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When Ebony King first went on Talk Shot with Brent Loucks, she hoped someone in Saskatchewan might recognize her father’s long-lost dream car — a candy-apple-red 1968 Ford Galaxy GT convertible.
Her father, Keith King of Govan, bought the car from his family’s dealership, King’s Motors, in 1968. It came with black vinyl bucket seats, a 428-cubic-inch engine and a factory tachometer. Twelve years later, with a young family to support, he sold it and assumed he would never see it again.
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“I bought it brand new in ’68 and sold it around 1980,” Keith said. “It was sitting in the backyard and just deteriorating, so I thought it was best to let somebody else enjoy it.”
(Video by Jacon Bamhour/980 CJME)
That story struck a chord. After her interview aired and CJME.com and CKOM.com published the piece, the story spread through car clubs across the Prairies. Weeks later, Ebony received a message from a collector in Athabasca, Alta., named Sean Mydan, who said he might have the car.
“He sent me a message saying, ‘I might have your car,’” she said. “I called him and we verified it almost immediately by VIN — it was Dad’s.”
Documentation shows Keith King’s 1968 Ford Galaxy GT convertible was shipped to King’s Motors in Govan in February 1968. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Mydan, a long-time collector with 11 classic vehicles, sent photos of the VIN plate and a Marti Report official Ford documentation confirming the Galaxy’s original specifications.
“When she showed me the picture first, I was quite doubtful because it didn’t look the same,” Keith said. “But it was kind of hard to see in the picture.”
Once the serial number matched, Ebony organized a small family gathering, FaceTimed Mydan, and revealed the photos to her father.
“I was emotional, Sean was emotional, everyone was,” she said. “He’s been thinking about that car forever.”
Days later, the Kings drove eight hours north to Athabasca to bring the convertible home just in time for Keith’s 80th birthday.
Keith King takes his 1968 Ford Galaxy GT convertible for its first drive back in Govan after more than four decades. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
“It felt pretty good,” Keith said with a laugh. “It’s extremely noisy.”
The car’s rebuilt 428 engine still roared. The mufflers ended just under the middle of the car, and Keith joked that it might as well not have any. But the vehicle ran strong and, more importantly, it was his again.
According to the Marti Report, of 867,349 Fords built in 1968, only 6,607 were XL two-door convertibles. Just 51 came in Candy-Apple Red with black vinyl bucket seats, 14 had black tops, seven included the GT Equipment Group, and only one — Keith’s — came with a tachometer.
Now back in Govan, Keith has already begun light restoration work.
“The signal lights don’t work,” he said. “If I’m going to drive it around at all, I should have those working, for sure.”
He plans to enter the Galaxy in Govan’s annual car show next summer, the same event where his motorcycle has been displayed for years.
“Secretly, I think Dad was hoping it would show up,” Ebony said. “This year, it finally will.”
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