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rotorwrench · 09-25-2021, 08:56 AM

All fords will rust down in the low entrapment areas. It takes X-ray vision to tell what has been done to any old car over the years. I have a life long fondness for the 1963 Galaxie models. They were natural born race cars and the Galaxie 500 XL 2-dr fast back hard top that came out in mid production is a hell of a car but the box tops were every bit as good in function.

A friend of mine had a 4-dr that he tried to kill several times but was only moderately successful. He damaged a 9-inch rear axle after the 390 went in and he traded a T85 R11 overdrive transmission for a super T-10 4-speed. I was with him several times when he took some S-turn dirt roads at 80 MPH. That car really hugged the road well. He eventually went on to a 1964 Galaxie 500 XL fast back but he swore it wasn't quite the same as that old 63.

09-25-2021, 08:56 AM	#3
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,436	Re: Looking at 63 Galaxie All fords will rust down in the low entrapment areas. It takes X-ray vision to tell what has been done to any old car over the years. I have a life long fondness for the 1963 Galaxie models. They were natural born race cars and the Galaxie 500 XL 2-dr fast back hard top that came out in mid production is a hell of a car but the box tops were every bit as good in function. A friend of mine had a 4-dr that he tried to kill several times but was only moderately successful. He damaged a 9-inch rear axle after the 390 went in and he traded a T85 R11 overdrive transmission for a super T-10 4-speed. I was with him several times when he took some S-turn dirt roads at 80 MPH. That car really hugged the road well. He eventually went on to a 1964 Galaxie 500 XL fast back but he swore it wasn't quite the same as that old 63.