• Jalopnik
  • spy-photos
  • jalopnik-reviews
  • Profile logout login

#1964

Jalopnik

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #offtopic,
  • #tips,
  • #spyphotos,
  • etc.

Detroit, 2:37 AM
Sun Nov 22
11 posts in the last 24 hours

Contact

Tip your editors:
tips@jalopnik.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Ray Wert | Email | AIM

Road Test Editor:
Wes Siler | Email

Weekend Editor:
Murilee Martin | Email

Associate Editor - Houston:
Matt Hardigree

Associate Editor - Detroit:
Ben Wojdyla

Editor-at-Large:
Mike Spinelli

Contributors:
Mark Arnold
John Krewson | Email
Andy Didorosi

Follow Jalopnik on:
Facebook
Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO Jalopnik RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1753 Subscribers
Jalopnik
  • posts about #1964 more →

    1964 Volvo Amazon

    1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible

    1964 Pontiac Grand Prix

    Rust Hasn't Forgotten Staten Island, But It Hasn't Yet Eaten These Two GM Survivors

    1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza

    1964 Chevrolet Chevy II Station Wagon

    Hood Scoop Of The Week: 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1

    DOTS Karmann Ghia Type 34: 6000 Bucks?

    1962 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier

    Sunday DOTS-O-Rama, Tomsk Edition: Wheels For Victory!
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1964 Volvo Amazon

    You're missing the point. It doesn't matter what year it is. That's the great thing about Amazons, they aren't meant to be preserved, restored, pampered, etc. They're meant to be driven. You fix them when they break, you spiff them when you want it to look better. Beyond that, you simply enjoy. Dad's owned our's for 26 years. It recently got lowered, and had sway bars added. Man is it fun to drive. Don't worry. Enjoy.

    If it helps, though, mine's a '67 and did not originally have headrests, so it may be a US/Non US spec thing.
     Reply
    AustinMiniMan was starred AustinMiniMan was unstarred
    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1964 Volvo Amazon
    That's a 1967. It has the new-for-67 double cross-hatch grille but doesn't have the side marker lights first used in the US in 1968.

    I suppose it is a vain hope that one of the Swedish automakers will revert to their roots and build a car with real character like the Amazon.
     Reply
    DrLemming was starred DrLemming was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1964 Volvo Amazon
    Is that metal flake paint? Is it? Please say yes, because that is just perfect.
    I would proudly drive this every day and everywhere, even if it could only do 40 mph. Even 30.
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/21/09

    @Novaload: If you lived & worked on Alameda, you'd only need 25 most of the time, anyway, so it'd be perfect for you, then.
     Reply
    HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: And moving to Alameda is on my to-do list. Except for that California dropping off into the ocean thingie.
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of Icecreamslayer Icecreamslayer
    11/21/09

    @Novaload: These 122's can easily hit 75, my b18 with a desperate need for a upper end rebuild and a howling rear dif hits 85 happily.
     Reply
    Novaload promoted this comment Icecreamslayer was starred Icecreamslayer was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/21/09

    @Icecreamslayer: Oh, well, then. That settles it. Is that uphill or downhill and headwind or tail wind? Just in case I need to do some emergency maneuvers!
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/21/09

    @Novaload: It's sideways across a frozen lake on the way back from a midnight beer run after a wrong turn at the bridge.

    It was quite a sight, I tellya.
     Reply
    HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1964 Volvo Amazon

    I would guess that's a '66 or '67 - about that time Volvo started using a coarser grille pattern with doubled bars. The earlier cars had a finer pattern with a horizontal divider bar. The Amazon I show here is identified as a '65. American-market Volvos for '68 had side marker lights. At any rate, that's a pretty neat find. A good Amazon will probably outlive its owner.
     Reply
    tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/21/09

