1962 Ford Galaxie 500

Make/Model: Ford Galaxie 500 Sedan
Year: 1962
Owner: Mark Wilkerson
Original Price: $2,507

About the Ford Galaxie 500 Sedan

This is a family heirloom car that originally belonged to Mark’s grandpa, Warren Wilkerson and has less than 37,000 orginal miles. 1962 FORD

For 1962, the Galaxie name was applied to all of Ford’s full size models, as theFairlane name was moved to a new intermediate model and Custom was temporarily retired. New top-line Galaxie 500 (two-door sedan and hardtop, four-door sedan and hardtop, and “Sunliner” convertible) models offered plusher interiors, more chrome trim outside, and a few additional luxury items over and above what was standard on the plainer Galaxie models.

Base Galaxie models were available in two – and four-door sedans as well as the plain Ranch Wagon. In an effort to stimulate midseason sales, Ford introduced a group of sporty cars along with a “Lively Ones” marketing campaign. These models featured the bucket seats and console that were popularized by the Chevrolet Corvair Monza, and included a Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe, and a Falcon Futura. The full-size line was available with new bucket-seats-and-console “Lively One.” the Galaxie 500/XL (two-door hardtop and convertible). Ford stated in its sales literature that XL stood for “Xtra Lively.”

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