I'm getting closer to being able to say "everything I own runs" (except the 65 Galaxie). You know what that means, Something is thinking about breaking very unexpectedly & inconvenient-like. For the moment, Carb Cheater is available again at thecarbcheater.com/ until it sells out again - last batch for a few months as we want to spend our time with R&D for a standalone timing control product, and frankly just to catch our breath!
2 videos in a week fuck yeah edit i remember when you put that air filter on, and when washign a car go in circles with the sponge or what ever your using, helps to not get straight lines
@@ThunderHead289 I mean this sint the first time, but yeah can't wait to see what the gremlin turns out too look like. ever since you got it, i have just been thinking damn that grimmy would look pretty nice cleaned.
Lol, my "Purse", as I call it, is my grab bag that I throw in the truck, being in a builder & might need, harhar! Since I'm an old boy scout, I like to be prepared, so it weighs around 30 #'s !!
You should get a picture of you and your wife standing next to the Galaxy 500 at your 10-year anniversary God bless you guys that is a great car I wish I had it to Cruise in
My dad passed away this past January. He left me a 63-1/2 Galaxie with a 427 before he passed (originally a 390 Cruise-O-Matic car). The 427 was the 427 out of his R car he had before starting a family. He kept the engine, had it in a 67 Mustang for a while. Then put it and a C6 in the 63-1/2 in the early 80’s. Hasn’t ran in a couple years. Hope to get it on the road soon.
Man your dad would be proud to see you driving around in that car. There was a reason he gave it to you. Probably because it would make you smile and think about him while you are driving it.
My grandfather was like a father to me when I was pretty young and he taught me how to be respectful to others. When I drive around in my car I’m always talking to him about how I miss him and things I’d like to hopefully do if I make to where he is.
@@paulym5814 yeah this engine was the first engine I took apart, inspected, and reassembled. I was only 10 years old. We were returning from a car show and experienced oil pressure issues. Once home I tore it apart while my dad was at work and inspected things during my summer break. We discovered that my dad’s friend re-used a gasket on the upper part of the windage tray and used lots of rtv. Well it squeezed out and was clogging the pickup screen. All parts looked good including all bearings. So I re-assembled. It was the first engine I tore down and re-assembled. So that car has a special place in my memories and heart.
@@jasonwalker999 All the more reason for you to give it the love of taking it and giving it another shot, and getting it running. Like Pole Barn Garage said in a video "Old cars have souls" and from the sounds of it, so does that old 427. Give 'er a chance to purr like a kitten again Jason.
Luke, always liked the 60 through 64 Fords. Had a friend in high school with a 63 Galaxy 427 4-speed. Was pretty hard to beat. He used to go up against a guy with his Chevelle with an L88. Ah good times. 66-68 were good years. Cars were cheap.
@@ThunderHead289 I suppose you're just tall enough to have an excuse for liking fullsize cars, though it still makes more sense to squeeze into the Maverick daily. I generally hop up from midsize cars to boogie vans and never had much interest in fullsize cars like Galaxie, though it is a size that no longer exists, can tow trailers if they have hitches, and at least I can sleep in them sideways across the benches, where I can't quite stretch out across my B200s, though I lived in my B100 for about 2 months, and spent close to another month in a G20, so at least the wagons have some redeeming value.
I never had any money to have the "cool" old cars, so the downtrodden and disliked cars were always what I ended up with - and honestly, I'm glad it went that way, made me appreciate things more.
This old 64 reminded me of one of my favorites growing up. My dad sold Fords from 1951 until 1977 so I grew up in a Ford family with new Fords every year. In 1964 I was 11 and we had 2 different Galaxys. The first was a white 289 car with red interior then a turquoise and white 4 door hardtop wth the 352 and ac.
@@ThunderHead289 My folks bought a new '64 XL 2dr hardtop in October of '63. Early production car, #837 out of Chicago assembly. I was 7. Our Ford dealer in Milan, IL located the car in Clinton, IA and we drove it home from there. I vividly remember the ride home from Clinton, in the back seat, marveling at how cool that white interior with black accents looked. I was smitten. Made me a Ford guy for life. Nine years later I inherited the car @ 15 with the 352 broken, my dad and I did an engine swap that summer and I started driving in it. Watching you wash the car I knew every detail, body line and crease by memory. I love me some '64 Galaxies.
You keep doing exactly what you do Luke. Your deep knowledge and easy manner are why we keep coming back to your channel. I have never watched an episode without learning about something! Thanks for sharing with us. Regards from Australia
Luke, the used engine lubricant that came out of that engine will darken that pressure treated wood pretty good. Glad to see you got back to this thing I drive mine all the time and love it. Best driving car I've ever had honestly.
I love those old 352 FE engines. We had a 64 F250 camper special with that motor and it just ran and ran and ran. I used to steal it to drive to high school when the old man wasn’t around. Fun
I saw this useful looking implement today at Home Depot. It was a long round stick. With a board stuck across the bottom of it. And the board had thousands of tiny little sticks coming out the bottom of it. A guy was pushing it around the floor in the lumber department and the only problem he was having is that it kept building up dirt in front of the tiny sticks. Anyway, thinking outside the box like I do, it occurred to me that they might have one of those things in Iowa and maybe they'd let you borrow it for your barn floor.
Are you Floor Sweeper certified though? Better be careful or the Sweeper Union guys will come after you. That's why Luke won't touch one until he takes the three-day twenty hour test to become a Sweeper's Apprentice first.
Kum & Go! I retired from the fuel delivery side of Krause Gentle just before Maverick bought them out. The in-house nickname for the chain was "Ejaculate and Evacuate", overall it was a good company to work for. On the car topic, I'm pretty sure that Ford called that color "Pagoda Green".
My dad and I restored a 71 mach1 in the early 2000's. We replaced the fmx with an AOD that's how you would shift it while racing. First then second then back to first. Great memories. Thank you for that, man.
I'm told here in other comments that the cruise o magic became the fmx which became the aod - I'll have to see if Google thinks that's true, I just always assumed it was an early c4
Luke I like your channel the best out of all of the other car channels. You’re down to earth, down to business and no BS. You educate and explain how the cars are to be fixed, and how they work. You don’t have any sponsorships or any nonsense like that, and I like it. You’re a working man like the rest of us, and I appreciate that. By the way, I have a C5 in my 86 T-Bird that shifts just like your green dot. You can start in 1st, shift to second, then slam it back in 1st to hold 2nd before throwing it in drive. So I think you are right: your trans absolutely was the precursor to the C4, which then birthed the C5 (only difference is having a locking torque converter). If my travels ever land me in your area, I’d love to turn wrenches with ya one day. Thanks for everything, my friend. Keep up the good work!
