1963 Galaxie 500 First Look Future Project Car 74 Manic Mechanic
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- 1963 Galaxie 500 First Look Future Project Car
We needed a Galaxie for some projects we have planned. We've had every Galaxie we tried to get in the shop fall through. In a Moment of frustration, we bought a Galaxie to do projects on...and then we fell in Love with it.
1963 1/3 Galaxie 500 Fastback
originally a 289 2V, 3 speed, 3.50 rear gear car, it now packs a 390 4V, 4 speed and tons of patina.
Oh and a big ass hole in the passengers floorboard.
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I have one identical to it except for it has the 427 with a four-speed just picked it up for 600 bucks and it has about the same problems
The trans 8s probably worth $3,000.
The 427 $3,000 even if it doesnt turn over.
How much???
do you still have the car and how much can I buy it for as is john 772-985-5100
Yes I still have the car the motor runs transmission works properly and it has a 9 inch Ford rear end in it all factory
Love it! I have a conversation 63 with a 390 and a 3 speed automatic. You guys have helped me out a lot with her over the years by generously answering my dumb questions. I can't wait to see this project evolve! Great choice!!
Galaxys the new impala
Jeff You need to check out a fellow you tuber. His channel is called TheCraig909. He's a young kid in Ramona CA. He's got two Galaxie 500's. One is running but it's running really rough. It's got a 352 with an automatic trans. Right now it seems to have him stumped. Maybe you could help him.
I've watched his stuff. I will reach out to him.
Jeff that's cool. I thought with your experience that you might could help solve his problem. He says that all of the ignition parts are brand new but as we all know sometimes bad stuff slips thru.
My father had a 63.5 galaxie 500 XL hi po 390 with a 4 spd bench seat factory wimbledon white with a red top and cragar ss chrome stars . I was 14 years old I loved that car . And thought my dad was the coolest guy in Denver . So did all my friends . Now I'm 63 my dad is 83 the galaxie is long gone . But my dad is still the coolest , he dosen't drive much anymore but I take him for rides in my 66 stang once and a while . but we'll never forget that car .
That is awesome. Glad you have your dad to enjoy!
Very nice!
Thanks
I am looking forward to this "revival".
Yes, I’m in highschool and bringing back a 61 t-bird
I've always thought the 63 was the best looking full size Ford of the 60's. My Dad almost bought one but in the end he bought a Chevy. I think it was the deep well in the Chevy trunk that won him over.
I love these old galaxies. Had a 1966 but loved the previous generation better. Much more stylish
I'm jealous of you guys, I would love to have one of these. They're pretty rare in Australia, though.
Like this 63. Good project.
I want one so bad but I have to finish the stang first. Favorite year too.
Thumbs up just for "Battlescarred Galaxia".
We're sticking with that.
great stuff AMERICA !
Murica.
I have a 68 gal 500 "big back glass" that needs a little help. Just sayin.
There will be plenty of stuff coming.
289 in 1963? 🤔 sbf was never enuf for a car that large. 390 minimum requirement.
The earliest 63 Galaxies had 260s. Yes they did. Check it out.
Hey, the base engine was an inline 6.
Excited for this build! I have a 66’ convertible. Galaxies are amazing cars!
That car will be Sweet when finished! Love 63's and 64' Fords. I grew riding in them!
As of 10/1/2020 I have FOR SALE a 1963-1/2 Galaxie 500 390 (300 h. p.) 4-speed big in big out, "S" code, original paint, Marroon with black interior, bench seat, complete all chrome, glass, car is all still in one piece, no dents, has all of it's chrome, it's all in great shape, complete interior never removed. Fantastic project car as it is complete and never been taken apart. bumpers need rechromed but are straight. Steel dash, no crash pad, has original white headliner, 80,000 miles on odometer. Drum brakes on all four corners.
Clean title. has not been driven since 1986 was stored indoors in a barn. I have original engine all intact except carb. on a stand, it was removed in 1985 for a hot rod 390.( that engine does not go with the car). Original engine goes with the car. This car wants to be a body off chassis restore. There is also some sort of factory mounted electronic box in the trunk above the right wheel housing for the radio that I was told does a reverb thing (I do not know what that means) supposedly a rare Galaxie option. Manual steering, manual brakes, of course 4-speed, am radio. I did wire the car for an alternator instead of a generator. It drove great back in 86' I use to have cast iron 427 headers on it (those do not go with the car either) there is custom bent exhaust on the car with a balancer pipe behind where the headers meet the exhaust flanges. The original engine has the original exhaust manifolds on it, car would need pipes bent to connect original manifolds to the exhaust system, the exhaust goes all the way back and dumps in the stock locations (right / left) under the rear bumper. All door key locks work, windows all roll up and down, both door latches work great.
