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1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Xl 406 Tri Power 4 Speed All Original on 2040-cars

Year:1963 Mileage:103
Location:

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
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 For sale is a very rare, all original 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL "G Code" Box Top.  This car feature's a 406 Tri Power, factory cast iron headers,  AM/FM radio, Sun Tach and factory tinted glass.



The car was built in November of 1962 where it was sold in Hawthorn California. This car was a California/New Mexico all its life until it was recently brought to Canada. There is absolutely no rust to speak of. Being a "G Code" this '63 Galaxie is powered by the 406 with a tri power, 3x2 carb system. It is also equipped with a 4 speed transmission. A 4 Speed transmission came in all 406 Galaxies. The engine and transmission are numbers matching right down to the carbs being original and matching to the engine. The engine was rebuilt 12k miles ago. The engine is very strong and I actually drove it 1,400 Miles from New Mexico to Alberta.


As you can see in the pictures the paint on the fenders and roof is thin. About 95% of the paint is original. It has been touched up on the trunk and tops of the quarter panels. It has a few minor dents. All the trim on the car is beautiful. It's very hard to find these cars with trim in this good of shape. The interior is all original and absolutely beautiful with minor wear. You can see in the pictures that it has a Sun Tach. The Tach was possibly installed at the dealer ship when the car was new and somewhere down the line someone changed the original shifter to a Hurst shifter. It even has original factory floor matts!


This '63 Galaxie is a true survivor. This car was rare when it was built and how many actually survived? It's very hard to find a rare car like this that hasn't been messed with.


Use this link for lots of additional pictures :

http://s770.photobucket.com/user/fordman98100/library/Ford%20Galaxie


SHIPPING TO CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES ONLY. BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS AND COSTS. BUYER IS MORE THEN WELCOME TO COME PICK IT UP.

 


On May-08-14 at 04:42:18 PDT, seller added the following information:

 Something I forgot to mention. The car never came with seat belts but they were added to the front at some time. The back does not have seat belts.

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