1963 Ford Galaxie 500 - Low Milage - No Reserve on 2040-cars
Petersburg, Michigan, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Engine:390
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Galaxie
Trim: 500
Drive Type: Automatic
Mileage: 47,750
Exterior Color: Burgundy
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Tan
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Here is a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-door with 47,750 original miles. It has the original 390 'Thunderbird' V-8 with the Cruise-O-Matic transmission. The car is Heritage Burgundy with the original tan and cream interior in excellent shape. Although not running, this would be an easy restoration on a solid unmolested original car. This car has sat for the last 25 years. The engine does turn over when connected to a battery. The brakes are not seized so the car does roll (brakes are not working and would need to be redone, of course). The fenders, wheel wells, floorboards and trunk pan are solid (see photos).
I'll try and list everything I know about the condition of this car, but mostly it hasn't been touched in a number of years so I may miss some little details.
The gas tank was pulled a number of years ago and was cleaned and sealed although I think it needs a new sending unit. It is currently not on the car but is included. The carburetor was professionally rebuild maybe 15 years ago and was reinstalled. The car was in a front end accident about 30 years ago and the grill area was disassembled. The bumper and replacement front grill are bolted in place for the photos, but will need some work to be perfect (the filler piece between the bumper and grill is a replacement piece that is the wrong color, for instance, also, there's are pieces of chrome that goes along the bottom of the grill that aren't installed (but come with the car)). I have the Ford grill emblem that is missing in the photos. The drivers door has some paint that peeled off near the bottom and there's some surface rust there (see photo). On the passenger side, below the rear door, there's a dent from hitting a curb (there's a photo of the area, but it doesn't show up well). The exhaust pipes are rusted through on both sides (this has true dual exhaust) just before the mufflers (or are those the resonators, I forget, the ones at the very back of the car) and these are both off the car. The chrome pieces that hold the radio antenna in place are not installed (I don't remember why) but I have the pieces. The drivers side back door latch is stuck, the button won't pop back out so I can't open the door. It wasn't like that when I parked the car years ago, so I'm not sure what's up with that. Maybe some penetrating oil on the latch mechanism might loosen it up.
The car has an AM radio (there's an aftermarket FM hung below the dash so there was no damage to the dash when this was done). It has manual brakes and manual steering, no A/C (not really needed with the wing windows and under dash vents). The original 390 has a lot of power and moves this big car along a lot better than you'd think (I'm thinking back 30 years ago, when this car was my daily driver).
The car has snow tires on the back (it lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a long time) and the fronts are the original Atlas Cusionaire bias ply tires and have held up really well. Two other original tires are mounted on two more rims that go with the car plus it has the original spare, so it comes with all five factory supplied tires, some more worn than others. It has the original correct jack..
The car is located in Petersburg, MI and is available for inspection at any time before the auction is over. I would encourage you to come and look at it if you live close enough so that you're satisfied with what you see and are comfortable bidding.
This has a clear Michigan title.
PAYMENT AND SHIPPING: I'll need to be payed in full within a week and within 5 days is preferred. Cash, Money Order, Western U, Personal Check (I'll have to wait a day or so for this to clear), even Paypal (I'ld prefer not Paypal, since they take a percentage, but if that's what you want to use, I can live with it). The buyer is responsible for pick-up or shipping. If it's going to take a while to arrange, that's OK, I can put it back in the same dry storage where it's been for the last 25 years, it's not in my way if it's going to take you a bit to pick it up. I have an open flat bed trailer and can deliver it within a reasonable distance for a reasonable charge (say $1/mile for however far Mapquest says it is). If you're at a loss about shipping, I've used UShip.com in the past with good results.
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