I had a dream for this car that is still in my mind but so is the reality that I can not dump (I figure $10,000 - $12,000) the money it needs into it to make it a $40 to $50,000 car like I see listed on e-bay.
It is a heck of a great start for someone who truly understands what the potential this car has to be one of the better ones out there. Being an all steel car with no plastic parts to speak of makes it an awesome candidate for a project car. The car is currently located in Michigan just north of the Ohio line, I-75 to I-275 North. It was originally bought brand new at North Brothers Ford in Westland, Michigan. If interested, I guess contact me through REPLY if interested. I saved the 74 Manic Mechanic video to watch later so I can monitor REPLY . Thank you.
Great Car, Can't wait for the build. Awesome
Dang fertilizer! Only real rust on our 67 LTD is where someone left a bag of fertilizer on the hood and it rusted through the hood frame and luckily only ate up the breather cap on the valve cover ☹️ Looking forward to this 63 restoration!
I think the hole in the trunk floor is from a battery too. No information to that effect, just a gut feeling by where the hole is.
OK. My story.
My older friend ordered a new 63 fasttop bench seat car from Donges Bros. Ford, Tulsa. White, blue int., 390 Interceptor solid lifter 330 hp, T handle OD, 3.89 posi, delivered with a floor shift, smooth column, power, AC.
I spent from 76 to 97 trying to buy it. 50,000 miles, impeccable showroom new car. One day I went to visit and headed directly to the garage to look at "my car". He had sold it to somebody in Iowa? for $5,000.
I like the early box top better. 😱😱Sour grapes.
😢😢😢😢😢😎
Similar thing happened to me with a Wimbledon White '66 GT Fairlane. Had a deal to by the car when my friend was selling; both e a his wife knew about it. He passed suddenly the wife GAVE the car to their grandson who pole danced it into a power pole at 100 mph.
Now you're talking.
Looks like it has '79 T'Bird wheels.
dang its worse than the one i just ripped out of the weeds,,, and netter in some ways,,, but mostly worse....
😂 Funny how I look at them and go "cool we can video that," where other folks are like "NOPE".
Ya the key to youtube's charm, is the theme of renewal and resurrection through projects and self growth via skills learned while setting goals [while allowing yourself the freedom to mess up then correct it] :-)
Amen
Put a Barra in it...
LOL Cam wants to Barra the Ranchero...I want to keep my stepson alive.
I see they went to the trouble to acquire and correctly locate the fender badges!
And at the very least the smooth collar to replace the three on the tree. At some point someone cared. Maybe not about the hole in the floor...but someone cared. LOL
The rockers like to rot at the back of the door, too. Did they flip the rear shackles upside down?
This is gonna be great!
Sweet. Can’t wait.
So glad you got it!
I can’t wait 👍🏼
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So the car has a big asshole.
I refrain from further comment. 😱😱
🤔😆😆😆
Getting excited to see this one
So does that mean prices might come down on some items that are much higher than say mustangs?
The market will not bear that out. Prices are high because the manufacturers have to recoup their tooling cost. A lot of the Mustang stuff that has durable tooling has dropped in price some due to tons of people making parts for the cars.
Will it be worth the restoration expense? Not likely.
Nope. But who cares, it's for fun!
Very excited to see this progress having watched your F100 videos. I’ve just sold my 70 F100 and bought a 64 Galaxie with 352. The Autokrafters website seems to be blocked here in the UK though which is frustrating. Aiming to put power discs, steering, three point belts and a stoker FE in it over time
Keep watching because that is where we are headed too!
Back in the early 80s I took a friend to look at a 67 cougar... well the cougar was roasted...but his eye went to the 63 Galaxy with a for sale sign. It had a blown engine but the rest of it was eat off of it great shape. They wanted $500 bucks for it... the guy came down to $400...my friend wanted it for $300..guy wasn't going there. My friend let that car go over $100...and to this day I don't let him live it down. That's just the way he was/is...a tight wad ...he squeaks when he walks.
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I've always thought this was the prettiest full-size Ford of the 60's. My Dad nearly bought one. We even took the tour of the Chicago assembly plant. In the end I think it was the deep well trunk of the Chevy that won him over.
I have to agree, the '64 is cool but less clean somehow. We'll be jumping on this one more after the first of the year.
