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This 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie Holman & Moody NASCAR Race Car is powered by a 427 cubic-inch FORD NASCAR V8 engine delivering 450+ horsepower. There is a four-speed Ford top-loader transmission, a 9-inch Ford rear, and Full Holman-Moody NASCAR preparation including HD frame, suspension brakes, wheels, and driver safety equipment.
The quest for better aerodynamic efficiency for its NASCAR race cars led Ford to the creation of an altered roofline for its 1963 Galaxie, well after the car's model year introduction. The combination of the new roofline, the knowledge and skill of race car builders Holman & Moody, and the new Ford 7-liter V8 made the cars nearly untouchable, especially when piloted by drivers like Dan Gurney. Gurney wrestled the big Galaxie around the Riverside, California, road course for a win in NASCAR's first-ever 500-mile road-course event in January, setting the stage for a Ford Grand National title win at season's end.
In the 1960s, NASCAR was an established commodity, but hardly the all-encompassing corporate/cultural giant that exists today. In that era, races were frequently sponsored by businesses and organizations that today could not afford a single race-time television commercial.
From 1963 to 1971, The Motor Trend 500, named after the sponsoring magazine, was held at the now-defunct Riverside International Raceway in California. This event was NASCAR's first-ever 500 mile road race.
Ford's NASCAR stocker for 1963 was the two-door version of the Galaxie. Prior to the introduction of the Mustang and the Torino, the Galaxie was one of Ford's most versatile competition cars, doing duty on both the oval track and the drag strip. A mid-year introduction, the new hardtop coupe body, also called a 'sports roof' coupe provided Galaxie buyers with a sleek new choice and Ford NASCAR teams with an aerodynamic advantage. Under the hood, a powerful 427 cubic-inch V8 engine gave Ford drivers just what they needed to put this car in victory lane on a regular basis.
Legendary racer Dan Gurney drove this car in the first Motor Trend 500. Owned and crewed by the Wood Brothers and prepped by the Ford performance tuning house of Holman and Moody, Gurney's Galaxie had the right combination. Gurney himself, while not a NASCAR regular, had years of professional experience in F1 Series and various road races, driving cars that turned both left and right. He also had plenty of victories. Gurney won the first Motor Trend 500; he followed it up with three more victories in a row (1963-1966) and a fourth in 1968. All of his stock car victories came at Riverside in a race he so dominated that those in the sport jokingly called it the 'Gurney 500.'
This car was restored to period-correct condition by its current owners.
In 2010, the car was offered for sale at the Sports & Classics of Monterey presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $150,000 - $200,000 and offered without reserve. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $123,750 inclusive of buyer's premium.Source - AACA Museum
The quest for better aerodynamic efficiency for its NASCAR race cars led Ford to the creation of an altered roofline for its 1963 Galaxie, well after the car's model year introduction. The combination of the new roofline, the knowledge and skill of race car builders Holman & Moody, and the new Ford 7-liter V8 made the cars nearly untouchable, especially when piloted by drivers like Dan Gurney. Gurney wrestled the big Galaxie around the Riverside, California, road course for a win in NASCAR's first-ever 500-mile road-course event in January, setting the stage for a Ford Grand National title win at season's end.
In the 1960s, NASCAR was an established commodity, but hardly the all-encompassing corporate/cultural giant that exists today. In that era, races were frequently sponsored by businesses and organizations that today could not afford a single race-time television commercial.
From 1963 to 1971, The Motor Trend 500, named after the sponsoring magazine, was held at the now-defunct Riverside International Raceway in California. This event was NASCAR's first-ever 500 mile road race.
Ford's NASCAR stocker for 1963 was the two-door version of the Galaxie. Prior to the introduction of the Mustang and the Torino, the Galaxie was one of Ford's most versatile competition cars, doing duty on both the oval track and the drag strip. A mid-year introduction, the new hardtop coupe body, also called a 'sports roof' coupe provided Galaxie buyers with a sleek new choice and Ford NASCAR teams with an aerodynamic advantage. Under the hood, a powerful 427 cubic-inch V8 engine gave Ford drivers just what they needed to put this car in victory lane on a regular basis.
Legendary racer Dan Gurney drove this car in the first Motor Trend 500. Owned and crewed by the Wood Brothers and prepped by the Ford performance tuning house of Holman and Moody, Gurney's Galaxie had the right combination. Gurney himself, while not a NASCAR regular, had years of professional experience in F1 Series and various road races, driving cars that turned both left and right. He also had plenty of victories. Gurney won the first Motor Trend 500; he followed it up with three more victories in a row (1963-1966) and a fourth in 1968. All of his stock car victories came at Riverside in a race he so dominated that those in the sport jokingly called it the 'Gurney 500.'
