1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner & Factory Air Conditioning - My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Volo IL on 5-9-20.
We're looking at a 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner Convertible in Inca Gold & Colonial White. The car features the factory 332 CI V8 engine and has a rare factory Air Conditioning option.
Today I'm speaking with Jay Grams, Buyer / Co-Owner of the Volo Auto Museum. This car has been restored and the “Skyliner” top is a hard top that folds into the trunk making this car a Convertible.
The car's located at Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Rd., Volo IL 60073. Web site is www.VoloCars.com If you love cars (Hollywood, Classic, Muscle, Antique), and Military equipment, memorabilia, and mementos then you must stop by this location.
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Nobody and I mean nobody makes cars like this anymore, no evidence of cost cutting anywhere, incredible detailing everywhere, the 59 Ford styling just pops! stainless Stainless steel fender skirts, and the cherry on top, the mechanical roof! Truly an icon, never to be repeated! Way to go Lou!
Hi Ron, High praise for the Designer & Engineers of this car :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, Lou
Man i love this channel!!!
Keep it up man!!
I can type into the CZcams search bar the most rarest obscure car ever and ninety-nine times out of a hundred the first thing to pop up will be a Lou costabile video.
@@jiveturkey9993 100%
Hi Sniper Pro nerf mods, Happy to read you're enjoying the episodes :-) My pleasure sharing with you, Lou
I still love my 59 Galaxie, with a " hi-poed" FE 352 hi compression big block, torque monster. Family car, originally belonged, to my Vietnam Vet father. I lovingly restored it in memory of my long now gone parents, turned it into a sleeper, Turquoise & Colonial white
Hi James, Happy to read you have a fun car too :-) Great way to honor the memory of your Father, Lou
Air conditioning was an unimaginable luxury at that time. I remember my parents loading us up at three in the morning so we would be at our destination before the afternoon heat. The original purchaser of this car dropped some serious money!!
Thank you for viewing & sharing your knowledge & memories :-)
People were more conservative in those days. Spending 450.00 to add air conditioning to a 3000.00 car didn’t make sense
to people. Having it on a convertible was REALLY rare. Tight fisted people would buy nice cars like Galaxies and Impalas with six cylinder engines and no radios. Some people would have Mickey Mouse (aftermarket) air conditioning added when the summer heat got overwhelming! Sears did a lot of installs!
@@craigjorgensen4637 I’d bet factory air in 1959 was closer to $700 than $400. In some cars, it could be 1/3 the price of the car! There is one of these cars for sale in my area that needs restoration but it would probably cost $75,000-$100,000 to restore it.
Factory Air was becoming more common in luxury cars - Cadillac, Lincoln, and Chrysler Imperial.
Gas tank was in middle to make room for top down in trunk.. simple as that
Love these old cars that you could look in the rear view mirror and see long trunk.
Happy to read you "Love these old cars" :-)
Such a beautiful car , my uncle had the identical car in 1957 brand new ..
Hi Tom, Happy to read this car brings memories of your Uncles car, Lou
Another great car from the fabulous fifties. The tail lights look like the afterburner on a fifties jet fighter. It was the jet age. Thanks for the fine video.
Hi Steve, Happy to read you enjoy these cars from the 1950's :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Yesss! Another 50s gem! Loved the car story Lou
Hi Mirch Shake, Happy to read you enjoy this 50's Gem :-) Lou
@@loucostabile That's a switch for the backup lights that are out but that isn't a hard fix.
A marvel of automotive engineering, the retractable top!
I'd agree :-)
This car is amazing, Lou. Especially the interior. It's always nice to see what those fine folks at Volo have in store for you and the channel. This one must be waiting for the right owner, and whoever it will be, will have quite the car!
The top level '59 Ford interiors were the best, IMO.
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you find this car "amazing" :-) My pleasure sharing with you, Lou
@@loucostabile Are the seat covers original and if not do you kn0w where they came from, I need some for my '59?
A beautiful Ford Lou - thanks! I can only imagine the challenges the Skyliner presented in production. I'm willing to bet Ford lost money on them. The complexity is something else.
Hi Jeff, You're right, to get to work just right, those Engineers must have worked overtime :-) Lou
T.G.I.F. GREETING. From Venezuela. >. < A WONDERFUL ride> . > Mr. Lou, super Thank you for showing this AWESOME FAIRLANE 500. >
Hi Alejandro, Happy to read you enjoy this "WONDERFUL ride" :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Outstanding Ford. A treat to see. A Gem.
