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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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Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 04, 2008 1:33 pm) 
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Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 04, 2008 11:36 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Dec 04, 2008 3:45 pm) Looks good for the money. The price is fair, perhaps a tad under value but close enough given the interior issues. The cold air intake and "chip" are probably Mickey Mouse stuff ("Hi. I own a garage in Cleveland and I know a LOT more than the Porsche engineers"). But the dreaded water pump and timing belt have been done (one hopes there is a repair order to prove this), so barring the chip going crazy and the cold air intake sucking in a piston-full of water someday, what's not to like? |
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