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galaxie Archive
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![Unfortunately, the 1960 Ford has never earned the esteem that it deserves. Some called the styling un-Fordlike, others thought it was overdone, but those arguments are hard to swallow when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/60-Ford-4-e1787401522431-115x115.jpg "1960 Ford Sunliner: Enjoy The Rest Of Your Summer In This Underappreciated Ford Convertible")
1960 Ford Sunliner: Enjoy The Rest Of Your Summer In This Underappreciated Ford Convertible
Posted on August 28, 2026 | 21 CommentsUnfortunately, the 1960 Ford has never earned the esteem that it deserves. Some called the styling un-Fordlike, others thought it was overdone, but those arguments are hard to swallow when […] -
![(Updated 6/30/2026) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. Introduced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=474,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-15-2014-005-e1401030831597.jpg "1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan: Not a Galaxie 500—and That’s Exactly Why It’s Worth Remembering")
1963 Ford Galaxie Sedan: Not a Galaxie 500—and That’s Exactly Why It’s Worth Remembering
Posted on June 30, 2026 | 106 Comments(Updated 6/30/2026) Ford Galaxie. The name just rolls off the tongue, and is right up there with “Mustang” and “Thunderbird” in the best Ford model names of all time. Introduced […] -
![(Updated 6/16/2026) This 1962 Full Sized Ford represented a very solid entry in the full-sized sales wars. The base platform came out in 1960 and would carry forward through […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1962-Ford-Galaxy-500-front-3-quarter.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan – Chrome Spears and Gunsights")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan – Chrome Spears and Gunsights
Posted on June 16, 2026 | 59 Comments(Updated 6/16/2026) This 1962 Full Sized Ford represented a very solid entry in the full-sized sales wars. The base platform came out in 1960 and would carry forward through […] -
![The town of White, Georgia, sits midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, a few miles north of I-75. White is the home of Old Car City, a 35 acre slice of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_2722-115x115.jpeg "Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 3 – Ford Motor Co. Cars")
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 3 – Ford Motor Co. Cars
Posted on April 29, 2026 | 35 CommentsThe town of White, Georgia, sits midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, a few miles north of I-75. White is the home of Old Car City, a 35 acre slice of […] -
1969 Ford XL SportsRoof: Did Jaguar Sneak A Styling Cue From This Full-Size Ford?
Posted on April 9, 2026 | 25 CommentsIt isn’t obvious from this angle, but did this big red 1969 Ford XL SportsRoof, which Hyperpack posted to the CC Cohort, influence the styling of the Jaguar XJ-S? -
![The sixties, that golden decade of American performance cars, had two very distinct eras. The first half was dominated by the full-size bombers with their ever-larger big block V8s sporting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/66Galaxie01.bmp "Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre – Maybe It Should Have Had 7 Gallons")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre – Maybe It Should Have Had 7 Gallons
Posted on March 22, 2026 | 11 CommentsThe sixties, that golden decade of American performance cars, had two very distinct eras. The first half was dominated by the full-size bombers with their ever-larger big block V8s sporting […] -
![In the late 1940s, Ford Motor Company began using a distributor that had no mechanical advance mechanism at all, relying solely on engine vacuum to provide advance based on both […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Galaxie-1-115x115.jpg "The Brain Is In The Carburetor? Understanding Ford’s Forgotten Loadomatic Distributor")
The Brain Is In The Carburetor? Understanding Ford’s Forgotten Loadomatic Distributor
Posted on March 12, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn the late 1940s, Ford Motor Company began using a distributor that had no mechanical advance mechanism at all, relying solely on engine vacuum to provide advance based on both […] -
![Ford’s marketing strategy for their 1959 models centered on an award that they [said they] won at the 1958 Brussels World Fair: the Comité Français de l’Elégance, given to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/55057494748_fc655f2ac5_k-115x115.jpg "1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner—The World’s Most Beautifully Proportioned Car? Maybe Not This Model")
1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner—The World’s Most Beautifully Proportioned Car? Maybe Not This Model
Posted on February 5, 2026 | 26 CommentsFord’s marketing strategy for their 1959 models centered on an award that they [said they] won at the 1958 Brussels World Fair: the Comité Français de l’Elégance, given to the […] -
![Although it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Duster-and-AMX-115x115.jpeg "The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max")
The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […] -
![So far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Reliant-Scottsdale-Vandalia-2.jpeg "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsSo far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/big-and-little-enos.jpg "CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law")
CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7395.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford LTD – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 119 Comments(first posted 8/1/2017) Ever since fellow editor JP Cavanaugh excoriated a 1973 Ford LTD, I have been on diligent patrol for one to provide a much-needed counterpoint to […] -
![(first posted 7/3/2012) Tim turned 30 in June of 1968. He had been married for five years and had two sons, ages 3 and 4. He had owned a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P53106271.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Sportsroof- Always Ready to Roll")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Sportsroof- Always Ready to Roll
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/3/2012) Tim turned 30 in June of 1968. He had been married for five years and had two sons, ages 3 and 4. He had owned a […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2013) Ford got off to a bit of a rocky start at the dawn of the Sixties. While the understated 1959 Galaxie was a big success against the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/aa-10-07-2012-043-e1364694166657.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Victoria – A Favorite Of Mine; My Grandfather Too")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Victoria – A Favorite Of Mine; My Grandfather Too
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 59 Comments(first posted 4/22/2013) Ford got off to a bit of a rocky start at the dawn of the Sixties. While the understated 1959 Galaxie was a big success against the […]
