Faded, with dents and dings, and a bit rusty (like me), this 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 two-door hardtop would be a great project for anyone into the last of the stacked-headlight Galaxies. I’m a wicked huge fan of the stacked-headlight Galaxies and Fairlanes, but my project plate is overflowing as it is. The seller has this one listed here on eBay in Vallejo, California on the eastern shore of San Pablo Bay just northeast of San Francisco. The seller is giving anyone interested a $0.01 break from having to spend $4,000 on this fastback project: they’re asking $3,999.99.
Here’s the messy side. Still, I’m amazed at the visual condition of this car. Having grown up in the upper Midwest with five months of snow and salty roads every year, this car would have been in a junkyard decades ago if it had been from Minnesota. There’s a lot of bodywork to do, but it appears to be mostly bending and pounding rather than welding. Hagerty is at $5,700 for a #4 fair-condition car, which this is not, and only $14,200 for a #2 excellent car. That’s surprising.
Ok, there’s some welding to do, but still… Ford made the Galaxie right after the Russians shocked the world with space travel by throwing out Sputnik. Galaxie was the perfect name for that space-travel era and it’s still a cool name today. Speaking of that, there aren’t many vehicles with actual decipherable names today, are there? They’re mostly numbers and letters, heavy on Zs and Xs. What the heck does Camry or Altima mean? I know what Galaxie means.
A solid weekend of work inside and… well, you won’t be able to do much, but it’ll be a good start. It needs almost everything inside that’s not made of sheet metal. The dash is beyond help, the steering wheel is cracked, the seat fabric, door panels, flooring, probably headliner, etc. All fixable, of course. It’s only money, right? I think our own Todd Fitch has used JustDashes.com to have a dash restored and, from what I remember, it turned out great. Almost anything can be restored.
Ford made the third-generation Galaxie from 1964 for the 1965 model year until the end of 1968 in North America. They offered several engines and this one decodes to being a 390-cu.in. OHV V8 with a two-barrel with 275 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque. It’s backed by a three-speed automatic sending power to the rear wheels and the seller says it drives and stops. It’s been stored for about 15 years and has had some recent work, so check out the two videos they’ve provided. Here’s one on YouTube. How much would you pay for this Galaxie?
Maybe Pass if not a mechanic…
My first car in ’77 was a 1967 Ford Custom, a long retired police interceptor, 428, that was a really great car. $300. Still have the registration slip.
Fastback 2 door like this one, but with spotlight on A pillar. Back and forth to college out of town it never let me down. Room for 6 and a trunk that was simply huge. My favorite car I ever owned.
This one is pretty far gone and the ask is high.
I owned a 1967 Ford custom 300. Looked like a retired police car. I was going to make it a police car for parades. My spouse found someone new. It ended up my only car after the divorce. It had a 289 automatic. Great old car.. This 2 door hardtop needs a lot. I see it being a good car for a Mustang donar. Engine and transmission put on a Mustang. That is where mine went.
i too like the stacked-headlight Fords of the mid-60’s. For the full-sizers, they all look similar but each year has its own distinctive look. I wonder, in 1962-1963 when their styling was being finalized, were there three mock-ups which looked equally good, and they became the 1965, 1966, and 1967 models? I suppose there are photos in the Ford Archives which might answer that question.
Love these cars and and someone could make it good again but not sure the numbers make sense, value is 14K for a nice one, and it’s a lot more than 10K to get this one in good shape.
My sister had one in 76. Paid $100 for it. I used to bring it to shop class to do any regular maintenance. Best $100 she ever spent.
I bought a 67 in 77 for $500. from a neighbor . On the way home water pump went out. After that I had no issues with the car over the next 3 years. Absolutely loved it. But this one looks like it needs to head back to the Demilation race.
On the positive side, he did say that it has a lifetime water pump! I would say this might be okay except for the interior. Otherwise, patch and pull out the body panels. The one side doesn’t look as bad as the other. Engine doesn’t sound bad. I like the guy’s attitude in the video. Make a deal?
Dad bought a ‘67 Custom at auction in 1970. Former Seattle Police car. 390 interceptor. It was an amazingly solid and competent car. Great high speed cruiser. We drove it cross country at speed on a family vacation. Had about 65k when we got it. Sold to my uncle, who ran it up to 155k- and sold it to a guy who was going to use it as a taxi. Rough life!
This is a decently equipped car, but it’s going to take a lot of work and money to git er done. $4k is too high an ante in my estimation. Hope someone saves this old girl.
This one is in Vallejo, which when I see that I always think of when I was hitch hiking back in the early 70’s. I was tired and walked off the road to a barn for a nap. I woke up around sunset to a rustle in the hay. “There’re rattlesnakes in there”, I was later informed. That’s all I remember now, can’t think of where I was headed back then. It might have been when I returned to CA to go north and climb Mt Shasta.
Auction update: this one ended with no takers.