into the Chicago Ford dealership wanting to buy a convertible, and a salesperson ushered her over to car covered by a tarp. That car was a baby blue Mustang convertible, which she still owns today - along with the documentation. After sitting for almost 30 years and undergoing a full restoration, the car now looks to be in original condition. The report says that this $3,400 purchase could be worth anywhere between $100,000 and $250,000. While this worked out well for Mrs. Wise, we wouldn't recommend anyone going into a dark, back room of a dealership hoping to get a jump on the purchase of a 2015 Mustang.
Scroll down to watch the video report.