Looking at 63 Galaxie
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KULTULZ
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You say 1963. The 1963 had a BOX TOP (2DR). The 1963 1/2 had a FAST BACK (2DR).
As for jungle rot, the usual places, floor pans, rocker, lower door skin, quarters, trunk pan and lower front fender. Take a small magnet with you to find any bondo.
It would be best to put it on a lift to check for any damage and/or rust maggots.
What area is the car located in?
As for jungle rot, the usual places, floor pans, rocker, lower door skin, quarters, trunk pan and lower front fender. Take a small magnet with you to find any bondo.
It would be best to put it on a lift to check for any damage and/or rust maggots.
What area is the car located in?
rotorwrench
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All fords will rust down in the low entrapment areas. It takes X-ray vision to tell what has been done to any old car over the years. I have a life long fondness for the 1963 Galaxie models. They were natural born race cars and the Galaxie 500 XL 2-dr fast back hard top that came out in mid production is a hell of a car but the box tops were every bit as good in function.
A friend of mine had a 4-dr that he tried to kill several times but was only moderately successful. He damaged a 9-inch rear axle after the 390 went in and he traded a T85 R11 overdrive transmission for a super T-10 4-speed. I was with him several times when he took some S-turn dirt roads at 80 MPH. That car really hugged the road well. He eventually went on to a 1964 Galaxie 500 XL fast back but he swore it wasn't quite the same as that old 63.
A friend of mine had a 4-dr that he tried to kill several times but was only moderately successful. He damaged a 9-inch rear axle after the 390 went in and he traded a T85 R11 overdrive transmission for a super T-10 4-speed. I was with him several times when he took some S-turn dirt roads at 80 MPH. That car really hugged the road well. He eventually went on to a 1964 Galaxie 500 XL fast back but he swore it wasn't quite the same as that old 63.
rotorwrench
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This link looks good. http://www.mercurystuff.com/1963-galaxie-monterey-vehicle-identification-canadian.html
As far as I can tell, the 1BB is defined as 1= single color overall and BB= Raven Black.
The 614 is a red color trim. CA is for 223 6-cylinder. The serial is the linear number. For 662B the 6= 6-cylinder and 62B is for Galaxie 2-door sedan body type. 63 is the year and L is for left hand drive.
As far as I can tell, the 1BB is defined as 1= single color overall and BB= Raven Black.
The 614 is a red color trim. CA is for 223 6-cylinder. The serial is the linear number. For 662B the 6= 6-cylinder and 62B is for Galaxie 2-door sedan body type. 63 is the year and L is for left hand drive.
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Shoovel
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mercman from oz
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Cover of the Canadian Sales Brochure for the 1963 Fords.