1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 R code 427 fastback

[OldFordGuy]

Vin 3J66R152685

26,xxx original miles. Raven black with red interior. Original 427 425 HP engine, 4 speed toploader. 5 correct Kelsey Hayes hipo wheels with new Mickey Thompson tires. Original mufflers, mostly original paint. RobbMc starter but original starter is included. Los Angeles production. Period correct power steering has been added. Carbs are modern Holley replacements. Everything works as it should. Turn key show car. Not in a hurry to sell. 2 hour drive south of Scottsdale if you are going to Barrett Jackson in January.

$95k

[SFM5S159]

Great looking piece.  Love it.  Good luck on the sale.

[daltondavid]

47 years ago, I stopped at a house I was walking past to look at a similar 427 Galaxie. original owner and the car had a black interior and 16,000 miles on the odometer. I was 14 at the time and he told me I could have the car for $1400 Dollars! it was way more than I had available, so the car sat there. I bought a 390 Fairlane GT for $100 3 years later but the Galaxie never left my mind. I stopped by there 10 years later and it was gone. but I had a good chat with the owner about the car and his time spent with it. People that don't believe how cheap these Muscle cars were did not live through the gas crisis that got most of them parked.

[OldFordGuy]

I was a teenager in the 80's and I have so many missed car opportunity stories. A 67 GTO that was perfect and a 67 Mustang GT fastback that both were for sale for $3500 and I didn't have the money. I still have a 1989 copy of Hemmings, it's got Shelby Mustangs for sale for $10k, a "show quality" 69 Boss 429 for $42k and tons of 64 SS Impalas for almost nothing. I can only imagine all the cool stuff that was available for cheap in the 70s. I'm probably preaching to the choir but to me, the 1960s was the golden age of American automobilia and it's a pinacle for the industry that may never be surpassed.

Of note: Ford did not build a Mustang that was faster than the 63 R code Galaxies in the 1/4 mile until 2013 (the Boss 302).