I had one of these 67's with a stock 289. That engine was too small for a big heavy car like that. But it chugged right along and cruised well at high speeds. I had thought about boring it out to a 302 but never followed through. But then I had a '68 Galaxie 500 with a 390 like this one has. One of the best motors Ford ever made. It was fast, powerful and dependable. Absolutely LOVED my 390!
My folks had a '67 Custom 500 with that same 289. It really was underpowered, but I think they planned that when they bought it because it became the car my brother and I learned to drive on. A teenager couldn't get into too much trouble with a car as mild as that.
I bought the 67 mustang new in 67 with the 390 engine and four speed. It had twenty miles on it . Loved the engine. I was in Officer candidate school in Lawton Oklahoma and a fellow candidate bought that car with the 390 about the same time from the same dealer. Between us we left a lot of rubber on the roads around Ft. Sill. Both our cars were white with that red interior.
I would include 1969 and 1970 too. After that emissions controls were added that cost mpg and reduced power and cars got heavier due to new safety standards.
Totally agree, I owned a Galaxie of both year models. The '67 had a 289. The '68 had a 390. Good running dependable cars. The 390 in particular was really fast and powerful. But I loved driving both cars!
My highly polished 1968 Galaxie 500, 289 V8 graced my high school graduation night. Sweet car! Thank you for this great flashback. I especially enjoyed reviewing the dashboard. Thumbs up.
I knew this would be the first comment I saw the second I noticed those rims on the thumbnail. Truth be told, I kinda like them. Sure, they are tacky, but it's in a 90's way that reminds me of car magazines and hotwheels toys from my childhood, rather than the "biggest rims + smallest tire profile" look of today, which isn't merely ugly in my opinion, but also increases rotating weight and often requires raising the ride height, and thus, the center of gravity with it. It functionally ruins the handling, braking, and acceleration aspects of the car unless everything around the giant rims is redone to compensate for them, at which point it becomes an entirely different car.
@John Texas A set of Thunderbird factory rims would be much more in character with the styling of that time. It's still a beautiful car. I had a '65 2 door hardtop with a 352 ci T-Bird V-8. It was tight and solid and only weighed 3200 lbs. Pretty light for the day is why it was so fast. I wish I had it now.
@John Texas Both the 352 T-Bird and 390 were engine options over the 289 cid. The 390 was used into the early 70's mercury and Ford engine options. Do some research on Ford power plants of the '60s.
Wow. The exhaust tips are correct! Awesome! Exiting straight out horizontally under the bumper and chromed is like an out of work schoolteacher. But those wheels.
WOW! Fantastic, such a wonderful car! My brother had beautiful 67 ltd 4 door hardtop, dark green with the black vinyl roof. it was perfect in every way . His wife wrecked it in 1975, sad. I love the effect of having someone crouch down inside and rev, blinkers and all very clever!! great video!!
Very helpful! I'm in the middle of restoring a 67 galaxie convertible with the same motor...need some inspiration...almost ready for the road but the top is done for and the body leaves much to be desired. Beautiful machine!
@@officialclownbusiness7788 you got that right. Itll either be a lowrider or chip foosish wheels depending on which youngster gets his hands on a good thing.
If that's all original, it's a great find. Doesn't appear to be an "XL", but it's real fine. And the wheels - they are way better than the 5.5" steelies and caps.
Why is the brake pedal missing the rubber cushion? XL would have a automatic floor shifter with a console and bucket seats. That's what makes it an XL. I know because I had a 1966 Galaxie 500 XL. This is not an XL
Hey that was my first car plus two doors. It slept 8 comfortable. 2bbl single exhaust midnight blue with a medium light blue interior. I even loved my hubcaps and white wall tires :)
This car had the rare safety convenience control panel which had automatic power door locks in addition to the big block V8, power steering, brakes and air conditioning. Well equipped for the time period. It desperately needs thin white wall tires and period correct 67 full wheel covers.
Nice car. I know of one that has been sitting in the same spot for as long as i can remember. If i had the money i would rescue it. Been seeing a few of them on youtube.
