Fellers we are going boating. Every time I finish a resto project I swear I'll never buy another full-size vehicle again but here we are. What you see is my humble 1964 Ford Galaxie 2dr hardtop (fastback). Originally equipped with a 289 and a 3-speed column-shifted transmission this rig was destined to cruise. I bought the car from an older guy who had it parked in his yard with a for sale sign on it in late 2021. No marketplace or Craigslist. Here it is the day I bought it. It drove all the way from Brookhaven to the shop middle GA. I was still living in Roswell at the time and would take it out on the occasional Sunday cruise. Thing was a hit with the older folks in town.
The photo above makes it look really nice but is kinda deceiving. It was a pretty solid car but needed floor pans upon initial inspection. It was also missing carpets, headliner was in tatters, and there was some bad rust in the deck lid seal channel (very common). I drove it down to the shop and immediately dug into rust repair.
There were a couple of pinholes that I could see around the rear glass. No worries, I'll just zap them real quick and good as new! Shoulda seen that coming.
Once the rear glass busted I got pi**ed off and just left it in the field for a long long loooong time. Basically built the entire F250 in my signature during my hate break from the car but now that the truck is running and driving... I just might give the boat the second life it so deserves.
The photo above makes it look really nice but is kinda deceiving. It was a pretty solid car but needed floor pans upon initial inspection. It was also missing carpets, headliner was in tatters, and there was some bad rust in the deck lid seal channel (very common). I drove it down to the shop and immediately dug into rust repair.
There were a couple of pinholes that I could see around the rear glass. No worries, I'll just zap them real quick and good as new! Shoulda seen that coming.
Once the rear glass busted I got pi**ed off and just left it in the field for a long long loooong time. Basically built the entire F250 in my signature during my hate break from the car but now that the truck is running and driving... I just might give the boat the second life it so deserves.