Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack.
Related CC reading:
Cohort Outtake: 1964 Ford Custom 500 Two Door Sedan – Change Is Not Always An Improvement
In Motion Classic: 1964 Ford Custom – Not Quite A Happy Face
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Ford Custom – A Dark Menacing Machine
– Posted on May 12, 2024
The 64 Ford has one of the most fascinating bits of side-sculpting of its era. It really shows up on this low-trim car with black paint.
2 words………corn squeezins!
Nice .
Some years back a guy I know stumbled across an original 1964 Thunderbolt, in factory red no less .
In the 1960’s I remember these massive boats tearing to the oval and figure 8 tracks, I didn’t ‘get’ it .
-Nate
While looking up the production figures on these (at 42,000 they were fairly rare) I discovered there was a 1964 Galaxie 500 2 door sedan that I never knew existed. Only 13,000 of those were built.
This car is perfect. Love the raised white letter tires. I’d daily drive it.
Nice! This car is a twin to one that I photographed on I-90 in South Dakota a few years ago, and wrote up here:
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/uncategorized/in-motion-classic-1964-ford-custom-not-quite-a-happy-face/
The driver pulled off the menacing look pretty well in the photo too.
This appears almost like a prequel to a spontaneous roadside ‘dueling banjos’ type scene.
“Say mister, I love the way you wear that hat.”
Just by looking at this I know I would probably end up on the wrong side of the law in no time at all. The dual exhaust, floor shifter and under dash accessory gauges show that this car means business. Just the right amount of chrome the catch ones eye yet not overwhelm it.
My father would have approved: a black stripper Ford with a V8 and four speed. Not as flashy as his ’61 Starliner. 🙂
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto-biography/curbside-classic-1961-ford-starliner/
This car’s looks really show up how much the full-size 2 door post sedan (the bestseller of the ’30s) had become an afterthought.
“I’m the friendly stranger in the black sedan, Won’t you hop inside my car?”… “I’m your vehicle Baby!”
I owned one of these at college in the early 70’s. Black, red vinyl interior, 4 door, 6, manual choke, 3 on the tree, nothing else. Not much to look at but absolutely reliable. Cheap to keep, plenty of room for my buddies, and lots of room for the girlfriend (now wife) and I. Great memories.
Dad had a ’64 Custom 500 4 dr in “Dynasty Green”, an attractive blue-green metallic, that was his company car, and the first car we ever had with factory “SelectAire” a/c, mounted under dash for the last time that year. Even with a (pre-smog) 289 and CruiseOMatic it felt reasonably lively and was a very nice family car, the company being very generous in letting him use it for family and personal use as well. While we waited for it’s delayed delivery at Towson Ford he rented a ’64 T-Bird in “Rangoon Red” that I loved, so was disappointed when the Co car finally came in, but learned to like it because with that a/c in the Baltimore summer it was a like: where have you been all my life? The ’64 is still my favorite year of full-size Ford ever.
Would have been helpful if there were at least a little bit of information about the engine. They could be had with a 427 side oiler. Now that would be sinister..
If it had the 427, it would be proudly wearing a 427 badge on its front fenders. They were rare, and no one with a genuine 427 would take off the badges. More likely the other way around. If it had a 390 originally, it too would have had a badge.
Given that it’s a base sedan, most likely it had the 289 or 352. And that floor shifter may be for a 3-speed. But then it may well have been upgraded.
I didn’t say that I thought it might be a 427, I said that it would be truly sinister if it was. I’m not a huge fan of Ford’s, but if I was putting together an under the radar street sweeper, I maybe wouldn’t put the badges on it.
if it has a 390 with a 3 speed it looks like a old mass state police cruiser they had a lot of 2 Dr custom line 390 Ford’s in the early 60s all 3 speeds I had a used 1961 390 police pkg
That’s no three speed check the reverse lockout on that shifter. 4 speed baby!!!!!
Nice car We had a 4 door hard top ,bucket seats 390 eng auto on the flr Great car It was my Mom’s car