I had a 71 Galaxie 500 4-door hardtop that I bought in 73. I loved that car. It was red with a black vinyl top and a black interior. It had A/C, power steering and brakes, and pretty much nothing else in the way of equipment.
Nice car. Always liked these things. Hard to find even when new. They just weren't around where I lived. Even back then, it was 10:1 pickup trucks over cars. Still is here. The Dodge Charger was the last good sedan. Everything else are those damned SUV things.
I agree, why does everyone now want an SUV, give me an old fashioned station wagon instead of an SUV, just a normal 4 door saloon is now marketed by the manufacturers as an SUV and gullible people fall for it
This side profile is beyond beautiful. The US had a gorgeous car culture, sadly it seems like it has gone away. Their cars are still massive, but have less of an own character than decades ago.
It's amazing what little on small components actually changed at all in the 70's. I daily a 78' LTD and there's a lotta things that carried over. I'd love me a 70-71 Galaxy or LTD though. Awesome body style on those early years but the platform in general just rides so smooth. Love yours, mine is in a mint green too! ... albeit I think mine has a tad more silver.
@@MrThompsonusa Yeah agreed. I've been doing almost all of my own body/mechanical work now and these cars make that a rewarding venture. I really got into the restomod scene as we've got 50 years of extra improvements to be made on the tried and true. If you're fine with deviating a little from stock, you can work these engines and drivetrains over to be much more efficient. Just let the motor breath and get a modern transmission with OD and lockup. If you don't overcam it, there's no reason you can't get an easy 20mpg out of them. Plus there's some natural power improvements simply because it's not being choked on emissions garbage. They might be heavy cars but there's something about simplicity that really makes them a joy for me.
my late bro in law used this exact color/model car to commute 200 miles a day to work after his company moved locations ,it was a tank of a car and had around 300k when he sold it
these were such ergonomically pleasing cars to drive - comfortable, smooth, quite. not necessarily fancy, high performance nor fast, but a great all around car the average person could actually afford. make sure to keep them dry as possible though - they would rust horribly if not maintained underneath.
I always saw one of these, a 4 door, in the parking lot of a store I frequented for years. It was a local hardware store, not a chain. Same green, with dark green velour interior. I was going to make an offer to the owner, but I stopped seeing it all of a sudden and got a 1969 Cadillac instead. Still hoping to get my paws on it someday....
Had an ltd same year. 429, C6 trans, 9" locker. Was a tire fryer. Was also a biodegradable car -- every time it rained I got better gas mileage cause the rust made it lighter.
I had a 71 LTD 2- door of the same color with a 390 over 10 years ago. Now I got a 75 cutlass ' survivor '. Yours is very Nice! I love the hub caps..really cool.
Had one back in 1973. Kept it for about 6 months. I didn’t have much luck with it. Identical body style except it was a custom 500 in a gold colour. I liked driving it, peppy and could cruise along at over 100 mph! Should have seen how quick other cars got out of my way at night time! Figured it was a cop car I suppose. I was young and stupid then and now only stupid. I think if you had got the snow shovel out and cleaned up the snow bank it might have been a little easier to get under the cover. Cheers👍
MrThompsonusa well....were paddling the same canoe then. But we can’t get across the lake because one of us is facing the wrong direction......but the canoe🛶 does have 2 bows right? So how can I be facing the wrong way? 🤪
@@TripReviews it’s all in the mind, you can’t be facing the wrong way if your going the right way, my dad always said when you get to the end of the rope in life just tie a big knot and hang on
Love the green on green ON GREEN! I have a blue on blue on blue! 400 ci but I have a 351 windsor as well. Would love me a cleveland, they were great engines.
Nothing was perfect back then. Build quality and reliability has come a long way. But, it's fun to get nostalgic about these cars from our past. They may not be the fastest or most reliable, but they bring back memories. I prefer to remember the good times, even when it comes to less-than-reliable cars, because they were all like that in the 1970s.
Listen to that door shut; what a wonderful and tight sound!
I had a 71 Galaxie 500 4-door hardtop that I bought in 73. I loved that car. It was red with a black vinyl top and a black interior. It had A/C, power steering and brakes, and pretty much nothing else in the way of equipment.
This galaxie 500 was as basic as they come to, no ac or power windows but drives like a dream
Nice car. Always liked these things. Hard to find even when new. They just weren't around where I lived. Even back then, it was 10:1 pickup trucks over cars. Still is here. The Dodge Charger was the last good sedan. Everything else are those damned SUV things.
I agree, why does everyone now want an SUV, give me an old fashioned station wagon instead of an SUV, just a normal 4 door saloon is now marketed by the manufacturers as an SUV and gullible people fall for it
Beautiful.
This side profile is beyond beautiful. The US had a gorgeous car culture, sadly it seems like it has gone away. Their cars are still massive, but have less of an own character than decades ago.
