The Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
It forms part of Ford's Galaxie range of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 425 bhp (431 PS/317 kW) at 6000 rpm and 651 Nm (480 lbft/66.4 kgm) at 3700 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
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 | 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 | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Thunderbird High Performance V-8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6980 cc (425.946 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.51 × 96.11 mm
4.23 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
431 PS (425 bhp) (317 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
651 Nm (480 ft·lb) (66.4 kgm) at 3700 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
93.27 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1172 kPa (170 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 872.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 625680 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Galaxie | ||
| RAC rating | 57.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop added 2020-01-11. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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