The Galaxie 500 Hardtop is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front mounted engine, sold by Ford.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 340 bhp (345 PS/254 kW) at 4600 rpm and 626 N·m (462 lb·ft/63.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 5418 mm | 213.3 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6990 cc (426.556 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.9 × 101.1 mm
4.13 × 3.98 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
345 PS (340 bhp) (254 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
626 Nm (462 ft·lb) (63.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.3 kW/litre 49.3 ps/litre 48.6 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.56 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1125.4 kPa (163.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 873.75 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 7.75 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 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 | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 420244 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop Automatic added 2015-04-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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