Lifelong Ford guy here. Ive owned six mustangs and even a 68 Mercury Cougar XR7, but have really been a Fairlane, Torino and Cyclone guy. Owned a few trucks from a 69 F-100 to a 2015 F-250 Super Duty 4x4 Diesel. Ive owned and worked on just about every Ford engine from 170 straight six to 5.4 modular V8. My 65 "K" code Fairlane. My 67 Fairlane GTA that had a 428cj in it and a 70 Torino Cobra with a 429scj in it that i was the second owner of just to name a few. I had a 66 Cyclone GT FE with four speed from factory with fiberglass hood , deck and fenders. With aluminum bumpers front and rear. These FEs are great motors. I built one for a tow driver friend of mine's roll back.
A friends dad would gice us a ride to school in a car just like that but it was white with a red interior but i remember how his dad would always have his hand on the shift lever and manually go through the gears. I'm 65 now but funny the little things that stick in your memory!😊 Great wedding photos too!
So you leave that beautiful Fairlane sit and get dirty and oxidize but then you worry about the color of some beams in an old shed.You're a funny guy Luke !! Great channel and enjoyable content, thanx for putting it out there !!
My Mom had a 1964 Galaxie 500 R code and it was an insane car. 400+ horsepower 390 engine with the biggest four barrel carb I had ever seen. Four bucket seats and a floor shifter. I had a hard time keeping the plugs clean with the 13:1 compression ratio and the crappy gas of the '70s, but it was a fun car to drive in the twisty roads of the California foothills. I wish I had it now!
I convinced my dad to let me do the same thing (remove the valve covers) to his 2-door 1957 Fairlane 272 V8. We found the same thing only worse since my dad never was much for oil changes. I was 14 years old. The next thing he knew, the engine was all over the yard and I was doing my very first full engine rebuild. No problem for him as he had already purchased a 1963 1/2 Galaxie by then so your '64 definitely brought back some memories.
My father bought a '64 Galaxie 500 four-door just like that new -- it was Guardsman Blue with a white top and had a three-speed stick transmission. Otherwise, it was mechanically identical to this one. My mother kept the car after he bought a new one in '67 -- it became the car in which I learned to drive and was my favorite car of all of them he had. My dad always believed the 352 FE block V-8 was the best engine Ford ever built. I would love to have that car but I already have a '55 Chevy that is my money pit. It eventually racked up some 132,000 before mom traded it and it still ran great. I really loved that car.
It's something we all will begrudgingly acknowledge that ended up with more cars/projects than we have time is a way of life. We HAVE the best of intentions for sure but life happens, and time slips by, then before you know it you've got a barn find in your own barn ;)... Or in our case the back of our shop! Good to see the ole Galaxie getting some love and attention, great looking cars and could become a fun comfortable cruiser!
It's the only one my wife likes riding in, that's for sure - she pressured me hard to put it back on the road. We have gone everywhere together in it since 🙂 I drive it to work instead of the mav when I feel like looking stately 😄
Wow.. so much to say... so much already said. All I can say is this... my man, you are a breath of fresh air in a stale community. Thank you, Uncle Luke, for staying true to yourself and us. Noticed something I forgot to comment on. When you were backing the car out of the garage/barn? the headlights, all of them, were pulsing off and on. Short or camera effect??
I enjoy your videos Luke because my life is nothing like yours, Imma city dweller but love Classics and Carbureted stuff. You've helped me tremendously with my 65 Chevy SS. Thank man!
You are very welcome- not all that long ago on this youtube channel, you can see my wife and I in our 1974 mobile home in a trailer park where we lived for quite some time - we're both city transplants 🙂
Cruise-O-Matic was name given to the green/white dot, dual range automatic transmissions. Early C4 & C6 were Cruise-O-Matics. Name dropped in '67 when the "normal" PRN321 was finally implemented. Same transmission in Mercury were Merc-O-Matic. I owned two '64 Fastbacks. One loaded with 390 & Cruise-O, other 289 & three on tree that was my favorite. I bought & swapped 390 & three on tree drive train from a identical T-boned '64(less than half the miles). Sold both in the early/mid '70s in favor of a four speed 428 Cobra Jet Cobra Fairlane that I still have.
Man that looks just like my great grandfather’s car. Color, sedan, 500, etc. He always had it parked in his barn in Rome, GA whenever we would go visit. It’s my first classic car memory sitting in the driver seat wiggling the steering wheel back and forth like I was going down the road.
That is a really neat car, never underestimate a simple wash to bring back some life. Car is in awesome condition and kudos for always having it garaged or in storage.
THAT CRUISAMATIC FX/MX BECAME THE FMX FOR 69 351 AND BIGGER ENGINES AND LATER TRANSFORMED INTO THE AOD. "What makes the FMX different than the C4 and C6 is its Ravineaux twin-planetary gearset design, which was also employed in the later AOD, AODE, and 4R70W automatic overdrives".
@@ThunderHead289 I rebuilt my FX small case cruise o matic and there's nothing cheap or flimsy about it at all. It's been holding up behind a healthy 390 just great. Not a whole lot of transmissions can run for 56 years and 158,000 miles without being messed with. Only thing that was wrong with mine was hard seals and the clutches in the reverse/high drum were worn - likely from the hard seals. Best shifting automatc I have.
@@ThunderHead289 Ford called ALL of them Cruise-O-Matics (CoM), regardless of "Case" Size, which is actually how they are designated. The CoM on your Galaxie SHOULD be an MX, Medium case, which is actually a precursor to the C6 technically, as the "big block" FEs started switching over to C6s starting in '66. The FX is the smaller case, and is actually the precursor to the C4, which is the light duty trans, made for the Windsor series motors. To make it even more complicated, Ford created the FMX - the most common trans for Ford vernacular, which is even MORE different, but is a combination of the FX/MX with modern touches, like a drop in dipstick tube and gearsets similar to a C6, and was built as a heavier duty automatic for the Small Blocks. What gets even more fun is that a Cruise-O-Matic could be a 3 speed OR even a 2 speed in the earlier years, which was previously denoted as the "Ford-O-Matic". Ford in their ultimate wisdom. I am told they are relatively heavy duty, yet I have also broken 2 of them so far in my 62 Tbird and 66 Country Sedan Wagon. They have a few major weaknesses, mainly to do with the valve body design, losing 2nd and 3rd or Reverse is really common.
