Ford Galaxie 7-Liter Q-Code 2-Door Hardtop, 1966
Ford Galaxie III
Ford Galaxie III•
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Chassis No.: 6N61Q116341
US$22,400 USD | Sold
- Lots 176-187: Property from a Private Ford Collection
- 427ci OHV Q-Code V8
- Holley 4-Barrel Carburetor
- 410bhp at 6,000rpm
- 4-speed "Top Loader Transmission
- Coil Spring Front Suspension, Semi-Elliptic Rear Leaf Springs
- 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
- Luxurious Performance Car Enhanced
- Professional Installation
- THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
This interesting example of a 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Liter 2-door hardtop is finished in its original color of Springtime Yellow and complemented with the factory installed bucket seats in their original black vinyl covering. The car was fitted at the Norfolk, Virginia assembly plant with the 335bhp, 428ci V8 engine and backed up by the Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission. This original 7-Liter was also equipped with power steering and power brakes, both items readily available with the 7-Liter package.
According to our consignor, the original engine experienced a catastrophic failure and was taken back to the dealership for a warranty replacement. It is understood that the owner was offered the chance to upgrade to a brand new 427 ci side-oiler V8, fitted with dual four-barrel carbs, and long-tube headers. The swap was made. At one point the transmission was also upgraded to a Ford "Top-Loader" 4-speed manual. The owner was quite proud of his new found performance car and babied it for many years. In the 1980s, the 427ci equipped 7-Liter Ford was put into storage and remained there until the early 1990s. At that time, the husband of his daughter expressed an interest in the vehicle and the owner gifted the car to the young man with the hopes it would be brought back on the road.
Again, from what our seller has told us, the son seemed to lack much appreciation of the original speed equipment and reportedly removed the original intake manifold, both high-performance heads and those original cast-iron headers and disposed of them, thinking it would be more economical to replace them with standard stock items. Once his father-in-law learned of this travesty, he repossessed the car and offered it for sale.
Once our consignor acquired this 7-Liter hardtop in the early 2000s and set about to get it back on the road. Out of his own collection of high-performance parts he was able to locate a pair of original 427 heads. A new Edelbrock 4-barrel aluminum intake manifold was added to the engine build as were a pair of vintage Hedman headers. A few other critical parts were also located which completed the package. The engine was given a rebuild and the car assembled with a Holley 4-barrel carburetor supplying the fuel-air mixture.
At the time of the engine rebuild the Ford was given a re-spray in its original Springtime Yellow and all bright trim was polished, replated or replaced as needed. Today this 7-Liter Ford is wearing a full set of those original wheelcovers with a set of B.F. Goodrich "Redline" radial tire on the rims. It is one of the few Fords with a 427 V8 that is also equipped with power steering and brakes that had been retained after the original swap. Extras on this car include front and rear bumperettes, tinted glass all around, an original AM-FM radio in the dash, plus a period correct Hurst shifter.
Our seller describes this 7-Liter hardtop as a great running car that you can take out, wind it up and really enjoy the open road, with a good-looking Ford from the heart of the brand's "Total Performance" era.
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82 264 AED