Hi David, Happy to share this "Gem" with you :-) Lou
Truly an amazing car that I never knew existed , Thank You Lou!
Hi Newton, Happy to read you learned something seeing this video :-) I'm learning from the Care Taker al the time and I find that to be so much fun. Glad you're along for the ride, and you're welcome, Lou
My parents, grand parents and uncle all had ‘59 Ford’s. I was a small child back then but I still remember the white knobs and steering wheel.
Hi Dave, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Family's cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Not too many factory air-conditioned automobiles in that Era with exception of Cadillacs,and Lincolns Lou.Beautiful automobile!I remember seeing quite a few of these 1959 Ford Models in the 1960's growing up.Pretty rare today,however.....
Hi Jeffrey, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Incredible detailing, stylists and craftsman at Ford back in the day really had great jobs did they not?all made in house out of raw materials, not much outsourcing back in the 50’s! Great showing Lou!
Hi Ron, Thank you for viewing and sharing you enjoy the effort of the employees at the time. Appreciate the kind words on this video, Lou
Interesting factoid about the retractable tops, operation was all analog and mechanical, no computer stuff as it had not been invented . Yet, Ford engineers found a way to make it all work with relay switches, interlock switches, spiral cinch levers to suck the trunk lid down, etc. To control the actuation. Quite a mechanical dance actually.
Hi Ron, Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Lou
Lou, we had a 59 ,Ford Custom 500, I was 5 when we got it, and I remember riding home in it from the dealer, Galigher Ford, Huntington, WV. Looked just like this only was a stripped version, 3 on the tree, straight 6, no PS or PB, no radio!. Heater and headlights is all it came with. My dad was very "thrifty." 🤣😂. This car is the polar opposite of our '59. Very interesting car.
Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It’s a very amazing car . The 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 Skyliner retractable hardtop 2 door hardtop is so beautiful !! The fender skirts are so very sexy on the 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 !! The Steel Chrome Grill has Diamond Shape Bullets !! It looks like it’s got a 332 Cubic Inch V/8 engine inside of it !! It’s very rare that you find an Air Conditioner inside the car and I know Air Conditioners keep the inside of the car clean !!
Hi Robert, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
I love the huge steering wheel.
Like a large boat :-)
I will most definitely say this is a true American classic! I love older American convertibles, always have! I finally ended up with a MBZ SLK350 with its retractable top. LOL!! You could fit 2 of my tops into the trunk of this Fairlane. LOL!! Thanks Lou for a great Friday showing!
Hi Rusty, Happy to read you enjoy this "American classic!" :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
A My Car Story first . The " trunken treats " were on top of the car .
H Bud Lee, :-) Lou
It never gets old watching the retractable hard top do its magic on a '59 Ford. Nice car guys - love the hubcaps and white walls that work nicely with yellow/white two tone paint. And of course, the roof! Thanks Lou great job.
Hi Bruce H., You're right, it is mesmerizing watching the top go down & up on this one :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Hi Lou, This is an interesting car. I believe I read somewhere that they used modified 2 door station wagon tooling to build this body, but I can’t confirm. In any case many modern convertibles use a retractable roof rather than a ragtop. Very cool car, way ahead of its time. 👍😉
Hi Terri Bel Bliss, I agree, this one is ahead of it's time. Lou
I built a model kit of one of those when I was a teen and noticed that in that scale it looked like there would be no trunk space except a box! This one in reality looks more spacious!
Hi Jon, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the model car you built :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile our next door neighbors had a 1959 station wagon version of the Skyliner! Cream and dark red two-tone!
Thanks for posting so early. I love starting my day with a kind man and some cool cars
Hi Curtis, Happy to read this started your day in the right direction :-) You're welcome, Lou
I had one of these cars growing up..... my first car with a 292 cu inch y block. Then a 1965 they were hand me downs... my father would get a new car every 6 years and give me his old car..I sure liked that deal back then.....
Hi Mike, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
In the era when most cars had no air conditioning, you could tell the ones that did by the tinted windows and the blue on the top of the windshield. I thought that was so cool
Hi Robert, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
...and yet, another classic ford, love it!
Happy to read you "love it!" :-)
Wow Lou what a piece of art and automotive history here.Those hidden hard tops are really neat. Have seen them lots of times and it is so amazing how they work. A very different color and love those fender skirts. A extremely nice unit Lou! What a treat and so glad to see it on this nice day you had. Thanks for sharing this with us Lou!
