800 km Road Trip to Drive home a "Barn Find" 63 1/2 Galaxie!

I really enjoy reading these threads, so I figured I would make one.

A buddy solidified a deal on the car, he will be the owner. It's not a barn find by any means, it was last on the road in 2000. The current owner has had it outside but under covered storage.

He went up there a few weeks ago but the owner wasn't ready to sell yet. It fired up without too much issue and they drove it around . A bad manifold exhaust leak was the only real issue he thinks it needs fixed to drive home.

I'm writing this as we are on the way to the ferry here on Vancouver Island. Riding shotgun has one benefit I guess.

 

I don't have a picture I can put up yet, but here is one of my freshly finished 32 rails that I put the motor in today.

 

Well, I guess that will have to do until we can see the Galaxie.

 

At the ferries now, tools and a bunch of spare tires in a miled out Nissan pickup.

 

Hope you brought that exhaust gasket!

 

No galaxie until tomorrow.

 

YOU KNOW WHAT GRIPES MY ASS AROUND HERE?
1. PEOPLE THAT TYPE WITH THEIR CAP LOCK BUTTONS ON!
2. PEOPLE THAT POST THREADS WITHOUT PICS!
3. FURRENURS THAT CAN'T CONVERT KM TO MILES FOR THE OLD AMERICAN FARTS ON HERE!
rant over...carry on

 

What?........There's some old American farts on here??

 

If it's an "R" Code you really scored BIG!

 

hushup you...I realize Maryland is far enuff north to be considered part of canada

 

Nope. Not even if we lost a bet Larry.

 

Share some photos...we all like to see barn finds, regardless if you measure miles in "klicks".

 

............................It's tomorrow.

 

Yea what he said?^^^^^

 

352, 390, 406, 427, 1x4, 2x4, 2x3, auto, 4 speed ?
Com'on man, at least some details, if no pittures.

 

Damn Larry,your a curmudgeon!


1. PEOPLE THAT TYPE WITH THEIR CAP LOCK BUTTONS ON! I agree
2. PEOPLE THAT POST THREADS WITHOUT PICS! I agree
3. FURRENURS THAT CAN'T CONVERT KM TO MILES FOR THE OLD AMERICAN FARTS ON HERE! I agree,but I can do something about that. HRP

8OO km=497 miles & a few yard

 

CAN U HEAR ME NOW? IT'S A LONG WAY TO OK FROM HERE SO DON'T BLOW ANOTHER GASKET, JUST HAD TO RAISE THE VOLUME ENOUGH FOR THE OP TO HEAR IT TOO. WHERE'S THE PICTURES?

 

Not sure what you guys are talking about with the caps lock button, maybe the app is doing it. Just woke up and we are headed the last 30 miles.

Did stop at a random flea market and bought some light reading for fifty cents

 

It's a 352 2 barrel automatic bench seat car. Red with black interior.

 

Here now! Have pictures but it won't let me upload!

 

It's funny half the time on here, it's impossible to figure out how old people are, because all is behaving like 19 all over again except for a little more patients and little more wisdom.
Except for those who claim remember WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War (updated version of WW2), first gulf war, second golf war.
But this is living proof that you are older then me, you take your sweet time to B1tch and moan about cabs lock when you should be asking for tire size, or patiently waiting for updates.

You are so funny when you act grumpy, lol

 

Rasmus,you should know by now that with Larry it's not a act! HRP

 

Water pump is bad, luckily he has a 67 torino fastback 390 gt Parts car to borrow a water pump from! Can't really take too many pictures here. It's a gear head mecca though, water pump will be installed In minutea

 

Lots of little things, but almost on the road!

 

So........ is there a picture of the WHOLE car?

 

20 miles down, few more to go....

 

Well it may not be a large cubed, high HP or fully optioned car but that appears to be an excellent example of a Galaxie. Your mate did well.

 

Wheel cylinder failure, in stock at the auto parts store.

 

Bonus option. Dead rodents

 

nothing like driving a unknown road worthy condition project on the road