Harley Lover Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you have Ford blue in your veins, this is worth a watch: http://vimeo.com/20017992 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB390fe Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Awesome - thank you! Looks like my Mach one did when I first got it... had to have it pulled out of the guy's garage because of a seized brake piston. Fixed that... put in gas and some in the 390's carb and vroom! off it went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfeg Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Good video. Sure, newer cars may be faster to get to speed, but the character is different. Had a 64 Galaxie 500 XL over 40 years ago, a whole different driving experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6t5frlane Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I know the feeling. I have a 65 Fairlane Man. brakes and steering with a sbf and a 4 speed. A far cry from my daily driver, but every time i get in and hear the rumble and take off you forgwet the old technology for sure. It takes awhile for the grin to go away..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grbeck Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Good video. Sure, newer cars may be faster to get to speed, but the character is different. Had a 64 Galaxie 500 XL over 40 years ago, a whole different driving experience. This past weekend the local Ford dealer (L.B. Smith Ford-Lincoln in Lemoyne) had its annual all-Ford Classic Car show. I couldn't go, but I saw 1964 Galaxie XL convertible driving to the show while I was heading to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I was amazed at how wide and low that car looks today. It had completely different proportions from virtually anything else on the road today, particularly "family" cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermans Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I think the guy did the right thing - make it safe to drive and keep it origional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 My Explorer is in the shop this week for a transmission module of some sort, so I have been driving the Mustang to work. I seldom drive the Mustang to work when I am dressed in a suit and i ger some pretty funny looks. It is still more fun than the Explorer even in the rain with the top up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I was amazed at how wide and low that car looks today. It had completely different proportions from virtually anything else on the road today, particularly "family" cars. Those things are like pizza boxes with wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LX302 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Heck, just jumping from my '92, which is fairly modern, to my dad's '11 5.0 is an incredible difference.There's something about cruising down the road, windows down, with the music from the old Flowmasters and the F-303 rumbling behind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfeg Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Those things are like pizza boxes with wheels. Longer, wider, lower was the mantra then. I loved the 63s and 64s. In their day they handled well. And they still look good and have a character that is hard to find today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 You're making me nostalgic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfeg Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Had a 64 500 XL 2 door hardtop. Sold it to save on insurance, bought a used Rambler. Later had a 63 500 XL convertible. Drove it to the junkyard in the mid 70's. Rust out and was not safe anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Reminds me of a buddy of mine who finally junked an old Dodge truck because one of the rear brakes seized up and the lugs had rusted onto the studs. I think he sold it for the value of the gas in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I think the owner of the Galaxie is selling his car short. I regularly saw 427 dual-quad Galaxies run mid-13's 100mph+ at Detroit Dragway back in the mid-60's. Of course the drivers knew what they were doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefsimmons Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 great video. love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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