'65 Ford Galaxie

[Koellefornia Kid]

This is my contribution to the 2023 Cannon Ball Run community build which I called the NastyGal:

The build is loosely based on Dave Kindig’s beautiful Convertible:

 just thought the black rag top somehow interferes with the clean look, that’s why I decided to keep the kit’s hard top so the asymmetrical stripe can flow along the roof:

The stock Galaxie kit had to accept a few modifications to achieve the look I was after. I shaved the body of all all handles, letters and emblems and kit bashed it with an early 90s Nascar Thunderbird…

…with the Nascar fuel cell in the trunk…

… and the 500+ hp engine under the hood.

The engine was wired and topped with a scratch built air cleaner and I also added a scratch built radiator cover.

For rolling stock I chose 19/21″ Salt II wheels by Steven Zimmerman.

The Nascar chassis had to be extended for a correct wheelbase and i added some material to the rear end and angled it a bit to fit the trunk area:

The interior tub had to be modified to fit the Nascar chassis and I added seats from an early ’90s Mustang.

Had a great time building this one and I hope you like it, too!

Thanks for having a look! Comments are welcomed and appreciated!

[Zippi]

Nice looking 65 Ford.  I like the name NastyGal.

[XYHARRY]

Cool Galaxie Oliver, very good details and custom work. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ea0863]

Absolutely great! And though I love Dave's rendition, I too like the hardtop version better. Thank you for the wonderful photography as well.

[michelle]

Nice work looks amazing 

[espo]

Great looking build. The paint finishes all look good, and I like how you used the NASCAR chassis. 

[karbuildr]

Excellent Ford, I dig that paint scheme, stripes and the wheels.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Well done!

[Yeah Nah]

Looks great!

[Slotto]

Outstanding!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Extremely sharp-looking. Really bold. Nice build.

[happy grumpy]

Awesome job on this bad boy. Great stripes, they fit the car perfectly.

[slusher]

Outstanding Ford!  You knocked it out of the park, Oliver!

[David G.]

Good call on the roof!

That NASCAR chassis makes this one a real sleeper.

Beautiful build with well executed mods!

David G.

[crazyjim]

Awesome build.

[ncbuckeye67]

Wow, that looks amazing! I must have missed that episode. Your version does look better, with the hard-top instead of the convertible.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Thanks fellasl Appreciate all hese kind words! First time I used three colours on one body, glad it worked...

[ewetwo]

Really hot looking.

 

[Koellefornia Kid]

On 9/7/2023 at 6:40 PM, ewetwo said:

Really hot looking.

 

Thanks, David!