Ford Galaxie 500 on 2040-cars
Forest, Virginia, United States
$12,000
to a good home. '63 Galaxie 500 Hardtop Sedan, 390cid/330hp 4bbl, Interceptor
Thunderbird engine. The original hot rod / gas hog - damned sexy head turner!
Radio antennae isn't stock - everything else is! Spectacular orig
interior/carpet - see photos. Only 39K miles. She's crying for an owner with
time/space enough for a relatively quick & easy restoration. I can't finish
this project because garage is occupied with '62 Mercury Comet - wife ordered
me to choose one project, sell the other. The "Gal" needs minor rust
repair, all rubber replacement and a paint job - could turn this daily driver
into a show car. More serious rust damage in trunk, but very reparable - see photos.
Two cracks in dashboard. Needs an oil leak fixed. Drives like a magic carpet,
runs like a top. Most mechanical restoration has been accomplished. New brake
master, lines, hoses, wheel cyls, shoes, tires, starter, carb, valve lifters,
push rods, fuel tank/pump/lines. All glass rolls up/down smoothly. |
Ford Galaxie for Sale
- 1967 ford galaxie 500 xl 6.4l runs good(US $3,500.00)
- Auto trans, posi, flowmaster, clean, solid, white, black(US $24,900.00)
- 1963 ford galaxie 500 base 4.7l(US $6,200.00)
- "z code" 1964 galaxie 500 convertable
- 1964 ford galaxie 500xl 5.8l 352ci convertible
- 1963 ford galaxie base 6.4l(US $15,000.00)
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Toyota fears supplier pressure in Australia with GM pull out
Wed, 11 Dec 2013With Ford and General Motors both announcing an end to production in Australia, the country's auto industry is in a bad way. With the exit of two big players, there's increased concern that a third Australian manufacturer, Toyota, will be forced out, as well.
"We are saddened to learn of GM Holden's decision. This will place unprecedented pressure on the local supplier network and our ability to build cars in Australia," Toyota Australia said in a statement. The GM closure of Holden production will be the direct end to 2,900 jobs, but will also force a dramatic reduction in the size of the country's supplier network, as there will simply be fewer cars to build.
In the same statement, Toyota Australia said it would work with suppliers and local government to figure out whether continuing production Down Under was even feasible. According to Automotive News, a representative for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union told reporters it was "highly likely" that Toyota would also close up shop within the next few years.
Ring Brothers shows 1965-66 Mustang fastback carbon fiber body
Thu, 07 Nov 2013We covered one of Ring Brothers' more extreme SEMA builds yesterday, the De Tomaso Pantera-based ADRNLN, but if that well-executed but over-the-top Italian-American exotic is too much for you, then perhaps this Ring Brothers 1965 Ford Mustang fastback with a carbon-fiber body suits your tastes better.
What the performance-parts manufacturer is showcasing with the Mustang is the carbon-fiber body itself, which is fashioned around the 1965-66 fastback. It can be bought from the company and bonded to the skin and unibody as a do-it-yourself project, or you can take your Mustang to Ring Brothers and have the body installed there. The fenders, doors and quarter panels are two-inches wider than stock, and Ring Brothers offers a custom widebody chassis to those who want the complete package.
The show car looks sharp in person lowered on HRE wheels, and we appreciate the bare front end so we can see the supercharged V8 and front coilover suspension, though the details on those performance upgrades are slim. Also note the custom independent rear suspension setup at the rear.
Ford's Explorer-based Police Interceptor to get 365-hp EcoBoost option
Tue, 20 Aug 2013Speeders beware, the police are going to be getting quite a bit faster. Ford has just announced that it will be offering its 3.5-liter, twin-turbocharged, EcoBoost V6 in the Explorer Police Interceptor. The new engine will be joining the existing 3.7-liter V6. The 365-horsepower, 350-pound-foot mill should be familiar to consumers as the powerplant that's found in the Ford Taurus SHO (and its LEO equivalent, the Taurus Police Interceptor) and the Ford Explorer Sport. It should also provide quite a kick in the pants to officers used to the naturally aspirated 3.7 and its 304 ponies and 279 pound-feet of torque.
The move to the more potent powerplant was born out of all the equipment officers need to carry on a day-to-day basis. These days, there's so much stuff that police need on a regular basis, that there's a genuine market for a faster Police Interceptor Utility, as it's known officially. The Explorer-based cruiser has already accounted for 68 percent of Ford's LEO sales in 2013, and that's with just the 3.7, and we'd only expect that number to increase once the twin-turbo, 3.5-liter V6 is available. Ford won't offer up any indication of what the take rate will be on the new engine, but we're guessing it'll be fairly high.
The success of the Explorer PI couldn't have come at a better time for Ford. The decision to end Crown Victoria production was not a popular one with police, and combined with Chevrolet and Dodge diving into the LEO market feet first, Ford hasn't been performing as well as it's wanted to. The Explorer has been helping it turn around, though. And with the inclusion of the EcoBoost, Ford also has a legit competitor for the Chevrolet Tahoe on the big utility side of the police market.