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.
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Lead trim: Galaxie 500 7 Litre 428 Thunderbird FE V8 (345 hp)
Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre / XL 7 LitreGALAXIE-7LITRE · 1966–1967
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FactThe 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 new model for 1966, the Galaxie 500 7 Litre, was fitted with a new engine, the 345 hp 428 cu in (7.0 L) Thunderbird V8 (also available in the Ford Thunderbird and the Mercury S-55; police versions got a 360 hp 428 "Police Interceptor"). For 1967 the 7 Litre model no longer carried the Galaxie name — it was the last year of it being separately identified, mainly by trim such as the horn ring and dashboard markings and a "Q" in the Vehicle Identification Number — and became a trim and performance option on the Ford XL, now a separate model, with the same engines available from the 240 six to the 428 V8. The racing-bred FE 427's final rating was 390 hp.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxie 500 7 Litre 428 Thunderbird FE V8 (345 hp) | 1966–1967 | 7.0 L V8 | 345 hp | 462 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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