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02-02-2007, 04:38 AM
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Re: 63 Galaxy 427, 2x4
VIN tag shows 3J66R for a 63 Galaxie 500 427/8v car. Org drivetrain is all there but half the car is not-->(Rusted away
 ) To bad they let it get so rusted out. Complete donor car would have to be found for the operation and I do mean operation.
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02-02-2007, 05:34 AM
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Re: 63 Galaxy 427, 2x4
Thats quite the patina...but I think I like it!?.
Don't touch the body...just get it running and drive it as is!.  ~ Pete
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02-04-2007, 09:57 PM
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Re: 63 Galaxy 427, 2x4
Don't touch the body...just get it running and drive it as is!. Get a couple of the Competition Proven By Holman Moody decals to cover the holes and drive it. What a car. What a shame. They honestly don't rust that bad in Nova Scotia and we can taste the salt in the air.
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02-05-2007, 01:10 AM
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Re: 63 Galaxy 427, 2x4
Does anyone know how many R-Code Fords and Mercury big cars were built in '63, '64, and '65?
Is there a publication with the Ford stats? Thanks,
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02-02-2007, 06:56 AM
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Re: 63 Galaxy 427, 2x4
Sigh. From what I can see on the tag, it was origially Champagne(code I) with a Red interior (code 95) delivered to Los Angeles sales district (DSO 71) running a 4 speed (code 5) feeding a 4.11 open rearend (code 9, posi-type diffs were letters). Somewhere in California there's a donor waiting to make this happen. Motor should be checked to make sure its still the 427 and if its seized, you've only got a .020 or .030 overbore possibility, and that's if there's no excessive core shift. Otherwise its sleeves. The main VIN is on the upper left corner of the firewall, right where all those leaves and crap are sitting. I'd make sure that was still intact before proceeding as well. No small task, but its definately more than tags and a title, right?
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02-02-2007, 09:12 AM
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Re: 63 Galaxy 427, 2x4
I remember looking at one of these back in 1986 at a place called the Toy Store here in Houston. The owner had just picked it up in Nashville TN and it was in pristine condition. Brown with tan interior, factory tach on the dash, 427, 4 speed, those dual 4 barrels, tubular looking exhaust manifolds, and the sound of those solid lifters. Very nice car but I wasn't into big Fords at the time.
The salesman wanted $6000 for the beast. I wish I could turn back the clock. Paul
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