Parked for 5 years - Will This Cheap Galaxy RUN and Drive home!?

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Fired right up and Is idling She is a keeper

[@StuffBudDuz]

I clicked on about 10 of these things before settling on this one. All the others are unwatchable handheld cam shots. Here's a cool dude with just a trusty ol' tripod workin' on his car. Works for me.

[@Trenton-om9qs]

My 65 Mercury Comet was my dads first car in high-school and it originally had a 289 and he said it was pretty damn snappy. Old Ford's don't die

[@jeremyscaggs7315]

Pouring fresh gas into a old tank. That's Derek approved. 😂

[@Nash-64SdV]

“That’ll be fine… nope.”

[@jrkbgk1111]

@@Nash-64SdV "aaanndd...waayyy to much, perfect" 🤣

[@Freedbird]

Watching you look for smoke, wearing sunglasses, in the shade, of the engine bay, I started laughing, thinking about the dash going up in flames! I aporove and subscribed.

[@mr.iowegian]

Ignore the 289 at your own peril! When they are built, pretty snappy motors (in a lighter car). Great video!

[@brentford9066]

The Galaxie is a great car. That 289 is also a great and very peppy engine. One of my Favorite Ford cars.

[@thedungeondelver]

Dunno if it will burn out but it's always enjoyable watching you guys revive abandoned cars.

[@Rev.Clarence]

You just can't hardly beat those old galaxy Fords.

[@Russworld1]

Another awesome video man. Please keep them coming. 👍👍

[@ReallyDumbName]

I’m very excited about this one. I had almost the same car before I left for the army. I loved that old girl. That 289 is little, sure, but it sure hauled me around in a hurry.

[@wrenchin-redneck]

Definitely expected it to be a lot worse but it’s not bad at all, scoots down the road just fine for as big of a car it is. Sure it would be way better with about 300 more hp under the hood but I’ll take what I can get lol

[@jacquejecker4435]

Made me remember my '65 galaxie 500 390 4 barrel, bright red. Was a great car.

[@wrenchin-redneck]

Everybody that talks to me ask if it has the 390, I sure wish it did but probably wouldn’t of got it for $300 if that were the case.

[@devine86]

It would be awesome to see a full resto on this thing.

[@graemerandall2123]

Awesome video what a great old car 👍👌😎🇦🇺

[@petecunnien5368]

Very cool!! Love the front end of those cars!! Should make some decent dough on this one

[@HotWheelssalgeyardcustoms]

The scary thing is the wiring under the dash that is chewed up from the mice that you Don't see.😮

[@Rev.Clarence]

Wow, brings back some old high-school memories. I had a 68 country squire 390 w/ c4 automatic transmission. Electric roll down tailgate window, 2-way tailgate. Opened down or out.

[@billharris3385]

A 68 with a 390, should have been a C6 tranny.

[@senhorspock]

That's a great car, with a great engine! Sounds awesome! You gota love the interior on these old Fords... What about some of Derek's Shine Juice on that hood?

[@Ord_Wingate]

Great looking car

[@robertvance1873]

I'd love to see more of the Galaxy

[@ChuckWD33158]

Nice! I miss my '68 with 390.

[@billszozda4448]

Your guys garbage company is really called Chitty garbage service ?😆😆 that awesome . Great videos btw lol

[@wrenchin-redneck]

😂 thanks 🤘🏼

[@TheIronDuke502]

Hello From Mark In KY. Regarding the automatic choke, The heat tubes would indeed rot out pretty badly as you discovered once the engine had some years on it. Speaking for myself, If the choke was the round black style within a housing on the side of the carburetor similar to the GM automatic chokes, You had to loosen the three screws with the tabs - While the engine was cold you could adjust the choke back just enough to slightly close the choke butterfly on the carburetor once you pushed down on the accelerator pedal., Once the engine started up and slightly warmed up,,the choke spring would fairly quickly open the choke butterfly if the choke spring was in reasonably good shape. You may be able to open the holes up and make some new pieces of heat transfer tubes. If that automatic choke is similar to the older GM automatic chokes, You may be better off to install a manual choke kit rather than subject yourself to that headache. The 12volt electric chokes also worked pretty well if you could manage that for your carburetor. Good Luck with your Ford.

[@jamesbigham9036]

I really enjoyed this video I was surprised I figured the car would of taken a lot more work for as long as it was sitting. Keep up the great work

[@wrenchin-redneck]

You and me both, still needs a little more wiring to get the turn signals working but I can’t complain on how good it runs

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

try sitting for 40 years in a salvage yard and driving it 700 miles another channel👇 1969 dodge 4 door👈 a few minor issues and made it to the home i grew up with these old land yachts, many of them are worth saving

[@gregchristie2763]

Lol.. My Honda Civic diesel will get 240 miles on three gallons.. I also own a petrol and an American Made vehicle even though I live in the UK😅... Thank you and junkyard digs for your vids

[@mry82]

Sweet! I'd like to see you fix it up a bit!

