For Douglas Lombardo it is a trip back in time with his Galaxie. His Ford is an exact replica of his dad’s.
“This is my 1966 Ford Galaxie, and is the exact duplicate that my dad drove in 1966 and that I learned to drive in. It has never been restored just repainted once in the ’90’s, and runs beautifully. It has the original 428 cid in it and the Cruise-O-Matic transmission. The Rear end ratio is a 3.50 posi. It is Nightmist blue with the blue interior, The interior has been reupholstered to look as it did in 1966 when I drove it in my first drivers test at 16. Note that I stated ‘my first drivers test.’ I know that the instructor did not like me driving this car in the test. So I ended up retaking the test in my mom’s 1966 Galaxie 500 convertible a week later and passed.”
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