@@erincherry3870 More years ago than I will elaborate, I replaced the reverse servo in my first car, '64 XL 2-door. Wimbledon White over Dynasty green with that gorgeous two-tone Turquoise interior. Ended up getting it rebuilt at a long-time local transmission shop. The old guy (the father) did the work. He fitted a shift kit that was on a dusty back shelf - no joke.
Luke's been watchin too much Peg, and its inspired him to start collectin piss jugs! Next thing you know, he's gonna end up with a shop full of dump bees. 🤣
I'm from western IA originally. 4 good months of decent weather is being generous. In 1968, I owned two different 1962 Galaxie 500s. One a 2 dr ht with a 292 and a 312 four barrel manifold. The other 2dr ht had a 406 with 3 deuces, 4:10 rear end and a close ratio 4 speed. It was quick and a real sleeper. Had 352 flags on it for stealth.
For what its worth, I put a whole can of Seafoam cleaner in my 22R pickup motor and ran it 200 miles. Changed the oil and then put a whole quart of Marvel oil in and ran the motor another 200 miles. "ALL" of the carbon that once came out the exhaust was gone and the oil pressure at idle went from 10 to 25 lbs and the running pressure went from 60 to 75 lbs. Then I ran some "Restore" engine treatment and the power went up about 15% but the mileage stayed the same. Now I put Marvel oil in the gas. 1 table spoon per tank. An old tired 22R is now running cooler and much more smoothly. Like Leno, I'm not much for mechanic in a can. Hope that helps!!
Someone showed up with double what I paid for it - at the time, I took a look at my life: how much utility and usefulness that car could have, the cost of even getting it to the point of starting to see what else did or didn't work and the investment if my time to get there, what other things I could do with the money instead.... All signs pointed to "take the money". If I lived closer to a drag strip that might have changed things, but it was a very purpose built car - wasn't going to just easily drive it to work or anything without major changes. So, out the door it went - and it funded several things important to my life here like all my hay equipment. And that's the story of the torino 🙂 First time I've really ever told anyone in any real detail
Oh noooooo I could have never driven by that Ford truck and not found out what its deal was, for sale not for sale, price too high. I know about every old Ford within a 100 miles of me. 😂😂. They are my weakness. I buy every 1 I can afford. I got a yard full.
You knowledge is indeed exemplary, but your laid back personality is the biggest draw to your channel. Plus a refreshing lack of vulgar speech. Yes I am old BUT it means something to me. Thank you for continuing to make these videos!
Enjoyed this video - thanks for sharing. Back in the day I owned a 1956 Ford Fairlane with the Ford-O-Matic 3 speed transmission. The gear selector has P, R, N, Dr, and L. In normal use, the transmission functions like a two-speed, 2nd to 3rd gear, unless you floor it, then it starts out in 1st gear. To drive the car like a stick shift put the Shift lever into L (1st gear) and accerate - then shift into Dr for 2nd gear and immediatly shift back to L to hold 2nd until you reach maximum revs - then shift into 3rd gear.
Great car. Since it is a Galaxie 500, instead of just a Galaxie, I think it needs full wheel covers. Thanks for making the video. It brings back good memories. In 1964 while in high school I took a 352 from a wrecked cop car and put it in my 1956 Ford. Kept the original three speed manual, but with a 19 dollar Mr Gasket floor shift kit. That Ford would surprise a lot of cars that were supposed to be "hotter" than my old Fairlane. Thanks for the video. This old man appreciates it. And if you know how to drive, you don't need p/s and p/b.
I was a teenager when dad bought a 66 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. Red on black with a 390ci and a Cruisematic 4 barrel carburetor. She was a runner too. Dad worked for GMC he was a machinist but he loved that Ford.
Very nice Galaxy. It shined up easy. That marvel mistery stuf seems to do the same trick as a quart of ATF added to the engine oil would do. ATF has about the viscocity of 5W30 oil and it's jam packed with cleaning dopes. I have used it to restore stuck hydraulic tappets.
37:24 I am surprised that you don't wash your equipment more than you do. I'm not much better than you at washing the equipment, but I do wash my stuff once a month or so. Used to do it once a week but as I am in my late fifties now I don't do it nearly as much anymore. Looks beautiful and if you ever desire to get rid of it I will buy it from you, I would just need a little bit of advance notice for me to get you the cash for it, I have not ever nor will I ever buy a car with a check or card. A person who does the stuff you doesn't deserve anything else but cash to do what you want, need, and possibly something that you have to get for something that you need for your equipment or house or something else like that. Awesome work and I am glad you saved the good old Ford FE ride! Always wanted something that had a good old running FE and people who have been putting a Nickel on the carburetor and watch it sit there and balance on the edge of it while it idles! Original piece and looking car makes it that much more appealing and desire to get one sometime soon.
I have to say, I've always loved the styling on the 64 Galaxie and the two-tone paint job sets it off nicely. My 65 Falcon Futura 4 door was Twilight Turquoise Metallic and Wimbledon white. I always loved the way it looked when the sun hit it. Great job giving the Galaxie's paint job a bit of love after all these years. 43:25 My God! That tractor is NEKKID!! UA-cam will surely put an age restriction on this video!😂 Thanks for letting see the Galaxie resurrection. I really enjoyed it.
Brings back memories i went to high school way back in 1990 my best friend drove a 64 galaxie 2 door with the 352 and his mom had the same car but hers was a 390 4speed i drove chevys but i loved them old fords
More videos like this. Man, it was a good episode. No idea what was different about it, but it had a good feel, pace, and the right amount of natural dry humor.
I was going to say ur starting to spoil us with 2 videos in one week uncle Luke! Lol me and the wife enjoy watching ur videos alot, we enjoy the mix of cars, trucks and tractor and farming 😊, im a ford guy but would like to see u get the amc back on the road and enjoy the bug to
Yesssss, Derrick and "the Shine Juice..." Loving your content. Love the Galaxie 500. Best friends Mom, when I was very young, had a buttercream yellow '64 Galaxie 2 dr Hardtop. Spent lots of time going for ice cream, heck whatever, with him, his Mom & her best pal in the great car. It was 5 or 6 years old at the time.
I'll mention to the up & coming carb generation to try and not work the throttle on something that has been sitting until you can get some gas in the carb and give the accelerator pump diaphragm a chance to soak up some gas and soften up so you can hopefully get some more life out of it. Glad to see this Galaxie running again!
Great video. Best advice for the beams you don't like to look at is...close the door. I always liked the 64 Ford. The older I get the more I like them. BTW, the water pump in 1964 had a spot ground off. It was that one year only, and that is why they get 10% more money for them. SMH Don't ask how I know.
Wow, that brings back memories for me. When I was in highschool my mom and dad gave me one they got from one of my uncles. I drove that car for a long time when I was in highschool back in the day.
