1967 FORD GALAXIE 500 RESCUE! 'First start after 25 years'

Galaxie Revival part 1 Is here! We picked this car up last week. Finally determined what we needed to make it run, and then , well.. Here We are trying to do just that. So its a 289, with a two barrel , 3 speed trans, maybe a c5? 4 wheel drum brakes and no AC ! We are hoping to have this car driving by Halloween. Think we can do it? Stay tuned to find out!

[RoyalKingA]

The classics never die! 50 year old car and it still runs. Cheap to restore too.

[erica-lillycrider]

That thing has been sitting since i was born... conceived in 1991 and i'm 25 years old.. Nice to see a old Ford come back to life and get driven again

[RickyB-jmsy]

Wow, that brought back some good memories for me, my grandparents had one just like that. Theirs was a steel blue color with a white vinyl top, it was a gorgeous car, I remember lots of rides in the back seat. My grandma did all the driving because my grandpa was blind, he went blind the same year they brought in 1967. I knew what year the one in your video was because of the steering wheel, that was the only year they had that big round center, in 1968 they changed them to a big bar going across. I remember my grandma starting it, she would put her left arm behind the steering wheel and pull the gearshift up while she started it, she called it the big Ford. Thanks for the memories, I hope you post another video of you guys driving it.

[thebestisyettocome]

Young man that car was my first new car. I believe I paid $ 4000 or a little less. Payment was under $100.00 bucks. I loved the car. Kept till 1975. Only Ford I ever had. On your car... Keep it going.

[samphillips]

Bought similar car in 67. Drive out price about $2750 with 289, auto, 2 door hardtop. Ford used several transmissions and called them "cruise a matic". Mine had a FX/MX 3 speed with two external band adjustments. Salesmen usually told us we were getting a C6 but they didn't know. Window sticker just read "Cruise a matic" which added about $200 to the deal. Ours was a good reliable car. We kept it 11 years and sold it to a friend. No problems with engine and drive train. Brake job around 50K miles. Water pump shaft bushing failed several times. As I recall about every 2 years needed a reman water pump. Good car.

[OldCarAlley]

Jay, often people just parked there car they stopped using, in the back forty. Ninety nine percent of the cars I find, were just left where they were out of the way, when they got a new or newer car. Many cars I found, I was able to get running and drive to my garage... but some had no or very little braking, so I often took back roads, and went slow. Now and then I would trailer them or have them towed. It was way more fun to drive them! Some sat for decades... like the 60 Pontiac I did last winter... It sat 4 decades... almost twice as long as you have been on this planet Jay. I like the 66, 67 and 68 Fords a lot. Nice solid car there.

 By the way, the point gap spec you stated, is most likely the dwell angle, not the gap. The point gap should be .017, and that is 26º to 31º dwell. Timing should be 6º BTDC, and last is the firing order 15426378. The plugs should be gapped at .035. The two barrel looks like it's the factory original. With the 289 engine, it most likely has the C-4 trans. The C-6 was used with the larger engine options.

[youngestson]

Bring back memories of my dad. R.I.P. . He had a 65 Ford galaxy 500. My brothers and I went for many fast and joyful rides in that car.👍🏽

[VRJensen]

It's great to see that sweet Galaxy fire up! Thanks for including us in the moment!

[rangerdelta]

very nice video, i just picked one up yesterday that has sat for 12 years, fired her up last night, didnt even smoke, now for the mild restoration, thanks for posting this video!

[dadsc]

wow cant wait to see more on this one Jay, worth restoring, love 60s and 70s classics, I have a 72 Lincoln continental, triple black all original, in the family for years, always garaged and never out in rain or snow, I take her out for rides on nice days and to car shows, that 289 is really smooth, no tap, that's great, thanks for posting my friend

[ronnielester]

Love it! The 289 is one of the best motors ever made! And that's coming from a MOPAR guy.

[djhorn]

My grandparents had a 67 galaxy 500 when I was a little kid. I remember that it had one of the most comfortable cloth interiors I ever wrote in. It also had a 390 instead of a 289.

[justsumguyu]

This one is special to me, had a '67 Galaxie 500 Fastback just like that, complete with 289. The transmission isn't a C5, it's a Cruise-O-Matic, which was a holdover from the late 50's. I hope it works ok, because if it doesn't, you have no other choice but to replace it with another Cruise-O-Matic---no other Ford trans will work without modification. I miss mine---it was very clean both inside and out. I'm really looking forward to the next installment.

[RANDOMMekhaniks]

That hose yall thought sucks up fuel is actually the return line, like you said. The steel line is the one that goes to the carbeurator. On my 390, there are two hoses as well. But the return line is smaller in diameter. I noticed yours is big. And based on the looks of the car, I wouldn't be afraid to pour some gas in the tank. My 1964 Mercury sat in an open barn since 1986 and the gas tank was super clean inside. That might get ya going. If you don't want to do that, I suggest using a flashlight to see into the tank to see what its like . And yall dont need a new radiator, just take it to get soldered up, or do it yourself. Two holes like that are fixable. I love seeing content like this, its something I dont see on Youtube often.

[joeboxer]

Great old find, in decent shape for it many years. Two things to look out for, one is always turn the ignition off, because if the points are closed it will burn and pit them, beside the point I had dodge dart that left me stranded and my buddy came out discount store points and condenser, put in the condenser and it ran almost right. SECOND is check the frame to body points, an older friend had a 65 looked pretty good, but as he rounded a corner of the weld popped and sideswiped a parked car. The 60s Galaxies were known in northern ohio as FRAMELESS FORDS. Another point of useless inerest is that Ford plant in our city, and also car makers, dumped their inventory of parts for vehicles out of production for 10 years into our city dump, so my same friend before the frame pop, had a leaking power steering hose. When I asked him about getting the part, he said he already had a couple of them in the basement. This man and being kinda poor got me into curb cruising and sometimes my neighbor and would come back from the dump with more than we took in, got my first tv of my own there, a Philco black and white, and it even had UHF.

[rustybrowneye]

That's why I love Ford V8, the Distributors rate in the front and easy to get to. on a pickup truck or something taller that makes a huge difference to me

[pattyfarghaly]

We had a 67 too with all the extras. Navy blue a kick ass stereo fast as the wind and I loved that car. My first car was a 62 galaxy my sisters was a 64 500 Love the old cars. 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤

[jwarehouse]

1}My Galaxie at 90 mph at top of downhill bumpy exit ramp toward busy intersection.
2} Bias ply tires, 4 wheel non power drum brakes= "brake fade".
3] Chirping tires, screeching tires, green light! ...Priceless! Miss driving that car. Daily driver and winter beater until I got my first front wheel drive Escort. 1981 Escort wagon was like a jeep in the snow. Plowed through anything. Galaxie got parted out.

[jimh]

Nice! Love seeing the ol' Fords coming back to life!

[ЕвгенийРоманов-бл]

I have same issue with my new LADA 2104 everyday. My car has trouble cold start like this Galaxie. But this Galaxie was stay without move 25 year. =) Awesome car!