For Sale: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie 2 Door Club Victoria

"Glamour of the year. The newest and most exciting of all the beautifully proportioned 59 Fords, the Galaxie! A bright, new personality in cars, the six Galaxie models are a full 'fine car' 6 passenger expression of Thunderbird luxury and classic simplicity, at a modest Ford price. These Galaxies, as you'll quickly see, are as wonderfully all the way Thunderbird as a low price Ford can be. Never in any Ford, nor in cars costing far more, have you seen anything as sweet, smart and glamorous as this!" From the lofty 1959 Galaxie brochure

For consignment, a 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie 2 door club Victoria showing 82,900 miles, but the true miles are unknown due to a PA title exemption. More than 450,000 Galaxies were produced in 1959 but we've seen less than ten here at the mall and most that have passed through were Skyliners. Here's a unique Club Victoria!

Exterior
Comparisons to the Thunderbird are threaded throughout the sale brochure as Ford was capitalizing on a successful model while broadening their audience. And while it does share some attributes, it's also wholly unique in its own way. The rear treatment at the end of a long Colonial White decklid in two stage application is worth the price of admission here with a giant chrome V connecting posted reverse lights high on the end of a fin like protrusion. From there, jet age tail lights fight for attention successfully, and then you note the chrome bumper that contours to the afterburners. The side has sweeping trim and body features, a broad aluminum spear, and polished fender skirts. Bold and commanding, the front is adorned with a big grille and dual headlights under a polished brow. Imperfections include an intentional hole near the antennae, pitting on trim and bumpers, overspray on window seal, chips, minor dings in side trim, bubbling on door corner, dent on rocker panel, evident filler and scrapes, and rust and dents on bottom of front bumper, Overall, the body and 13 year old repaint are in very nice shape.

Interior
This is what Ford called "luxury lounge interior" actually toned down for the club sedan but door panels that still appear wild with three colors that include a grommeted mylar accent on the bottom that we've only seen once before, but was standard. Other than some chipped paint on a header, both doors present nicely. The vinyl and cloth seats are faithful to the original design with dark blue inserts and both the split bench and rear seat are in fantastic condition. The rim of the dramatic steering wheel is white and the dashboard is a virtual work of art, sandwiching a central aluminum band by blue surround and housing a sweeping speedometer in an ornate gray faceplate while ivory knobs abound, including on the AM radio. There's also a modern AM/FM/CD player under the dash. The dash curves inward at the ends and blue carpet covers the open floor. There's a white perforated headliner above and a plaid vinyl mat covering a clean trunk floor.

Drivetrain
Looking very original, we find a 292ci V8 under the hood with red valve covers, a blue block, 200 horsepower, and a 2-barrel carburetor. It's mated to a Ford-O-Matic 2-speed automatic transmission sending power to the Ford 9" rear and 3.10 gears. The car has power steering and the bay presents cleanly.

Undercarriage
Driver quality conditions are found underneath with some typical oxidation, and residual oil on the otherwise solid underside. Drum brakes are on all four wheels and dual exhaust travel through Smithy mufflers on their way to an exit through some added polished tips. Coil springs are up front and leaf springs are in back.

Drive-Ability
Roomier than a baby bird and closely related to the square birds of 58-60, the cabin is a nice place to be and the V8 starts up without complaint. The 15-inch wheels and 75 series tires do their job in tracking straight and absorbing road imperfections but we're on 35 year old tires, so taking it easy. We do note the car pulls hard right on braking as well. The AM radio is not functional and the power seat motor runs but does not move the seat. All other functions of this mid-century classic work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

We've seen our share of Galaxies, Fairlanes and Thunderbirds, but '59's have eluded us here at the mall. We're thrilled to have this one in inventory and look forward to meeting the next lucky owner!

C9GS172363

C-292ci 2bbl V8
9-1969
G-Chicago, IL Assy Plant
S-Fairlane 500 Galaxie 2 Door Club Sedan
172363-Sequential Unit Number

WARRANTY PLATE

BODY 65A-Fairlane 500 Galaxie Club Victoria
COLOR E-Colonial White
TRIM 30-Radiant Blue
DATE 19E-May 19th
TRANS 3-Ford O Matic 2 Speed
AXLE 1-Ford 9" 3.10 Conventional

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