Long time ago, on my Pontiac Bonneville 1985(V8 305 4b), I've put some engine oil flush, and it double my oil pressure, so I'm totally confident with that kind of stuff.. . Like your show. Keep posting vids. 🫵👍
My dad had a Wimbledon White 64 Country Squire with the 390 four barrel and three speed automatic. Very fast for a car so big. Fastest I ever drove was 100 MPH on Highway 14 just east of Canyon Country (then called Saugus). The area was crawling with police from both the LA county sheriffs and the highway patrol so I never took it as fast as it would go. My uncle actually had a 64 Galaxy 500 in the same color as car in the video. Thanks for the memories.
Glad you are back doing videos. I absolutely love these old Fords. I had a 1968 Mercury Meteor Rideau 500 when I was a kid, so I am partial to old Fords. 🤞 you have time to keep putting out videos. Thanks for taking me back to my youth 👴😅 👍
The cleaning of a car is my first go to if it's a fixer or not. You see it certainly changed your perspective when you got into it. Since new here I'm going back to see what's been going on out in Iowa at your place. Ford guy I see (for the most part). These cars were new when I was a kid lol. And you do have some punchlines at times which are mildly thrown out there I like. The gas station name is a first in all of my years. Must be an Iowa thing/humor and it rips. Enjoying your channel a lot.
@@ThunderHead289 Never feel ashamed of hard times, we've all had them (unless you're born rich). Speaking of wife, what was the middle finger thing all about? She didn't like that the cam was rolling or you were supposed to do yard work?
26:37 It will be interesting to see what lives under the valve cover of my grampa's old C10. I will need to do this same job on it sooner or later. During the revival process I've been doing real frequent oil changes(It's due for its third since I got it and I've only put ~120 miles on the thing) and every time I drop the oil it comes out jet black. Detergent oil doing detergent things!
In the late 80s I had the same car as a daily driver; beige with a 390 and power seat. Smooth, smooth ride. I seem to remember dropping the shifter would let the car actually start in second gear instead of first, which was good for slippery conditions. Mine did have ps,pb and a/c. Always wanted an XL model; ‘64 full size just an ageless design.
Ok, just did some research. Looked like the “Ford-O-Matic actually STARTED in second gear. A move to low would begin in first. However, under full acceleration, the car started in first gear in “drive.”
Looks great, what a nice gem. There's a spritz on wax product for those of us with non garage queen classics. Just mist it on while the cars still wet from washing and lightly buff with a lint free towel. Helps keep the dust down and the paint on. And if you feel like getting jiggy grab some mother's aluminum polish. It's super easy to use, won't hurt paint, and will make the trim and those poverty caps so shiny you can see your reflection in them. Polishing metal has become a fun and addictive hobby, especially if you like collecting old stuff (and you do!) 😁
LUKE, THANKS FOR SHOWING THE 1964 FORD GALAXIE 500. CAN SEE THAT YOUR HART IS REALLY IN THE CAR. ALSO THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR WEDDING PHOTOS OF YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SELF..GOD BLESS YOU GUYS. MY WIFE AND MYSELF WERE MARRIED IN 1975, AND ARE VERY HAPPY. SOME TIMES YOU NEED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND AT TIMES.I ENJOY YOUR VIDEO, SINCERLY LINUX UBUNTU, VENICE FL 73'S
I'm getting closer to being able to say "everything I own runs" (except the 65 Galaxie).
You know what that means, Something is thinking about breaking very unexpectedly & inconvenient-like.
For the moment, Carb Cheater is available again at thecarbcheater.com/ until it sells out again - last batch for a few months as we want to spend our time with R&D for a standalone timing control product, and frankly just to catch our breath!
2 videos in a week fuck yeah
edit i remember when you put that air filter on, and when washign a car go in circles with the sponge or what ever your using, helps to not get straight lines
@Cloud_Shire_82 I didnt want to admit that I accidentally released it this AM, but yeah that's why 😄
@@ThunderHead289 I mean this sint the first time, but yeah can't wait to see what the gremlin turns out too look like.
ever since you got it, i have just been thinking damn that grimmy would look pretty nice cleaned.
Thanks uncle Luke
Some motor oil on the post
“I could wear gloves, but I could also hit it with my purse” had me rolling! (I do wear gloves… ummm… I’ll go hide my purse)
Lol, my "Purse", as I call it, is my grab bag that I throw in the truck, being in a builder & might need, harhar! Since I'm an old boy scout, I like to be prepared, so it weighs around 30 #'s !!
Grab the bitch mittens. Lmao 😅
You should get a picture of you and your wife standing next to the Galaxy 500 at your 10-year anniversary God bless you guys that is a great car I wish I had it to Cruise in
That is a perfect idea! After seeing her drive that tractor in the last video I think that would be great.
Missy seems to have a problem with her middle finger acting up. I'd get that checked right away.🙄
Great show. Your getting a lot better editing 😊
My dad passed away this past January. He left me a 63-1/2 Galaxie with a 427 before he passed (originally a 390 Cruise-O-Matic car). The 427 was the 427 out of his R car he had before starting a family. He kept the engine, had it in a 67 Mustang for a while. Then put it and a C6 in the 63-1/2 in the early 80’s.
Hasn’t ran in a couple years. Hope to get it on the road soon.
Man your dad would be proud to see you driving around in that car. There was a reason he gave it to you. Probably because it would make you smile and think about him while you are driving it.
My grandfather was like a father to me when I was pretty young and he taught me how to be respectful to others. When I drive around in my car I’m always talking to him about how I miss him and things I’d like to hopefully do if I make to where he is.
@@paulym5814 yeah this engine was the first engine I took apart, inspected, and reassembled. I was only 10 years old. We were returning from a car show and experienced oil pressure issues.
Once home I tore it apart while my dad was at work and inspected things during my summer break. We discovered that my dad’s friend re-used a gasket on the upper part of the windage tray and used lots of rtv. Well it squeezed out and was clogging the pickup screen.
All parts looked good including all bearings. So I re-assembled. It was the first engine I tore down and re-assembled.
So that car has a special place in my memories and heart.
@@jasonwalker999 All the more reason for you to give it the love of taking it and giving it another shot, and getting it running.
Like Pole Barn Garage said in a video "Old cars have souls" and from the sounds of it, so does that old 427. Give 'er a chance to purr like a kitten again Jason.
Luke, always liked the 60 through 64 Fords. Had a friend in high school with a 63 Galaxy 427 4-speed. Was pretty hard to beat. He used to go up against a guy with his Chevelle with an L88. Ah good times. 66-68 were good years. Cars were cheap.
