Here is my 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria Q Code.   It is  currently one of 2 in the 1962 Galaxie Registry. The car's paint has suffered the ravages of time, it is badly affected by 30 years in storage in Texas, then 14 years under a carport in the Fontana area of California.  The bumpers badly need to be rechromed and despite the interior looking OK, it to has been badly heat affected and the seat coverings are very brittle. The stainless on the body is in great shape and will only require some buffing up.

The interior handles and castings is pretty badly pitted, some of it may be able to be rescued, however the search is on for replacements, either NOS or reproductions will suffice.

She was built in Los Angeles December 20 1961 , her color is Oxford Blue, the interior is called Blue Crush.  The power plant was the optional Q Code, HiPo 390 cubic inches, solid lifter cam and rated at 375HP, with the dealer installed 3x2v Holleys, Ford called this option "The Six Shooter"  bumped up the ponies to 401HP.

The spare looks like it is the original and never been on the car

My particular car did have the 406/427 long style cast iron headers. They were not an option until the 406 arrived on the scene, I have not been able to establish when they were originally installed.  The previous owner decided to save some weight off the front end (the headers way 45lbs each!)     and replaced them Hooker tube style headers. The transmission a Warner T10 Close Ratio 4 speed,  which proved to be quite adequate behind small block engines, however, Ford drag racers soon learned soon after its introduction when installed behind the big block FEs, that is was woefully weak and numerous transmission failures ended many potentially winning runs.

The transmission in my car was prone to jumping out of gear, a flaw in the case hardening of the mainshaft, lead to the catestrophic failure of the second gear and sundry parts.  It has since been rebuilt and is performing flawlessly.

A vintage Ansen scattershield is installed in the car which alludes that this car was somewhat unique, the car was delivered to its original owner with out sunvisors!  It does have a radio and heater, power steering and power brakes were not fitted.  3.89 : 1 gears were factory installed in the 9" rear end.

The car is a survivor has as spent the best part of the last 40 years in storage, all be it very poorly. Despite the interior pics showing that it is almost like new, it has been affected by the heat and the seat trim is brittle and cracks when someone sits on the seats .

The car has only travelled 9800 miles  since it was built and the condition of the underside of the car testifies that this is true, there is not   mark, rust spot, grease or road grime to be seen.seen

The bumpers are currently being replated, the exterior stainless trim is being polished in my workshop, the interior will be completely replaced and am currently waiting for shipment to leave the states within the next week or so. 

Here is a little vid of it starting up and running

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awnQfPy7Y-o

New paint should be applied in the next couple of weeks and then the reassembly will commence and hopefully will be cruising during the southern hemisphere summer.

Mr Fedex delivered a bunch of boxes from the good folks at Dearborn Classics, some of the items were, new seat covers in the original Blue Crush, new carpet, new floor mats, window rubber kit, door seal kit, body rubbers, glove box liner, parcel shelf, headliner, interior window and door handles, trunk and spare tire mat, shifter boot and retaining ring etc.

A full interior and exterior fastener kit will be used to replace the rusted and pitted fasteners and will go a long to dressing up the interior and exterior.

The bumpers were picked up from Prahran Platers, John and his team have done a great job

Today I managed to score some vintage 14x7 and 15x8.5 Torq Thrusts, a little bit of TLC and they should come up looking real sweet

The tire sizes that the car will run are 225-60 x14s on the front, 275-60 x15s will bring up the rear.  There is still a ways to go before all the old paint has been removed, we are getting closer.  All the parts are ready and nothing else to chase down.  Looking for to having it in paint so the rebuild can begin!

Here are some update pics of where its at with paint stripping, it's nearly done and will have it in primer shortly.

Sourced a very good Horn ring which will be a big improvement on the badly pitted original.

Here is a small update:

The front fenders were removed so that the last of the side moldings could be removed.

It revealed that there was no sign of rust in the expected places like at the base of the fenders and the firewall.

The condition of the body was so good, that it could have been clear-coated.

The bare metal was rubbed down with wire wool and treat with wax and grease remover.  2pak etcher primer filler was sprayed on along with a guide coat.

It will be rubbed down shortly and ready for the original spec Oxford Blue Metallic and a few coats of clear.