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1970 Ford Galaxie Xl Convertible on 2040-cars

Year:1970 Mileage:112000 Color: looks really nice
Location:

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Get a jump on summer and get a great convertible! I recently spent around $5000 getting it ready to roll. Priced below what I have in it. Odometer reads 112,000 and I believe it to be accurate. The car has the original transmission and 390 engine that was rebuilt about ten years ago. Just shipped it up from Alabama and have a clear Minnesota title.

The heads were not rebuilt with the engine, but I just replaced them (0 miles) with a set of rebuilt 1966 R heads which provide better flow and power. The car also came stock with a 2 barrel intake and carb which I just replaced with a ford intake and edelbrock four barrel carb. The original factory a/c is installed and worked before I changed the heads, but it needs to be charged.

The top is brand new, the old one was ok but the cross bows were bad so it looked like a bubble going down the road. Unfortunately that's one unit, so a costly replacement. I saved back glass window and re used. The top is the high quality cloth type. The cylinders and hydraulic lines have been replaced and it works fantastic. Other new items include new carpet, steering gear, brake master cylinder, water pump, intake gasket, exhaust gaskets, heater hose, antifreeze, valve cover gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets, exhaust pipe gaskets.

The exterior looks really nice. The paint shows little wear. There is some minor surface rust areas in the door jam areas. The bumper's do have some pitting and cracking up close, 5 foot range and would have to be re- chromed for show quality. The rest of the chrome is good. Hide away lights perform perfectly. The trunk does not have a spare tire, it does have jack, etc. The original rim/hubcaps cleaned up great. Very minor pitting, you could fill in black accents where desired.

The interior really looks good. The seats are older covered, still look good, I repaired/replaced several rips and re padded drivers sagging area. The carpet is new. It has black rubber mat covers. The original am/fm radio in dash turns on but no sound. The glass running vertically over original radio is cracked.

The best thing done to make this car look fantastic was I found a great interior guy who recovered the dash pad. Unique dash that would be nearly impossible to replace. The original was good with typical non pleasing cracks over time. All lights and signals work; dash board instruments work well and clock even works sometimes. I've replace most of the rubber molding where I could as needed. 

I live in Minnesota and would like to get a 1964-1974 hardtop vehicle that I can enjoy. The convertible I have to place in storage for half the year. May be interested in even trade or trading down (your car plus cash). Email me with any offers.

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