As a kid I started working at a Ford dealership in 1964 washing cars and doing other scut work, the 64 Galaxy is probably my favorite Ford ever.
They got a lot of styling and mechanical just right in 64
@@ThunderHead289 I suppose you're just tall enough to have an excuse for liking fullsize cars, though it still makes more sense to squeeze into the Maverick daily. I generally hop up from midsize cars to boogie vans and never had much interest in fullsize cars like Galaxie, though it is a size that no longer exists, can tow trailers if they have hitches, and at least I can sleep in them sideways across the benches, where I can't quite stretch out across my B200s, though I lived in my B100 for about 2 months, and spent close to another month in a G20, so at least the wagons have some redeeming value.
@@ThunderHead289 64s were and are great.
Uncle Luke washing a car in the rain. Discovering washing an old car is very satisfying... nice! I keep my car wash mits in my....um....purse....
There is no '64 Galaxy, that car came out in '95. You mean the Galaxie
Wedding pictures were cool. Been married forever and love that old stuff.
Nothing better than waking up to a new thunderhead video on a Saturday morning
She's a beautiful old girl. Sure shines nice now. Glad to see someone actually liking a sweet old four door like yours.
I never had any money to have the "cool" old cars, so the downtrodden and disliked cars were always what I ended up with - and honestly, I'm glad it went that way, made me appreciate things more.
Like you I’ve always gravitated towards the “other” muscle cars. It’s one reason why the Maverick became my favorite car. 👍🏻
This old 64 reminded me of one of my favorites growing up. My dad sold Fords from 1951 until 1977 so I grew up in a Ford family with new Fords every year. In 1964 I was 11 and we had 2 different Galaxys. The first was a white 289 car with red interior then a turquoise and white 4 door hardtop wth the 352 and ac.
You my friend lived through some of America's better eras
@@ThunderHead289 My folks bought a new '64 XL 2dr hardtop in October of '63. Early production car, #837 out of Chicago assembly. I was 7. Our Ford dealer in Milan, IL located the car in Clinton, IA and we drove it home from there. I vividly remember the ride home from Clinton, in the back seat, marveling at how cool that white interior with black accents looked. I was smitten. Made me a Ford guy for life. Nine years later I inherited the car @ 15 with the 352 broken, my dad and I did an engine swap that summer and I started driving in it. Watching you wash the car I knew every detail, body line and crease by memory. I love me some '64 Galaxies.
You keep doing exactly what you do Luke. Your deep knowledge and easy manner are why we keep coming back to your channel. I have never watched an episode without learning about something! Thanks for sharing with us. Regards from Australia
Luke, the used engine lubricant that came out of that engine will darken that pressure treated wood pretty good. Glad to see you got back to this thing I drive mine all the time and love it. Best driving car I've ever had honestly.
I love those old 352 FE engines. We had a 64 F250 camper special with that motor and it just ran and ran and ran. I used to steal it to drive to high school when the old man wasn’t around. Fun
I saw this useful looking implement today at Home Depot. It was a long round stick. With a board stuck across the bottom of it. And the board had thousands of tiny little sticks coming out the bottom of it. A guy was pushing it around the floor in the lumber department and the only problem he was having is that it kept building up dirt in front of the tiny sticks. Anyway, thinking outside the box like I do, it occurred to me that they might have one of those things in Iowa and maybe they'd let you borrow it for your barn floor.
I love this comment 😄
Are you Floor Sweeper certified though?
Better be careful or the Sweeper Union guys will come after you.
That's why Luke won't touch one until he takes the three-day twenty hour test to become a Sweeper's Apprentice first.
Kum & Go! I retired from the fuel delivery side of Krause Gentle just before Maverick bought them out. The in-house nickname for the chain was "Ejaculate and Evacuate", overall it was a good company to work for.
On the car topic, I'm pretty sure that Ford called that color "Pagoda Green".
My dad and I restored a 71 mach1 in the early 2000's. We replaced the fmx with an AOD that's how you would shift it while racing. First then second then back to first. Great memories. Thank you for that, man.
I'm told here in other comments that the cruise o magic became the fmx which became the aod - I'll have to see if Google thinks that's true, I just always assumed it was an early c4
. My 71 Torino had a fmx transmission and a 351 Cleveland 2 barrel@@ThunderHead289
AOD shuffle worked in my '86 T bird.
Luke I like your channel the best out of all of the other car channels. You’re down to earth, down to business and no BS. You educate and explain how the cars are to be fixed, and how they work. You don’t have any sponsorships or any nonsense like that, and I like it. You’re a working man like the rest of us, and I appreciate that.
By the way, I have a C5 in my 86 T-Bird that shifts just like your green dot. You can start in 1st, shift to second, then slam it back in 1st to hold 2nd before throwing it in drive. So I think you are right: your trans absolutely was the precursor to the C4, which then birthed the C5 (only difference is having a locking torque converter).
If my travels ever land me in your area, I’d love to turn wrenches with ya one day. Thanks for everything, my friend. Keep up the good work!
Thank you 🙂
I do get solicited often for sponsorships over the last few years, but I have long refused to become that which I have never appreciated.
@@ThunderHead289I’m glad you’re sticking to your guns. Looking forward to more content!
Lifelong Ford guy here. Ive owned six mustangs and even a 68 Mercury Cougar XR7, but have really been a Fairlane, Torino and Cyclone guy. Owned a few trucks from a 69 F-100 to a 2015 F-250 Super Duty 4x4 Diesel. Ive owned and worked on just about every Ford engine from 170 straight six to 5.4 modular V8. My 65 "K" code Fairlane. My 67 Fairlane GTA that had a 428cj in it and a 70 Torino Cobra with a 429scj in it that i was the second owner of just to name a few. I had a 66 Cyclone GT FE with four speed from factory with fiberglass hood , deck and fenders. With aluminum bumpers front and rear. These FEs are great motors. I built one for a tow driver friend of mine's roll back.
Glad to see another video of this car, it’s my favorite on the channel.
A friends dad would gice us a ride to school in a car just like that but it was white with a red interior but i remember how his dad would always have his hand on the shift lever and manually go through the gears. I'm 65 now but funny the little things that stick in your memory!😊
Great wedding photos too!
Just a better era back then in so many ways
Luke, you feel like family after all these years. Thanks for sharing the memories!
@47:27...................LOVING that baby blue Cougar!!!! I want it!!!!!
So you leave that beautiful Fairlane sit and get dirty and oxidize but then you worry about the color of some beams in an old shed.You're a funny guy Luke !! Great channel and enjoyable content, thanx for putting it out there !!
