The Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.6 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 385 bhp (390 PS/287 kW) at 5800 rpm and 602 Nm (444 lbft/61.4 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3023 | 119 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1549 | 61 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1524 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 5316 | 209.3 | |
| Breedte | 2012 | 79.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1392 | 54.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 135 | 5.3 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.6 litre 6637 cc (405.015 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 104.9 × 96 mm
4.13 × 3.78 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.09 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
390 PS (385 bhp) (287 kW) bij 5800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
602 Nm (444 ft·lb) (61.4 kgm) bij 3400 t/min |
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| Specific output (gross) |
43.3 kW/litre 58.8 ps/litre 58 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
90.7 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Holley carburettor | ||
| 1139.8 kPa (165.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 829.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.70 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.70 x 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 280 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.72 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.11 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 817421 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 54A | ||
| RAC rating | 54.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan added 2024-12-31. Last modified 2024-12-31. |
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