This 1963 Club Victoria represents the opportunity to purchase a solid project car that you know runs and drives. It is listed for sale here on eBay. Located in Farmington, Utah, it comes with a clear title. Bidding has only reached $999 at the time of writing, but there is a BIN of $8,880 if you really just have to own this car.
This Galaxie appears to be quite a solid proposition. There is some rust that will need to be addressed, but what you see in this shot appears to be the worst of it. There is rust showing in both lower rear quarter panels, plus some just in front of the rear wheel arch on the driver’s side. The seller claims that the paint is original, and after careful examination, I can’t detect any obvious signs of a re-paint.
At first glance, the interior is truly a mixed bag on this old Ford. Careful examination reveals that there may not be as much work required in here as you might first think. The dash appears to be complete and in good condition. The door trims and rear trims exhibit some stretching of the upholstery, but these may be able to be addressed with some careful stretching of the material. The carpet looks to be serviceable, but both the front and the rear seats will require new covers.
A bonus included with this Galaxie is this array of new seals and rubber components. The seller is under the impression that this stash represents every door and window seal on the car. The horn ring is not on the car, but it is present with these parts.
This is where things start to get really interesting with this Ford. This car is a genuine Z-Code car with a 390/4-barrel and a 4-speed transmission. The car runs and drives, but the seller hasn’t had it out on the open road since it was revived. They do supply a video on YouTube which gives a good walk-around of the car, and also shows it running and driving.
This 1963 Galaxie Club Victoria looks rough around the edges, but it appears to be a really solid car. The 390/4-speed combination is a nice bonus, and it really doesn’t need a huge amount of work to transform it into a nice car. Install new covers on the seats and fix those minor rust issues and it will look like a completely different car.
Not an XL, just a Galaxie 500, has no XL trim, no bucket seats etc etc
I’d be very concerned with rust. Utah has salted roads in the winter since well before this car was made. With only one undercarriage picture, I’d pass on it. It doesn’t even matter what I would do though, since someone thought the BIN was worth it.
Love these big old Fords. Kind of hoping it had that crazy 4 speed on the column with the pull out lever under the dash for reverse.
What did they do—pull that out of the tractor division?? No way does a car like the Fairlane deserve that (low) level of equipment.
Where did you see that Bob? Did you think that false HiPo ‘61 for sale a few years ago with the Home Made 4 speed column control with a reverse lever under the dash was real? I’m seriously laughing out loud. That red ‘61 Fairlane with a mocked up fake 390HP was an original six cylinder car.
Restoring or rustoring anything other than usual suspects can be a crap shoot for parts availability, cost etc.
I’ll take the yellow ’64(? )in the video! :)
Agree with Rick. Definitely not an XL. Nice long term project for someone. Tin worms will be main challenge. Been there done that.
As rough as that old Galaxie 500 is, I never expected to see the backup lights still working.
Drop a 462 out of a mid 60’s lincoln into it Keep it stock and you would have a neat sleeper.
The 63 and a half solid lifter 390 was quite a rig
That would be a -P- code 390. Introduced in ‘61 rated at 330 horsepower. Used in same basic form through ‘65. NOT a 390Hi-Po from ‘61 into mid ‘62. That 390 was rated at 375 horsepower with a single 600 CFM Holley on an aluminum intake. Rated at 401 horsepower with the factory tri-power. The 390HP was replaced by the 406 in mid ‘62.
Kinda rare as the 63 1/2 was coming up fast and most of these were crushed in favor of a fastback 63….
I restored this one 29 years ago, I had to replace the left front fender, hood, trunk floor, new interior, paint and body of course and spent only 11k doing it. Today 25 to 30 k minimum.