In the 1960s, the Galaxie 500 was Ford’s answer to the Chevrolet Impala. It was a step up from the pedestrian Custom (Bel Air/Biscayne) and a notch below the sporty Galaxie 500XL (the LTD didn’t arrive until 1965). The seller offers a ’64 500 2-door hardtop as a project with a ’64 500 4-door sedan as a potential parts car. Both of these cars have been off the road for many years and no attempt has been made to start the primary Ford. Located in Brooklyn, Iowa, this pair is available here on eBay where 14 bids have only reached $1,125.
The 1964 full-size Fords were treated to a mild restyle of the 1963s and were a bit sleeker in appearance (though fans today seem to prefer the ‘63s). Ford produced 207,000 copies of the 500 2-door hardtop, and another 199,000 units of the 500 4-door sedan, so neither was rare back in the day. Starting with the hardtop, we’re told it’s been idle for more than 30 years, having been extracted from a shed by the seller. We assume the sedan was found with the hardtop, but we don’t know for sure what its story is.
Both cars have a 352 cubic inch V8 under the hood with 4-barrel carburetors. We assume both have automatic transmissions. No attempts have been made to get anything to run, so it will be up to the buyer to take on that challenge. The seller says both automobiles are complete and have rust in the trunks and elsewhere, but at least the hardtop looks to have a better body. With the hardtop, you’ll get a title but no keys. But there is no title for the sedan, so a bill of sale will have to suffice.
From what we see and given that the cars have different body styles, is the second car an asset to the revival of the first since we’re told everything important is there? The only common sheet metal would reside in the front clips, and the taillights and rear bumper should be the same. Unless bidding ramps up, this could be a bargain acquisition.
I like the Galaxie hardtop but even with a spare for parts, this would be way too much work. We don’t even know if either will fire up as the seller has said he hasn’t tried to start them in a long time.
I am by no means a Ford sort of a fella, but since I was 13 or 14, a ’63 and half or “64 Galaxie 500 with a 427 side oiler and a T-10 4 speed has been one of my all time favorite cars. My sister had a boyfriend with a ’64, and one ride at full throttle in that car absolutely blew my 14 year old mind. If I was about 40 years younger, I would buy this thing, hunt down a 427FE and a T-10 and my life would be complete. Somebody needs to snag this thing and make it into a counterfeit piece of factory hot rod history.
What, did they find this at the bottom of lake Meade when it dried up?