1966 Ford Galaxie 500XL--SOLD (Vermont) - $0
1966 Ford Galaxie 500XL Convertible For Sale or Trade
Recently resprayed with high quality Raven Black gloss paint, paired with attractive parchment vinyl interior. New 3" wide white wall tires (if you prefer the factory original 1" we can swap out the tires). Powered by 390 V8 motor. Data plate decodes the original manufacture of this car:
6=1966
G=Assembled in Chicago (for District Code 52=Des Moines, Iowa)
69=Body Galaxie 500XL 2 door convertible with bucket seats
Z=390 CID 8 Cylinder engine, with 315HP, 4BBL carb
The 390 CID (of 389.6 CID or 6.4 L true displacement) engine, with a bore of 4.05 in (103 mm) and stroke of 3.78 in (96 mm), was the most common FE engine in later application. It was used in many Ford cars as the standard engine, as well as many trucks. It was a popular high-performance engine too., it provided good performance, particularly in the lighter weight vehicles, and was in much greater supply. The 390cid 2v is rated at 265 bhp @ 4,100 rpm
The Ford Galaxie was the primary full-sized model of automobile built in the United States by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1959 through 1974. A version of the car was produced in Brazil under the names Galaxie 500, LTD and Landau from 1968 to 1982. As often is the case with American cars, the model names shifted around from year to year, but the Galaxie was always Ford's full-size car. In the late 1960s, the low trim Fords would be the Ford Custom 500, while the high end would be the XL and LTD, but the Galaxie was normally the high volume counterpart to the Chevrolet Impala.
This car was made at the Chicago Assembly; Ford Motor Company's oldest continually-operated automobile manufacturing plant. Production started on March 3, 1924 as an alternative production site for the Model T to the famous River Rouge Plant.
The 390 CID (of 389.6 CID or 6.4 L true displacement) engine, with a bore of 4.05 in (103 mm) and stroke of 3.78 in (96 mm), was the most common FE engine in later application. It was used in many Ford cars as the standard engine, as well as many trucks. It was a popular high-performance engine too; although not as powerful as the 427 and 428 models, it provided good performance, particularly in the lighter weight vehicles, and was in much greater supply.the 390cid 2v is rated at 265 bhp @ 4,100 rpm.
