vintage pics of days gone by
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02-19-2017, 06:37 PM
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#184
02-19-2017, 07:56 PM
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#187
02-20-2017, 09:38 AM
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Enlargement of the picture above here: Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Gearhead Heaven: 1926 high-resolution photo
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#189
02-20-2017, 01:42 PM
I wonder why '60 Fords seem so scarce? Perhaps they didn't sell that many. I was 10 at the time. I always liked the body lines.
My folks bought their first "new" Ford at the famous Galpin Ford in Van Nuys, Ca. It was a '60 2 Dr. Ranch wagon. Talk about scare! Very collectable today. We logged many miles through two 292's over the years. It was mine in High School which held my Surfboads, my future Wife and...... the obligatory '60s "Chicka-Chicka-Bow-Wow" custom fit Matress.
By the way Buddy. I was too lazy to respond on the "Naked Show" thread but my guess is your truck (despite your stubborness to not have a single color
), would clearly be better on the eyes 
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My folks bought their first "new" Ford at the famous Galpin Ford in Van Nuys, Ca. It was a '60 2 Dr. Ranch wagon. Talk about scare! Very collectable today. We logged many miles through two 292's over the years. It was mine in High School which held my Surfboads, my future Wife and...... the obligatory '60s "Chicka-Chicka-Bow-Wow" custom fit Matress.
By the way Buddy. I was too lazy to respond on the "Naked Show" thread but my guess is your truck (despite your stubborness to not have a single color
), would clearly be better on the eyes Dawg-A-Saurus
#190
02-20-2017, 01:51 PM
Ca. It was a '60 2 Dr. Ranch wagon.Galpin back then (when it was owned by Frank Galpin), was located in Tujunga, moved to Roscoe Blvd. in Sepulveda (now North Hills) in the 1970's.
#192
02-20-2017, 03:44 PM
No intention to High-Jack. I just got all reminiscent. A quick story and I'll bow out.In '70, I bought a Mustang Coupe from Galpin on Roscoe. While there, they had the first Cobra I had ever seen in the Showroom. They fired that 427 up and drove it out. I was mesmerized.
Back then, you could order any configuration from a wide-range of options on a check-list. I ordered a Plain-Jane Body. Just Mach Wheels but no Scoops, Stripes or Badges. I ordered a 351, Wide Ratio Top Loader, a 390 Trak-Lok (or whatever they called it) and all the Performance / Suspension goodies. $3500 out the door @ $50/Month.
I installed Headers, had Gil of Gil's Mufflers do his magic and with an Intake and CFM upgrade, it ran well against Z-28s. Being raised in Canoga Park, Van Buys and Sepulveda were all the same to me. Lots of Speed Shops. A hot-bed of Muscle Cars, Street Racing, and Crusing. Good Stuff.
