Equipment
VIN 3U66R147404 427/425hp, dual quads, 4-speed, spinner wheel covers, Firestone blackwall tires, bucket seats, console, heat/defrost.
Condition
Factory R-code. Very good older paint and chrome. Dull, scratched window frames and body side trim. Very good interior other than some pitting on the steering wheel trim. Tidy and older restored underneath. Top notch equipment and only mild age on this R-Code Galaxie 500XL.
Market commentary
Reasonably estimated by Mecum but the bidders threw caution to the winds and pursued this rare Galaxie 500 XL with the thunderous 427/425hp engine and 4-speed to this magnanimous result. The restoration is showing its age and this result could have been half as much without being unreasonable. Sometimes there is no reasonable explanation but by any realistic standard this is an expensive result.