Technical 1960s What? Fender skirt quandary.

Hopefully someone will have an answer for this ditty.

I recently purchased a set of skirts that were labeled for "1964 Ford Galaxie 500 & XL Fender Skirts," but when I clamped them to my car, a 1964 Galaxie XL 500, they did not fit.

I compared one skirt to a 1964 Thunderbird (the last image) and it pretty much fit the opening, only the body line was different and the skirt hooks forward a bit.

Any ideas? Even in the Ford family?

 

Anything stamped into the lip along the bottom?

 

Not that I saw. But the insides still have surface rust on them. I can't check because I left the skirts in Dallas.

 

Rev. Jake! How are ya? Good to see you posting something! Give me a few minutes and I'll be back with skirt i.d.

 

It's been a while! Thanks!

 

Not flat enough across the top to be Fairlane. Good luck

 

I have a stainless set that looks like those and can't figure what they fit


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'63-64 Merc? They are more "swoopy" than the Fords. I have both, will compare them later today. BTW, some Merc skirts were shiny.

 

clean the bottom edge of both skirts. there should be letter and no. ( if they are foxcraft C 60 chev-1960 b-65 buick 1965 ans so on

 

R Pope, I looked around on Google Images and think the 1964 Mercury Marauder looks pretty close, but I can't tell if the front of the skirt hooks forward.

I hope to find out more when my buddy Mark X cleans up the inside of the skirts for priming. Hopefully there will be a visible stamping.

 

Here's a side profile of the Marauder. Looks pretty close.

 

Side by side.

 

Does that look the same to you guys? Chime in.

 

Looks a lot like what I had on a 62 Galaxie so could be 61-2 Ford.