(Pics) 1964 custom Ford Galaxie

Thanks for photos. This model was introduced back at the time I bought many of the 1/64 scale car models I have today. Even back then, there were nice 1/64 scale car models available.

It is an interesting HW replica. It certainly looks quite cool !

The 64 Galaxie is one of my favorites . I don't have one like yours, I do have a couple of HW Phils garage 64s, a Maisto stock car 64 and several  Auto Worlds 64, one with a teardrop hood like yours.

The 64 was a favorite of mine as well. The model looks great in YOUR pics Mike.

The 1964 full-size Ford Galaxie is a really attractive automobile and thus makes a great looking model in any scale. The big teardrop hood scoop is supposed to be essentially a Fairlane "Thunderbolt" hood bulge. 

I also have a 1/18 SunStar 1964 Ford Galaxie, which looks good but it seems to have the entire passenger compartment and doors set forward by a noticeable degree. Otherwise, it looks nice, but the proportions are off and it would be an extensive "adjustment" to rectify that issue. It is too bad, because otherwise it could be a good representative of the big Ford coupe from that year.

Thanks, Tony ! Ford had some really nice products in 1964, including a brand-new "pony" car.

@michaeldetorrice 

 Oh yeah; what did they call that pony? Oh yes, the Mustang! HA! I loved the raised bed an inch above the trunk top that ran the perimeter of the lid. The styling on the bigger car was great. 

Posted by: @grockwood

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"....and several Auto Worlds 64, one with a teardrop hood like yours."

Correct, and you gotta  have that wagon, right?    Like most Autoworlds, this too is very nice - of course it also has the same "issue"  as the rest..... NO chrome bumpers or grill, etc.    Painted silver is OK, but...        ...even Mike's Hot Wheels has chrome!     🙄 

The '64 big Fords were good-looking vehicles and seem to have been quite a popular subject for model producers.

Oxford Diecast have done the station wagon in 1:64, in the wood trim version and in plain blue. It looks a little basic compared to the Auto World version but it's interesting they did it at all after all these years.

In 1:43, apart from the well-known Ixo Country Squire, I have a plastic "woodie" wagon by Ideal Toys of Hong Kong.

Ideal Toys seem to be a forgotten brand, I couldn't find any reference to them in a quick browse online, but as you can see from the base, the models look as if they were designed to take a battery and motor so they might have been slot cars, although the steerable front wheels aren't connected to any kind of steering linkage and move too stiffly to be able to follow a track.

I also have an Ideal Toys 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix, with the same steering and battery compartment.

They may have done other things but I couldn't find any more info.

Back with the '64 Fords, I had a Nascar racing version made by Racing Champions in 1:43

and with new wheels, a knocked-together interior and some BMF it turned into a quite presentable street version.

p.s. A little more digging revealed that the US company Ideal Toys produced this series of models under the "Motorific" brand name between 1964 and the early '70s. They had interchangeable bodies and battery-powered motors and could either run "free" or on a track. A listing of models produced can be found on Wikipedia under "Motorific".

Here's a fun old video produced by Ideal Toys in 1964.

1964 Motorific Commercial - by the Ideal Toy Company - YouTube

These models are not 1:64 so they don't really belong here, and they are not exactly up to a standard that would excite Forum 43 collectors (to put it mildly), so I'm not sure why I'm posting them at all. Just passing on my research findings, in case anyone is interested.

Posted by: @graeme-ogg

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"Oxford Diecast have done the station wagon in 1:64."

- Not 1/64.... they're 1/87 H.O. scale.

- Yes, Ideal's Motorific "slot cars"  were VERY popular in the mid-late 1960's but I was just a baby.....   I played with them in the 1970's.   They made cars, trucks, boats, etc...    I still remember watching one of those B/O cars, as Micheal and I played on the sidewalk near the street, drive right into the sewer.

In an instant, I was heartbroken!  😔 😔 😔 

- Great pics of 1964 Fords, I have many of those too.     I sure wish there was a DECENT 1/18 version.....   Sun Star's 1/18 '64 Ford is terrible!    😯 🙄 😮 

@chris I too have the same issue with AutoWorld models in 1/64. They look quite nice except for the painted bumpers.

Even though I am mainly a Ford guy I do not like the 64 Ford at all. To me it looks like an overweight older lady in a frumpy smock… a bit too wide in the hips. I like the ‘60 & 63 and ‘65-68.  
steve

@100ford2003 I like the 1964 Ford - HOWEVER - I've always believed that FoMoCo screwed up the "pecking order."     To me, the 1963's looked more like 1962's, and vice-vera.   Consider this, doesn't MY proposal make more sense if YOU follow the design language, right?    🤔 🤔 

I don’t mind the “azz” end of the ‘64 but the front and side profile are yuck IMO. Of the pics you posted I prefer the ‘61 & ‘63.