1971 Ford Galaxie 500 sdn, unrestored survivor
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- 12340 miles
Daily driver in the summer season in Norway
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351 Windsor 2V V8
F78x15 Belted Black Sidewall Tires
Power Steering
Power Front Disk Brakes
Chrome Left Hand Remote Control Mirror
Wheel Covers ( I have them, but I think the car look cooler without)
Medium Brown Metallic
2,75 Conventional Real Axle
FMX Select Shift Automatic Transmission
1971, my favourite year for the Ford. A truly beautiful car.
Right out of "White Lightning." Cool as hell.
I remember a 1970's cop show The Streets of San Francisco. Same make, model, and color..
“That’s one hell of a motor you got in there boy!” Rebel Roy.
That was my first thought. And I've wanted one ever since
Crap I was going to say that! LOL
Actually for that look, it needs to be brown and have Cooper Cobra white letter tires. And the Galaxie 500 trim removed from the side and the rear and the door window frames. Gators car was a Custom 500, the mid level trim.
I love the 1971 full size fords. Especially the rear styling.
I remember when dad bought a brand new Galaxy 500 in 1971 model just like this one only lime green with a 351 Cleveland 4 barrel traction lock 9 inch rear in it love that car wish I had it now !
That is a beautiful car, looks almost exactly like my first car. Biggest difference is my seats weren't that dark. Wish I had never sold it.
Beautiful car !!!!! I have no shame in saying that some cars just look better with 4 doors. These 70's Ltd's and galaxies are definitely in that category. Enjoy that sweet land yacht !!!!!
I agree! The rear quarter windows on the 2 doors look too stubby. On 4 doors the side windows front and rear look more even & proportional.
That interior is in beautiful shape!
Thank you! Yes, not much signs of wear, there. 😊
Eventually gonna be looking for a coupe version of a 71. Galaxie or LTD as they both shared the same platform. Excellent kind of blue-collar muscle look to them. They got the beak of a Pontiac and the buff of a Mopar. In terms of style, Ford really had their $hit together for 70-71. Great survivor you've got here, I do hope to be as lucky when I finally commit to my own search!
When i was younger( mid 1980s) my older brother had bought a 1970 state police cruiser at auction. If i remember correctly it was a galaxie 500 429 interceptor. I remember it registered 140mph and he showed me 120 in it on a long straightstretch. He didnt take care of it and only kept it for 2 years
I remember the TV show The Streets of San Francisco. Looks like the car Karl Malden and Michael Douglas used.
Also the 1973 Burt Reynolds film White Lightning. He was Gator McClusky.
Love it. Had a dark green 2 door hardtop in High School. LTD though. Greatly under-appreciated cars.
We also had a green 2 door LTD...My Father bought it new from Pasadena Ford , but along the way my younger whom owned it lost interest in it and unfortunately sold it in '04 for 800.00 Still had the original CA blue plates, '675 EME'
Yep… so smooth safe powerful roomy and high quality… AND 20+ mpg!!!
Extremely nice Ford Galaxie!!
Looks almost like the 'White Lightning' blocker car from the movie...
Yep, you're not the first one mentioning that...! 🙂
Admit, you've got that new car right out of a time machine. Beautiful!
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For an Unrestored car it looks Very Good.
Thank you!
Had the same car with the same 351W engine, but a 2-door hardtop. The highway MPG was consistantly in the mid 20s. I can't imagine the 302 or the 240 six did any better.
As a kid, Dad had a 71 Galaxie 500 4dr hardtop. Maroon/maroon with a black vinyl top and full wheel covers. 351, PS, PDB, AC and an AM radio. That's what you got as a company car for a middle level manager. They sprang for the clock, visibility group, and - at Dad's request - heavy duty suspension lol.
I’ve got the same colour on my ‘71 convertible with magnum 500’s, great car with 35k miles on it. It was a bit slow with the 351 but AFR heads, cam, four barrel and headers made a big difference plus I get heaps better mileage.
Yeah, I would also like more umph in my car, but it's so untouched and so original that I don't have the heart to cange anything. Yet...
@@thomasottervig8523 I had the same conundrum as mine was completely original but I kept all of the stock components so all can be returned to stock. I had to do it as I have a ‘71 coupe with a hot 429 that runs mid 12’s so the convertible felt like an absolute sloth. I also have a pretty rough ‘71 custom that was ex US embassy here in Australia that I want to restore but use a 4.0 litre Barra with a single turbo, should be a great sleeper.
