Vehicle Description
Highlights:
• Restoration just completed
• Ford Wimbledon White, code M
• New chrome Bumpers & some new trim pieces
• 302 V/8 just installed and dressed with billet valve covers and
air cleaner
• New dual exhaust system
• C4 automatic trans with center console & floor shift
• New carpeting
• New Achilles 235/45 /17 tires
• New B/G Rod Works Old school gunmetal wheels w/ machined lips
If you're a fan of the 60's muscle cars, and you like Fords, well
we have a treat for you. Most often when you think of the
mid-sixties cars, Chevy and Mopar sometimes steal the spotlight.
But what about Ford? Sure sure a few 427 big block powered
Thunderbolts and some Mustangs slipped out and come to mind, but a
lot of people overlook the big Galaxies, which is a shame because
they are great cars with a decent following and
Now here in front of you is just one of those beauties, a 4 door
fastback. You just gotta love that roofline and side profile, with
the big opening and no posts. This one sits in front of you with
just 32,582 miles on the odometer. We can't confirm its original,
but the way we found this car, and how incredibly clean it was
before we restored it, make us believe it's correct. Just look
around on the inside, we only recovered the front seats and
installed new carpeting and a packing shelf because it was faded,
all the rest is original! This is one amazing piece of Ford
Fastback history. Looking at its incredible interior design, along
with the fabulous exterior trim that Ford had on its
top-of-the-line XL 500 Gaxalie for 1964, makes you wonder why they
stopped building sedans with as much chrome as this car.
Speaking of great body and trim work, when we found this car in the
basement of a former hardware store it was backed into the corner
facing towards me. When I first walked up to it, I couldn't believe
how cool the body lines were and how solid this car was. The
interior was so clean and everything was present and accounted for.
The worst part of the interior was the front seats, packing tray,
and carpeting, which were faded out by the sun. If it wasn't for
sun fade, we would not have even replaced the front seats and
carpeting. After getting back to my office I had to call the owner
and make him an offer. The car wasn't for sale, but I guess for the
right price anything is for sale! So the next day that car was here
and we were pulling the trim off it getting ready to prep the body
and get it into the paint department. Unfortunately, when we got
the car, she was sitting there in that basement without an engine
in it. The trans and all other hardware was there, just no motor.
So we installed a 302 out of a Mustang and added some new valance
covers, intake, carb, billet air cleaner, and a new aluminum pulley
drive set for it. Soon, she roared to life and after some tuning,
the car runs like an absolute dream. Looking at the car now that's
its done, the trim is in incredible shape, with only a few misc
dings in some trim that couldn't be located in any better
condition. The trunk was repainted and a new trunk mat was
installed.
While the engine was out, we cleaned and repainted the engine bay
in factory satin black. Once the fresh paint was applied, then the
trim was reinstalled along with new front and rear bumpers and a
few misc parts we sent off to be re-chromed. You gotta love those
spear shaped body side moldings and the way the XL 500 emblems jump
out at you. You just can't deny the beautiful styling and design of
the mid-sixties cars.
Raise this beauty up on the lift, and you'll find solid floorboards
and a great looking solid frame. We installed new brakes all the
way around, with shocks and sway bar links, and a new dual exhaust
system to finish the underside restoration off. So no matter if
it's on your lift at home or just sitting in your garage, this
Galaxie Fastback is impressive to look at.
Get it out on the road and your mind races back to the mid-sixties
when these cars were everywhere on the road when only the cool dads
back then had the Galaxie XL 500's.
This one runs down the road smooth like it did back then. Turning
on the lights, all of them are in operation on the dash, as well as
outside the car and on the door panels. The backup lights even work
and shine brightly as they did when it was new. The only thing not
working currently is the radio. We left it in the dash for the
correct factory look. if you wanted to once you purchased it, you
could always hide a new one in the glove box and keep that factory
stock one in the dash for the correct look as many of our customers
have requested from us in the past.
This is the car you wish your father bought, instead of that
station wagon most families had.
So if your looking for something that's stylish, reliable, and has
room for the family or friends without having to squeeze into the
small back seat of a coupe, this just might be the ride for you for
this upcoming summer.
Give us a ring today to grab this rare '64 Galaxie 500 XL Fastback
before its gone!