    In reply to 1964 Volvo Amazon
    Aside from the bumpers that seem to have to earn their living, this is a wonderfully preserved example. Is that a 145 in front of the 262, making this a Gothenburg-only zone?
     Reply
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was starred Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/21/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Yes. Check out the rear side windows... I forget what that signifies, but it's not terribly common.
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    Simply breathtaking. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Six Flags Over Tomsk was starred Six Flags Over Tomsk was unstarred
    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible

    I think the 1964 Ford is absolutely beautiful! Usually, red is my choice of color, but this turquoise is really pretty. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible

    scary things on the road on hallow's eve

    click on thru the other side #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube was starred skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube was unstarred
    Image of souldoubt88 souldoubt88
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    My brother and I have a '71 Galaxie 5-hundo, and it is a beast, love that car!
    I cant get youtube at work so if anyone could put up the Galaxie 500 song for Rev. Horton Heat it would be much appreciated! #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment souldoubt88 was starred souldoubt88 was unstarred
    Image of skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube
    11/01/09

    @souldoubt88: now with more pr0n #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube was starred skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube was unstarred
    Image of clinto clinto
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    Absolutely love '63 and '64 Fords. When I was in high school, a kid I worked at Kroger with had a black 390/at '63. This was in 1993/1994.

    About a year ago I saw it driving around not 15 miles from the frocery store we worked at and the driver looked like the kid I worked with (albeit 15 years older). #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    clinto was starred clinto was unstarred
    Image of GTBruiser GTBruiser
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    The new Taurus' big, broad shouldered shape and long (for a modern car) rear deck would look perfect to me with a modern take of this pretty red car's ass. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload promoted this comment GTBruiser was starred GTBruiser was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    Reminds me of the Galaxie convertible I got to take a ride into town in when I was at summer camp, with a whole other passel of kids. That one was black over black, IRRC. It ran down those gravel roads through the tall weeds just fine. And it was probably the highlight of my time at camp.

    I take Tonyola's point, but this car looks pretty fine from where I'm sitting. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was starred Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was unstarred
    Image of blogenfreude blogenfreude
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    What a wonderful old sled. Sniff ... #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload promoted this comment blogenfreude was starred blogenfreude was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    That does not look 45 years old. Guess that Alameda air really is magical. As for that car, it looks deliciously immaculate in every way, and those old-school American designs had so much mojo, and really does resemble a cruise ship, in a good, comfortable way.

    Also, that badging really is so much more stylish than anything you find on most modern vehicles, and that font!

    Sorry, I meant that font!

    PS, do you guys think Murilee is actually older than she claims to be, but just looks very good, being so well preserved by that magical air? #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/01/09

    @Mobius: Brigadoonameda? #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/01/09

    @Mobius: It is not the air, but the freezing cold waters of San Fransisco Bay that hold back the advances of time. It is from there that Murilee first appeared, holding aloft the key that keeps rust at bay. It is to there that Murilee will return, and leave only legend. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/01/09

    @skitter: No! I reject your heresy! Murilee will never leave us! #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/01/09

    In reply to 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
    The 1964 big Ford was unusually ornate for the brand (at least during the '60s). Perhaps that was because this was the last year for the big Ford's platform, so marketeers thought they had to outdo the 1960-63 versions.

    For 1965 Ford was back to its roots with a brand new body design that was both simpler and lighter by 300 pounds. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload promoted this comment DrLemming was starred DrLemming was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/01/09

    @DrLemming: Yeah; the leap from 64 to 65 with the stacked headlights and squared off corners was really a huge change--for the better, I thought. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of althums althums
    11/01/09

    @Novaload: I am biased to the '64 because we had one (Dad's favorite car to his last days), but I think the '65 looked a little stiff. I like the '65 - '67, but the '64 defines the Galaxie to me. More Galaxification, if you will.

    Plus, you can't go wrong with Magnum 500 wheels, as this one appears to have. They might be a later addition, as I didn't think Ford offered them on the Galaxie. #fordgalaxie
     Reply
    Novaload promoted this comment althums was starred althums was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Jalopnik account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.