1963 Ford Country Sedan (galaxie Wagon) on 2040-cars
Flat Rock, Michigan, United States
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1963 Ford Country Sedan 6 passenger station wagon. 289 3 speed manual with Borg Warner Overdrive. 3.89 9 inch Ford open rear end. Manual everything. Radio delete, clock delete. Recent brakes (still has the 1963 date coded drums), and valve job on the 289, Very clean and straight Montana body. Exterior trim very nice with some typical dents. Runs and drives like new. Overdrive works (drops the RPM from 3100 to 2100 at 70MPH) tracks and drives great. New Cooper tires and Magnum 500 wheels. All glass original except for windshield. Only rust perforation is on the left rear quarter panel most likely from the original single exhaust failing and allowing condensation to form. Rest of body including rockers, floor pan, spare tire well, bottom of doors, rear tailgate etc are rust free with no evidence of damage. Paint is original Champaign with Wimbledon White top. All paint is showing wear of a 50+ year old car including some panel repair/replacement many years ago. Has worn paint and surface rust as evidenced by the pictures. Interior is very original, door panels, headliner, seats, original floor mats are very nice. Load floor nice with minor surface rust, no holes. 289 runs like a watch, no oil smoke, recent dual exhaust with no leaks. Recent gas tank replacement with a 17 gallon aftermarket tank with aux fuel gauge, looks as good as factory. Just an incredibly original, great driving example of an unmolested Galaxie Wagon! Please ask questions and I will do my best to answer them. Located in Flat Rock, Mi 48134, 18 miles S of Detroit. 734-735-2086. Reserve is close to what I have into it, any less and I am keeping her as you just do not see too many wagons like this. Clear Michigan title in my name. If you are going to bid please be prepared to pay. Thanks for looking, Warren.
On Mar-16-14 at 18:07:24 PDT, seller added the following information: Had a few questions on my wagon and will answer them here. The tires are Cooper Mastercraft 215/70R/15 on a set of Wheel Vintiques 15x6 Magnum 500 wheels. Both wheels and tires are brand new. I do not have the original wheels. I do have the chrome reverse wheels the car came with and if you would like them, I will include them. I installed a period correct reproduction Sun tach under the dash. The lighting on the tach matches the dash lights perfectly. Everything works on the car, all lights (except dome), turn indicator cancels as it should, heater works great, all windows including the tailgate window crank operates as it should. The column shifter is nice and precise as it should be on a low mileage car, pedals show little to no wear. Manual steering is precise and really pretty easy to steer. Steering wheel has no cracks and is actually blue under the champaign paint. This was common to paint a wheel if they ran out of a needed color. The non padded dash is all original and super nice. Plastic dash bezels for the vent pull controls are broken and all the bezels are available from Dearborn Classics. Door panels, headliner and the seats are about as pristine as you will find on an original car and that is a plus as the parts are difficult to reproduce, if available at all. The BW Overdrive works perfectly, no clutch shudder, trans is quiet thru the shifts, OD kicks in and drops out when it should. Carb has been professionally rebuilt with proper venturi size and tag for a 63 289 auto choke. Engine starts and runs very quietly. Manual brakes stop fine, self adjusters work, good high pedal. Parking brake operates as it should (a must on this car) I tried to keep the restoration to a minimum, concentrating on the preservation. Great car to drive as is, no issue at all doing 70 on the highway with the OD. Fantastic base for a restoration or restomod project. Continue to ask questions. Thanks! |
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