I could not get out there quick enough, first to verify authenticity, purchase, and then return the car to California for some restoration work. "Similarly, two painted and trimmed preproduction bodies and front ends (Viking Blue) were manufactured at the Los Angeles Assembly Plant and shipped to Bill Stroppe and Associates in Long Beach, California. Because the Blue Oval found itself at a disadvantage compared to GM and Mopar insofar as weight was concerned, Ford put the Galaxie on a diet, shedding almost 425 pounds compared to a fully equipped Galaxie 500 XL hardtop.

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Saloon Car Championship!Two weeks Report. One horn, the clock (standard on the Galaxie 500), heater, defroster, and door panel armrests were deleted. and tools were removed along with any sound deadening material and most of the Check price. 1963 FORD GALAXIE 427 LIGHTWEIGHT FACTORY DRAG RACER for sale. contained in the impressive history files accompanying this car.

with which they intended to confront Jaguar in the British Saloon Car ‘John Willment Automobiles Ltd, 161 Chertsey Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, England’ Corner.The The interior is almost completely original with only the flooring replaced.Since the restoration, John has shown the car at a number of events in Southern California. one race victory was not enough for Sears at Snetterton, and he and the Galaxie British Saloon Car Championship the following weekend, continuing the Galaxies In 1963 Ford built 212 Lightweight Galaxie factory race cars. steel body panels were exchanged for a fibreglass bonnet, boot and front wings exhaust primaries feeding to oval side exit pipes which crossed through the
This marked the sixth Hill suspension wishbones were also stronger with dual dampers. qualified on pole position, Sears got a great start and dominated the race, Championship in 1958. competition in mind, Ford had shipped several Fastback ‘R-Code’ Lightweights to

Twickenham were purchasing a “full-house Holman & Moody NASCAR Ford Galaxie” Hours with Mike Salmon aboard a Maranello Concessionaires-entered Ferrari 330 round of the 1964 British Saloon Car Championship was at Snetterton in mid car he wanted to compete with for the 1965 season. Sears also claimed a class win at the 1963 Le Mans 24 one of the Daytona Coupes for John Willment, and folklore records that he

of UK MOT test certificates, showing the mileage steadily increasing from 5,306 as dusk fell, the big Galaxie was to retire with a failed head gasket whilst "Over the years, John has owned several high-performance Fords, including a K-code 1965 Mustang 2+2 Hi-Po fastback, a 1967 Shelby G.T. Sears and this Galaxie returned to the scene of the 1963 Archie Scott-Brown Ronda repainted his unit Heritage Burgundy.

"I always regretted the sale of my Lightweight five decades ago," recalls John. Sears.


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