
	True one-owner 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix with 49,300 miles. David G. Fox July 5, 2023 email: davidgfox@ibric.net Late in the spring of 1970, my wife and I went to Eley Motor Company in Park City to take delivery of the new Grand Prix they had located for us in a GM warehouse. For nine years, it was her driver and at times the family car (there was always another). In 1979 it was placed in the back corner of the garage, and sat for about five years. In the mid-1980s, the G/P was given some cosmetic fixes. There is more info to come on that. Since then, the car has been brought out of storage enough each summer to get Utah inspections done and run through a tank of gas. For a long time, it has lived in the dark in a storage unit twenty minutes from home that has kept it well-protected. I never could make myself think seriously about selling the car. I guess I thought it was just too pretty. I always thought someday we would move somewhere that I could have plenty of garage space and keep it until it became my daughter's problem. But someday still hasn't come. Below are four photographs taken on the campus of the University of Utah. These were taken in 2014 as part of testing out a new camera. The appearance of the car has not changed in the years since then, but I'm sure a prospective buyer would want to see images made more recently. I will try to get more pictures taken in the near future, as time permits. I will also add information to this web page about what was done to the car restoration-wise in the mid-1980s and what its known needs are now. For example, yes, it's a Pontiac and the engine has not been apart, so the rear main leaks. The valve seats have not been upgraded for lead-free gasoline. How much? Not sure yet. I consider it better than a number three car. I don't know if that's an unrealistic bias. I haven't signed up with Hagerty yet, so I don't know what they are saying, except for number three. I do know things are down a bit since the middle of the pandemic. 1963 Ford Galaxie Wheels for High Performance Models SOLD After fifty years in my possession, the wheels from the 1963 Galaxie I had back in the day have a new home. It turns out I needn't have advertised them. A friend, who had known about them well before I placed ads in Hemmings Motor News and on hemmings.com, emailed me in July (2017) to say that he had just struck a deal to buy one of the rarest of the rare 427 cars, and that it needed my wheels. Great! I hope he is happy with them. David G. Fox July 6, 2016 For sale at $X,XXX.XX for the set of four, plus shipping. I know, crazy, huh. We'll see what happens. email: davidgfox@ibric.net In spring, 1970, I removed the original wheels from my 1963 Ford Galaxie (serial number 3J68R171087). These were 15x5.5 wheels, as used on high performance Fords in the early 1960's. I replaced them with then new 15x7 Ford wheels, the standard black wheels used on Boss 302 and Boss 429 Mustangs not ordered with the styled wheel upgrade. I have hung on to the 5.5 inch wheels lo these many years, but, unfortunately, not the Galaxie. When I purchased the Galaxie, the hubcaps were missing. From the photos below, you can tell the car had full caps at some point, but I don't know if they were the factory Ford spinner type. At this point, no matter. The following photos show the condition of the wheels on July 6, 2016. They are rank ordered, A-D, based on subjective assessment of appearance. Wheels C and D where stored for a short time under unfortunate conditions, and show a bit more surface rust. I have shown wheel D to a couple of restorer types, and they felt it was sound, just needing to be properly cleaned up. People tell me that I should have the wheels sand-blasted and then put them on ebay. If I were restoring a car that needed these wheels, I would much rather acquire them in the condition shown, so I would know exactly what I was getting and could treat them as needed. Powder coating may be the way to go, but I would worry about losing the Ford logo and K-H stampings on the wheel centers. All four have those stampings. All four measure 3 and 15/16 inch back spacing. Overall, front and back. Wheel center logos. A-D fronts A-D backs Different lighting At least when improperly stored, C & D had tires on them. All of the wells look good. Top		Go to: Fox-Kraft Home Page

True one-owner 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix with 49,300 miles.

David G. Fox
July 5, 2023

email: davidgfox@ibric.net

Late in the spring of 1970, my wife and I went to Eley Motor Company in Park City to take delivery of the new Grand Prix they had located for us in a GM warehouse. For nine years, it was her driver and at times the family car (there was always another). In 1979 it was placed in the back corner of the garage, and sat for about five years.

In the mid-1980s, the G/P was given some cosmetic fixes. There is more info to come on that. Since then, the car has been brought out of storage enough each summer to get Utah inspections done and run through a tank of gas. For a long time, it has lived in the dark in a storage unit twenty minutes from home that has kept it well-protected.

I never could make myself think seriously about selling the car. I guess I thought it was just too pretty. I always thought someday we would move somewhere that I could have plenty of garage space and keep it until it became my daughter's problem. But someday still hasn't come.

Below are four photographs taken on the campus of the University of Utah. These were taken in 2014 as part of testing out a new camera. The appearance of the car has not changed in the years since then, but I'm sure a prospective buyer would want to see images made more recently.

I will try to get more pictures taken in the near future, as time permits. I will also add information to this web page about what was done to the car restoration-wise in the mid-1980s and what its known needs are now.

For example, yes, it's a Pontiac and the engine has not been apart, so the rear main leaks. The valve seats have not been upgraded for lead-free gasoline.

How much? Not sure yet. I consider it better than a number three car. I don't know if that's an unrealistic bias. I haven't signed up with Hagerty yet, so I don't know what they are saying, except for number three. I do know things are down a bit since the middle of the pandemic.

1963 Ford Galaxie Wheels for High Performance Models

SOLD

After fifty years in my possession, the wheels from the 1963 Galaxie I had back in the day have a new home. It turns out I needn't have advertised them. A friend, who had known about them well before I placed ads in Hemmings Motor News and on hemmings.com, emailed me in July (2017) to say that he had just struck a deal to buy one of the rarest of the rare 427 cars, and that it needed my wheels. Great! I hope he is happy with them.

David G. Fox
July 6, 2016

For sale at $X,XXX.XX for the set of four, plus shipping.
I know, crazy, huh. We'll see what happens.
email: davidgfox@ibric.net

In spring, 1970, I removed the original wheels from my 1963 Ford Galaxie (serial number 3J68R171087). These were 15x5.5 wheels, as used on high performance Fords in the early 1960's. I replaced them with then new 15x7 Ford wheels, the standard black wheels used on Boss 302 and Boss 429 Mustangs not ordered with the styled wheel upgrade. I have hung on to the 5.5 inch wheels lo these many years, but, unfortunately, not the Galaxie.

When I purchased the Galaxie, the hubcaps were missing. From the photos below, you can tell the car had full caps at some point, but I don't know if they were the factory Ford spinner type. At this point, no matter.

The following photos show the condition of the wheels on July 6, 2016. They are rank ordered, A-D, based on subjective assessment of appearance. Wheels C and D where stored for a short time under unfortunate conditions, and show a bit more surface rust. I have shown wheel D to a couple of restorer types, and they felt it was sound, just needing to be properly cleaned up.

People tell me that I should have the wheels sand-blasted and then put them on ebay. If I were restoring a car that needed these wheels, I would much rather acquire them in the condition shown, so I would know exactly what I was getting and could treat them as needed. Powder coating may be the way to go, but I would worry about losing the Ford logo and K-H stampings on the wheel centers. All four have those stampings. All four measure 3 and 15/16 inch back spacing.

Overall, front and back.