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Ford Galaxie

Ford Galaxie factory specifications: 87 sourced across 7 model years, 1961–1967.

87 specifications · 21 sources

Black-and-white photo of a 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner two-door hardtop on a lawn, rear three-quarter view, showing the thin-pillar fastback roof and round taillights
1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner hardtop Ford Motor Company Archives

1961

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 209.9 in all
Overall width 79.9 in all
Shipping weight, Starliner (63A) V8 3,615 lb 63A, V8
Shipping weight, Club Victoria (65A) V8 3,643 lb 65A, V8
Shipping weight, Sunliner (76B) V8 3,792 lb 76B, V8
Shipping weight, Club Sedan (62A) V8 3,586 lb 62A, V8
Overall height, Starliner 55.5 in Starliner
Overall height, convertible 55.3 in Sunliner
Front track 61 in all
Rear track 60 in all
Tires, police and high-performance 6.70 x 15 (optional 7.10 x 15) Police/Hi-Po
Rear axle, 390 High Performance 3.56 (3-speed, 4-speed) or 4.11 (overdrive, optional 4-speed) 390 HP V8

1962

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 209.3 in all
Overall width 79.2 in all
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL hardtop (65C) 3,625 lb 65C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL convertible (76C) 3,804 lb 76C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 2-door sedan (62B) V8 3,589 lb 62B, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 Club Victoria (65A) V8 3,616 lb 65A, V8
Overall height, convertible 55.1 in convertible
Overall height, others (non-wagon) 54.8 in sedans and hardtops
Front track 61 in all
Rear track 60 in all
Rear axle, 390 and 406 High Performance 3.56 (3-speed, 4-speed), 4.11 (overdrive) 390/406 HP V8
Dealer-installed axle ratios 3.00 to 4.56 all V8

1963

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 209.9 in all
Overall width 79.9 in all
Rear axle ratio, 406/427 with 4-speed 3.5 ratio 406 and 427
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL fastback (68) 3,670 lb 68, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL convertible (76C) 3,820 lb 76C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 fastback (66) V8 3,615 lb 66, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 2-door sedan (51) V8 3,650 lb 51, V8
Overall height, Sports Roof fastback 54.5 in 2-door fastback
Overall height, convertible 54.6 in convertible
Front track 61 in all
Rear track 60 in all
Rear axle, 406 and 427 3.50 (3-speed and 4-speed), 4.11 (overdrive) 406/427 High Performance
Dealer-installed axle ratios 2.89 to 4.56 all

1964

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 209.8 in all
Overall width 80 in all
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL fastback hardtop (63C) 3,622 lb 63C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL convertible (76C) 3,787 lb 76C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 fastback hardtop (63B) V8 3,582 lb 63B, V8
Overall height, 2-door Sports Roof and hardtops 55.5 in 2- and 4-door hardtops
Overall height, convertible 55.5 in convertible
Front track 61 in all
Rear track 60 in all
Tires, Police Interceptor 6.70 x 15 police
Rear axle, 427 High Performance 3.50 (3-speed, 4-speed), 4.11 (overdrive) 427 V8

1965

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 210 in all
Overall width 77.3 in all
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL hardtop (63C) 3,507 lb 63C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL convertible (76C) 3,675 lb 76C, V8
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 hardtop (63B) V8 3,402 lb 63B, V8
Overall height, 2- and 4-door hardtops 54.7 in hardtops
Overall height, convertible 54.8 in convertible
Front track 62 in all
Rear track 62 in all
Tires, 427 and Police Interceptor 7.75 x 15 427
Rear axle, 427 High Performance 3.50 (4-speed), optional 4.11 427 V8

1966

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 210 in all
Overall width 79 in all
Shipping weight, 7-Litre hardtop (63D) 3,914 lb 63D
Shipping weight, 7-Litre convertible (76D) 4,059 lb 76D
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL hardtop (63C) 3,616 lb 63C
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL convertible (76C) 3,761 lb 76C
Overall height, 2- and 4-door hardtops 54.7 in hardtops
Overall height, convertible 54.8 in convertible
Front track 62 in all
Rear track 62 in all
Tires, 427 and Police Interceptor 8.15 x 15 427

1967

MeasureValueApplies to
Wheelbase 119 in all
Overall length 213 in all
Overall width 79 in all
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL hardtop (63C) 3,594 lb 63C
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 XL convertible (76C) 3,704 lb 76C
Shipping weight, Galaxie 500 fastback hardtop (63B) V8 3,522 lb 63B, V8
Overall height, hardtops 54.7 in 2- and 4-door hardtops
Overall height, convertible 54.8 in convertible
Front track 62 in all
Rear track 62 in all
Tires, 390 and 428 8.45 x 15 (optional G70 x 15, R205 x 15, R215 x 15) 390 and 428 cars

Each year's heading links to that model year's full fact sheet. Specification labels are carried as recorded and not normalized across years, so the same measure may be worded differently from one year to the next.