Latest Auto News Blog: 1963

Thanks to Brayden for the tip! In case it disappears, I’ve pasted the text from the Craigslist ad after the jump!

Wild Custom 1963 Ford Galaxy 500 on Craigslist

1963 Ford Galaxy 500 Drop head Custom by the Mynheer Brothers.

1963 Ford Galaxy 393cu in (Big Block) Convertible drop head.
Purchased in 2006 and was originally an Alberta car,
now in British Columbia, The Okanagan Valley (Western Canada on US boarder)

*The car was exstensively gone over and mechanics were replaced which included all brakes and suspension.
*Lowered 3″ and fitted with 18″ 140 Chrome spoke wire wheels with gold plated spinners with Knock-offs.

*The body was stripped, re-worked and restyled using steel.
No panel was untouched, front is re-styled using Pontiac grille and single headlamp conversion.

*Rear body panels were re-worked and lengthened, the car is now 18′ 6″ long. Radical custom paint uses ‘Candy’, ‘House
of Kolor’ and ‘MetalFlake’ from the 70’s. Paint includes: ‘Panel painting’ through to ‘Lace painting’ etc. Too much to list.

*The Transmission is original but has been completely rebuilt complete with new torque converter.

*The engine is a brand new 393 (Crate engine) and only has 3 miles on it.
Duel plane aluminum Weiand intake manifold, with a new 4 barrel Holley carb.

*Dress up kit: all new accessories in the engine compartment from Starter to Battery. Radiator has been re-cored & appropriate to new engine specs.

*Work needed to finish the car:
-Interior which is half finished-
*Front and rear seats need to be upholstered,
*Carpets and door panels need to be finished and the car is ready for the road.

**Note** There is no current registration papers for this vehicle.

For more information please call Andy at (250) 494 – 0895

By now, almost all of you have heard about the Barn Find Of The Year, the '63 Pontiac Tempest that turned out to be the long-lost Stan Antlocer Factory Experimental drag racer, one of six lightweight '63 coupes stuffed full of 421 goodness by Pontiac back in the day (you can read more about these machines at Hemmings). The seller apparently had no idea what he had until crazy offers to end the auction early started pouring in, thus assuring those with hoarding disorders that you should always save everything… forever! Anyway, heartwarming story, piece of drag racing history, et freakin' cetera, but what we want to know is: how about that price? Did the bidders get carried away in a frenzy of one-upmanship, or is this completely trashed ex-race-car- which we freely admit registers an off-the-scale reading on the Jalopnik Cool-O-Meter™- really worth that much?