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1961 Ford Galaxie

Hello everyone.  My dad has a 1961 Ford Galaxie that he has owned for over 30 years.  He is the second owner of the car nad has the original window sticker from when the car was purchased new.  The owners manual is still in the glovebox.  The car came new with a 352CID v-8 with 2 barrel carb with single exhaust.  The engine was rated at 220BHP.  It came with the 3 speed CruiseOmatic automatic transmission.  Some of the cars options include power steering, in dash clock, AM radio, and backup lights.  The car came with a 3.00:1 rear axle ratio.  The car is painted in the original Garden Turquoise color with the original interior colors and patterns.  I will work on getting pics of the car to post here so that everyone can see it.
     The car now still has a stock appearence other than the wheels and tires.  A 428CID v-8 engine and C6 3 speed automatic transmission have been added to the car.  The 428 V8 engine is in the Ford FE line of engines so unless you looked at the numbers on the engine block you would not know the car had a 428 in it and not the 352.  When I get photos of the car I will post them.  :)