Hi Steve, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) I agree, it's so cool to watch the top come down on this car :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
So cool and at Volo Auto Museum too. Used to live not so far from there a long time ago. Great memories ! Thank you Sir.
Hi blaser51, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Love Volo, the Grams, and the "weight" they carry in the auto enthusiast world! Thanks Lou!
Hi Brian SD, A fun time there for sure :-) You're welcome, Lou
I had a `59 Skyliner in the "Miami Beach" Green and White. My egghead scientist boring brother was even impressed. He asked, "Who do you think you are? Debbie Reynolds?!?"
Hi Kharkovkid, Happy to read you had a cool car too! As long as you enjoy the car, that is all that matters. Here is one more for you to enjoy, Lou czcams.com/video/kSaT2yChJd0/video.html
The color combination is Colonial White and Inca Gold. The upholstery has metallic threads which give the sparkle. The data plate on the door jamb has a code for the District Sales Office DSO which gives the best hint for where this car was originally sold. Some of the hardware for the Skyliner was used in the 1958 to 1966 Ford Thunderbird and 1961 to 1967 Lincoln Continental convertibles. These 1959 models had both badges for the Fairlane 500 and Galaxie because the Galaxie was a mid-year addition.
Hi SpockvsMcCoy, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Lou, amazing color combination in the interior. Another beautiful '59 retractable and the a/c option is really rare. My grandmother had a Fairlane 500 with a/c but it was dealer installed and looked quite different. I virtually shop through the Volo automobiles on line all the time. Of course the virtual part is only a 'wish I had that'. They always have great cars and he presents them really well. It is fun for me to wish on his web site. Thank you Lou for bringing special cars our way and thanks to Volo for making them new again.
Hi monty, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Lou, I love all your videos, always looking forward to the next one.
Hi Bobby, Happy to read you're enjoying the videos with me :-) Appreciate the kind words, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Awesome car, loved the '59s and the skyliners but 🤔 kinda looks like the fitment of the drivers door might need some adjustment might be some shadows 😀 thanks for sharing Lou and as always you know "Howdy from Texas "!!
Hi Greg from TX, Happy to read you think this one is "Awesome" :-) Hmmm, we'll have to check into that. Thank for sharing a tip, Lou
I love these full sized Fords.
It's often been said cars like this were rolling works of art.
This is like the Mona Lisa :)
Never seen the retractable hard top in operation but recall seeing something from a magazine for the first ('57 ?) edition.
There were so many things going on there it was almost like you didn't have a trunk.
They got it sorted out quite nicely.
btw, I was trying to think of a dessert this two tone finish reminded me of...Lemon marangue pie ? Not yellow enough but close.
Cream puff, perfect.
Nice work, Lou.
Hi Glen, Happy to read you "Cream puff" is perfect :-) Lou
A very rare beauty. Thank you.
My pleasure sharing this car with you :-)
Great video Lou love watching your channel. My grandpa had one that was white and a color called geranium. He parked it in 1975 when the motor started knocking really bad. It didn't have factory A/C but it did have power steering and power brakes. It disappeared from my grandparents house while we were on a family vacation in 2010. We never found it.
Hi PlymouthDuster 225, Happy to read this one is like Grandpas :-) Sad to read it disappeared :-( Lou
What fun it was for planned obsolescence changing cars every year!
Nice to be able to do that :-)
Never boring at that time for sure!
Can't forget about the effect of WWII ending. Also your dollar bought more after WWII.
LOU YOUR AWESOME
Thank you Andrew. Glad you're along for the ride.
The two very best car video guys.
High praise.
A beautiful gem!
Hi Matt, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Hi, Lou! 1959 was the first year for the Galaxie series. Lots of fascination with space in those days. It was also the last of the three years for the retractable. Interesting how you can get air conditioning TWO ways in this car! BTW, at that time there was a singing group called the Skyliners. I don't know if they named themselves after the car, but it was in 1959 they came out with their best-known hits, "Since I Don't Have You" and "This I Swear". The group has since had a few deaths and many other personnel changes, but they still perform today.
Anyway, thanks to you and the folks at Volo for another wonderful ride. I hope to come visit them if I'm ever in their area.
Hi iswc27, Thanks for sharing, and yes, I hope you get to visit, I think you'll enjoy it! My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
At 17, I had a black & white, red interior, soft top like that. Had a 352 & 3 speed on the column. That was a fast car but I had a lot of engine trouble. I never cared for the high deck on the retractables. Believe it or not I traded it in on a Corvair! That's one I'd like to have back.
