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Hello All,
I have a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL and the power window motors are failing (they will go down but not up). I have searched all over the internet to find a supplier that has a new replacement or rebuild, but can't find one. The ones I have found only go back to 1965.
Has anyone found a solution to this problem? Any help would be much appreciated.
sandrone
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Althought I've not had a reason to trade with him, I would try Bud's Classic Cars.
He bought Greg Donahue's inventory some time back and the catalog lists some power window parts.
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Been down the same road!
Have you considered taking your motors to a starter/alternator rebuilding shop? I did this with my 61 window motors and had them rebuild. I also could not find a supplier for new ones. I tried used ones on Ebay only to end up with a anemic motor that needed rebuilding anyway. Best of luck.
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Kevin,
thanks for the info. My Galaxie VIN code says that my roof should be Wimbledon White like your ride. I photoshoped a picture of mine and asked my friends to vote what looked better and about 95% said the white top. Do you have any pics of your ride that I could see. Here is my photoshoped pic.
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dan_6776 thanks for the info. I will need to check around and see if any of the starter/alternator shops here in Cincinnati will do it and the cost.
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sandrone wrote:
Kevin,
thanks for the info. My Galaxie VIN code says that my roof should be Wimbledon White like your ride. I photoshoped a picture of mine and asked my friends to vote what looked better and about 95% said the white top. Do you have any pics of your ride that I could see. Here is my photoshoped pic.
You're welcome; keep us posted regardless of how you fix it.
This one probably is the easiest to link for now to hightlight the contrast.
Interestingly, the clickable thumbnail I posted when I joined this forum in January '17 still works
(2nd post on page 13).
Funny you bring up the two-tone topic. When my dad started his research that led to buying the car, he thought he wanted one that was all red; interior and exterior. But it was near the end of the model year and the dealer (Woody Sander Ford in Cincinnati, btw) said he'd probably have to wait for a '64, until they found this one. I have the original window sticker, listing the ordering dealer as "Lee Ford Inc" in Pennington Gap, VA. My dad also keeps telling me he shoulda' ordered a 406 or 427, tho' I suspect one of us would have wrecked it. Heck the cost of the 390 was less than the 4 speed option.
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