Traded my Beetle for a '64 Galaxie more door. Was going to lower it a bit, but I bottom out now as it sits ... I dunno.. I'll figure it out.. may have to bag it. I like the idea of supremes and white walls.. a little striping, some interior work and call it good. Rides like a Caddy. Good starting point regardless.
very nice, I had a 2 door hardtop years ago I bought from a co-worker for $25.00 that thought the trans was bad cause he couldnt get the shifter to work. I put in a set of motor mounts and off I went.
"more door" = more than 2... which to some is "not cool".. but I do see with the prices what they are.. 4 doors pickin' up in popularity.. More practical for some of my aging friends that want to ride along.
Excellent vehicle there! I've used this exact model as a daily driver for many years. Kills me I can't anymore due to gas prices and longer commute. Mine is tan in color, 352, and several years ago I swapped in the bucket seats and console from an XL model after converting it to a 4spd!
Good trade! Think pinner whites, supremes, radirs, milners with spiders, gl***paks with bellflowers, glowing white tuck and roll every where.....oh my GAWD!!!! Beautiful
Great tip here: Install a pair of hard rubber casters (about 3" dia.) just up inside the rear bumper, both sides. It'll stop that 's****ing' when you enter your driveway. They can be just 1" visible (you'll never notice them) but will eclipse any necessity to 'raise it' or 'bag it'! I had some I put on my '50 Merc 'taildragger'...Good fix!
64 Galaxies are just super-cool - I love my XL 500 Convert - it's just a 10 footer but I just love driving it every chance I get. Wooohoooo. I like yours and it looks really good just stock. Cheers.
I like that idea. When I initially was going to look at this I was hoping it had the buckets and console shift... would be nice to do that swap.
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