This is a beautifully restored '63 Ford Galaxie 2 door hardtop. It is ready for the road or car shows, so if you want to avoid all the time and expense of a restoration, here is your chance. As anyone who has restored cars before will know, it would be difficult or impossible to restore a car to this standard (even doing most of the work yourself) at the buy it now price. This mileage is estimated as the exact mileage is unknown because instrument cluster was restored and reset. Exterior: Red paint BC/CC straight and slick, all aluminum and stainless is like new, window felt & rubber like new, dual outside mirrors like new, window trim has been polished and looks new, wiper arm polished, fender chrome is like new, grill has been polished and looks like new. Front and rear bumpers are like new, tail lights have been polished to new condition, rear deck aluminum and gas door polished and looks new, Rocker panel moldings are like new, antenna like new, Cragar type chrome rims with knock offs and Michelin black wall tires that are like new. All emblems are like new, glass is like new, dual exhaust with cherry bombs and chrome tips like new. Door handles like new. New key locks, fender skirts and parking lights are like new. All jambs shine new like car. This is a beautiful car. A real attention getter.

Interior: Vinyl bench seat in red, front & rear seats are like new, door panels and side panels like new, window cranks, door handles, arm rest and base, package tray, headliner and sun visors are all like new. Sail panels and lights, carpet and carpeted floor mats all like new. Steering wheel has been re-done to new condition, horn and trim ring polished to look new, rear view mirror like new, Automatic on column, original AM radio, dash face plate looks great, factory clock mounted in dash, original brake, gas, emergency pedals, dash painted red to match car, all aluminum trim inside car is polished & beautiful, sill plates like new, kick panels like new. The whole inside of car is red, speedometer, fuel, temp gauges like new, new mat in trunk, spare, jack. Beautiful inside.

Engine: 289 engine hooked to an automatic transmission, gold color valve covers and air cleaner. Stock exhaust manifolds, radiator like new, firewall & fender wells are Satin Black, radiator support and hood locks satin black, new stickers under hood, new fuel pump, plugs, plug wires, hoses, belt. Slick neat & clean under hood. Eye catcher. Please contact me if you would like to look at the car in person before bidding (best time would be next weekend before the end of the auction as I don't have much time through the week with work), would like additional pictures, or have any questions.

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Ford Focus was best-selling nameplate in 2012

Tue, 09 Apr 2013

Last August, Ford made a few waves by claiming that the Ford Focus was, at that point, the top-selling car in the world. The automaker failed to account for variations of the Toyota Corolla wearing a different name (such as the Auris and Matrix), however. With official data from Polk coming in now, Ford is able to say that the Focus was, in fact, the best-selling nameplate in the world last year.
Using new-car registrations (which doesn't factor in fleet sales), the Polk data shows that a total of more than one million Focus models around the world. Strong sales in the US and China have led to a 16 percent increase in year-over-year Focus sales from 2011 that helped to create even more of a gap between it and the second-best global seller, the Corolla.
Ford also had the Fiesta and F-Series listed in the top 10 for worldwide nameplates, but what's even more impressive is the fact that the F-Series is only sold in North America. Scroll down to see the list (compiled by Ford using Polk data) of the top global sellers last year and a press release from Ford.

Facelifted Ford Focus caught testing in the cold

Wed, 18 Dec 2013

It's that time in the life of the Ford Focus to get a little work done - a nip-tuck here, some Botox there. Yes, Ford is testing a facelifted version of its global C-segment entry, which first hit markets in Europe and North America in May 2011.
Like the touchup on the Fiesta, expect Ford's gaping grille to make its first appearance on the Focus. Our spy photographers point out that this is likely to be a more comprehensive makeover than previous spy shots suggested, based on the additional camouflage seen here on the front and rear ends of this five-door model. New head and taillights are also likely in order, as are changes to the front and rear fascia.
The interior was also snapped and features a cleaner design with a larger central display. Other than that, it looks like some buttons have been changed, making us think most of the Focus' updates are limited to the exterior.

Subprime financing on the rise in new car sales, leasing too

Fri, 07 Dec 2012

We all remember the financial crisis that began several years back. At its core was a splurge of subprime lending for housing loans. The housing bubble burst, triggering a collapse of the mortgage-backed securities market. Apparently, those types of loans still exist in the automotive industry, and the market share for these types of "nonprime, subprime, and deep subprime," loans has grown 13.6 percent compared to the third quarter a year ago.
According to an Automotive News report, high-risk lending expanded to 24.8 percent of total loans in Q3, up from 21.9 percent for this time last year. As this level increased, average credit scores of borrowers dropped to 755, down from 763 a year ago. In that time, the average financing amount increased $90 per vehicle, to $25,963.
At 818, Volvo maintains the highest per-owner credit score, while Mitsubishi has the lowest, at 694. The highest rate of borrowers was at Toyota, with 14 percent of the market, followed by Ford with 13.1 percent and Chevrolet at 11.1.

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