From 1959 through 1974, the Galaxie 500 was constantly doing battle with the Chevy Impala as leading car in their bracket. The full-sized Fords would be redesigned for 1971, including the bread-n-butter 500. This 2-door hardtop with the same formal roofline used with the LTD is located in Kansas but will soon be moved to Mannford, Oklahoma. We’re told it ran when it was parked, but that is likely been quite some time ago given the amount of brush and other things that have grown up around it. It may have been inside a barn that collapsed around it. The asking price is $5,500 OBO here on Facebook Marketplace but will go up if the seller is able to get it running again.
The Galaxie name was derived from the Space Race going at the time in the late 1950s. It was Ford’s topline car until 1965 when the more upscale LTD was born. The cars had a new platform for 1971, with sheet metal changes including a horizontal wrap around front bumper with a large vertical center section. There were several engines choices that year in the Galaxie, beginning with the 351 and then going up to the 390, 400 and 429 cubic inch V8s. We don’t know which motor is in the seller’s car, but Ford sold more of the 351s than the others.
This ’71 Galaxie 500 is said to be a one-owner car that’s in decent condition for its age. Painted light green with a dark green vinyl top, we’re told the vinyl has had it and the car will need a new grill. There is said to be only one dent in the body, but we don’t know where it is as just two photos are provided. We’re guessing the seller has just purchased the vehicle and is moving it to his place to work on unless he can sell it sooner. The condition of the interior is an unknown and would be important to know before pulling the trigger. As a visual point of reference, the last photo here is of a similar ’71 Galaxie 500 featured here on Barn Finds a few years ago. The color is different, but the look the same.
If anyone is looking for pointers on how to photograph a car for an ad, look no further, I can almost see the car through the collapsed barn, perfection.
There’s a car for sale? I thought they were selling a bush!
(BTW, this might be the worst set of photos on a ‘for-sale’ site EVER!)
At least their description on FB was thorough…kinda.
Car is in good shape vinel too is bad and it needs a grill bumpers are great only found one very small dent so far car is in Kansas now will be in Oklahoma this week or next true barnfind car was running when parked this car still has all the factory hub caps the only damages to the car is the grill and vinyl top is coming off this car is worth the cost but a good offer will not be refused unrestored all factory I plan on getting the car back to my house in the next couple weeks if I get this car running and driving the price will go up or I won’t sell it at all when bbn I get it home will post better pictures
That’s a real pet peeve of mine,people don’t know how to take pictures. Then I guess #2 is the poor description. BF really should critic the post before they allow it on their website.
A real pet peeve of mine are people who seem to be able to log into Facebook, but who haven’t yet discovered punctuation.
That, and those who post ads about cars for sale under piles of lumber but who for some reason feel that they’re doing you a favor by posting them at all
One of the worst ads ever.
Judging from the add (lack of pictures and goofy description), I’m pretty sure this is a flipper. Probably got the car for nothing, or little to nothing, just to get it off of the property. They didn’t even get it home yet, and just couldn’t wait to get it on that there Internet for $5500.00. Lol….
Spelling is a poster’s friend too. “Ran when parked”. When was that, right after the barn was built? Sorry excuse for an ad.
Seller suggestion, punctuation is your friend.
Wait a minute ! There could be A big six cylinder or 390 with a three on the tree under there
Dream on, red rider. The odds are overwhelming that it’s a 351/automatic.
The only real question is, does all that lumber come with it?
Hurry up and buy before the price goes up…
You gotta be kidding me!! I wouldn’t give them half the asking price. They would have to take it out from under, air up the tires, check all the fluids (ad to it, if needed), clean the interior, AND TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES!! Then, you might get $5,500.00 for it. Yeah, ya gotta work if ya want the moola.
Why are you letting possible buyers see what this car was sitting in for years? Ad states he will be moving it. Take the pictures then after you cleaned it up and then post it.
Oh, I don’t know. Could it be LAZINESS?
Oops, I just noticed it was FB Marketplace. That explains a lot.
Also for sale by seller
Tires several rolled fine black with big hole in middle $100 each buy now or I will turn them into swings water in bottoms included
If we were paying “facebook ad cliche” bingo, that one would win. It has almost every one except “no lowballers” and “I know what it’s worth!”
And periods. LOL
This is a lesson to us all – never try to sell a car until you’ve finished your morning six pack.
I’m feeling bush wacked! Looking through the brush, bushes and bramble, I see a car’s white tail panel. Then I see clear pictures of a green Ford that resembles nothing like what is lurking in the underbrush. I agree with the comment above, car should have been pulled out of mud first then photographed. Car sitting on damp grass/mud don’t make for great project cars unless they are so extremely rare the extreme cost metal work is financially viable.
Wow, this is a perfect example of “how to attract a bunch of trolls,” give it a rest, bet all of you critics ignored your mom’s when she said”if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all” .
No apostrophe on “mom’s”, John. And the critics are right, and make good points by and large. My concern would be just how can there be just: “…one very small dent..” when a barn fell on the car. Would be interesting to read the eventual buyer’s comments re: condition of the car at time of purchase.
Do you really find it necessary to correct someone’s punctuation?
That wasn’t you mentioning something about periods? Or maybe you meant another kind of period…?
I LOVE the threat of DON’T MAKE ME GET IT RUNNING OR I’LL REALLY SCREW YA THEN!!!!
Offered him the normal price for a car, which is $1500 to me.
If I have to drive to Oklahoma, clear up bushes and half a collapsed barn to get to the car I buy, no damn way I will pay 5500.
I will for a 69 Challenger … not for a Galaxie lol.
This is for sure a flipper: dude got it for nothing, and thinks he is sitting on a gold mine.