According to the seller, this 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 has fewer than 10,000 original miles. That’s an average of 168 per year. And that’s also for a 4-door sedan that would have been perfect for a family of four to see America in. It came out of an estate in McMinnville, Oregon, and may now be with the listing dealer in Phoenix, Arizona. Here’s your chance to own what may be the newest 1968 Ford Galaxie on the planet. The asking price is $8,900 here on Facebook Marketplace.
The 1968 full-size Fords had their styling tweaked from the 1967s, with the most noticeable appearance change being the return to horizontal headlights. They were last used in 1964. The Galaxie 500 was the second-tier model and Ford’s best seller, with the LTD being the fancy one. Nearly 118,000 4-door Galaxie 500 sedans were produced in 1968 with a V8 engine, which should have given Chevrolet a challenge to hold on to the top sales spot.
We’re told that this Ford is an unrestored original. That should mean all the sheet metal is factory, as is the Lime Gold paint and cream vinyl roof covering, which all look good in the photos. The car’s estate says it has traveled 9,522 miles, while the seller’s number is 200 miles higher. The Galaxie has a 390 cubic inch V8 (2 or 4-barrel?) and an automatic transmission (3-speed Cruise-O-Matic?).
The passenger compartment looks as though no one has ever been out for a ride. The appearance and mileage of this vehicle could make this automobile a museum target, but most of those cars are hardtops and convertibles, not 4-door post sedans. If you were to buy the car, would you only take it out for Cars & Coffee or press it into service and let the miles be what they will be? BTW, our thanks go again to “Zappenduster” for more tips like this.
compare it with what’s available in a 10k mile used 2025 or 2026 this one comes out ahead. Miles per gallon will be a little hard to swallow and being the family 4-door doesn’t give it much glamour but considering the price and being a few miles from my house has me thinking not a bad deal. Only concern I would have is are all the rubber weather seals, gasketing on mechanicals, frozen mechanisms from none use and of course old tires (those are an easy replacement). If all is good someone is going to get a winner.