A 1966 Galaxie once carried actual royalty: Queen Elizabeth II used one during her 1968 visit to Chile, and the Chilean government still preserves it today as a ceremonial state car.
Lead trim: Galaxie 240 Big Block 6 I6 (3.9 L) · up to 345 hp
Ford GalaxieGALAXIE-3 · 1965–1968
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FactA 1966 Galaxie once carried actual royalty: Queen Elizabeth II used one during her 1968 visit to Chile, and the Chilean government still preserves it today as a ceremonial state car.
The 1965 Galaxie was an all-new design with vertically stacked dual headlights, taller and bulkier than the year before, the top of the line now the Galaxie 500 LTD and Galaxie 500 XL (accessory upgrades over the base Galaxie). Engine choices were the same as 1964 except for an all-new 240 cu in (3.9 L) six replacing the 1950s "Mileage-Maker" 223 and a 352 with dual exhausts and a four-barrel carburettor; the rear leaf springs gave way to a three-link coil-spring system and interiors got a new instrument panel and a two-key valet system. The 1966 model had slight Coke-bottle styling and a new horizontally split grille, the LTD dropped the Galaxie name (becoming a separate Ford LTD) and the Galaxie 500 became the number-three-selling US convertible (27,454, behind the Mustang and Impala); the body style went to Brazil for 1967. The 1967 styling added a bend in the centre of the grille, an 8-track option, standard back-up lights, a padded steering-wheel hub and energy-absorbing column (late in the model year) and the dual brake master cylinder used on all later Galaxies; the 1968 model had a new grille with horizontal headlights, the "long hood, short deck" look, side marker lights and shoulder belts, and the base V8 rose from 289 cu in (4.7 L) to 302 cu in (4.9 L). Engines: 240 (3.9 L) Big Block 6 I6, 289 (4.7 L) and 302 (4.9 L) Windsor V8, 352 (5.8 L), 390 (6.4 L), 427 (7.0 L) and 428 (7.0 L) FE V8s; length 213 in. A 1966 Galaxie 500/XL convertible became a ceremonial state car in Chile after Queen Elizabeth's 1968 visit. In Australia the Galaxie GE series (from late 1964 to 1968) was assembled at Homebush with a choice of 289 or 390 V8s, 3,124 from CKD kits. The Galaxie 500 7 Litre is catalogued separately.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxie 240 Big Block 6 I6 (3.9 L) | 1965–1968 | 3.9 L Inline-6 | 150 hp | 234 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galaxie 289 Windsor V8 (4.7 L) | 1965–1967 | 4.7 L V8 | 200 hp | 282 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galaxie 302 Windsor V8 (4.9 L; base from 1968) | 1968–1968 | 4.9 L V8 | 210 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galaxie 352 FE V8 (5.8 L; dual exhaust, four-barrel) | 1965–1966 | 5.8 L V8 | 300 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galaxie 390 FE V8 (6.4 L) | 1965–1968 | 6.4 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galaxie 428 FE V8 (7.0 L) | 1966–1968 | 7.0 L V8 | 345 hp | 462 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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The 1969 Galaxie ditched the usual wall-to-wall dash for something unheard of on a full-size Ford: a cockpit-style instrument pod wrapped around just the driver.
Brazil kept building the Galaxie until 1983 — and kept driving two of them as the country's actual presidential cars until 1990, some running on straight ethanol with 28-gallon tanks.
The 1966 Galaxie 500 7 Litre's new 428 V8 wasn't exclusive — Ford put the same engine in the Thunderbird and the Mercury S-55 that same year.
A 1966 Galaxie once carried actual royalty: Queen Elizabeth II used one during her 1968 visit to Chile, and the Chilean government still preserves it today as a ceremonial state car.
The first 20 lightweight R-code Galaxies had actual fiberglass doors to save weight — until Ford got nervous about the safety of fiberglass doors on public roads and quietly dropped them.
Ford's 1963½ lightweight Galaxie drag specials went to extremes — even the spare tire, one of the two horns, and the dome light were pulled just to shave weight.
The 1959 Galaxie lineup included the Skyliner — a full steel hardtop that folded itself down into the trunk, years before anyone else dared build a retractable roof with real rear seats.
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