FORD'S JEWEL, THE '64 FORD GALAXIE 500 XL

Description

A FACELIFT OF THE LARGE FORD CREATED THE IMAGE OF A SPORTY, POWERFUL, AND LUXURIOUS GALAXIE. THE STANDARD ENGINE IN THE LARGE FORD MODELS WAS THE 195 BHP 289 V-8. AN OPTION THOUGH WAS THE 300 BHP 390. OR IF YOU PREFER, A 425 BHP 427 COULD ROCKET THIS 2-TON CAR 0 - 60 IN A TAD OVER 9 SECONDS! THIS WAS A POPULAR CAR AND IF YOU HAD $3233 YOU COULD BUY A HARDTOP LIKE THIS EXAMPLE. 58306 XL'S SOLD IN '64. IN NASCAR LAND, NED JARRET DIDN'T MAKE IT IN THE DAYTONA 500 BUT HE DID WIN 30 OF HIS 62 RACES IN HIS NUMBER ELEVEN GALAXIE XL. NOTICE THE THIN BUCKET SEATS, A NEW XL FEATURE AND THE CONVERTIBLE TYPE STEEL ROOF ON TWO-DOOR XL'S. SO WE HAVE THE THREE NEW ELEMENTS FOR '64 IN THIS CAR: STYLE UPDATE, POWERFUL ENGINES, SPORTY LUXURY INTERIOR. THE '64 GALAXIE 500 XL WAS POPULAR THEN AND A DESIRABLE COLLECTIBLE 46 YEARS LATER. Another original survivor brought to you by 55lincoln.

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