My Mom had a 1964 Galaxie 500 R code and it was an insane car. 400+ horsepower 390 engine with the biggest four barrel carb I had ever seen. Four bucket seats and a floor shifter. I had a hard time keeping the plugs clean with the 13:1 compression ratio and the crappy gas of the '70s, but it was a fun car to drive in the twisty roads of the California foothills. I wish I had it now!
I convinced my dad to let me do the same thing (remove the valve covers) to his 2-door 1957 Fairlane 272 V8. We found the same thing only worse since my dad never was much for oil changes. I was 14 years old. The next thing he knew, the engine was all over the yard and I was doing my very first full engine rebuild. No problem for him as he had already purchased a 1963 1/2 Galaxie by then so your '64 definitely brought back some memories.
I could get use to a video from Uncle Luke every Saturday morning 😮
64 was a great year of styling for Ford! Used to have a 2 door Comet Caliente with 289 2bbl . Great car!
My father bought a '64 Galaxie 500 four-door just like that new -- it was Guardsman Blue with a white top and had a three-speed stick transmission. Otherwise, it was mechanically identical to this one. My mother kept the car after he bought a new one in '67 -- it became the car in which I learned to drive and was my favorite car of all of them he had. My dad always believed the 352 FE block V-8 was the best engine Ford ever built. I would love to have that car but I already have a '55 Chevy that is my money pit. It eventually racked up some 132,000 before mom traded it and it still ran great. I really loved that car.
It's something we all will begrudgingly acknowledge that ended up with more cars/projects than we have time is a way of life. We HAVE the best of intentions for sure but life happens, and time slips by, then before you know it you've got a barn find in your own barn ;)...
Or in our case the back of our shop! Good to see the ole Galaxie getting some love and attention, great looking cars and could become a fun comfortable cruiser!
It's the only one my wife likes riding in, that's for sure - she pressured me hard to put it back on the road. We have gone everywhere together in it since 🙂
I drive it to work instead of the mav when I feel like looking stately 😄
Everybody up at 448 to watch this beautiful production!
Well hello there my pacific timezone friend 🙂
Your wife did a kickass job on the air cleaner and fyi I’m 59 and I like your music 🤘🏻
Wow.. so much to say... so much already said. All I can say is this... my man, you are a breath of fresh air in a stale community.
Thank you, Uncle Luke, for staying true to yourself and us.
Noticed something I forgot to comment on. When you were backing the car out of the garage/barn? the headlights, all of them, were pulsing off and on. Short or camera effect??
All I know how to be is myself 🙂
It's pretty cool to see these old cars still around.
Your never too old to learn something new, thanks ThunderHead.
47:02 Galaxie and Maverick are sharing work privileges now!
The blue turned out amazing. Nice job, missed this car.
Nice looking car, cleaned up amazing. Yes on the Gremlin.
I enjoy your videos Luke because my life is nothing like yours, Imma city dweller but love Classics and Carbureted stuff. You've helped me tremendously with my 65 Chevy SS. Thank man!
You are very welcome- not all that long ago on this youtube channel, you can see my wife and I in our 1974 mobile home in a trailer park where we lived for quite some time - we're both city transplants 🙂
Cruise-O-Matic was name given to the green/white dot, dual range automatic transmissions. Early C4 & C6 were Cruise-O-Matics. Name dropped in '67 when the "normal" PRN321 was finally implemented. Same transmission in Mercury were Merc-O-Matic. I owned two '64 Fastbacks. One loaded with 390 & Cruise-O, other 289 & three on tree that was my favorite. I bought & swapped 390 & three on tree drive train from a identical T-boned '64(less than half the miles). Sold both in the early/mid '70s in favor of a four speed 428 Cobra Jet Cobra Fairlane that I still have.
"That you still have"
Too cool
Man that looks just like my great grandfather’s car. Color, sedan, 500, etc. He always had it parked in his barn in Rome, GA whenever we would go visit. It’s my first classic car memory sitting in the driver seat wiggling the steering wheel back and forth like I was going down the road.
Oh boy, a new ThunderFace79 video!
Someone caught it - I should probably be more serious 😅
That is a really neat car, never underestimate a simple wash to bring back some life. Car is in awesome condition and kudos for always having it garaged or in storage.
THAT CRUISAMATIC FX/MX BECAME THE FMX FOR 69 351 AND BIGGER ENGINES AND LATER TRANSFORMED INTO THE AOD. "What makes the FMX different than the C4 and C6 is its Ravineaux twin-planetary gearset design, which was also employed in the later AOD, AODE, and 4R70W automatic overdrives".
The cruise-0-matic in my opinion seems to be a pretty good trans. I'm amazed it still works as well as it does
@@ThunderHead289 I rebuilt my FX small case cruise o matic and there's nothing cheap or flimsy about it at all. It's been holding up behind a healthy 390 just great. Not a whole lot of transmissions can run for 56 years and 158,000 miles without being messed with. Only thing that was wrong with mine was hard seals and the clutches in the reverse/high drum were worn - likely from the hard seals. Best shifting automatc I have.
My favorite classic "Ford" transmission the FMX.
@@ThunderHead289 Ford called ALL of them Cruise-O-Matics (CoM), regardless of "Case" Size, which is actually how they are designated. The CoM on your Galaxie SHOULD be an MX, Medium case, which is actually a precursor to the C6 technically, as the "big block" FEs started switching over to C6s starting in '66. The FX is the smaller case, and is actually the precursor to the C4, which is the light duty trans, made for the Windsor series motors. To make it even more complicated, Ford created the FMX - the most common trans for Ford vernacular, which is even MORE different, but is a combination of the FX/MX with modern touches, like a drop in dipstick tube and gearsets similar to a C6, and was built as a heavier duty automatic for the Small Blocks. What gets even more fun is that a Cruise-O-Matic could be a 3 speed OR even a 2 speed in the earlier years, which was previously denoted as the "Ford-O-Matic". Ford in their ultimate wisdom. I am told they are relatively heavy duty, yet I have also broken 2 of them so far in my 62 Tbird and 66 Country Sedan Wagon. They have a few major weaknesses, mainly to do with the valve body design, losing 2nd and 3rd or Reverse is really common.
@@erincherry3870 More years ago than I will elaborate, I replaced the reverse servo in my first car, '64 XL 2-door. Wimbledon White over Dynasty green with that gorgeous two-tone Turquoise interior. Ended up getting it rebuilt at a long-time local transmission shop. The old guy (the father) did the work. He fitted a shift kit that was on a dusty back shelf - no joke.