If kept in tune and the rest maintained properly that car would run a half a million miles. Those 351W engines are some of the toughest that Ford made. I've run one 390k miles and it still ran great, it leaked from every seam, but it ran great.
this is the car you will be doing your whiskey running in!!
It looks just like the car used in the US TV show "The Streets of San Francisco" at the start of the series. '71 was the first year for the fan-boosted power ventilation which was standard on cars without air-conditioning. It's rare to find a rust-free car like yours and one with a cloth interior in good condition.
I had a LTD wagon, beautiful riding car, loads of room, lost the thing when the frame rotted out, Maine winters are tuff on cars because of the salt used on the roads, it only had 37000 miles on it tried to repair the frame but it didn’t work!
A very nice original car with amazingly low mileage. I especially like the Brocade material on the seats. Even though Ford made thousands of the '71 and '72 models, here in the US these cars are seldom seen. All you need are some original hubcaps or wheel covers to finish it off. My second car was similar to yours only in blue with a 429 Police Interceptor and a C6 auto trans. That's long gone but I do have a '72 2-door with a 351 Windsor that I've owned for 26 years. These big Fords ride very smooth and were well built though rust killed most of them. I hope you keep it, it's a beauty.
Thank you.
When I bought it in 2019, the mileage was even lower; 5800 miles. I have the original hubcaps, but I've chosen not to have them on, because I think the car look cooler without. 🙂
@@thomasottervig8523Maybe some Cooper Cobra Radial GT white letter out.
@@davidkeeton6716
That was my first choice when I was looking for new tyres. But I changed my mind, and went for black sides. And, coincidentally, according to the Marty report I got later, that was the way the car was delivered from the factory. And, since I'm a sucker for originality, it suits me just perfect. :)
Awesome car! As usual with 1970’s cars they run sooo smoothly but the BELT AND PULLY systems make a ton of noise. Find a way to quiet them down by balancining properly and you’ll have a super quiet smooth machine. It’s really the only flaw
Can't say that that is a problem on this car, though...
Wow, what a treasure
Reminds me of THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO (1972-1977)
I would Love to have this car,Awesome !!!
Beautiful. I would love to have one of these some day.
It's Beautiful❤️
Burt Reynolds drove a similar car in "White Lightning" from 1973
Gator would be proud
Perfect souvenir from a golden age✨
my mom had a 71 galaxie 500 coupe..loved that car! 351 winsor boogied....first car i ever drove. unfortunately, in the rust belt of pa... it disinigrated.
Very Nice Vehicle 👌 😊
Very nice ride!
I sure would love to have it or one just like it!❤ My Dad had a few of them and Chevy Impala's too.
Wow! Looks almost as good as new. It is sitting level, so the rear springs must have been replaced. Stock, the 71's rear springs were soon sacked out.
Still haven't found evidence of the shocks been replaced...
I had 2 of them, one with 33k miles back in 80-83 and another with 140k miles in 2014-18 and it sat just as tall all the way around.
Just like the 71 on the Streets of San Francisco. Get yourself a red light.
That's my plan...! ;)
It was rainin hard in frisco needed one more fare to make my night lady up ahead waved to flag me down, she got in at the light….
Great car man!
Burt smiles looking down
I owned and drove daily for three years this same vehicle until it was destroyed while parked by a hit and run coward !
Your car is a very fine example of Ford offerings
bought a galaxy 500 2 dr sport roof. Only had 56k original miles. Big 390 2bbl automatic. It was parked infront of my mothers and was hit in the rear end by an angry teenager whod taken off in her mothers car. Completely destroyed it
I miss mine I wished I had kept it.. :(
What a monster. I bet the weight of all the plastic could be carried in a hand bag.
Love this streets of san francisco. Police car
Very sweet car.God bless u.
Sehr schön. Erinnert mich an die Fernsehserie meiner Kindheit die Straßen von San Francisco mit karl Malden und Michael Douglas
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@@thomasottervig8523 genau diese Folge kenne ich. Hatte mal alle Folgen auf dem Media Receiver von Deutsche Telekom Entertain.
@@thomasottervig8523 here is mine: czcams.com/video/5sfZ9VJNl14/video.html
@@twinsonic
I'm not allowed to see it, it's private...
When I was a kid, my parents bought a station wagon brand new in that same color.
Bond, James Bond. Similar to the car in Diamonds are Forever.
We had a 71 Galaxie same color . Had the 400.
I've got a 72 with the 400. Bout the same shape this baby is in too. That 400 sounds so crisp from dual glass packs.
Ah yes! White Lightening ! RIP Burt..
My Mom & Dad a yellow LTD 1971.
