63 4-Door Custom for sale

[Tom]

Hey hey, ho, ho, Gotta Love Me has gotta go!

I'm an old-time member of the site, but just haven't been active for a long time. Overcome by work and family to do much chatting or working on the car. My 63 4-door Custom with about 94K original miles has to go. I am moving later this year, and just can't take it with me. I thought I'd give the Meteorites first dibs before listing the car elsewhere.

Details: purchased the car in 2003, car had been in storage 28 years. I've done some fixing up since then, new brakes, water pump, horn, head gaskets, some of the freeze plugs, shocks, radiator, thermostat, hoses, renewed the gas tank, rebuilt sending unit and some other stuff I've forgotten.

The good news is that the car runs. I've taken it to a couple of shows in town, but I wouldn't drive it more than 50 miles one way without doing more work on it. Still pretty much original, to include the old floor mats that go over the humps.

One of 14,498 1963 Custom 4-doors

Here's what still needs to be done:

The transmission pan leaks a little. I've tried a couple time to seal it, but it still seeps a little. Don't they all, though?

There's a rust-through spot above the right rear quarter panel. Not bad. There are some other very minor dings.

Engine burns oil.

I broke off the dipstick. It should be an easy task to put a new one in, but my ability to do this is severely lacking.

Somehow I ran out of brake fluid. I don't know if it evaporated out of the master cylinder from sitting idle in my garage, but I don't see brake fluid puddles on the garage floor.

With a little work (which I don't seem to know how to do), you'd get the car, all of the parts I have, a couple of manuals, a couple of automotive magazines from 1963, and a paint chip sheet from 1963. Heck, I'd even throw in the two trophies I got.

It's hard for me to part with the car; it was my first and only old car. I'd like $2000 for the car, or best serious offer. I'll continue to check back on the forum daily for awhile, or you can email me at [e-mail].

The car is located in Las Cruces, NM. Buyer is responsible for shipping.

opa.cig2.usa.canon.com/s/m/BfyTWaXX8yS

I can get some more recent pictures but not until this weekend.

[octanefam]

Boy your car would look good right along my 63 2 DR Custom which is also white. This is so tempting is everything stock and original?

[Tom]

Yes, everything is stock. 260 V8, 2-speed merc-o-matic. And yes, all the chrome is there, a couple of bumper scratches and of course the trunk trim is a little dented. The only thing that may not be stock is the color of the valve covers and the air cleaner. They were in pretty poor shape, and I could not find the original color. I don't remember what I used, but it was the closest color. Some of the parts are no longer OEM, like the shocks, but the engine-trans is stock.

The car was originally owned by a farm couple in their 50s. When the husband died in the mid-70s, the wife had it put in long-term storage. Her grandson sold it to me after she had to go to a nursing home.

[octanefam]

I look forward to the photos that you will be taking this weekend.

[w2zero]

That would be a great complement to your car to have a good start on a matching set.

[octanefam]

Still trying to figure out a game plan where the wife will be on board with another Meteor.....

[doberdawg]

Sojunds nice. If you (or buyer) needs ANYTHING

[doberdawg]

If you or the buyer needs ANYTHING for it, I have a complete 63 4 door custom parts car minus the good bumpers I stole for my S33. I also have a complete untouched 63 Fairlane 4 door 500 & a 62 4 door meteor custom minus front clip. 2 Automatics, 2 260's & a 223 with 40K ORIGINAL miles. Even a 3 speed over drive trans. ALL ENGINES/TRANS can be test driven!!!

BTW for yours I have front & rear seats & door panels - blue - no tears. I am in Central California (Angels Camp area) & prefer direct email to [e-mail] I NEED a (2) horn ring center for 63 S33 & am always looking for good chrome for my 2 1963 S33s.

[Tom]

OK, all, I've put some more pictures in the album. Here's the link:

opa.cig2.usa.canon.com/s/m/FghysFNraKf

Make sure you use this one, I think Canon created a new one so the link I first posted won't show the new pictures.