Hi Skip, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
cool ride i hope that car gets driven alot worth it great video lou as always 👍🏻🇺🇸
Hi Danny Al, This one is a very nice cruiser, and yes I hope it gets driven too. My pleasure sharing with you, Lou
Oh what a beauty!!!! It almost reminds me of BOTH my DADS 58 EDSELS. WHAT GREAT LOOKN CARS!! 💪✌️😉👍 SURE WISH I COULD BUT THIS GALAXIE 500💓❤️
Hi Sd90 Mac, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
I love it!!!
Hi T. S. Gilmer, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Great video Lou
Thank you acts2210 :-)
Great car !!!! Lots of smiles per gallon !!!!
I agree.
What's amazing is that Ford went from in dash factory air to under dash factory air until 1965
Hi R S, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Thanks for posting this beautiful Ford Lou. Beginning in 1957 Ford hoods hinged in the front, and this continued through 1959. The thought was to make the car safer because the hood could not fly open and blind the driver. But then the reports began coming in of these cars involved in severe front end collisions. The hood would pop open and engine parts would crash through the windshield! Ford returned to a rear hinged hood in 1960.
Regarding the quarter panel location of the fuel filler, this was unique to the Skyliner. Any other 1959 Ford car had the center fuel fill.
Hi Michael, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car. Also, thanks for the location of the fuel filler, I did not know that, Lou
That’s correct about the fuel filler on the side. The retractable hardtop of the Skyliner necessitated that. The soft top convertible, called the SUNliner and all the other non-convertibles had the fuel filler in the center of the back, just above the bumper.
Impresionante! Y yo que pensaba que el primero fue el Mercedes-Benz SLK 230. Cuando este vehículo, ya para esa época, tenía un techo rígido retráctil...
Happy to read you find this one is impressive :-)
That retractable roof and the moon landing 10 yrs later were the biggest accomplishments of man to that point.( tongue in cheek) but it was cool but there was no room for luggage!
Hi Richard, NICE :-) Lou
The intricacy is sweet
Hi Thomas, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
I admired Volo cars for years. From it's side profile, I think the '59 carried the high retractable rear better than the the other models. Likely this one was a demo/showroom car in the day. The AC unit may look to some to be dealer-installed or aftermarket, but in the late '50's-early '60's many cars had "add-on" looking AC units under the dash that was indeed factory. Beautiful car.
It's factory. The add on ac's had a different look, also a plaque on the fenders said it's factory.
@@MisterMikeTexas Yes. That's what I meant to say. Many people mistakenly clump all cars with the under-dash style AC as "add-on AC".
Hi Joseph, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hope you have the chance to stop by there in person, Lou
Not only does it have AC badging, but the notice the placement. On the passenger side, so the passengers knew they were entering something special.
Hi Gabriel, Good point. Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou
A lot of people now days don't know these Fordomatic transmissions had two different Drive ranges, D1 and D2. One mode gave you that fluid coupled smooth takaway like a powergilde or Buick transmission, the other gave you quicker bunny starts by adding a lower first gear. In other words two speed automatic or three speed. Later productions had a single D and two colored dots, small white dot, or bigger green dot. Had a 1966 Galaxie with a 352 V8 4bbl and a 1966 Mustang 200 cu inline 6 which both had this feature.
Hi zulumax1, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Actually, that was called a Cruise-O-Matic! The Ford-O-Matic only had PRNDL on the dashboard, since it only had 2 forward speeds. We had a ‘59 Galaxie 4-door sedan when I was a kid and it only had the Ford-O-Matic. The neighbors had a ‘59 Galaxie with the Cruise-O-Matic. Theirs was a 2-door hardtop (no B pillar) and was more richly optioned with power steering and brakes as well. Ours had “Armstrong” steering (not power) and my poor mom who was a little gal really had to wrestle with that big steering wheel.
@@OldRustySteele You are correct sir! I remember the words Cruise-o-Matic printed on the transparent gear indicator. I have no idea why I called it something else.
My dad had a '59 Ford station wagon back in 1966, white with red interior, 390 V8. It started burning oil so he traded it on a 1965 station wagon, honey gold, with a 390 V8.