@@marcfuchs6938 I agree the cars America made years ago had style but today that has all gone, I can’t get excited with any new car produced today
It's amazing what little on small components actually changed at all in the 70's. I daily a 78' LTD and there's a lotta things that carried over. I'd love me a 70-71 Galaxy or LTD though. Awesome body style on those early years but the platform in general just rides so smooth. Love yours, mine is in a mint green too! ... albeit I think mine has a tad more silver.
I agree, simple things work fine, today they have made cars more complicated so it’s more expensive to repair. The 70’s cars is when they got it right
@@MrThompsonusa Yeah agreed. I've been doing almost all of my own body/mechanical work now and these cars make that a rewarding venture. I really got into the restomod scene as we've got 50 years of extra improvements to be made on the tried and true. If you're fine with deviating a little from stock, you can work these engines and drivetrains over to be much more efficient. Just let the motor breath and get a modern transmission with OD and lockup. If you don't overcam it, there's no reason you can't get an easy 20mpg out of them. Plus there's some natural power improvements simply because it's not being choked on emissions garbage. They might be heavy cars but there's something about simplicity that really makes them a joy for me.
my late bro in law used this exact color/model car to commute 200 miles a day to work after his company moved locations ,it was a tank of a car and had around 300k when he sold it
Your late bro in law had taste 👍
@@MrThompsonusa always
these were such ergonomically pleasing cars to drive - comfortable, smooth, quite. not necessarily fancy, high performance nor fast, but a great all around car the average person could actually afford. make sure to keep them dry as possible though - they would rust horribly if not maintained underneath.
Yes they were basic cars but affordable and comfortable
I always saw one of these, a 4 door, in the parking lot of a store I frequented for years. It was a local hardware store, not a chain. Same green, with dark green velour interior. I was going to make an offer to the owner, but I stopped seeing it all of a sudden and got a 1969 Cadillac instead. Still hoping to get my paws on it someday....
Had an ltd same year. 429, C6 trans, 9" locker. Was a tire fryer. Was also a biodegradable car -- every time it rained I got better gas mileage cause the rust made it lighter.
I had a 71 LTD 2- door of the same color with a 390 over 10 years ago. Now I got a 75 cutlass ' survivor '. Yours is very Nice! I love the hub caps..really cool.
They are nice cars, yes I like the basic looking hubcaps to, I have had 3 cutlass’s over the years
Had one back in 1973. Kept it for about 6 months. I didn’t have much luck with it. Identical body style except it was a custom 500 in a gold colour. I liked driving it, peppy and could cruise along at over 100 mph! Should have seen how quick other cars got out of my way at night time! Figured it was a cop car I suppose. I was young and stupid then and now only stupid. I think if you had got the snow shovel out and cleaned up the snow bank it might have been a little easier to get under the cover. Cheers👍
I was young and stupid back then, I got good at being stupid so stuck with it, now I am an expert lom
MrThompsonusa well....were paddling the same canoe then. But we can’t get across the lake because one of us is facing the wrong direction......but the canoe🛶 does have 2 bows right? So how can I be facing the wrong way? 🤪
@@TripReviews it’s all in the mind, you can’t be facing the wrong way if your going the right way, my dad always said when you get to the end of the rope in life just tie a big knot and hang on
Very very nice.Love the color.U R Blessed my friend...God bless u
Love the green on green ON GREEN! I have a blue on blue on blue! 400 ci but I have a 351 windsor as well. Would love me a cleveland, they were great engines.
One of Ford's "Better Ideas".
Yes have to agree with you
This Car Is So Long, Even If You Stop In Time For One Red Light, You Will Still Be Running The Red Light Directly Behind You.
Never bring anything like this out in the dead of winter!
Yeah, my first thought was road salt
Not a bad idea to keep the fluids going but definitely don’t drive on the salt laden streets!
take care of that precious car 💪💙
Clean green!
Funny all the green ones survive ... smfh
Very Nice!!! 👍
Ford lost me somewhere around 1970. It was those God awful bumpers. For the record Dodge's Dart /Valiant also became as homely as a hedge post lol
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keep it in garage
Leave it inside a warm heated garage, during winter.
yeah sure.. not everyone has that luxury.
Its lost a lot from the '64.
It was back in the day when every car had a different styling each year, not like todays cars which are the same year in year out
Overgrown Thunderbird.
How much for it?
The Galaxie 500 isn’t for sale
We had this car in buttercream yellow when I was a kid- what a POS! Lots of issues, besides being ugly, and, well, a Ford..
You needs a chill pill
MrThompsonusa yes he does. That’s all I drive after my times owning an Olds, a Pontiac, a Dodge and a VW.
@Eve, Eve, little evil ! Explain more when you were a "kid," what sort of ugly issues YOU had, that your parents had to endure !!
Eve. I have one thing to say, your dead wrong
Nothing was perfect back then. Build quality and reliability has come a long way. But, it's fun to get nostalgic about these cars from our past. They may not be the fastest or most reliable, but they bring back memories. I prefer to remember the good times, even when it comes to less-than-reliable cars, because they were all like that in the 1970s.