When Russ and Sandy Kuenstler were snooping around for a new collector car to play with a few years back, there wasn’t much doubt what kind of car they’d wind up. Sandy had already settled on mid-1960s Ford Galaxies as her favorite machines, so it was almost a forgone conclusion that the New Berlin, Wis., couple would wind up with another one.
The latest, and best, of her stable of Galaxies is the pair’s striking 1965 Galaxie 500 XL convertible, outfitted in bright red with a gleaming white interior. The car makes the rounds of the Wisconsin car show circuit in the summertime, and the Kuenstlers are happiest when they are caravanning from show to show, top down, enjoy their glorious convertible cruiser.
“This is my fourth one,” Sandy notes proudly. “One of them was a Ford Custom, the other three were Galaxies. I just like that car. It’s my favorite…. And the top stays down. Always! About the only time we ever put it up is if we get caught someplace and it starts raining.”
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