@@zulumax1 Hi Zulu, yeah, I vividly remember our ‘59 Galaxie. It was a color called “Geranium” which was a pinkish orange, like the flower it was named for. After my dad traded it in for a ‘67 Fairlane (which got handed down to me when I was a teen), the ‘59 Galaxie stayed in the family, as my uncle bought it from the small-town dealer my dad traded it in to!! Our Galaxie was lightly optioned. It had the 292 cid V8 and Fordomatic and AM Radio, but that was it. No power, no AC. Big car, easily seated 6!
The trunk is missing the luggage area “tub”. My dad bought my mom this year/model in 1967. It was all white outside and black/gold inside. Sadly, Minnesota winter salt had the rockers rusted out by 1968.
Hi wmalden, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Moms car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Great place for the ignition switch - if you're left handed.:) Electric wipers - nice!
:-)
Beautiful! I have a 64 Galaxie! I'd sure hate to adjust the points on this car with the hood opening like that! :)
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very nice very nice car
Happy to read you enjoy this one :-)
Beautiful galaxie 59,ford sel 12915 skyliners that year.In the optionlist there are two different airconditioning system possible,polar airco at 271$ or select airco at 404$.An expensive option if you knew the whole car cost 3346$.I like the floating star frontgrill,the dual headlights,the space age rearlights and al those Chrome details.You can have this one also whit a single antenna mounted on the center of the reardeck...wow.In the fifties or the sixties you see a lot of american cars inBelgium where i lives,not annymore at this time...
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Neat car!
Happy to read you think this car is neat :-)
A real nice 59 Ford retractable. I'd fix the back up lights if I had it.
Hi Daniel, Happy to read you enjoy this car, and thanks for sharing the light needs fixing too, Lou
Sweet car, huge AC compressor!
Hi Michael, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Very nice 😀
Hi Michael, Happy to read you think this car is "Very nice" :-) Lou
@@loucostabile 😀
Though it looked the same, the retractable top on the '59 was not the same as the '5 7-58. It had fewer motors (2, I think) and the 'flipper' part of the roof that tucks under when retracting was also shorter. I love these cool cars. Watch 'Thunderball' with Sean Connery and you'll see a solid black one blown up.
Hi LoveIsAll, Thanks for the movie trivia tip. Happy to read you love these cool cars, and you're on the right CZcams Channel for the cars you enjoy. Lou
Back in the day I looked forward to the new model yrs,almost every year was a complete redesign,& very intricate body panels.how did they do it.yes America wasn't perfect but it was " great"!
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Had 59 Ford 500 galaxy my first car great car
Hi Danny, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It's absolutely gorgeous...would make a great surfers car...if it was exported to the UK..it would look good in
A showroom in Newquay ,Cornwall..or St.Davids,Pembrokeshire..
Hi David, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car. Would be nice down by the beach too :-) Lou
Another beauty! I had to look this up:
The Skyliner top had six reversible electric motors for 1959 models, four lift jacks, a series of relays, ten limit switches, ten solenoids, four locking mechanisms for the roof and two locking mechanisms for the trunk lid, and a total of 610 ft of wiring. 😬
Hi X K, Thank you for sharing your research :-) Very interesting, Lou
Ohhh man this is real pleasure romantic ride Lou
Hi Jonathan, "romantic ride" You nailed it! Lou
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
As cool as long as it's name. Got a lot features they don't have today
Hi Larry, You're right, this one has a long name & a lot of features :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I hope the people on you channel appreciate how rare that air conditioning unit is in that car. In the 50’s it was a very expensive option, sometimes adding 25-30% to the price of the car.. The units were also very large. As we can see in this one. Did the air conditioner actually work in this car and was it’s original configuration? (Or gutted with a modern unit inside the large original 59 case)? Thx again Lou!
P.S.- I bought 4 new tires 4 years ago that I had to replace because of dry rot. Those tires are 50+ years old!
Hi Brady Dog, You're right, air conditioning was an expensive option. This was the actual unit, however it was a nice day so we did not turn it on, so I'm not sure if it works or not. My pleasure sharing this one with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Sorry, but the top is NOT hydraulic, it is all electric! You were looking at plastic covers over mechanical screw jacks, and covers over balance springs.
The Thunderbird fold away convertibles had hydraulic rams but the Ford retractables used screw jacks.
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HA HA HA
SELLS ITSELF?
HEY LOU. IT SOLD ME. IMMEDIATELY
HARD TOP RETRACTABLE
Hey Andrew, Happy to share this car with you :-) Lou
At the beginning of the '59 model year the top of the line Fords,such as this car ,wore only the Fairlane 500 insignia.At mid year,they began to call them Galaxies.Apparently,Ford decided to use both model designations on the cars for the remainder of the '59 model year only....
