(Pics) 1964 custom Ford Galaxie

@chris No idea what you're talking about, but I do know some people still get upset because the 1960 cars didn't have "proper" round tail lights. So I fixed that problem, and somehow feel I have made the world a better place.

@graeme-ogg    HA!   GOTCHA!  😉 😉 

Round taillights ARE on ALL 1960 Fords, but you must look closely!     

LSS: Prolonged & nasty debates ensued at FoMoCo when, in 1960, some designers wanted to do away with the Ford's traditional ROUND taillights.    Too many were upset with that "1958 look"  and vowed "never again!"      Thus, a compromised was worked out....  the "top half"  of a '60 taillight is a "half circle,"  but the "bottom half"  of that "circle"  is molded into the rear bumper. 

See it?       

Of course, that didn't quite work out and in 1961, guess what?      Proper ROUND taillights returned!    😉 😉 😉 

Ah, you underestimate me, sir. I actually realized back in 1960 that the upper half-round lamp plus the indentation in the rear bumper were supposed to suggest the round taillight "look", but as you say, it didn't work very convincingly, and as shown in your second pic, some people filled in those lower shapes in red (not sure if Ford offered those red infills as an option, or someone else did them as an accessory?). Still not very convincing, but better than nothing.

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"Still not very convincing, but better than nothing."

Agreed!  😉 😉 

Now, seriously....     do you disagree with my "pecking order?"      Does it not look like Ford screwed it up...   1962's should've '63 and vice vera?    🤔 🤔 🤔 

I detect a faint logic in your argument, although someone else might say that the '61, 63 and '64 cars have a straight top edge to their bumpers and that the '62, with a dip in the bumpers under the lights, is a new evolutionary step and should come last in the sequence.

However, we will wait and see whether you can extend your logical assessment of Ford's progressive "round taillight" philosophy through to, say, 1970. We will all greatly appreciate watching you get your knickers in a twist. (Not sure if that phrase is recognised outside the UK, but you get the idea).

Of course this doesn't have an awful lot of relevance to 1:64 scale model Fords, but never mind.

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"Not sure if that phrase is recognized outside the UK....."

- Nope!   Neither is "banger,"  they're known as "sausages."       And "trunk"  is not called a "boot,"  a "hood"  is not called a "bonnet,"   and a "truck"  is not called a "lorry."     😉 😀 😉 

- Round Ford taillights suffered the same fate as round Corvette taillights - that is, eventually "round turned to rectangle."      I really like 1965 Fords, but that marked the end of round  taillights, except for Falcon.  😉 

I have three wagons.

@chris Don't forget this 1965 Ford el cheapo version tail light design.....what a strange way for FOMOCO to save a few bucks.  Quite the eyesore!

@jack-dodds I've NEVER seen those before in my life.     Honest!     I had no idea Ford did that - wow, I learned something today, thanks!    ....and yes, "very strange."    😉 😉

@chris +1.

I have only seen one or two of the 65 Ford Customs. I can't remember where or when, but I believe like the photo, they were 4 doors.

@grockwood  I've seen 2-drs before, but NEVEER realized, until Jack's yesterday post, that the taillights were different AND round.    Unreal!  😬 😬 

@chris My friend had a dark blue '65 Ford sedan with these weird tail lights back in the late 60s; it was pretty spartan inside.  Not many seen in my area back in the day.