60 years old and the headliner still looks good. Great car, my Dad had one.
Luke's been watchin too much Peg, and its inspired him to start collectin piss jugs! Next thing you know, he's gonna end up with a shop full of dump bees. 🤣
Unkle Peg is a God among men!
Peg is a clown 🤡, alberta hate him. Canada hates him.
Great to see your wedding photos and you without a hat !
Great video, cool, cool car. Cheers 🇬🇧
It's rare to see me without a hat, that's for sure 🙂
F E aka FOREVER... Love it!
I'm from western IA originally. 4 good months of decent weather is being generous. In 1968, I owned two different 1962 Galaxie 500s. One a 2 dr ht with a 292 and a 312 four barrel manifold. The other 2dr ht had a 406 with 3 deuces, 4:10 rear end and a close ratio 4 speed. It was quick and a real sleeper. Had 352 flags on it for stealth.
For what its worth, I put a whole can of Seafoam cleaner in my 22R pickup motor and ran it 200 miles. Changed the oil and then put a whole quart of Marvel oil in and ran the motor another 200 miles. "ALL" of the carbon that once came out the exhaust was gone and the oil pressure at idle went from 10 to 25 lbs and the running pressure went from 60 to 75 lbs. Then I ran some "Restore" engine treatment and the power went up about 15% but the mileage stayed the same. Now I put Marvel oil in the gas. 1 table spoon per tank. An old tired 22R is now running cooler and much more smoothly. Like Leno, I'm not much for mechanic in a can. Hope that helps!!
Thank you for sharing your personal memories . It was awesome !
Awesome I made it, whatever happened to the drag racing Torino?
Someone showed up with double what I paid for it - at the time, I took a look at my life: how much utility and usefulness that car could have, the cost of even getting it to the point of starting to see what else did or didn't work and the investment if my time to get there, what other things I could do with the money instead....
All signs pointed to "take the money".
If I lived closer to a drag strip that might have changed things, but it was a very purpose built car - wasn't going to just easily drive it to work or anything without major changes.
So, out the door it went - and it funded several things important to my life here like all my hay equipment.
And that's the story of the torino 🙂
First time I've really ever told anyone in any real detail
Glad we got the closure, was looking forward to seeing it run @ThunderHead289
@@ThunderHead289 Stuff happens... and life goes on.
Love the 63, I bought a 1960 with 79,000 original miles back in the early 70s, it ran like a clock and I loved it, it was rear ended and totaled😢
Oh noooooo I could have never driven by that Ford truck and not found out what its deal was, for sale not for sale, price too high. I know about every old Ford within a 100 miles of me. 😂😂. They are my weakness. I buy every 1 I can afford. I got a yard full.
Nice to see your big Gal on the road again👍
You knowledge is indeed exemplary, but your laid back personality is the biggest draw to your channel. Plus a refreshing lack of vulgar speech. Yes I am old BUT it means something to me. Thank you for continuing to make these videos!
Enjoyed this video - thanks for sharing. Back in the day I owned a 1956 Ford Fairlane with the Ford-O-Matic 3 speed transmission. The gear selector has P, R, N, Dr, and L. In normal use, the transmission functions like a two-speed, 2nd to 3rd gear, unless you floor it, then it starts out in 1st gear.
To drive the car like a stick shift put the Shift lever into L (1st gear) and accerate - then shift into Dr for 2nd gear and immediatly shift back to L to hold 2nd until you reach maximum revs - then shift into 3rd gear.
Man!!!! That car sounds great and it still looks great!
Great car. Since it is a Galaxie 500, instead of just a Galaxie, I think it needs full wheel covers. Thanks for making the
video. It brings back good memories. In 1964 while in high school I took a 352 from a wrecked cop car and put it in
my 1956 Ford. Kept the original three speed manual, but with a 19 dollar Mr Gasket floor shift kit. That Ford would
surprise a lot of cars that were supposed to be "hotter" than my old Fairlane. Thanks for the video. This old man
appreciates it. And if you know how to drive, you don't need p/s and p/b.
I was a teenager when dad bought a 66 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. Red on black with a 390ci and a Cruisematic 4 barrel carburetor. She was a runner too. Dad worked for GMC he was a machinist but he loved that Ford.
Very nice Galaxy. It shined up easy.
That marvel mistery stuf seems to do the same trick as a quart of ATF added to the engine oil would do. ATF has about the viscocity of 5W30 oil and it's jam packed with cleaning dopes. I have used it to restore stuck hydraulic tappets.
"self-healing" my favorite phenomena! We need more of this.
“I could hit it with my purse.” Best line on the video! Thank you for all the instruction and inspiration.
Sometime I'll have to get a clip of where I'm struggling with something and my wife asks me if it would be easier for me if she held my purse 😄
-- I'm really starting to believe that deep down inside, your wife can be and is a real wiseacre from time to time. Tell me I'm wrong!
- Max Giganteum
37:24 I am surprised that you don't wash your equipment more than you do. I'm not much better than you at washing the equipment, but I do wash my stuff once a month or so. Used to do it once a week but as I am in my late fifties now I don't do it nearly as much anymore. Looks beautiful and if you ever desire to get rid of it I will buy it from you, I would just need a little bit of advance notice for me to get you the cash for it, I have not ever nor will I ever buy a car with a check or card. A person who does the stuff you doesn't deserve anything else but cash to do what you want, need, and possibly something that you have to get for something that you need for your equipment or house or something else like that. Awesome work and I am glad you saved the good old Ford FE ride! Always wanted something that had a good old running FE and people who have been putting a Nickel on the carburetor and watch it sit there and balance on the edge of it while it idles! Original piece and looking car makes it that much more appealing and desire to get one sometime soon.
Loved the fuel “rant” portion, twas quite relatable 😅
I have to say, I've always loved the styling on the 64 Galaxie and the two-tone paint job sets it off nicely. My 65 Falcon Futura 4 door was Twilight Turquoise Metallic and Wimbledon white. I always loved the way it looked when the sun hit it. Great job giving the Galaxie's paint job a bit of love after all these years.
43:25 My God! That tractor is NEKKID!! UA-cam will surely put an age restriction on this video!😂
Thanks for letting see the Galaxie resurrection. I really enjoyed it.
Brings back memories i went to high school way back in 1990 my best friend drove a 64 galaxie 2 door with the 352 and his mom had the same car but hers was a 390 4speed i drove chevys but i loved them old fords
More videos like this. Man, it was a good episode. No idea what was different about it, but it had a good feel, pace, and the right amount of natural dry humor.
43:33 I am awestruck with the tractor and the way you have it set up!
