The Galaxie 500 Cruise-O-Matic is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
It forms part of Ford's Galaxie series of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.9 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 4000 rpm and 317 Nm (234 lbft/32.3 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The Ford Galaxie 500 Cruise-O-Matic weighs a quoted 1602 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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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 | 5334 mm | 210 inches | |
| Width | 1963 mm | 77.3 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1602 kg | 3532 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Big Six | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3896 cc (237.749 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 80.1 mm
4 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
317 Nm (234 ft·lb) (32.3 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
28.7 kW/litre 39 ps/litre 38.5 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
81.37 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1022.5 kPa (148.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 649.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.32 kg/kW 23.92 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.35-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 625647 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Galaxie | ||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Cruise-O-Matic added 2020-01-11. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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