The Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Galaxie 500 Hardtop is part of Ford's Galaxie model series.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.4 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 4600 rpm and 579 Nm (427 lbft/59 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
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