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Well, I might as well introduce myself before jumping in to conversation around the forums.
My name's Josh (but you can call me whatever you want, I don't have a preference) and I'm an eighteen year old gearhead from Connecticut.
Back in September of 2012, I picked up the #1 car on my bucket list, a 1963 Galaxie 500 Tudor boxtop. I'd fallen for that specific car back when I was 13 or 14 poking around Ebay, but it took four years of saving and craigslist-scanning to find mine.
An hour drive and $2500 later, and she was mine.
A simple 352/Cruise-o-Matic car, with 77,444.6 original miles on the clock. From what I've gathered, the car was bought new in Connecticut, then soon moved to Maine, where it lived until it was last registered in 1983. It then sat outside for quite some time, in which the driver's door was met full force with an ATV. After this, it was moved in to a garage/barn, which later partially/fully (I'm not sure) collapsed on the car. The hood and passenger fender are off of a 4door that I also have paperwork for. The roof sustained a few dents, which were filled with Bondo. I will need to fix that properly some day, but for now, it will do.
The car runs like a top, minus needing a carb rebuild. I also think the torque converter might be acting up, but I really cannot be sure, because I've yet to register the car and drive it beyond the driveway.
The main issue for this is a fair bit of frame rot, that went a little further than I had expected. The floors are 95% solid, but the bottom of both sides of the frame beneath the cabin leave a bit to be desired. I'll be taking good pictures and asking for advice on that in the near future.
Now! For the actual pictures of the car! (Which by the way has affectionately been named Sasha, after a Russian damsel from my past)
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Here she is on the day I went and checked it out, at the previous owner's garage. Not too pretty, but I have high hopes for the old girl, who was once Maroon with a Palomino interior.
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Loading it up for the hour drive home. Yeah! It came with (wannabe) slot mags!
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One last strap check before the highway...
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Fast forward to present day; We have headlight trim, no carpet inside, mostly flat black spraypaint, and a whole lot less in the way of cigarette butts inside every crevice of the car.
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She's pretty cleaned up by this point, I have all the trim (And little idea of how to install it) and the rear bumper is in the garage as well. I hope to have it road-worthy to cruise to work in this summer. Who knows!
I'd say that's a pretty good and slightly long introductory post for you guys (and gals). I'll be posting around here in the coming weeks as I ask for advice aplenty while I figure out just what I'm going to do with my 50 year old car.
But for now;
TheFurryCarGuy, out!
My name's Josh (but you can call me whatever you want, I don't have a preference) and I'm an eighteen year old gearhead from Connecticut.
Back in September of 2012, I picked up the #1 car on my bucket list, a 1963 Galaxie 500 Tudor boxtop. I'd fallen for that specific car back when I was 13 or 14 poking around Ebay, but it took four years of saving and craigslist-scanning to find mine.
An hour drive and $2500 later, and she was mine.
A simple 352/Cruise-o-Matic car, with 77,444.6 original miles on the clock. From what I've gathered, the car was bought new in Connecticut, then soon moved to Maine, where it lived until it was last registered in 1983. It then sat outside for quite some time, in which the driver's door was met full force with an ATV. After this, it was moved in to a garage/barn, which later partially/fully (I'm not sure) collapsed on the car. The hood and passenger fender are off of a 4door that I also have paperwork for. The roof sustained a few dents, which were filled with Bondo. I will need to fix that properly some day, but for now, it will do.
The car runs like a top, minus needing a carb rebuild. I also think the torque converter might be acting up, but I really cannot be sure, because I've yet to register the car and drive it beyond the driveway.
The main issue for this is a fair bit of frame rot, that went a little further than I had expected. The floors are 95% solid, but the bottom of both sides of the frame beneath the cabin leave a bit to be desired. I'll be taking good pictures and asking for advice on that in the near future.
Now! For the actual pictures of the car! (Which by the way has affectionately been named Sasha, after a Russian damsel from my past)
Here she is on the day I went and checked it out, at the previous owner's garage. Not too pretty, but I have high hopes for the old girl, who was once Maroon with a Palomino interior.
Loading it up for the hour drive home. Yeah! It came with (wannabe) slot mags!
One last strap check before the highway...
Fast forward to present day; We have headlight trim, no carpet inside, mostly flat black spraypaint, and a whole lot less in the way of cigarette butts inside every crevice of the car.
She's pretty cleaned up by this point, I have all the trim (And little idea of how to install it) and the rear bumper is in the garage as well. I hope to have it road-worthy to cruise to work in this summer. Who knows!
I'd say that's a pretty good and slightly long introductory post for you guys (and gals). I'll be posting around here in the coming weeks as I ask for advice aplenty while I figure out just what I'm going to do with my 50 year old car.
But for now;
TheFurryCarGuy, out!
