The Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.8 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 163 bhp (165 PS/122 kW) at 3800 rpm and 375 Nm (277 lbft/38.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1869 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 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5547 mm | 218.4 inches | |
| Width | 2012 mm | 79.2 inches | |
| Height | 1367 mm | 53.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1869 kg | 4120 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5766 cc (351.863 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.9 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
165 PS (163 bhp) (122 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
375 Nm (277 ft·lb) (38.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.1 kW/litre 28.7 ps/litre 28.3 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
65.04 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rawsonville 9510 D2WF-CA carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 817.3 kPa (118.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 720.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 88.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.38 kg/kW 25.68 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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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.TLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | F78 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | F78 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2123 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108867 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop added 2003-04-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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