This prairie-sized Galaxie has a fastback body style that looks pretty scary. This cruiser from the 1960s has been fixed up with a new Hotchkis frame and Wilwood brakes under all the sheet metal. The modest look is completed by metallic blue paint, a small hood scoop, and black steel wheels with dog-dish hubcaps. Canada’s Icefields Parkway is one of the most beautiful roads in the world. It links the popular tourist spot of Jasper to the city of Calgary. You could rent a Chevy Equinox to get there, but this sled will take you past the mountains more charmingly. This 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 car is for sale in Calgary. It is a prairie cruiser with some extraordinary tricks up its sleeve. Bring A Trailer, a Hearst Autos publication similar to Car and Driver chose today’s pick as an example of a carefully repaired old car that looks like it came from the 1960s but doesn’t have the limitations of an old car. The Galaxie is a big blue oval vessel that is a true full-size. It should be used when singing Bud the Spud and Stompin’ Tom Connors in a full-denim Canadian suit. But behind those 18-inch steel wheels are a number of parts made by companies like Wilwood and Hotchkis. It is a boat, but it moves quickly. The most delicious part of this design is the Hotchkis sport suspension. Jay Leno asked Hotchkis to build a suspension system for his 1966 Ford Galaxie that includes big anti-roll bars, Fox shock absorbers, firmer springs, and even new control arms as a tribute to a favourite Leno family car. This was done to the 1968 Galaxie, so it should be able to turn as flat as a Saskatchewan wheat field. UNDER THE HOOD, the USS Eisenhower’s 390-cubic-inch V-8 engine has been completely fixed up. Galaxy engines were more significant, but this 6.4-liter engine sounds great and has no bad habits of high-strung engines. It sounds like a big, friendly mastiff when it huffs and snarls like a V-8 through Hooker long-tube headers. It is a three-speed automatic transmission that has been checked out and fixed. It is perfect for going on the highway. The power from the V-8 is sent to the ground by a 9-inch rear axle with an Eaton limited-slip differential and 18-inch steel wheels with 255-series Firestone Firehawk tires. This huge Ford should be able to stop safely at highway speeds because it has Wilwood six-piston front brakes, braided brake lines, and a repaired master cylinder. In the summer, everything stays cool thanks to a triple-core metal radiator with two 11-inch fans. This Galaxie is the perfect throwback road trip car because it has many other driver-friendly changes, like better seats and steering. Run through the Plains on your way home after making friends with the bighorn sheep in the Rocky Mountains. When this article was written, the sale continued, and bids were just under $10,000. The end date is May 31.