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Oops, back-up lights don't work, a nice car but whoever did the resto on this was an amateur for sure. What is truly amazing is that you buy the top of the line Ford, in 1959, and order it with A/C but crank windows and a manual seat? I owned a 59 Sunliner & a 1960 Sunliner in 1965 & my both cars had power windows & an electric seat. Loved the 1960 Sunliner.
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Ford introduced the Galaxie in 1959 as part of the Fairlane 500 series, but never called it that. They just called in the Galaxie. Check out advertisements for the 59 Fords.
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Beautiful car, not like the crap today.
Hi David, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Good news! I think you're on the right CZcams Channel for you, Lou
Gas tank was in middle to make room for top down..simple as that
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Same colors as my 59 Galaxie Club Victoria.
Nice :-)
Nice car but the drivers door color seems a lighter shade and not sitting flush. The door cards are fancy ! What are the flaws with the car in general ?
Thanks for sharing. We'll have to take a look into that.
What an interesting car, are you allowed to say about how much they want for the car Lou? I am just curious!
Hi Gary, I'm not sure of the price, however in the text of this video is the website and it should be listed there. Lou
@@loucostabile Thanks Lou!
COLOR IS AWESOME HAPPY. VIEW .
HOPE IT HAS WILLWOOD DISCS ,?
COIL OVERS OIN REAR ?
NEW. ALUMINIUM RADIATOR ?
FUEL INJECTION ???
HA !!! BECAUSE IF NOT. I WOULD HAVE THAT PUT IN IMMEDIATELY
Hi Andrew, Happy to read you enjoy the color of this car :-) Lou
missing paded dash, wonder bar radio, 352 police intercepter engine fe
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Really enjoy your videos, but please, Ford always referred to it as the "Ford Galaxie", never Fairlane 500 Galaxie. Yes, that's what it is, but it was always advertised as just
Galaxie.
Hi Michael, Happy to read your enjoying the video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Lou
It's missing the emblems on the rear quarter panels there were 3 on each quarter panels ????
Don't know what you are referring to??
The Skyliner began as a Fairlane 500, denoted on the quarter fins. Then in comes Galaxie and they were all labeled Galaxie on the quarter fin. You could only get a Skyliner in the Galaxie series now. The Fairlane 500 had to remain on the trunk lid since the first 0 was the cover for the key/lock. I think Ford was just too cheap to redesign a proper trunk lid that said Galaxie. You can also find plenty of Fairlane 500s with all the chrome on this one that says Fairlane 500 on the quarters and have a different roof treatment. Confusing isn't it? In the video, you will note when he shoots the right side of the instrument panel, the chrome says Fairlane 500 and a gold Galaxie metal piece is glued on below it on the door. A rather shoddy thought process on Fords part to compete with the Chevrolet Impala. However, Ford still outsold Chevrolet in this year and '57. Only times in the '50s and only once in the '60s. The Galaxie series was just that. No '500' in '59, '60 or '61, then the Fairlane 500 mid-size came out in 1962. That is when we got the Galaxie and the Galaxie 500 at the same time. They both had trouble putting the name together in the video but I see the name of the video is correct. The cloth top convertible would have been 'Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Sunliner'.
Hi Tom, Thank you for sharing what you noticed. Lou
Well, we (my parents--I was 11) had a brand new '59 in '59, but it was almost the cheapest model, the Custom 300. That was the model that had the quarter panel decorations you referred to. As for the car in Lou's video, it seems the proportions of the '59 body worked better with the long rear deck of the retractables. The '57s had this vast expanse of slab sided sheet metal...
@@edgarcook9607 Yes, you are correct. In my comment I had forgotten the Custom 300 completely. They also had a plain Fairlane model (not the 500) that had the script Fairlane in that position of the quarter panel. I have only seen a couple. I don't think they made many. IIRC, they also had a plain Custom that had no badging at all, below the Custom 300.
Exterior; Wimbledon White & Inca Gold
Thank you for sharing Paul.
The top mechanicals are not hydraulic.
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I have all stock original black ‘59 Ford 300 Custome Fardomatic just rebuild engine , if anyone is interested let me know
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私は、日本人で、英語ができません。すいません。
Hi 和義 菊岡, Happy to read you enjoy this "dream car" :-) Lou
頑張っても頑張っても、一生運転できない夢の車だね。車の屋根がトランクにすっぽり入るんだよ。車のデザインも気にってます。