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I'd prefer a '58 over a '59 any day. I just think they were designed better. You need a big shop to get your valuable Fords out of the weather. It's hard to see them covered in snow.

I like these styles. Unassuming with a quiet little 5.0. Nothing rocket ship, but great smooth engine and it sounds great.

I've had 3 II's. I have a '78 now. For a new driver, its not going to feel like a modern car - at all. If suspension hasn't been replaced, it can be made to feel a lot better. The good news is all the suspension and driveline parts are available everywhere. The conversion looks pretty clean. The difference in age between the II and the escort is that they are both pretty darn old. The II has parts, the escort will not. Its always a score to get your kid a unique first car.

Steering wheel is bent fellas!

Good video, but the Continental Mark II was not a Lincoln. Continental was a separate division of Ford Motor Company.

Sir what parts can you sell from the 63 Galaxy? I need windshield front, also front and back fenders. Please let me know if available. Thank you

I’m a new subscriber. Really appreciate the interesting info. Do you ever come as far as the Olympic Peninsula? I’m in Bremerton and have a’65 Ford Thunderbird….I’m willing to part with the car. My health isn’t the best and I’m getting too old to work on it. I drive it often…never in the rain or snow but as much as I can. Again, thanks for a great channel to watch. You talk to us, but not down to us. Appreciate that.

428's had rear counterweights and SCJ had both front and rear counterweights.

Get this .66 or 67 428 w345 or 360 hp PI . 428 CJ 335 hp . Better heads carb , exhaust manifolds ,camshaft intake manifold and windage tray and it lost 10 Hp. With all those modifications . Who is kidding who ? 410 and 428 have a counterweight on the flywheel or ring geat . The 428 Super CJ has a counterweight on the crank sleeve . Easiest way to tell .

I prefer the box top.

I saw someone on another channel talking about when the “fastback” thing first happened and he was attributing it to Ford and another co. (Pontiac maybe) and saying 1965 was the first year of “fastbacks”. I commented about the 63 Galaxie, but it looks like it goes back even farther for Ford.

I have a passenger door glass

Interesting stuff for us Ford guys. Although I really like the 1958 Ford and Mercury best!

Preference for me has always leaned twards the 'sports roof' or fastback styled roofs Like Starliners and the 63.5 Galaxies. Those roof lines always made the car look like it was a rocketship ready to launch! But I could see how a formal roof car could have more headroom and offer a better line of sight for all drivers. Man you're a Full Size Ford historian as far as i can tell! Freakin encyclopedia if I've ever heard one! You know your stuff, Jeff!

1961 also had a dip in the economy. It could account for fewer Starliners but the Club Victoria was probably the bigger reason.

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Very unique piece of history these beautiful cars.🇺🇸💪

Another possibility between the Box top and the Sun liner top may have been rear seat head room. I had a 1964 XL 4 door hard top. That was a interesting car. Thanks for the video.

My favorite Galaxies are the 63/64 and the ultra rare 60. So rare I've never seen one anywhere but TH-cam.

dident the 60 2 door sedan have a roof line all its own as well as the 4 door sedan not all 60 fords had the starliner roof line

cool stuff.

That was kind of unsatisfying...found cars, but no progress on buying them, of discovering they are not for sale. Probably should've waited to make the vid until you knew if you could get them or not. I once found a very rare engine available for a small plane. I emailed him and spoke to him on the phone, but he wouldn't give me a price. He was going to get back to me. The guy who gave me the lead mentioned to the seller I preferred my mechanic rebuild it. I next received an expletive laden rant in an email attacking my mechanic, me, and declaring he'd never sell me the engine. I was stunned. The engine is rare, but very very few airplanes can use it. I later found out he did the exact routine somebody else three years earlier. Maybe he's crazy, maybe it was a game and he doesn't even have the engine, I don't know. Some people prefer to see something beautiful decay or be destroyed rather than let someone else restore what they couldn't fix.

I love these

Hey, I was wondering if a 1977 Mustang ii Ghia would be a good daily driver for my first car?

In 2026 Route 66 celebrates its 100-centennial celebration. It would be a shame if this car couldn't make the cruise.

