Back in 1965, my parents looked at a used 1964 Galaxie 500 XL convertible. It was turquoise and white with a white top. I know the car was a 390 (side fender badge) and automatic with console shift. I thought that would be a great family car but what does a 7 year old know.
Instead, they ordered a 1966 Ford LTD hardtop and took delivery of it in November of 1965. That car was loaded onto a Santa Fe railroad auto hauler just after Christmas in December of 1965. When the car arrived in Seattle in late January of 1966, the car had front and rear damage from the adjacent cars not being properly restrained. It also had oil on the roof and hood from the leaky car above. Dad was pissed!!!!!
My father refused to accept his new car with less that 500 miles on it and his employer was forced to buy the car and my father ordered another identical car from a dealer in Bellevue Washington. We had an Avis rental 1966 Dodge Dart for about 8 weeks while we waited for the replacement to arrive.
Thanks for stirring up the memory banks with that photo!
Instead, they ordered a 1966 Ford LTD hardtop and took delivery of it in November of 1965. That car was loaded onto a Santa Fe railroad auto hauler just after Christmas in December of 1965. When the car arrived in Seattle in late January of 1966, the car had front and rear damage from the adjacent cars not being properly restrained. It also had oil on the roof and hood from the leaky car above. Dad was pissed!!!!!
My father refused to accept his new car with less that 500 miles on it and his employer was forced to buy the car and my father ordered another identical car from a dealer in Bellevue Washington. We had an Avis rental 1966 Dodge Dart for about 8 weeks while we waited for the replacement to arrive.
Thanks for stirring up the memory banks with that photo!
