The Ford Galaxie Country Sedan is a 5 door estate/station wagon style road car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Powering the Ford Galaxie Country Sedan is an overhead valve, 3.6 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4200 rpm and 275 N·m (203 lb·ft/28 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5316 mm | 209.3 inches | |
| Width | 2012 mm | 79.2 inches | |
| Height | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3646 cc (222.493 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 91.4 mm
3.62 × 3.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
28.2 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.8 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
75.43 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 947.8 kPa (137.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 607.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| 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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| 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 | 6JK x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JK x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.00 x 14 4 ply | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 14 4 ply | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 818939 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 71B | ||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Ford Galaxie Country Sedan added 2024-12-31. Last modified 2024-12-31. |
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