I havent seen an escort like that in years! Brings back a lot of memories. My sister drove an escort gt in high school and I drove a mustang II Mach II with a 2.8 v6. Fun little cars!

The 302 was a factory option in the Mustang II. One of my friends had one for years. I kept telling her we ought to put a 351W in it.

My sister had a 75 mustang 2 hatchback with a 6 cilinder, I polished the paint so much that the front driver side fender had shiny primer, the car was yellow and black, best of luck with your mustang,I always like those little cars that most people hate.

Love my II <3

fantastic job. a little larger wheel and tire package on it and that thing would look killer!

I always thought that these mustangs were a perfect candidate for the 4.3L V6....

428CJ was rated at 335 hp.

So being a Class A truck driver.... I've driven past that Arby's many times. I used to drive a 378 Peterbilt for Northern Refrigerated Transport. I've always been told that Arby's is the original location. Very nice Mustang 2.

Id loose the ghia window flaps

It is interesting, for 1974 the Mustang went to the smaller platform. But the Mercury Cougar, that had been built on the mustang platform went to the midsize platform (ie Thunderbird, Torino) and was also a sales success.

IT'S A 4.6 - NOT A 5.0 ! !

I did not know your boy was into these Mustang IIs!?! Same boy that was with you when you dropped off the 55? I have 2 of these, a Cobra and a Fastback in Cobra dress. Well one is suppose to be my son's, the Cobra, but yeah i would have showed them to ya when you were here! I've probably had 15 or so of these over the years. Not many people liked them so it made them cheap and easily accessible for quite some time. Last 10 years or so they've gotten really popular. Lots of idiosyncrasies with these cars... especially the V8 cars. It's one of the only Ford vehicles where the V8 was made to fit the car rather then the car built to house the V8. So V8 swapped in ones, I'm always particular of. @9:20 Which i can already see, the power steering bracketry is a mess... Alternator bracket looks like its missing, and that appears to be an early '75/'76 Mustang II water pump pulley, different from a regular car/truck 302 water pump pulley. Fuel Filter is on backwards too.... lol So I'm guessing he bought it??? NICE! @11:09 So believe it or not, 'some' 4 bangers did come with the 8" rear but fairly sure this was a swap job based on the highly improper rear shackles. The spring eyes, even rearward, are huge bushings. The Mr Gasket extend-o shackles just don't work. Plus... the MPG wouldn't have a rear sway bar. Only cars with the "Handling package" had rear sway bars such as Mach 1s and Cobras. that totally looks like a factory rear sway bar, mounting plates, and 8" rear. May be a limited slip? Quite a few had them. Did it lay 2 patches @12:50 ??? Well good for Kale! Glad he's got himself a clean little II. I played with these from about '96 till about 2010ish.. Had lots of fun with them. I still have mine, the 2nd one I ever bought. My very 1st II was a '78 Cobra II v6 4 speed T-Top black/Black car. Loved that car.... wish i never got rid of it.

There’s a couple on Rt. 68 just north of Mt. Orab in Ohio. Just sitting in a fenced in area. Several other old cars in there

the Pinto based cars were all good drivers, no shame needed.

Cool little car

Sweet ride and a good foundation to build on.

I know there is alot of hate towards these Mustangs ,but I love them and this one looks great in red.

It’s really too bad Ford bailed on the Edsel, right when it got the right look

Show us that hot Ford in the Summer Time!

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You can probably weld up that core support, or tale it to a pro and he’ll make it so you can’t tell it was ever cut.

Ha. I live in clayton. That building is full of cars also. Show up for brickyard days, and you'll meet the owner. He opens it up.

Love what you do. Great vehicles. Great work!

No need for the background music buddy, much better without it.

As the owner of one of the 275 1960 Edsel 2 door hardtops produced, I take offense as these being referred to as “Starliners.” Starliner was a Ford, correctly referred to as Galaxie Starliner in 1960-61. There never was an Edsel Starliner. That being said, you do have a very rare car. It would be even more rare if the data plate reads model 63B. Only 52 of those were produced. Drop me a pm. I can send pix of mine.