I chose this rather forlorn-looking 1960 Ford Galaxie Club Coupe because I didn’t know such a model existed. I wrongly assumed that a Club Coupe, which is a two-door sedan, would be the provenance of the Fairlane 500 or the standard Fairlane. Nope, here it is in the steel, this car is one of 31K Club Coupes produced by FoMoCo 65 years ago. Bruce M. gets the nod for discovering this Ford’s listing. It’s located in Lisbon, Maine and is available, here on Facebook Marketplace for $1,800.
If one wanted a stylish Ford two-door hardtop in ’60, that meant springing for the top zoot-suit Starliner or the Sunliner convertible. Galaxie did offer a four-door Club Sedan and a four-door Town Victoria hardtop but the Galaxie two-door used the same basic design as the Fairlane 500 and Fairlane two-door sedans. As for this example, the seller states, “Very nice floors and frame, needs inner and outer rockers.” It’s difficult to accurately assess this Galaxie’s exterior condition due to the coating of snow and dirt. Its body panels look mostly straight (except the passenger side fender) and the trim is still attached but the rocker panel comment gives me cause for concern and I would imagine that rust has probably transcended just the rockers – it is doing a number on the rear bumper. The rear chrome slotted wheels are an interesting throwback to the seventies – I haven’t seen anything similar in a very long time.
Based on the appearance of the engine compartment and its 185-gross HP 292 CI V8 engine, I’d suggest that the motor hasn’t turned a lick in many moons. It looks like it’s complete but it’s a study in undisturbed antiquity. A Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission backs up the Y-block powerplant.
OK, that’s an interior where I would be hesitant to park my tuchus – that front seat is rough! Beyond that, the door panels are unraveled and the headliner is gravity-bound. From what can be spied, the instrument panel looks OK but the dangly wires under the dash will make one wonder if there are other issues to manage. As the seller claims, however, the floor pans do show as solid – that’s a help.
I’m not sure what to make of this car. I understand its product place from ’60 but methinks its future is cloudy. Full-size commodity cars don’t seem to have a lot of appeal these days. A two-door hardtop or convertible still has some pull, but a two-door sedan? I’m not sure about that. I suppose it could make a neat street sleeper hot rod but beyond that…I dunno. Anyway, that’s my suggestion, what’s yours?
Same location as the 1960 Ford wagon featured earlier today.
Steve R
Cool oddball, wish it was closer to me, I’d grab it.
Judging by the salt spray on the sides, this car was either driven or dragged down the road recently.
Ford called this 2-door post model a Club Sedan, not a Club Coupe. Galaxie did offer a four-door Club Sedan. The 4-door is the Town Sedan. In Ford naming convention of the time Club is 2-door and Town is 4-door. Club Victoria = 2 door hardtop. Town Victoria = 4-door hardtop, etc.
Tiger66, Yup, the club coupe body style was discontinued after the 1954 model year, both Ford and GM discontinued “club coupes” the same year. The What had been the “Tudor Sedan” from Model A days up until the end of the 1954 model year became the Club Sedan starting in 1955. The club coupe body styles had less interior room than the sedans and the Club Sedan matched the interior space of the four door sedans. The “sport coupe” style was the demise of the club coupe models, both the clubs and sport coupes were popular, miss them both as fun cars to own, drive.
I like the styling on these ’60 Fords. That roof line and trim made these stand out. They were certainly better-looking than the ’60 Chev, IMHO. No matter however, the Chev outsold it. This particular example looks like nature has gone a long way to reclaiming it, and for the price it would make a good parts source to restore another like it.
no mention from the seller about the gas tank laying on the ground. that’s a bigger issue than the rockers. really should have had a pic of the inside of the trunk. i would give a dukes of hazard lunch box with a lunch in it for this ford
We had a fire engine red ’60 Galaxie 4 door when I was in high school. My parents were nice to me. They let me take it on dates rather than having to take my ’51 Kaiser high school car. Many thanks folks….
My father’s first brand new car was this but powered by a 6 cylinder motor and manual transmission. He traded it in on a 1963 new Galaxie. He told the salesman that he was getting 26 mpg in it. The salesman didn’t believe that for one moment. When my father brought the ’63 in for service, the same salesman ran out to greet my father and told him he couldn’t believe he was getting the same mileage. The salesman bought the car from the dealership he liked it that much.
A 1960 ford is six feet ten inches wide, the widest car I’ve ever seen.