I think you mean the black '55 Chevy.
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Jay Leno’s Garage
Published on Jan 25, 2013
Restoration Blog: 1966 Ford Galaxie, Ultimate Edition.
Finally! It may be the third time Jay’s said this, but yes, the Galaxie restoration is finally complete!
Hit the road with Jay as he tells you how this model became the stuff of his 16-year-old dreams, and how he’s improved on a gorgeous classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-BL7G5m98M
The one on the bottom looks darn right mean!
Patty apparently wasn't the all-American girl she appeared to be...
"Duke was married four times and had three children.
In 1965, Duke married director Harry Falk, who was 13 years her senior.
During their marriage, she had repeated mood swings, drank heavily, became anorexic and overdosed on pills a number of times.[8]
The couple divorced in 1969.[8]
In early 1970, at the age of 23, Duke became involved with three men at the same time: 17-year-old Here's Lucy star Desi Arnaz, Jr.,[8] actor John Astin, who was 16 years her senior, and rock promoter Michael Tell.[35][36]
The relationship with Arnaz was widely publicized, due in part to the vocal and public opposition of Arnaz's mother, actress and production company executive Lucille Ball.
By late spring, Duke and Arnaz had broken off their relationship.
In June 1970, Duke learned she was pregnant and married Michael Tell on June 26, 1970..."
Their marriage lasted 13 days before ending in an annulment on July 9, 1970;[8]--Wikipedia
Yeah, yet it has both the sun visor and the rear wheel skirts! But I think both look great on it.
My first car was a 67 Merc Caliente, the Merc version of the Galaxy. Spunky.
The Mercury Caliente was actually the sister to the Ford Fairlane.
IIRC the 1975 Grand Torino was about $5500. My choice at that same price was a 1974 Thunderbird with a bunch o’ miles or a brand new Grand Torino. (Only new car I ever bought)
Nephew and a buddy totaled the Torino several years later.
Humph, the Internet found a used one for sale about 120 miles from me at $9,995 with 90,000 miles. (must have had a sale on 9’s today)
Nice!
Is this what the ‘bad/tough guy’ drove, in the race, in American Graffiti?
It’s been a few decades since I saw that movie.....can’t remember :-)
To this day I will never forget the night I pulled up beside a 66 Galaxie 500 convertible with a 427 dual quad and 4 speed while I was driving a brand new 75 Monte Carlo, if I recall correctly I think I drualed on myself.
The owner of the call was Robert Ford from Windsor Ont. The one thing I always remember about him was the one time I was in his garage he had 2 429 Boss engines in the original ford shipping crates on the floor, as a young motor head not something you easily forgot.
My dad had a ‘67. Can’t believe we got the whole family in that thing.
CC
I had a ‘66 galaxy 500 ragtop back in the day.
Sweet, it was one of my first cars.
The GTO was a beefed up mid-sized LeMans. Ford’s version was the Fairlane GT. The 1966 GTO had a 389 motor and the Fairlane GT had a 390. I had a ‘66 GTO convertible with a four barrel 389 and two speed automatic shifted on the column. A high school classmate drove her father’s Fairlane GT convertible with three speed automatic. My GTO was quicker up to 100 and she wouldn’t push her Ford any faster than that. The Galaxie was a heavy piece of iron like the full size Pontiac Ventura and Bonneville.
A good friend had the 500GT. At 16!
But I like Jay Leno and he makes getting to know these cars of his very user friendly. Cars are obviously a life-long passion of his.
I enjoy listening to him explain the different features and options on the cars he restores.
Thanks for posting.
Japanese girls are always look hot when they drive a convertible...
Years ago my neighbor had a 66-67 Pontiac Bonneville with a 421 but for some reason what really struck me about the car was the Kelsey Hayes magnesium rims on it.
I think you mean the black '55 Chevy.
What did you do on yourself?
Were those the wheels with eight bolts? I remember them from about 1962 or ‘63 when they were standard on a very limited edition of the Gran Prix that came with the 421. That model also had some aluminum body parts— at least the front fenders— to keep the weight down for drag racing. There was a kid in town who was a senior when I was a sophomore in H.S. who had one. It was quicker than about anything except my best friend’s older brother’s ‘61 Corvette with the 425 HP dual quad 409 that had a 4:88 posi rear with close ratio 4 speed. That car would only do about 110 in fourth gear at 7 grand but it would do it like RIGHT NOW.
The tough guy’s character I believe was John who got stuck with a young Mckenzie Phillips as his passenger for the night, the black chevy got rolled in the race against the coupe.
Oh, I haven't seen the movie in a long time too. But I think the "bad guy" was driving the '55 Chevy. I could be wrong.
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