Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Xl 4.7l on 2040-cars

US $7,000.00
Year:1966 Mileage:0
Location:

Wright City, Missouri, United States

Wright City, Missouri, United States

1966 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. 
289 Engine. 
C-4 Transmission. This car has been graciously decoded by Tom Lanulaytis who manages the 1966 Ford Full-Size Registry website.

A few items of interest that have been recommended to include are: 
Power Steering
Power Seats (both driver and Passenger. However, need a little attention in the motors.)
Power Windows (Rollers need lubed).
Air Conditioning (Does need work. Everything is there).
AM Radio
Rear Speaker
Single Speed Wiper
Hood Spear is straight although has pitting.
Wheel Well and Rocker Moldings look really good. Very little pitting. 
Of the 236 XL hardtops, only 24 are equipped with 289 so they are quite uncommon. (After all, the 289 and C4 was the standard, no-cost combo for the XL, leaving the buyer extra money for options.). Mileage is listed as 00000 because odometer has exceeded mechanical limits. Actual mileage is unknown.

Here is the Warranty Tag decoded. 

VIN: 6G68C249983
6- 1966 model year
G- Chicago Illinois assembly plant
68- Galaxie 500/XL 2-door hardtop, bucket seats (25,715 produced)
C- 289-2V Challenger V-8, 200 hp @ 4400 rpm, 282 ft-lbs @ 2400 rpm, 9.3:1 compression ratio
249983- Consecutive Unit Number -- this was the 149,983rd vehicle scheduled for assembly at the Chicago assembly plant (job 1 was 100,001)

Drivers Door Data Plate Tag: 63C T 86 16E 55 1 6
63C- Galaxie 500/XL 2-door hardtop, bucket seats (25,715 produced)
T- Body Color - Candyapple Red (red)
86- Interior Trim Pattern - black "Rosette" pattern vinyl vertical cushion strip and black "Crinkle" pattern vinyl cushions and bolsters, bucket seats
16E- Scheduled Build Date - Monday May 16, 1966
55- DSO (District Sales Office) - St. Louis, Missouri, which covered Southern Illinois and Eastern Missouri
1- Axle Ratio - 3.00:1 non-locking
6- Transmission - C4 Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed Automatic, Column or Console shift

The frame is rusted through (just on the bottom side. Totally fixable) on the left side above the Rocker Panel. The body is rusted through on the right rear wheel well. Other than those issues, this is a very nice car for a 1966. Paint/Body has areas that need some work.

Auto Services in Missouri

Western Tire & Auto ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Tire Dealers
Address: 668 Jungermann Rd, Saint-Peters
Phone: (636) 928-6116

Valvoline Instant Oil Change ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Auto Oil & Lube, Automotive Tune Up Service
Address: 3801 S State Route 159, West-Alton
Phone: (618) 288-0877

St Louis Car & Credit ★★★★★

Used Car Dealers
Address: 17 Liberty Pl, West-Alton
Phone: (618) 931-2222

St Louis Auto Parts Co ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Automobile Accessories
Address: 3400 Gravois Ave, Affton
Phone: (314) 772-1234

Specialty Automotive ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service
Address: 7850 Leavenworth Rd, Waldron
Phone: (913) 334-4631

SL Services Inc ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Brake Repair, Trailers-Repair & Service
Address: 40 & 42 Freise Industrial Dr, Moscow-Mills
Phone: (636) 356-9200

Auto blog

Europe's most-wanted classic car is... the Ford Mustang?

Sat, 28 Sep 2013

Over the span of its 49 years and five generations, the Ford Mustang has held a special place in the hearts of automotive enthusiasts in the US, but, as it turns out, this car is also very popular amongst European car lovers. Earlier this summer, AutoScout24 - a new and used car shopping site in Europe - polled around 75,000 European "car lovers" (not sure how they vetted the respondents) to see which cars were the most popular, and the Mustang came out on top over iconic European classics like the BMW M1 and Volkswagen Beetle.
In the whole of Europe, 37 percent of those polled dream of owning a Mustang, but that number jumps in individual countries like Austria (42 percent) and Spain (41 percent). Rounding out the top five popular classics in Europe are the Mini and Citroën 2CV. Find out which cars made up the rest of the top 10 in the press release posted below.

White House clears way for NHTSA to mandate vehicle black boxes

Fri, 07 Dec 2012

At present, over 90 percent of all new vehicles sold in the United States today are equipped with event data recorders, more commonly known as black boxes. If the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gets its way, that already high figure will swell to a full 100 percent in short order.
Such automotive black boxes have been in existence since the 1990s, and all current Ford, General Motors, Mazda and Toyota vehicles are so equipped. NHTSA has been attempting to make these data recorders mandatory for automakers, and according to The Detroit News, the White House Office of Management Budget has just finished reviewing the proposal, clearing the way. Now NHTSA is expected to draft new legislation to make the boxes a requirement.
One problem with current black boxes is that there's no set of standards for automakers to follow when creating what bits of data are recorded, and for how long or in what format it is stored. In other words, one automaker's box is probably not compatible with its competitors.

2015 Ford Focus ST gets sleeker style, improved dynamics

Thu, 26 Jun 2014

The Brits don't really have a major auto show these days. Not in a conventional sense, anyway, with stationary vehicles under floodlights in a closed exposition space. What they do have, you could argue, is much better: the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where the public can view the latest machinery not only under an open sky, but in motion as well, speeding up Lord March's front lawn. And this year, British automakers are rolling in with some very enticing new metal.
In the past few days alone we've confirmed the McLaren 650S GT3 and MSO, Jaguar F-Type Project 7, Range Rover Sport SVR and Ariel Ace will all be revealed for the first time at Goodwood this weekend. Ford isn't, strictly speaking, a British automaker, but for all its history in the UK, it might as well. So it's chosen Goodwood as the site to unveil its refreshed Focus ST.
The upgraded Blue Oval hot hatch still packs a 2.0-liter turbo four with 252 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque driving through a six-speed manual to the front wheels, so we're not expecting much change in measurable performance. But Ford has given the new Focus ST a new front suspension setup and a new electric power-assisted steering rack that combine to promise improved handling.