I used to have this car but the LTD trim level, yet much of the appointments look the same. Those wheels have international agreements against their use and are classified under the “Psychological Warfare” clause. Mine was beige, with black vinyl top, and I was the second owner. Got it from a retired Citadel professor. AC blew cooooold. It had manual drum brakes though, but after I rebuilt them, they stopped surprisingly well, albeit with more force needed from the leg. That thing floated down the road, 390 pulling like a freight train. I don’t know much about old paint, but the paint on my LTD has a very satisfying luster, and was smooth as can be, even though there was some cracking here and there, and small rust spots in the usual places. I miss that car. I had bought it as a driver while I was restoring my 1968 Country Squire, which was my favorite car I’ve ever owned. 1967&1968 are my favorite years for most cars, especially full sized Fords. Just beautiful, handsome, elegant, mean, stylish, understated, and sexy as hell all at the same time. As an indicator of my affinity for these cars, if I were to win the lottery, I would acquire one of each of the 1968 body styles, all in the beautiful maroon of my Squire. If I’m not mistaken that would be six cars. Wagon, convertible, 4-door sedan, 4-door hardtop, 2-door hardtop formal roof, 2-door hardtop Sportsroof. All either 390s or 428s. The Sportsroof one would need to be 428 4-speed though. Awesome. The 1967 is right there though. 1966 are too square, 1969 are too corny and 70’s looking. I like my porridge 1967 or 68.
About 21 yrs ago I test drove a well kept original 67 Galaxy 500. 390 automatic 2d HT White paint with blue interior It rode and drove so smooth!! Had glasspack dual exhaust, all it needed was some interior TLC and It would have been right near a perfect car. It even had a set of the old Magnesium American racing wheels! yes they were corroded and obviously the real deal but nothing a little cleaning wouldnt take care of. I didnt buy it due to it being a big block and my financial situation wasnt the best to drive a 390 4bbl daily. Yall wont even believe the price I could have got it for but Ill tell it anyway. $1200 without the mags and $1500 with the mags. Yes i know i should have bought the car LOL
Like your video style. Like the car too. Maybe not the wheels and white lettering, but that’s just me. 💁🏼♂️ And yes, a friend in high school drove his parents pale yellow ‘66 Ford Galaxy.
A beautiful automobile, but I don't think it's an XL. Dad had a '64 Galaxie 500 XL when I was growing up. The interior on the '64 put the '67 to shame, but I like the lines of the '67 body a lot more.
I had a 67 XL with bucket seats and center console w/ T shifter. I thought all the true XL’s had that??? Plus it had the XL badge on the front grille drivers side
I almost bought one in 1992 but my dad wouldn't loan me the money. It was rust free in Michigan, born in Mississippi. Baby blue, black interior. Sad. Guy only wanted 3000.00 back then. Ya man AM radio sucks, we have some channels here but most is the news channel. Put a modern radio in it. I would warm that 390 over too! Mine was warmed over to 400 hp and would boogie!! Wasn't a race car but had balls, would turn 13.70s at the drags. It was heritage Burgundy with Cragars. I want that car, what's the sticker shock.??
This is luxury compared to what we had! Ours was a sky blue Custom 500. More bare bones, such as the door handles inside with no armrests and a dome light instead of corner or door lights. I don’t think ours had air conditioning, either.
I found a 1965 galaxy 500 xl convertible, factory red, red interior with white leather seats, 390, and the automatic was on the floor not on the column. I'm looking for a job still, he said to make him an offer.
@@dylanmccallister6739 most came with 289's , some came with 390 high performance, 335hp ,some with a 4 barrel 315hp 390,some with 2 barrel 285hp 390 ,and a few unicorn 427cid with (2) 4 barrel carbs
Most of todays society didn’t know how Smooth and quiet these engines where. I still recall testing a used ‘66 Galaxie in 1985 that I didn’t even know the car was running from inside the car. To see this aluminum grill work with no imperfections is almost impossible. That grill alone is worth some money.
Buying one in a week for 1000 its the 4 door hard top needs a lil work cant belive there not worth that much even when there fixed 😭 but im still gojng to enjoy the time with it
About 45% of 67 Full sized Ford's were ordered with air conditioning. The higher the series the more likely it was ordered with air conditioning. About 80 % of 67 LTD's had it. Maybe 20 % of Customs and 50% of Galaxie 500s.
that's got to be the smoothest running Ford V8 with a carburetor and points? My family had Ford's from the 1950s-80s and none of them ran this smooth, even straight from the factory.
I had two Galaxie 500 XLs and I wish I still had the last one I had. I was the same color scheme as this Galaxie. Mine was a 64 and had a 406 Interceptor with 3 speed on the floor with overdrive, 3/4 Isky cam with medium rise intake and a 750 Holley, with factory headers. I would talk to you with both exhaust tips. Is this one for sale or just for show?
Not anXL.!All XLgrilles were cast and chromed,interiors were bucket seats and a center console,exterior badging was also different etc.Displayed vehicle is a Galaxie 500.
Be careful and aware of the frame! They had what was known as torque boxes supposed to enhance ride quality.Reality is that they tended to rust and weaken then break.State Inspection would fail many of these.
I have the same car and I cannot for the life of me, figure out how to turn on the lower headlights, not the signal lights, the lower headlights, I saw them working upon its first startup in 32 years but I was not in the drivers seat so I can’t figure it out. How do I turn them on? I am genuinely asking
