Car Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
This is a quick startup of my 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible. Right now it is in the process of having a frame-off restoration. Hope you enjoy.
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Now in his 44th year of motorsport, David Strachan is once again behind the wheel. After campaigning with his son, Malcolm, in Karting and GT sports cars for many years, seeing Malcolm secure many wins and four series championships titles, David has entered into vintage auto racing. Having built a 1962 Ford Galaxie Stock Car, a replica of the famed Holman-Moody cars of the 60's to race primarily at...
Internet Cases (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Boschetto v. Hansing, — F.3d —, 2008 WL 3852676 (9th Cir. August 20, 2008) Hansing, a resident of Wisconsin, offered a 1964 Ford Galaxie for sale on eBay. Boschetto, a California resident, was the winning bidder, and sent Hansing $34,106. He also arranged to have the car shipped from Wisconsin to California. After Boschetto found that [...]
Daddy Types (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
Besides the remarkable, unrestored condition and the sheer awesomeness of growing up with sirens and flashing lights on top of your family ride--you'd be the star of every school dropoff line and carpool, and the kid'd totally be a...
The Garage (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
As a wee lad, I remember watching a bunch of NASCAR races on TV. As an impressionable young boy, the roundy rounds of the early Seventies were pretty neat stuff and that Petty guy was just too cool. As I grew up, NASCAR lost it’s luster for me and I lost all interest. The cars [...]
Flares into Darkness (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
This I remember somehow. Though in a different context - from a summer concert at the Hollywood Bowl. I was about eight years old. So things are a bit hazy. Did I really hear this there? I think so. My Dad driving there in our Ford Galaxie 500 with a picnic dinner in the trunk. Wine for Mom and Dad. Sparkling grape juice for me. A wonderful time in which to grow up in LA.
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
Here's a car I've seen in my neighborhood a few times but never had a chance to photograph until now. This super-clean big-block '67 Galaxie belongs to WhatWouldJesseDo 's friend, Rocky, who often visits Alameda from his place on the other side of the San Francisco Bay. When I spotted the big Ford on Jesse's block, I called him up and requested that he drag Rocky outside with the keys, so I could...
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Click on the picture to enlarge The theme of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed is ‘Hawthorn to Hamilton – Britain's Love Affair with World Motor Sport'. Britain has always played a key role in the global motor racing industry, forging successful relationships with the rest of the motor sport world. From Mike Hawthorn – who used a Ferrari to become Britain's first Formula 1 World Champion fifty years...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 28/03/2008
Turbonique. Just saying the name brings shivers of excitement. Purveyor of all things speed and insane, the now defunct Turbonique is most famous for their Rocket Drag Axle. An absolutely bonkers system which mechanically attached a liquid fuel rocket to a solid axle and dumped an additional 1000 HP to the rear wheels at the touch of a button. This system was so powerful an otherwise unmodified VW...
Hoopty Rides (Free subscription) | 25/03/2008
From Mecum Auctions: ...the most outrageous of these creative maverick enterprises was the Turbonique Company of Orlando, Florida. Aimed at the burgeoning drag racing market, their line of products consisted of three basic devices: AP superchargers, microturbo thrust engines and rocket drag axles... The most outlandish of these devices was the Rocket Drag Axle, which connected mechanically to a car’s...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 24/03/2008
Some might say that a '68 Ford Galaxie with big tires and 428 engine is the correct choice for driving the roads of Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, but what if you're looking for some anachronistic romance? Just break out the wedding rings, pop the cassette into the 1992 LeBaron's deck (yes, a cassette deck ten years into the CD Era), and watch your rival angrily slash a bunch of candles with his sword....
Winding Road (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
This 1963 Ford Galaxie Wagon is a custom Country Sedan complete with custom two-tone paint and leather interior. The wagon features an eight-cylinder 352 police interceptor engine, Cragar rims, color-matched roof rack (with surfboard), the rare power seat option, and a power rear window. This Galaxie reeks of Beach Boy-era SoCal. The seller tells us that the car was garage stored, with virtually no...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 24/12/2007
Reader Nick (who drives an all-drum '64 Ford Galaxie) was so inspired by my working title for Walker Canada's homage to a hooned '50 Plymouth that he's put the slogan on a bumper sticker and will sell you one for the Ford-FE-engine-inspired price of $3.90. Meanwhile, Walker has been besieged by requests for nice prints of his aforementioned HoonArt, so he's looking into doing the signed/numbered thing;...