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

My buddy up in NYC has a 67 Fairlane.. it's got a FORD 427 (not 428) it was a Shelby build, i think one of like 28 or something.. it's a fast and hot car (runs at 220f holy cow!)

[@wrenchin-redneck]

That would be one sweet car!

[@jamiegreenwood7996]

old fords never die they just go faster

[@aaronveeser8925]

Can't help but think the furballs chew the wires so they can watch us try to put them back together. 🙄

[@alanmoore78]

This is just about what I hope to find here after I get the family vehicles caught up on all the deferred maintenances...something mid 60s, 4 door post, ideally a '65-66 Biscayne or Bel Air with a straight six and column manual, but it doesn't matter overall, just something older than me and without any power options or fancy bits. Can't believe how good the interior looks though.

[@lucgrandmaison]

Love ur show man

[@dcallan812]

Just as you're doing the wiring, did you say burn OUT or burn UP?? 🤣 so the answer is NO to both.👍👍

[@Brock_Landers]

When I was 19 or so some older ladies that my uncle had worked for gave me a 1976 Buick Skylark sedan with an Olds 260 V8 and a TH200 Hydramatic that made 105 HP. Yeah, a 4.3L V8 made 105 HP. The ONLY way that it would do a burnout was if I would put a bunch of oil on the tires. Edit: It only had 34k miles on it too. It still had the original tires and it was shit brown with an all brown interior. It was ugly af.

[@dustinkile7705]

Sell it and get back on the blazer! Lol. Good video man. Your getting way better at talking to camera. Hats off

[@wrenchin-redneck]

I’ve been dying to get back on that blazer build! Had to wrap up a couple of these car projects so I could at least move them around with my limited space lol should be coming to the channel soon though!

[@SamIam420]

Hahaha! The more you give it, the better it will run. Treat it like a pickup. You'll be fine.

[@davidroper6048]

Trans,3 things.typeF fluid, don't idle it in park, they can find reverse on their own and drive second position, I think green dot gives all 3 gears. Nice videos

[@toysoldier46552]

She runs good enough to maybe think about doing some frame repair before it goes away from these Northern winters.

[@wrenchin-redneck]

The frame definitely isn’t as bad as I was thinking. A simple 10” plate on the bottom side near the front will fix it. The rest of the frame is perfect.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

With a 289 yeah it will do a Burn out No issues Are you doing it dry or are you getting the tires wet lmfao thst is the questions 🤣 Phoenix

[@stompper77]

That would a great car for u to take a hot rod power tour with Kevin from JYD

[@jackmead6166]

Back in the day......... the automakers got great performance and horsepower out of the smaller V8 motors. 327 Chevy, 288/302 Ford, 318 Poly, Dodge/Plymouth. it was a modular motor but Jeep had a 4.7 v8 H.O. motor that had lots of horsepower. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@seanmccartin2811]

Hell yeah, loved the video would love to see another one on it Also, what kind of sunglasses are those

[@wrenchin-redneck]

Heatwave sunglasses lol

[@hippiefishingman9072]

It’s got history lol

[@stevechilders2624]

Now you know how great fords are…

[@wrenchin-redneck]

I’ve never been a fan but they are slowly growing on me lol

[@Rev.Clarence]

You'd be surprised what a little 289 can do.

[@conmancollins1176]

you should do a full revival on it

[@williamponath4798]

thanks

[@johnkendrick7304]

If you just click your high beam switch on the floor a couple of times I bet the headlights will start working

[@bradfordjeff]

That 289 should be able to do a burn out. It's about the same size as the 4.8L V8 in the Porsche Cayenne Turbo.

[@caddyguy5503]

Now thats quality. Sitting for decades and starts right up with few drops of fuel. Try that with these fuel injected engines, bet the results will be much different.

[@daviduglem3213]

The 289 and 1966 was I think 200 horsepower with the two barrel carburetor. Depending on your final drive ratio those cars ran good. How does 66 Fairlane 289 c4 Auto. Gas mileage was nothing to write home about but good reliable transportation.

[@olikat8]

FWD Shelby Charger on the right...15.30 mark

[@willthetrill4849]

Is this car still for sale? If it is, I have a friend of mine who's in California who's looking for one of these

[@wrenchin-redneck]

It is still for sale

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Body don't look to bad at all on this old galaxy

[@ewallacestudent1]

nice car, throw in a can of seafoam. sounds like a 390?

[@conmancollins1176]

keep this ford

[@Jimmy666James]

I'm sure Safety squints, work on Mouse poop

[@shawnmay7264]

It's for sale you say? 😁

[@wrenchin-redneck]

Lol thinking about it, I’d love to do more with the car but just have a lot of other projects in the works and not sure I have the room for this one.

[@ljmorris6496]

Resto mod it

[@timteevin4517]

It's a 4 door. Who cares?