The Ford Galaxie 500 is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) at 4400 rpm and 383 Nm (282 lbft/39.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
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