Projects SOHC Galaxie frame rolls

At least with the top and doors, you kept some hair.... Guess this explains my Q Ball look..

 

Nice!

 

Mammy, you want it??? Could be yours.....

 

Sounds like a great project. Are you sure those shocks will work upside down? If they are Rancho 9000s from Calvert they are oil filled. Not sure if that will work.

 

I have a 68 SOHC, not near as nice as yours tho!!!

 

Sorry, thought you like the old Bronco... What's the story on the 68?

 

Not from Calvert, but the are 9000's upside down. Think I will get Calvert spring plates, that allow for proper mounting.
Mounted 9000's upside doen for years, on different off road projects, without issues.
It's been a long project, but I will stick with it!
Eric

 

So, your sayin' Ford was still building SOHC 427's in '68????..... Tell us about it....

 

(I must learn to slow down when posting)
I like your Bronco, SOHC!! I have a 68 myself!!
I'm the third owner of my 68. It has been primarily a off road rig since 1972 it tackled the Rubicon and all the other Sierra Trails countless times before I bought it.
It still wears the original paint and you can imagine, the body is not exactly straight.
Original 289 finally expired and a rebuild is on my to do list!

 

I've posted pics of this before in a seperate thread. A friend of mine in Madison, IN has been going thru this 63 mechanically and making it run and look like a SOHC car should. He completely went thru the motor a year or two ago and has just been fine tuning it since.
This link to a youtube video that somebody posted several months ago is how it sounds with just headers. It seemed a shame to put a full exhaust system on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjcXTZISgbc

 

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!.....

 

Jesus Mary and Joseph that black 63

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That 63 looks perfect.... Just perfect.
I like the sound it makes, too!
Eric

 

Great sounding - make a Honda driver pee himself!

 

Those Honda fart can mufflers, kill me!
What a sad sad sound!

 

Yep! Just the thought of it makes me want to fart....
....... ... ..... Damn, that felt good!..

 

Love 64 Galaxies

 

Ken;where did your Father's 64 end up? I really like the looks of that black 64,runs good too!!!! ROY.

 

Good Jpb Eric. I cant believe you actually got it, AWESOME

One of the 50 1964 lightweight Galaxies Ford Produced. They built 25 Automatics and 25 4 speed cars. This is Bobby Spears Galaxie sponsered by Lafayette Ford out of California, # 30 in the Production and # 5 of the 4 speed cars.

 

Found this one on the web, If anyone has pics of this car Back in the day please post so Eric can put together a Photo history of the car.

 

427 HIRISER Powered

 

Denny Sanders


I just saw a post showing the AA/S '64 Galaxy of Bob Spears. Very successful car out west in the 1965-66 seasons. My dad's AA/SA '63 Plymouth was winning its share of races in that era too, but never could quite get around Spears Ford and the handicap given to the stick car (though my dad beat Mike Schmidt's factory sponsored AA/SA at least six times in those two seasons and never lost). In 1967 Spears switched to a SS/CA '66 Fairlane and the tables turned a couple of times. Before the years was done Spears had installed a four speed in his Fairlane and ran SS/C from there on. The photo here is from the 1966 Winternationals event program, and shows the final round of Top Stock at the Winternationals Warmup event held at Pomona a few weeks prior.

 

Ken, pretty cool car, and I am tickled pink with it...
Hope I didn't piss your Dad off to bad, buying it!

 

you have him all messed up now he's looking for lightweight galaxies all over the . he's pretty happy you got it. don't be surprised if he doesn't try to guilt you out of that other R code you have

 

Ken, I wish him luck. But a SOHC in a 64 Lightweight........

 

Eric;Utah Jack has a SOHC in a 63.5 Lightweight!!! You trying to acquire your own Ford collection like KEN?!!!!!!!! ROY.

 

Shit Roy, I don't think I have enough years left to pay for the stuff I have!

 

Roy, I think Jack got the 63 from the same guy I bought my 64 XL from, way back in 83.... Geez I'm getting old.....
Eric

 

Update on my junk

 

EXracer64;your 64 looks very good!!Eric is going to get lazy on his projects,now that he has a runner!!! ROY.