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American Muscle Car : The Ford Galaxie (Ford Galaxy)

February 1st, 2012 admin
1963 Ford Galaxie

1963 Ford Galaxie

The Ford Galaxie or know as Ford Galaxy full-size cars in the United States by the Ford Motor Company built for model years 1959 to 1974. The name was used for the top models in the Ford full-size range from 1959 to 1961, call in a marketing effort, the excitement about the Space Race. In 1962, all full-size Ford badge bore the galaxy, with “500″ and “500/XL” refer to the higher ranges. 500/LTD the galaxy was introduced in 1965, followed by Galaxie 500 7-liter in 1966. The Galaxie 500 was part of the cases in 1966, LTD, and remained the XL in 1967, but the fundamental structure-series levels. The “normal” Galaxie 500 LTD remains below the average level as a full-size model Ford from 1965 to 1974 until his death at the end of the model year.

The Milky Way was the high volume counterpart to the Chevrolet Impala. Some Galaxies were high-performance, racing specification machines, a larger ancestor of the muscle car era. Others were simple family sedans.

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American Muscle Car : Ford Torino Starsky & Hutch

October 16th, 2011 admin

Ford Torino Starsky & HutchThe Ford Torino was an intermediate car produced by Ford Motor Company for the North American market in 1968-1976, after the city of Turin (Torino in Italian), which is the name of the Detroit of Italy. It was originally a luxury version of Ford Fairlane medium size, which Ford produced between 1962 and 1970.

After 1968 the Fairlane name for the base model trim is less than the models that the name “Torino was maintained. During this period, the Torino a sub-series considered the Fairlane. Will in 1970 in Turin was the primary name Ford’s intermediate and the Fairlane was now a subseries of the Torino. In 1971 the name Fairlane was all over and had all Ford Torino intermediates were mentioned. This name was one of many that originally proposed for the Mustang while in development. The Ford Torino was essentially a twin of the Mercury Montego line.

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American Muscle Car : The Pontiac GTO

October 13th, 2011 admin

Pontiac GTOThe Pontiac GTO is a car of Pontiac division of General Motors in the United States from 1964 to 1974 and built by GM subsidiary Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006. It is an innovative and now considered classic muscle car of the year 1960 and 1970. From 1964 to mid-1973 was developed in close cooperation with the Pontiac Tempest / Le Mans and are based on the model year 1974 Pontiac Ventura was used. Century 21 The GTO is essentially a left hand drive Holden Monaro, itself a coupe variant of the Holden Commodore.

The Pontiac GTO was the brainchild of Pontiac engineer Russell Gee, an engine specialist, Bill Collins, a chassis engineer and Pontiac chief engineer John DeLorean. Published in early 1963 by General Motors management issued an edict banning divisions from involvement in auto racing. At the time, Pontiac advertising and marketing approach was heavily based on performance, and race was an important part of this strategy. Ban on GM factory sponsored race turned Pontiac is young, visionary management’s attention to highlight road performance.

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