So I took a buddy with me for moral support and off we went to see what its worth. In summer 2011 the car was still waiting for me The price had been lowered. But our timing was bad, we missed the dealer, time was running short and so we had to leave without seeing the car. The dealer promised a Galaxie 500 Desert Car from Arizona, rangoon red, white roof, powersteering, powerbrakes rustfree Z-code with an engine swap to 428 Cobra Jet.īremen is about 700 miles (1000 kilometers) from my hometown so I 2010 convinced my wife to spend our holidays up north in Germany and go see the car. I had contact to some sellers, most of these contacts were dissapointing in one way or the other.īut one day in early 2010 I discovered this one in Bremen/Germany. For there where no real Galaxies in Austria, neither '64s nor '63s.Īt a certain time I had quite a complete database of all Galaxies offered in the US. I dont know how many cars I looked at, must have been a few hunderd,īut only online. I will tell you more about hat next time.
But before we take the car apart, it will have to do the "Herbstzauberklassik". This and a lot of smaller issues will keep me busy over the winter. wheatherstripping has turned to dust as well, but austrian gouvernment doesnt care about that. Someone should take care of the rear quarter panels. To get "MOT § approval" we will have to change all rubbers on the chassis and almost every gasket on the engine. I will have to replace almost everything on the car thats not made of steel or glass. Vinces Verdict was not much of a surprise. We left the car and finished our trip to vienna in my Volvo. 2 fuel stops, one gallon of Oil (the engine really leaks!) end seven hours later we arrived in Orth/Innkreis at Vinces Ford-Dealership. I'm putting up for sale my 1965 Galaxie 500 X, I realize I no longer have the time nor the space for my classic cars. My friend snored throug about 400 kilometers of germany and the galaxie went without problems. He should do a check and tell us what to repair over the winter to bring it on austrian streets by spring 2012. Vince of will make the car streetlegal in austria. But as every electric device was working, the engine running smooth, the old C4 shifting smoothly as well, we decided to take the risk and driving 800 kilometers to bring it to another friends workshop.
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