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19382 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 7:41 AM
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Replying to: boomchek (Dec 03, 2008 2:25 pm) 
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Replying to: lemko (Dec 03, 2008 1:04 pm) You're right about those skirts...first thing I'd do if I had that car would be to pull them off. They came with the car though...my friend didn't put them on. I think he has better taste than that.  I guess that differential does have a slow leak in it. A little of that stuff really does go a long way, and can make a leak look more intense than it really is. Or some could have just spilled the last time it was filled, and it never got wiped off. I wonder how expensive it would be to fix something like that? The car just has a 292-2bbl mated to a 2-speed automatic, so I'm sure it's not a screamer. I guess it's adequate for a nice cruiser, though. With smaller, weaker engines like this, I've heard that a dual exhaust can actually hamper performance, rather than improve it. Something about back pressure? Is that true? Could someone 'splain it to me?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 04, 2008 5:21 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Dec 04, 2008 6:25 am) For some reason, this pic makes me think faintly of Hitchcock's "The Birds". Maybe it's the Cape Cod house with the evergreens around it and the bay off in the distance. And come to think of it, Rod Taylor had a '62 Galaxie in that movie. |
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I hope I don't offend anyone, but I don't see any redeeming value in a '62 Galaxie with the 292 and 2-speed Fordomatic. It handles terribly, performs poorly and guzzles gas. What am I not seeing?
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 04, 2008 6:51 am)
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Replying to: texases (Dec 04, 2008 6:58 am) I kinda like it mainly because it IS a bit of an oddball, and something you don't see everyday. '62 Impalas are all over the place, relatively speaking, while '62 Furys and Dart/Polaras are just too "out there" style-wise, so I think this Galaxie is a neat change of pace. I like the color too, although I'd lose the fender skirts, stat. I think I looked it up once, and the 292-2bbl only has something like 170 hp?! IIRC, the 283-2bbl was up to around 195 hp by this time, while the Mopar 318-2bbl had 230 hp...plus the advantage of being hooked up to a 3-speed automatic! So I guess the Galaxie was a bit of a dog compared to its peers? |
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I foresee that a significant percentage of cars such as that Galaxy will be scrapped before the economy recovers because - again, my opinion - these cars are neither economical transportation nor fun to drive. Also, the people who remember them from their youth are dying off or are no longer driving. Further, some of these older guys can't afford or justify owning these cars in these economically difficult times. Finally, the condition of the remaining cars from the early-mid '60s deteriorates with time, and restoring them is a losing proposition. The upshot is that whereas there are a fair number of these cars in back yards and behind barns now, they will soon become quite rare, kind of like the cars from the '40s and '50s are now. An increasing number of the ones that remain will be convertibles and two door hardtops, as most of the sedans and wagons will be crushed. A limited number of them will be purchased by foreign buyers, but not very many. |
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This is really tempting.
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I guess when you've buried yourself beyond all reason ... donate it to charity! FYI. I first went to check it out at maybe 3:00. It was $250. Now at 4:30, its over $4k. Amazing that the seller could spend all of that money and do nothing more to the engine than change the oil.
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