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.
Median 99 hp across 521 similar cars
Lead trim: Galaxie (Brazil) 272 Y-block V8 two-barrel (4.5 L) · up to 199 hp
Ford Galaxie / Galaxie 500 / LTD / LandauGALAXIE-BR · 1967–1983
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FactBrazil 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 four-door sedan was also produced in Brazil under the names Galaxie, Galaxie 500, LTD and Landau from 1967 to 1983, the four-door sedan the only body version available; the 1967 Brazilian Galaxie was visually identical to its 1966 American counterpart, with the 272 cu in (4.5 L) Y-block V8 with a two-barrel carburettor as the only engine. The 1967 (US 1966) body remained throughout, with facelifts; the main one in 1976 turned the headlights horizontal and gave a front end resembling the 1965 Lincoln Continental, and from 1976 the 302 cu in (4.9 L) Windsor V8 with a two-barrel carburettor replaced the Y-block as the only option until production ended in 1983. Two units were used as the presidential car until 1990, and some ran neat ethanol (E100) with 28-gallon fuel tanks; a luxury version was the Ford Landau.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxie (Brazil) 272 Y-block V8 two-barrel (4.5 L) | 1967–1976 | 4.5 L V8 | 164 hp | 258 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galaxie / Landau (Brazil) 302 Windsor V8 two-barrel (4.9 L) | 1976–1983 | 4.9 L V8 | 199 hp | — | — | 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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