1963 Ford Galaxie Xl Boxtop on 2040-cars
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
This is my 1963 Galaxie XL Boxtop. I built the engine, bought the transmission and Tru-Trac before I got the car here from an EBay auction from NM. I took it to my body man and told him to throw a cheap paint job on it because I was going to cut it up and make a drag car out of it. He called me back after he stripped it down and said he wouldn't paint it because he'd never seen a completely rust free 63 and he wasn't going to let me cut it up. I had Lunati make me a cam that would cruise with an engine that had a .042 quench and 10.6 CR. I called Jay Broader and exchanged the 9" torque converter for a 12" that would lock up at 2000 rpm. I installed 2.75 ring and pinion so I could cruise without hearing the engine rev too high. THEN, we proceeded to throw 40K at it doing a complete restoration. It's a beautiful car, not a trailer queen but looks good enough to win trophies everywhere I take it. I got 1st place in the 63-64 Galaxie Class at Carlisle last year also. I've put 15,000 miles on it since Nov of 2011. It goes to Gulfport, Carlisle and anywhere else we may need an air conditioner for the trip. It's set in traffic jams on I75 going through Cincinnati more than once without overheating. I get 16 mpg @2250 rpm cruising at 65mph. The whole front end is powder coated, A-arms too. I might consider partial trades up/down or trade for a really nice 66 Fairlane GTA. My name is Jim and my phone is 574-269-4666. I have the Restoration DVD if you want to see it. It's one of the best. Drives great. Idles at 650 rpm, no clunks or bangs going from Park, Reverse, Drive W/solenoid to increase rpm when air conditioner is on.
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