S e d i R Sweet Mary wheeLer & Jodi Carter My dad (Frank Wheeler) traded his Honda Goldwing for this 1965 Ford Galaxy 500, sometime in the early 90s. It was robin’s egg blue, and very much a project car. Dad restored it, painted it white (I believe the color is Frigidaire White). My husband rebuilt the engine & transmission. It was Dad’s pride & joy! He took it to all the local car shows & won many trophies. Dad sold his car in 2005. It broke my kids’ hearts to see ‘Boppa’ sell his old car. Both my boys had visions of driving it when they got married. Dad passed away in 2009. In 2010, my mom was at a function, and a guy (not the guy that Dad sold it to) came driving it into the parking lot. Mom went over and checked it out; the trophies Dad had won were still in the back seat, as was the big white bear with a T-shirt with a picture of the Galaxy on it. Mom bought it from the guy that night! He didn’t even know it was for sale. Ha Ha Ha! Mom & I share custody of the car now. My hubby keeps it going & I drive it in the summer. It’s 53 years old and still turning heads. Its 352 cid engine doesn’t hesitate when I ask it to go! My oldest son did drive Boppa’s car for his wedding! My youngest was married before Boppa passed, so essentially, my dad was at both his grandsons’ weddings!
34 AUGUST 2018 THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE MICHIGAN
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