This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Ford Galaxie 500's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6.4 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 315 bhp (319 PS/235 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 579 N·m (427 lb·ft/59 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1925 kg, the Ford Galaxie 500 manages to cover the 0-60 mph sprint in 9.2 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 17.4 seconds.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5410 mm | 213 inches | |
| Width | 2007 mm | 79 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1925 kg | 4244 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 6.4 litre 6387 cc (389.759 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.9 × 96 mm
4.05 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
579 Nm (427 ft·lb) (59 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.8 kW/litre 50 ps/litre 49.3 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
90.65 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1139.2 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 798.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.4 s
@ 82 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.2 kg/kW 13.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.570 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.45 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.45 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 301 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119273 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 63B | ||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Ford Galaxie 500 added 2004-04-25. Last modified 2015-04-27. |
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