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| February 11, 2012
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1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible |
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| 8 | Year | 1968 |
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 | | U | Assembly | Louisville, KY |
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| | 57 | Body | Galaxie 500 2-Door Convertible |
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| | E | Engine | 6 Cyl. 240 CID
Type: Taxi
Horsepower: 155
Carbs: 1-1BBL
Compression: 9.2:1 |
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| | 150944 | Serial | 150944 |
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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 |
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| Engine: 6 Cyl. 240 CID The first engine of this family, introduced for the 1962 model year as an option on the Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor, had a displacement of 221 cu. in (3.6 L), from a 3.5 in (89 mm) bore and 2.87 in (72.9 mm) stroke, with wedge combustion chambers for excellent breathing. An advanced, compact, thinwall-casting design, it was 24 in wide, 29 in long, and 27.5 in tall (610 mm × 737 mm × 699 mm). It weighed only 470 lb (210 kg) dry despite its cast iron construction, making it one of the lightest and most compact V8 engines of its day. In stock form it used a two-barrel carburetor and a compression ratio of 8.7:1, allowing the use of regular (rather than premium) gasoline. Valve diameters were 1.59 in (40.4 mm) (intake) and 1.388 in (35.3 mm) (exhaust). Rated power and torque (SAE gross) were 145 bhp (108 kW) @ 4400 rpm and 216 lbf·ft (230 N·m) @ 2200 rpm. The 221 was dropped after the 1963 model year. There was also a short-lived stretched 240 version. |
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