This car was restored to period-correct condition by its current owners.
In 2010, the car was offered for sale at the Sports & Classics of Monterey presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $150,000 - $200,000 and offered without reserve. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $123,750 inclusive of buyer's premium.Source - AACA Museum
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1963 Ford Galaxie Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Ford Galaxie
(Data based on Model Year 1963 sales)
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Convertible Chassis#: 3j69x141319 Sold for USD$24,200 2024 Mecum : Monterey | |
1963 Ford Galaxie Fastback Chassis#: 3u66c189503 Sold for USD$25,300 2024 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Hardtop Chassis#: 3p67z127673 Sold for USD$62,700 2024 Mecum : Indy | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Convertible Chassis#: 3j69z141562 Sold for USD$40,700 2024 Mecum : Indy | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Convertible Chassis#: 3j69r143031 Sold for USD$115,500 2024 Mecum : Houston | |
1963 Ford Galaxie Chassis#: 3d66c166423 Sold for USD$20,900 2024 Mecum : Houston | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Fastback Chassis#: 3a66z182083 Sold for USD$110,000 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1963 Ford Galaxie Sunliner Chassis#: 608762476b63l Sold for USD$30,250 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Hardtop Chassis#: 3j68r172833 Sold for USD$60,500 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight Chassis#: 3j66r143277 Sold for USD$129,250 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 NASCAR Sold for USD$70,000 2024 Broad Arrow Auctions : Amelia | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible Chassis#: 3g65g105345 Sold for USD$83,600 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight Chassis#: 3n66r143275 Sold for USD$132,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Chassis#: 3p67g139782 Sold for USD$46,200 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Chassis#: 3d63g103740 Sold for USD$33,550 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Chassis#: 3p66z208422 Sold for USD$15,400 2023 Mecum : Kansas City | |
1963 Ford Galaxie Convertible Chassis#: 3j69x117970 Sold for USD$23,100 2023 Mecum : Dallas | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Chassis#: 3j66x160509 Sold for USD$41,800 2023 Mecum : Dallas | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight Chassis#: 3j66r143277 Sold for USD$88,000 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner Chassis#: 608762476b63l Sold for USD$27,500 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 |
Ford Galaxies That Failed To Sell At Auction
1963 Ford Galaxie's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL | 3j67b114351 | 2024 Mecum : Monterey | $30,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie Convertible | 3z69z134408 | 2024 Mecum : Indy | $35,000 | $70,000 | $80,000 |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Competition | 3A66Z169771 | 2024 Bonhams : Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco' | $100,000 | $150,000 | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 3a66z172201 | 2024 Mecum : Houston | $35,000 | ||
1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500XL R-Code 427 Fastback | 3P68R158295 | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner | 608762476b63l | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $27,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner | 608762476b63l | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $29,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 3p63z137111 | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $25,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Hardtop Fastback | 3p68r158295 | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $80,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL | 3j68x180097 | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $37,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Convertible | 3j69r143031 | 2023 Mecum : Houston | $110,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 3a66z172201 | 2023 Mecum : Houston | $33,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie Convertible | 2023 Mecum : Glendale | $22,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie | 2022 Mecum : Kansas City | $42,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 3E63R172759 | 2022 GAA : November 2022 | $75,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 2022 Mecum : Chicago | $17,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Hardtop Fastback | 2022 Mecum : Chicago | $90,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 2022 Mecum : Harrisburg | $27,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie | 2022 Mecum : Harrisburg | $25,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie XL 500 | 3G68Q206470 | 2022 GAA : July 2022 | $57,500 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 2022 Mecum : Orlando | $33,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight | 2022 Mecum Indy | $130,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Convertible | 2022 Mecum : Houston | $90,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight | 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee | $110,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL | 3U68R160899 | 2021 GAA : November 2021 | $75,000 | ||
1963 Ford Galaxie Convertible | 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021 | $27,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie R Code | 2021 GAA : February 2021 | $75,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible | 2021 Mecum : Kissimmee | $100,000 | $115,000 | $135,000 | |
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 | 2021 Mecum : Kissimmee | $47,000 | |||
1963 Ford Galaxie | 3E68Z235222 | 2020 Fall Carlisle Auction |
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