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Up for sale 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. My youngest son and I purchased this car 6 years ago from a 94 year old widow in Carey, Ohio. It was in her garage and had been sitting many years and did not run. Her husband bought the car over 35 years ago to fix up. The story goes from his widow was shortly after he purchased the car he had it repainted in the original black color. The car was brought home from the paint shop and put up on blocks in the garage. Before he could proceed with finishing the car he became ill and passed away. My son and I wanted a project to do together so we purchased the car here on ebay. The car was dirty but complete except the original canvas top was in tatters. After we trailered the car home we did a thorough inspection. We removed what was left of the old carpet and were pleasantly surprised to see the floor pans were solid. We cleaned them and painted them with Rustoleum. Underneath the car was heavily undercoated when new. The frame is very nice and solid. The trunk pan is also. We did find a small amount of rust under the right taillight inside the trunk and on the left front inner fender under where the windshield washer bag goes. The rest of the car is very nice. The 35 year old paint was not perfect but too nice to re-do again. The old paint was wet sanded and buffed to a mirror finish. There are a few small paint chips and scratches but no dings or dents in the paint. We also did the following:

Installed all new brakes including all new drums and power brake booster.

Installed a new quiet dual exhaust system.

Installed 5 new tires.

Did a valve job on the heads and planed the exhaust manifolds.

New White convertible top with an all new weatherstrip kit. The top frame was cleaned and painted. New Red top boot and well liner.

New carpet and new door panels.

NOS clock, steering wheel, shift lever, turn signal lever, shifter indicator, outside door handles, Galaxie 500 fender emblems, inside rear view mirror, antenna, painted headlight bezels, horn ring assembly with emblem

NORS hood and trunk letters, hood and trunk emblems, outside mirrors, taillight lenses, headlight door seals, trunk seal, trunk mat set, sunvisor pivots, fuel tank sending unit, inside armrests,

New tinted windshield,New heater core and New heater resistor for the blower motor speeds

New Holley 4BBL carburetor

New battery and tune up, new hoses and belts, radiator removed and cleaned and checked

Fuel tank removed, cleaned and sealed

New power steering hoses

New wiper blades

Rechromed front and rear bumpers, all of the inside windshield trim, taillight frames, headlight frames, armrest bases

Instrument cluster housing rechromed and painted the correct red and black

Transmission completely rebuilt.

The seat covers are ok but could use new ones. The car starts right up and the blue cold light comes on. The top works perfectly. There are no leaks anywhere on this car. The car is a pleasure to drive. Everything on this car works even the back up lights. My son and I have enjoyed this car very much but it is time to turn it over to a new owner. I have tried to describe everything I could think of. This is a very nice Galaxie convertible with a nice color combination. Thanks for your interest.

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