1971 Galaxie 429 Police Interceptor Wagon, the 1-in-8 Sleeping Ogre That Ate Hi-Po Muscle

1971 Galaxie 429 Police Interceptor Wagon, the 1-in-8 Sleeping Ogre That Ate Hi-Po Muscle

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In the golden age of full-frame American steel, when police cruisers still had four doors and real hubcaps, and before SUVs replaced every wagon from sea to shining sea, the Ford Galaxie stood tall as a nameplate for the people—and for those who chased them. Originally born in 1959 during the height of the Space Race, the Galaxie badge was Ford's marketing love letter to Cold War optimism. Big, bright, and boaty, it represented everything about the late '50s a... (continue reading...)

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