Since most of us who own a classic car aren’t the original owner, do you ever wonder who was? In this case, the 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 belonged to a Miss Hill, and the car is being auctioned to help settle her estate. Miss Hill must have loved her Ford, as she really pampered it, racking up only 13,785 original miles. The Ford, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, is for auction here on eBay with no reserve and has drawn a lot of interest, with bidding up to $17,800 and two days to go.
The 1962 Galaxie 500 was a full-sized entry from Ford and there is certainly plenty of room to pack in your friends or family for a road trip in this four-door sedan. This Ford was garage-kept since new which explains its immaculate straight, rust and ding-free body. The Galaxie 500 features a Corinthian White squared-off roofline over the Ming Green Poly Metallic exterior paint creating a nice contrast. One of my favorite automotive features on the Galaxie is the large, jet-inspired dual round taillights on the rear trim. A new set of wide white-wall Firestone Deluxe Champion tires contributes to the overall classy look.
The Turquoise Venice interior of the Galaxie 500 looks just as immaculate as the exterior. Everything looks brand new with no rips, cracks, or worn-out fabric. The seller reveals that Miss Hill never had any kids, pets or smoking in her Galaxie which would account for the brand-new looking appearance.
The “500” moniker of the Galaxie was part of a marketing strategy to tie into NASCAR’s 500-mile stock car races as part of the performance era of the 1960s. While Ford did offer a top-of-the-line Galaxie 500 XL (which meant “Xtra Lively” according to the sales brochure) with an optional monstrous 406 cubic inch V8 with 405 hp, the standard Galaxie 500 received tamer treatment. This Galaxie 500 four-door being offered for auction is equipped with the 352 cubic inch V8 which produced 220 hp along with an automatic transmission to handle it. The auction description notes the Galaxie starts, runs, drives, shifts, brakes, handles and sounds great.
I’m not sure if any of the women in this photo are Miss Hill but I love that an original photo of the Galaxie 500 when new is provided among the various photos of the car today. The seller described the Galaxie as ready to drive cross country, enjoy or show immediately. As I get older, I appreciate four-door classic cars more and would be ecstatic to own this Ford to drive around in comfort and style. Do any of you readers also appreciate 4-door beauties like this 1962 Ford Galaxie 500?
Good write-up Christopher on a very clean, very nice Galaxie 500. I too have more appreciation for, and interest in, four-door classics.
Miss Hill must have been a perfectionist. That pic is great, and I’m assuming one of the pictured ladies is her. Wouldn’t it be cool if someone here, or on ebay, knew?
All I can say is Wow!! If a picture is worth a thousand words…… That old picture says it all. Miss Hill must’ve had a nice dry garage. Just look at this car, it’s in impressive condition!!! Great write up Chris, I enjoyed it. And the Galaxy!!! What a great color combination too. Really nice.
That photo kills me. Everyone in that picture is probably no older than 50!
As for the car, it’s awesome, and with the bidding at nearly 17K for a 4-door, who can say interest in these classics is waning?
This cool chick is my Grandmother Gladys in 1964, at 64 years old with her ’60 Olds.
There seems to be a question as to what constitutes a classic car with extremely low mileage, most claiming to be, but aren’t, well, here you go. This is a low mileage car. Now, did Ms. Hill have a spiffy motor and spotless interior? Probably not, someone spruced it up, but it’s the real deal. And for the record, Ms. Hill is undoubtedly the gal on the left, Aunt Bee type, no arm around her. An incredible find, for sure.
Now for the sap, I visited another car site, just to take a look see, and one of their specialties, was vintage family pictures that had vintage cars. While the bit was entertaining, I couldn’t look at it anymore, as these were someones family, and dearly missed. Can you imagine what those folks, our folks, would think of today?
Nice car and a great writeup Christopher. Howard A. kinda scared me when he’s starts talking about Ms. Hill and her spiffy motor and spotless interior. I’m not sure where he was going with that. Stay focused. As far as two or four doors, depending on the car, some should be two, some can have four and that’s fine with me. I currently own a 2003 Lincoln LS four door. This 1962 Galaxie looks just fine the way it is. I would be proud to park it in my driveway.
Love the rear view of this era Fords.
Wish it were a 2 door, but this is a Great find regardless.