His attention then turned to the '63 Galaxie and Falcon ... small-block for Fairlanes. Ford salesmen now had something to rock, roll, and sell with. Lightweight fiberglass-paneled Galaxies ...

The "Dragon Waggin," this concours-restored 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight that we're certain is going to sell at Mecum Auctions' season-starting bid in Kissimmee, Florida, is one of only 212 ...

Traction arms were added in late '63 by SoCal Ford wizard and star driver Les ... watching program by putting the previous year's lightweight-Galaxie plan into actual production.

Jeff Lilly Restorations completely rebuilt this rusted and ruined ’63 Galaxie with careful reworking of used parts and lots ...

And the Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight is just one example of that. The Galaxie came about in 1958 as a full-sized car, and it was named so as Ford was trying to capitalize on the public's interest ...

Ford also introduced game-changing race cars ... primarily famous for motivating the Galaxie Lightweight. But it also had the R-code, which featured a double-quad carburetor setup for 425 horses ...

Gurney’s V8 Chevy got banned for being too fast against the lightweight four-cylinders, as well as Jaguar’s 3.8-liter straight-six. The 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 was deemed too heavy for drag ...

The Galaxie 500 was introduced to America in 1962 as a ’63 model. You could buy it with a 406-cid with three carbs on top. With Ford’s many wins on the NASCAR circuit at the time—greats from ...

One unlikely candidate, a 1963 Ford Galaxie Lightweight, won the event against ... The post Watch a ’63 Galaxie Slalom from 29th to Third at the 2024 Goodwood Revival appeared first on Hagerty ...