I’m super psyched for this series! My 68 impala, which has been in the family since 1970 needs some TLC, and this will help inspire me. I just replaced a rotten heater core this weekend. More parts on the way!
Right on!
I will never get rid of my '63 406; NEVER.
Some cars just hit that way don't they.
@@AutoRestoMod absolutely my friend 👍
mint
Granite looks like moldy mint
Its called Patina....or...yeah...moldy.
Yeee Hawww '63½ Fastback! No doubt my favorite "big Ford".
There is a conflict though, I've owned two '64 Fastbacks. First started out just like your '63½, 289 & three on tree, within six months it was sportin' a complete 390 drivetrain from a T-Boned '64 with around 30K mi(mine had approx 80K). Yes it was three speed as well, but within maybe a year I found a BW T-10 from another '64. It ran good, had a set of 406 cast iron shorty exhaust headers, otherwise was a stock Z motor. For awhile I owned a second almost identical '64(both Vintage Burgundy), 390 but automatic. It was a dog, never bonded, sent it away and went back to driving the first '64. I'd repl'd it's front clip, as one dark night it tore the frontend out from under a International moving van. I was mindin' my business, he was parked in roadway on 45* with cab blocking my travel lane. My RF caught his LF wheel, repositioned front axle till it was at a 90* to front of cab. Needles to say, neither of us drove away. Once I cut the fan belt off mine was drivable, at least for short distance.
Awesome story! I Love hearing about our cars past. I look at this Galaxie, the F100 and our other cars and just wish I could look into the past and see what they did and what they went through.
I sold my '64 to the ex wife's dad, he had it painted red & used it to tow a trailer full of exterminating equipment, incl a 100 gal tank. Parked it at around 250K mi total(or 200K on the 390 drivetrain). Set in his backyard several months till a kid came along and wanted it for a Hot Rod. Enticed by those 406 shorties, thought it had a Hi Po. Fresh battery, carb primed, fired without issue, he drove it away.
Kinda straying, I've talked with first owner(I'm 2nd) of my '69 Fastback so I know it's history. My Fairlane has orig window sticker and several service records. I know where it lived from '69 till '93. After 19 yr silence or at least minimal usage(gained 16K mi) resurfaced in '12. Again from that point, I have service records, parts bought etc. Sometime in late in unaccounted period it was repainted, brakes rebuilt, radiator, hoses etc repl.
Hey Manics great project, I will be following. I am doing my own resurrection of a 66 Galaxie 500 Convertible that's had a storied past. PLEASE use all your influence to get AutoKrafters to do more 65/66 parts like emblems and badges and things thanks!
They can only push so hard on the companies like AMD and such to get things rolling for those years. But I have to say that I really like the '65-'66 cars.
Check out Old Car Alley, he's restoring a '66 Galaxie convertible also with a 352 in it, it's turning out very nice
I’m a Mustang guy but always loved these galaxies!
Yep me too!
This one is ripe for videos. Should keep you busy for quite some time.
Yes. We already have a plan...it may not be a GOOD plan but we have a plan.
Hahaha, Jeff said, "rezzer rectum"
Seriously, though, can't wait to see more.
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@@AutoRestoMod "Resurrect 'em"
Love that car .Could drive it as is with as few patches here and there lol
Our main goals are: 1. Dash Pad (to fill a request from our advertiser for an install video on the dash pad we asked for and they provided 7 months ago) 2. Get it running if it will 3. Fill in holes. 4. Do brakes. 5. Get tires and wheels. 6 Drive.
That is soooo cool! 63 Galaxies are awesome - please keep the stick in it!
Oh we will be keeping the stick we're even scoping a bench seat arm for it right now.
The 1963 Ford "Fallacie"
We call our Battlescarred Galaxia. 😆😆😆
Curious to know what plans you have for the 390. 🤔
Well, we hope to tie in with Survival Motorsports if that is a clue...
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!!!!!445!!!!! I built one for my 65 F250. 👍
Nice can't wait to see that 63.5 in the shop,...if she'll fit lol
We'll be doing a lot of the work on it at another shop. I'm worried that like the truck, 3/4 of it will be stuck in the yard when we are doing video...
@@AutoRestoMod yes I remember that looked like the 67 fastback fit with just enough room to get around it
78 Mercury cougar rims ah!
LOL They are going away at some point...
Restore it or pro touring ??
More toward pro touring.
Like you're 63.5 Galaxie... I'm going to have to give Auto Krafters a call! Look forward to seeing process on your 63.5 Galaxie project! Here's my 64! ruclips.net/video/Fw7aXRaKzHk/видео.html