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The Fastback body style was introduced part way through 1963 to reduce aerodynamic lift compared with the boxy Sedan and improve Fords chances in NASCAR and the engine was changed from 406 to 427 cubic inches (7 litres) to reach the NHRA and NASCAR limits. About 200 cars were built to a special lightweight "R" code - there are full details on Wikipedia. The cars had alloy cylinder heads, fibreglass bonnets and doors, lightweight chassis, aluminium bumpers and all sound deadening was removed. The cars were between 425 and 375 pounds lighter than standard depending on whether the fibreglass doors were fitted in place of the steel ones. The motors featured twin 4 barrel carbs and solid lifters instead of hydraulic tappets to prevent pump up at high engine revs. They proved to be still too heavy for NHRA drag racing, but tasted circuit racing success when Jack Sears won the 1963 British Saloon Car Championship. Several of these monsters were raced in the BSCC and the drivers included Jack Sears, Sir Gawaine Bailie, Brian Muir, Dan Gurney and multiple F1 champions Jim Clark and Sir Jack Brabham. The Galaxie was also raced in the European Touring Car Championship and in South Africa - a truly historic car and worthy of inclusion in any Gran Turismo title.
A fantastic car which I would love to race in Gran Turismo against its contemporaries the Jaguar Mark 2 Saloon, Lotus Cortina, Classic Mini and Ford Anglia. A few action shots of this great car.
Jack Sears Galaxie features racing stripes. Sir Gawaine Bailie's car is slower off the line, while Jim Clark gets the holeshot.
Above Jack Sears chases Jim Clark and is chased by a posse of Jaguar Mark 2 3.8's (driven by Graham Hill and Roy Salvadori) a Mini, two Ford Cortinas and a Ford Anglia.
Above and below Jack Sears gives a demonstration drive at Goodwood of his 7 litre Ford Galaxie. Jack owns the actual car which he raced to victory in 1963, having tracked it down after it had been sold by the Willment team.
I am suggesting this car for road use / cruising (without race numbers and stripes), Historic BSCC and ETCC with striped liveries and race numbers and for Historic NASCAR series either as a one make series or matched against the equivalent Chevrolet Impala model.
A fantastic car which I would love to race in Gran Turismo against its contemporaries the Jaguar Mark 2 Saloon, Lotus Cortina, Classic Mini and Ford Anglia. A few action shots of this great car.
Jack Sears Galaxie features racing stripes. Sir Gawaine Bailie's car is slower off the line, while Jim Clark gets the holeshot.
Above Jack Sears chases Jim Clark and is chased by a posse of Jaguar Mark 2 3.8's (driven by Graham Hill and Roy Salvadori) a Mini, two Ford Cortinas and a Ford Anglia.
Above and below Jack Sears gives a demonstration drive at Goodwood of his 7 litre Ford Galaxie. Jack owns the actual car which he raced to victory in 1963, having tracked it down after it had been sold by the Willment team.
I am suggesting this car for road use / cruising (without race numbers and stripes), Historic BSCC and ETCC with striped liveries and race numbers and for Historic NASCAR series either as a one make series or matched against the equivalent Chevrolet Impala model.
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