А,это было??? Это фантастика....да это есть!!!
Thats it...white lightning😉
beautiful!
BURT REYNOLDS TORE ONE UP LANDING ON A RIVER BARGE, DEFINITELY LANDED SHORT ON THAT JUMP $$$$
Had the same exact car in blue when I started driving. I would give my left nut to have it back!
Not even bullshitting I’d kill for this Galaxie 500
I saw 1 just like that here in South Dakota,just sitting in a property,I can tell its been there for years now..is the 392 engine though.
Never heard of a 392 in a -71 Galaxie before, but...
@@thomasottervig8523 I don;t know for sure if is '71,I do know is a galaxy because I looked at pictures online and it matches like 69 or so.
@@theopinion9452 probably a 390. Quite common for those years.
@@bmdbigfeet1031 Yeah that's what it is,I took a good look at the pictures and it says 390 on the left front quarter panel..thanks.
KEEP THAT THING BETWEEN THE DITCHES
It wasn't a Northern car, in Mass. body would been totally rotted in no time, and the frame would start rusting in four years.
It was built, bought new and used in Illinois. When i bought it in 2019, it had only rolled 5800 miles. This summer it reached 24000 miles.
Get in and hold on
Love the car, love the look & exterior color. But that green interior. I hate to be critical but can’t that be dyed brown? I’d be curious. If the interior matched the exterior that would be the only improvement this car needs.
Other than that, great car you’ve put together.
Green interior? Look again, it's black...
Ol white lightning
Indeed, or even Karl Malden's and Michael Douglas's ride on the first season of "Streets of San Fransisco". :)
Got one just like it
beauty
Sweet!
sweet!
My granddad had a 71 Ltd with a 390, hardly drove it.
Never happened. 1970 was the last year an FE was put in a full size Ford. A 390 is an FE.
@@davidkeeton6716 It was a 2 barrel 390, fact.
NICE 😎 👌
Detective car
That car has the 351 Windsor engine & FMX transmission I think.
Correct
Was FMX same as C-4,C-6 .I also heard that the gutsy 400 sorry to say had a camshaft prob. But their so out of date now,not in my memory.The thgs I did to my parents,I used to steal when 14 Dad's '73 L.T.D country squire.When he bought off old freind,they didn't tell him it was towing trailer.But said it had new 400,smooth as silk.When he started next day took long time to get in gear.Family gas station was laughing,engine great.
400 had a unique
combustion chamber high ceiling.
@@thomasottervig8523 351 windsor If I read right,it cost Ford 10,000,000 Mill.to get ready for 1969. I noted that it had diff.design then 352. I'm not a mechanic excuse me.Great Day
@paulnagle5672 No, the FMX is not the same as a C4 or C6. Probably not an interchangeable part.
😍😍😍😍😍😍
Beautiful car. what kind of wheel covers did it have?
Thank you. It has the standard wheelcovers, I've put them on now.
Just needs whitewalls and hubcaps, they not in the trunk😔
The hubcaps are now installed.
The car was according to the Marti report delivered with black wall tires, so I stick with them, since I am a sucker for originality. ;)
@@thomasottervig8523 true that, I woulda thought it have whitewalls, beautiful car man!
Baby blue
Hi, is the car for sale? I am interested in buying it.
Well, everything is for sale if the prize is right. I've just turned down an offer of €16000,-.
This was when you still got your moneys worth when you bought a Detroit car
When’s the last time you sat on a hood of a car?
The Dirtty Harry Calahan ford LTD
Dirty Harry detective car
Those ford ltds are were tanks
If you ever want to sell it ... let me know!
What is your offer? 🙂
Dude I got the same car ware you find the fender
I haven't found no fender. It was attached to the car when I bought it. (?)
I like your car.i had 2of them....I be interested if you want to. Sale it.... I still have the pedal and 429 cj 4 speed of it.
Everything is for sale if the price is right.
I recently turned down an offer of €16000. What is your offer?
$16000 is good money for that car... you should take it....
Joe C I think he is in Norway, so he had to import the car and everything, its market value is probably way way higher there compared to North America
@@vladpcgamer you might be right....I have 1... And is all original.it has The original 429 pi engine...it was real state police car back in day before I got it... I only paid $ 1800....
@@joec3936
It' Euros, not Dollars, a slight difference there.
Anyway, yes, I know that it may be a steep prize for it, but I love the car, and I won't let it go too easily.🙂
for sale?
For the right price, yes. 🙂
А почему ?Америка молчит,Умней,да,
Sweet ride
Love this streets of san francisco. Police car