Man, I remember you putting that air filter on. She really did an awesome job
Great year for a Ford. A friend had a 1964 convertible. Turquoise with white top and a 352.
Beautiful car and new place. I love all the buildings to put projects and drivers in
Basically a brand new car now :) Looks awesome
A 64 Galaxie "crewcab" looks just fine to me. I own a 64 Fairlane HT. Loved that year!!
Luke's Detail Service...can't wait for the t-shirts!!!
Great vid TH289, love them old Fords!!!
I was going to say ur starting to spoil us with 2 videos in one week uncle Luke! Lol me and the wife enjoy watching ur videos alot, we enjoy the mix of cars, trucks and tractor and farming 😊, im a ford guy but would like to see u get the amc back on the road and enjoy the bug to
I try to keep at youtube when I can here - we're getting pretty settled, so I have had a bit more time to focus on fun things 🙂
Such a beautiful car, doesn’t surprise me that it ran so well once it started knowing how detailed you are with your engines and carbs!!
Yesssss, Derrick and "the Shine Juice..." Loving your content. Love the Galaxie 500. Best friends Mom, when I was very young, had a buttercream yellow '64 Galaxie 2 dr Hardtop. Spent lots of time going for ice cream, heck whatever, with him, his Mom & her best pal in the great car. It was 5 or 6 years old at the time.
I'll mention to the up & coming carb generation to try and not work the throttle on something that has been sitting until you can get some gas in the carb and give the accelerator pump diaphragm a chance to soak up some gas and soften up so you can hopefully get some more life out of it. Glad to see this Galaxie running again!
Beautiful car love the stylings of the 60's. She just needed to be cleaned and cared for, thanks for sharing
Great video. Best advice for the beams you don't like to look at is...close the door. I always liked the 64 Ford. The older I get the more I like them. BTW, the water pump in 1964 had a spot ground off. It was that one year only, and that is why they get 10% more money for them. SMH Don't ask how I know.
Wow, that brings back memories for me. When I was in highschool my mom and dad gave me one they got from one of my uncles. I drove that car for a long time when I was in highschool back in the day.
great video. i love these old classics. if i lived closer i would definitely offer to buy it. only way it could be better is if it was a wagon.
Long time ago, on my Pontiac Bonneville 1985(V8 305 4b), I've put some engine oil flush, and it double my oil pressure, so I'm totally confident with that kind of stuff.. . Like your show. Keep posting vids. 🫵👍
My dad had a Wimbledon White 64 Country Squire with the 390 four barrel and three speed automatic.
Very fast for a car so big. Fastest I ever drove was 100 MPH on Highway 14 just east of Canyon Country (then called Saugus). The area was crawling with police from both the LA county sheriffs and the highway patrol so I never took it as fast as it would go.
My uncle actually had a 64 Galaxy 500 in the same color as car in the video.
Thanks for the memories.
Glad you are back doing videos. I absolutely love these old Fords. I had a 1968 Mercury Meteor Rideau 500 when I was a kid, so I am partial to old Fords. 🤞 you have time to keep putting out videos. Thanks for taking me back to my youth 👴😅 👍
You are very welcome - for me also, doing this now is like reliving my own prime years 🙂
The cleaning of a car is my first go to if it's a fixer or not. You see it certainly changed your perspective when you got into it. Since new here I'm going back to see what's been going on out in Iowa at your place. Ford guy I see (for the most part). These cars were new when I was a kid lol. And you do have some punchlines at times which are mildly thrown out there I like. The gas station name is a first in all of my years. Must be an Iowa thing/humor and it rips. Enjoying your channel a lot.
Don't look too far back now, you'll see when my wife and I lived in a single wide 1974 trailer. Hard times - we pulled through it though
@@ThunderHead289 Never feel ashamed of hard times, we've all had them (unless you're born rich). Speaking of wife, what was the middle finger thing all about? She didn't like that the cam was rolling or you were supposed to do yard work?
I myself even drove one just like that in the mid 70s. Great car, thanks for sharing 😊.
Beautiful car. Glad you’re keeping it on the road buddy! Keep up the good work. 👍🏻
26:37 It will be interesting to see what lives under the valve cover of my grampa's old C10. I will need to do this same job on it sooner or later. During the revival process I've been doing real frequent oil changes(It's due for its third since I got it and I've only put ~120 miles on the thing) and every time I drop the oil it comes out jet black. Detergent oil doing detergent things!
AWesome stuff, the 4 doors are gems, everyone wants the 2 door models
Learned to drive in my dad's 63 Galaxy 500. Solid car. Glad you dusted off and are driving yours.
Luke, you're awesome, thanks for the content.
I have just discovered your channel and I love your presentation style (and I love the 64 Galaxy)... I will be back.
In the late 80s I had the same car as a daily driver; beige with a 390 and power seat. Smooth, smooth ride. I seem to remember dropping the shifter would let the car actually start in second gear instead of first, which was good for slippery conditions. Mine did have ps,pb and a/c. Always wanted an XL model; ‘64 full size just an ageless design.
Ok, just did some research. Looked like the “Ford-O-Matic actually STARTED in second gear. A move to low would begin in first. However, under full acceleration, the car started in first gear in “drive.”
Looks great, what a nice gem. There's a spritz on wax product for those of us with non garage queen classics. Just mist it on while the cars still wet from washing and lightly buff with a lint free towel. Helps keep the dust down and the paint on.
And if you feel like getting jiggy grab some mother's aluminum polish. It's super easy to use, won't hurt paint, and will make the trim and those poverty caps so shiny you can see your reflection in them. Polishing metal has become a fun and addictive hobby, especially if you like collecting old stuff (and you do!) 😁
“Classic Ford” just casually one of my dream cars sitting around your place
I have always enjoyed seeing this car. Keep up the good work.
It's very nice to have it back 🙂
Nice car 🚙 1964 born that year from Indiana love your car 🚙
She is definitely a "cars and coffee" special now! Really cleaned up nice. (And I love 4 drs.)
Drove a 64 Ford galaxie four-door back in the day
I love your choice of music in the videos
Same, although some say otherwise - I try to vary it for folks
LUKE, THANKS FOR SHOWING THE 1964 FORD GALAXIE 500. CAN SEE THAT YOUR HART IS REALLY IN THE CAR. ALSO THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR WEDDING PHOTOS OF YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SELF..GOD BLESS YOU GUYS. MY WIFE AND MYSELF WERE MARRIED IN 1975, AND ARE VERY HAPPY. SOME TIMES YOU NEED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND AT TIMES.I ENJOY YOUR VIDEO, SINCERLY LINUX UBUNTU, VENICE FL 73'S