1960 Ford Galaxie Sunliner Convertible on 2040-cars
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
This car was born in california, raised in Vegas and brought to Michigan for restoration. Being a solid Western car, we chose to go over board and make it better than new.. In doing so, we had some minor modifications made to the body and interior. These modifications were designed to make it a show car, with best of show ability. This has paid off well, with best of show wins and many trophy's, including Good Guys. The minor modifications are as follows. The brite work was replated with cu., ni, ch., and the aluminum was re anodised. All the stainless trim was removed and restored and polished as new. The body was striped and blocked to remove factory imperfections. The paint is base clear, Guards Red, that was color sanded and polished to a mirror finish. The car was lowered 3'' and fitted with rear air shocks to be used when required. This did not effect the smooth ride. The wheels were changed from 14" to 15" chrome smoothies and dressed with radial white wall tires. That improved the ride and handeling. The hood and doors were shaved, with keyless enrty for the drivers door, controled by the key fob. The lake pipes are decrotive and are not connected. The interior was done in briliant pearl white, which refects the heat so well, that it is comfortable in the hot sun. The convertible top is white and has recently recieved a new top motor and lines, to make it perform like new. The engine came with the car, I don't think it's original, but is period correct and was rebuilt about 4000 miles ago.The engine was fitted with petronics and a new 4V. The transmission is a standard shift three speed , with over drive, which makes it comfortable as a interstate cruiser. The dual exhaust has glass pacs along the exhaust extensions, I which I call echo cans and are 3 1/2" X 18" and produce a low pleasant tone. We have had a lot of fun with this car and it's the best in the collection, but age has crept up on us, so it's time for it to find a new home. Having sold are other cars, we have found that the new owners have become friends and hope this is the same with the Sunliner. We will continue to attend shows, but it will be with our 49 Merc, which is where it all started. Thanks for looking PS: The car has been driven to local shows, but yes, it's a trailer queen for the out of town shows. |
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