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[Slot_Grasshopper]

   Modified a Cox 3840 brass tube chassis with Cox Gurney style mounts &  AMT body.  Now I just have to score a nice set of Ulrich stocker rims for a little bigger tire.

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[Hworth08]

First class. Really nice and clean! And a great use of the Cox sidewinder chassis.

[gluebomb]

Nice build ! Just this morning got the 63 kit in the mail - I love Galaxies.

How well does that chassis / set up and the similar Cox stocker run ? I've read the Cox car doesn't handle at all well but can't imagine many people run them all that hard now given the value - your thoughts ? Any tweaks ? Know you've done a couple...

[MG Brown]

Looks great! A very iconic car and driver.

[slotbaker]

Nice,

Good luck getting the Ulrich rims. They are scarce and don't come cheap. I've been trying to get some for years.

That's one of many Dan Gurney cars on my (long) list to do.

[Gator Bob]

Very sweet looking car, nice job!

[Fast Freddie]

Very nice car. My first real car was a 1964 Galaxie 500 fastback but it only had a 289 in it. I bought it in 1968 for $500. It had a Turquoise bottom and a white top with a white interior. I put on a set of chrome reverse wheels with baby moons. It was pretty sharp even if it wasn't fast. Back when gas was 25-30 cents a gallon I got around 20 mpg. Not bad for the old Betsy. That's what my wife named the car before we got married.

[dc-65x]

Great looking car Rich!

[Jairus]

Cool!
I just started collecting parts for one of my own!

[dc-65x]

Hi Jairus,

 

I'm on my way to the Post Office with your goodies..........NOW!

 

Rick

[Slot_Grasshopper]

Thx guys .....This is a  good site for Riverside pics      ... a lot of photos you won't see anywhere else.  I'm sure they are very stringent on copyright protection of the pics  as that is their business, selling them.

 

    I've got a set of Deluxe Ulrich wheels still in the pack,  I need someone to come over and tear them open  when I'm not looking, though would be shame to paint black over the nice chrome. 

 

 

 

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[dc-65x]

There is always the plastic or resin wheel insert option.........

[Jairus]

 Rick, is that what you did on the Goodwood projects?  NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO... Sheesh.

[SlowBeas]

Since some of my fellow racers are offering their vintage Galaxie stories, I thought I'd briefly chime in...

 

My dad bought a four-door baby blue '64 with the 289. Three years later, I accompanied him to the Memphis Ford dealer to pick up our new two-door, candy apple-red fastback with the black vinyl top and a smooth 398. When I reached high school, I took possession of that shiny red bullet, as it became my means for getting to and from school each day. Needless to say, I had the best looking -- and fastest -- car on the lot.

 

Great build, Rich. It brings back the days of real car racin'.

[Slot_Grasshopper]

  My father also had a 64 Galaxie XL he bought new,  white/ red interior, it had the smallest V8 at the time ( 260 ?), I remember the hubcaps were a hot item among thieves.... This a funny clip, Jay Leno talks about going to the dealership with his Dad  ordering a new Galaxie   , in the first couple of minutes of clip , . 

[dc-65x]

 Rick, is that what you did on the Goodwood projects?  NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO... Sheesh.

 
No, but I feel Rich's pain with this decision:
 
 

I've got a set of Deluxe Ulrich wheels still in the pack,  I need someone to come over and tear them open  when I'm not looking, though would be shame to paint black over the nice chrome.

I would paint the standard Ulrich wheels if needed but those chrome jobs............it would be tough!   

 

Done right, I bet it would be tough to tell the difference between painted Ulrich wheels and painted aluminum wheels with plastic inserts......but that's just me

[SlotStox#53]

Awesome Galaxie!! Always loved them & that's a really clean car

Only ever seen one pair of those Ulrich stockers on ePay ,definitely rare!

[Bruce Wayne]

Must say it looks pretty darn good with the wheels that are on it now!

Very nice Rich 

[Peter Horvath]

Nice one, Rich. Looking good!

 

I ran my (Rich Roberts Repaired)Cox Gurney Galaxie yesterday for the first time in months. It was a blast, although there's not enough Zip Grip on the planet to make those tires grip... I'm considering the sacreligious switch to a set of Candies!

[gluebomb]

Sacrilege indeed !!!  Maybe try some of the urethanes from Paul Gage before sliding to the darkside - he'll hook you up with great looking tires that really work.

[dc-65x]

I just received another tire order from Paul. I especially like his firmer compound. They REALLY work!

[Peter Horvath]

Thanks for the recommendation, gents.