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1966 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD Convertible |
| 6 | Year | 1966 |
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 | | N | Assembly | Norfolk, VA |
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| | 63 | Body | Galaxie 500 LTD 2-Door Convertible |
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| | W | Engine | 8 Cyl. 427 CID
Horsepower: 410
Carbs: 1-4BBL
Compression: 11.1:1 |
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| | 168824 | Serial | 168824 |
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DescriptionHistoryThe Ford Galaxie was the primary full-sized model of automobile built in the United States by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1959 through 1974. A version of the car was produced in Brazil under the names Galaxie 500, LTD and Landau from 1968 to 1982. As often is the case with American cars, the model names shifted around from year to year, but the Galaxie was always Ford's full-size car. In the late 1960s, the low trim Fords would be the Ford Custom 500, while the high end would be the XL and LTD, but the Galaxie was normally the high volume counterpart to the Chevrolet Impala. Some Galaxies were high-performance, racing specification machines, a larger forebear to the muscle car era. Others were plain, family sedans. Source: Wikipedia Ford LTD OverviewThe Ford LTD was a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company both in North America and Australia. The LTD designation is considered by some an abbreviation of "Luxury Trim Decor" and by others as a limited body style classification for the Galaxie. There is evidence that, at least in Australia, it originally stood for "Lincoln Type Design." The original "Car Life" review at the time the first LTD was released suggests that it stood for nothing and was just three meaningless letters (that article also noted it could not stand for "limited" as Chrysler at the time already was using and had the copyright on that car name/designation). It was to be called the Galaxie LTD, in reference to the introduction of the Chevrolet Caprice which itself was an upscale model of the similar Chevrolet Impala model line and the similar body style but varying trim levels found in the Dodge Monaco and Polara. These upscale models had features found primarily on luxury models from these same manufacturers, but were sold with much lower retail prices. The standard upgrade on these cars were power windows, a power drivers seat, power brakes, power steering, air conditioning, a full or half-vinyl top (called a landau or brougham randomly across different models by the same manufacturers. For example, the LTD was offered with a Landau top, but the Mercury Marquis and Ford Torino offered exactly the same roof as a Brougham package). Another list of upgrades were interiors made of better materials and more powerful engine options. Most of these upper trim models were usually all hardtops as opposed to pillared bodies. Source: Wikipedia |
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| Assembly: Norfolk, VA The Norfolk Assembly is scheduled to be idled in 2007. | | Body: Galaxie 500 LTD The 1965 Galaxie was an all-new car, featuring vertically stacked dual headlights in what was becoming the fashionable style in a car somewhat taller and bulkier than the previous year's. Aggression was replacing starship-sleek in stylists' minds across all the "Big Three" that year. The new top-of-the-line designation this year was the Galaxie 500LTD. Engine choices were the same as 1964. | | Engine: 8 Cyl. 427 CID Ford's 427 in3 (7.0 L) V8, introduced in 1963, was a racing engine pure and simple. It was developed for NASCAR stock car racing, drag racing, and serious street racers. The true displacement of the 427 was actually 425 in3 (6,965 cm3), but Ford called it the 427 because 427 in3 (7.0 L) was the NASCAR maximum size. The stroke was the same as the 390 at 3.78 in (96 mm) but the bore was increased to 4.23 in (107.4 mm). The block was made of high nickel content iron and was made with an especially thickened deck to withstand higher compression. The cylinders were cast using cloverleaf molds—the corners were thicker all down the wall of each cylinder. Forged pistons were employed (the only production Ford big-block with such) and forged rods inherited from the 390 Hi-Po. Two different models of 427 block were produced, the 427 top oiler and 427 side oiler. The top oiler version was the earlier, and delivered oil to the rockers first and the crank second. It gained something of an undeserved reputation for insufficient crankshaft lubrication under heavy abuse. When under extremely hard acceleration oil in the pan would tend to slosh back. This was remedied by Ford later by including a factory windage tray under the main bearings. The FE engine was Ford's main race engine in the mid-1960s and as such was under constant engineering scrutiny and subject to frequent design updates based on extreme racing experiences. The side oiler block, introduced in 1965, sent oil to the crank first and the rockers second. In street use the two blocks are equivalent. Today, the premium aftermarket aluminum replacement block uses a top-oiler system. The engine was available with low-riser, mid-riser, or high-riser intake manifolds, and either a single four-barrel carburetor or a double four-barrel setup on an aluminum manifold for highest performance. The twin four-barrel setup with the high-riser induction system is estimated to have delivered over 500 hp (373 kW); Ford never released an official power rating. Other models were rated at over 400 hp (299&nbskW). |
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