Dad's 62 Ford Galaxie
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Jared.
Thanks for sharing the cool archival pics with us. It's great to be able to document all the work and have the photos to prove it. It's nice to see a cool car like that brought back from the dead. What an achievement.
Thanks for sharing the cool archival pics with us. It's great to be able to document all the work and have the photos to prove it. It's nice to see a cool car like that brought back from the dead. What an achievement.
Wait....30 years in the same house??!!! How un-21st century.
I see SO MANY people trading "up" houses every few years...I grew up believing you bought 1 house. Of course, we're on #2, but it was a move out of the city, so I guess that's OK.
I see SO MANY people trading "up" houses every few years...I grew up believing you bought 1 house. Of course, we're on #2, but it was a move out of the city, so I guess that's OK.
Your father your brother and yourself saved that car. Looks great .. you guys should be proud
Aaaahhh... finally. Although I was disappointed that Justin kept the car for so long, I knew it would be worth the wait. Justin & Scott make a great team. I know it's tough for those guys to work paint & body all day at their regular job, and then come home and work paint & body at night. I know you guys are relieved to have the car back home. Can't wait to see it in person. Two thumbs up Jared!
Totally agree. He did a beautiful job and so did the body man he farmed the work out to. For all the wounds that car had it is amazing how it looks.
I'm sure we will be polishing the Auto Drags along with a lot of other parts as we go. I really liked the slots too, but if I remember the rears were 15x8 and the rears were 14x6. After years of looking for 15x7 with the 5x4.5 bolt circle we just moved on to the Auto Drags.
Jack, thanks for all the feedback and the kind words. We all really appreciate it. The time I've spent with Dad and Sean working on this car is precious to me and something I'll always remember and never regret. I've made some mistakes on this car along the way and tend to not forgive myself for them but I'm always just trying to help Dad. I'm really happy for him that the car has come this far. Now I just want to help him get it "finished" and make it the best we can. It's really hard to believe it is the same car sometimes. I have to think back at all the work that has gone along overt the years for it to register. I started this thread something like four years ago and even with the old stuff I recently posted, it doesn't come close to telling the whole story but I'll keep working at it.
It's like I've said before, Joe. Ford isn't the enemy. I used to think so but I was just a kid. Toyota is the enemy 🙂 We're all thrilled the car is back home and is to this point. We're all looking forward to making progress on it this summer.
Thanks Jeff. Dad's a fairly understated guy but I think he's pretty happy. I know he's glad to be at this point. I don't think it has all sunk in yet for him. The car was over there for a year.
Thanks Zach.
Dad's been there since 1985. He really has the place dolled up at this point. I don't think any of us would argue that a move from the City to the Country is a bad thing.
Yeah, that's one lucky car. It really wasn't nice enough to save but I'm glad it got saved. If I undertake another full restoration I want to start with something better than Dad's car was or my brother's Camaro for that matter. Sort of like what I have with my GP. Something that already looks good. Even my GP needed a bit more than what I really wanted when I bought it. If I ever have shop to work out of maybe I'll get more ambition. I don't know what we're going to do with ourselves when the Galaxie, Camaro, Grand Prix and Roadmaster are "finished".
Thanks James. Those guys are hard working and talented. There's no way we could have come close to the outcome. Yeah, the car was over there for a year and seven months of that was just sitting there. Things didn't work out in that respect the way we or Justin thought they would. He had a project there and Dad wanted to send the car over to get it in line. The project Justin was working on became a much larger project. We had the whole COVID thing happen and other things happened that contributed to the delay but now the car is painted and that time isn't really as important. I'm looking forward to you getting to see it in person, and to just seeing you again in person. I hope we have one of your cars, the Camaro and the Galaxie at a few car shows next year. Hell, maybe I'll get the GP going by then. I should be back on it by this fall. I don't plan on buying any more cars and don't have anywhere to put another car. The Roadmaster is where I want it mechanically so the only real priority I have in front of the Grand Prix is helping Dad get the Galaxie "finished".
That's it for now friends. Thanks again for all the feedback and comments. We all truely appreciate it.
Best,
Jared
The car has a great stance and attitude with those old Centerlines, it turned out great! 🍺
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