By 1967, if a fastback Galaxie didn’t remind buyers of Ford’s NASCAR racing success, it probably meant the buyer in question didn’t own a television or a radio. This 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 in New Port Richey, Florida may not have the fire-breathing 427 under the hood, but its stout 390 was no slouch, and the rusty and mostly-original classic can be yours for less than some fancy zero-turn mowers. That’s right; $4599 and a click of Buy It Now here on eBay puts this running, driving fastback Ford in your garage. If nonexistent floorboards give you pause, try a lower number with Make Offer.
After sitting for “many years,” the Ford shows sign of resuscitation efforts under the hood. If original, the H-code 390 cid (6.4L) V8 inhaled through a two-barrel carburetor, according to the VIN decoder at tpocr. Power makes its way rearward through a C6 three-speed automatic transmission to relaxed 2.75:1 rear end ratio, perfect for highway driving and long engine life. Power steering and power brakes minimize driving chores. Stock cast iron exhaust manifolds bode well for a stock original engine. Most RPM-crazed speed freaks would fit headers with an engine swap.
An open hood and trunk could somewhat disturb the Galaxie’s aerodynamic styling, but the latter shows off the original paint. Speaking of styling, check out how the fat quarter panels and concave bumper ends combine to frame the gun sight tail lights. Wide trim low on the body adds some flair as well.
Tip your hat to the seller for showing the well-worn bench seat. Not showing a car’s weak points makes you a liar, or at least a cheat. The parchment interior with black dash and carpeting will really pop against the Bronze Metallic body with white painted top. Primer on the floor boards suggest a stalled attempt at restoration. Another picture in the listing shows nothing but green grass in the rear passenger foot wells. That cracked dash could be a lost cause, and surface rust on interior parts can suck the fun out of a restoration, while vacuuming funds from your wallet as well. All in all we’ve seen far worse starting points. Returned to its stock glory, this would make one fine-looking Ford. Would you take a gamble on this bronze and white fastback?
In ’67 Ford used the Fairlane in NASCAR.
There were ’67 Galaxies raced also.
According to that description, the one in my garage has to be worth 4 to 5 times as much as the asking price.
if I drove a sedan this might B the one
Writer needs to do his homework better – Ford didn’t run the Galaxie in NASCAR in 1967, it ran the downsized Fairlane.
May I suggest that you Google “Did Ford win NASCAR with 1967 Ford Galaxie”.. then tell Mario Andretti who won the Daytona 500 in a full-size 1967 Galaxie, picture included.
Here’s the photo.
Michael Lee: Sorry, your picture shows a ’67 Fairlane, not a Galaxie. Ford started the ’66 season with the Galaxie, but when France would only approve the 427 SOHC if Ford added 427 pounds of ballast, Ford walked out, like Chrysler did in ’65 over the non-production hemi. During the walkout, Bud Moore experimented with a ’66 Mercury Comet. The Fairlane/Comet bodies were lower and narrower, so easier to punch holes through the wind. Bud had limited success, but word got around to Holman & Moody, and they were soon welding Galaxie front stub frames to the intermediate unibodies. The 1966-67 Fairlanes were miserable race cars, and Chrysler ran away with the ’67 season, as Ford had in ’65. When Ford sponsored Fairlanes came back to race around April ’66, the Galaxies were sold off to the independent racers. NASCAR mandated bodies older than three years old were prohibited, so some of the independents (like Wendell Scott, Big John Sears, Elmo Langley) rebodied their ’66 Galaxies with ’67 or ’68 bodies.
A Ford with an HEI ignition! Heresy!
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