1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre Hardtop in Black & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in the Northern Suburbs of IL on 8-6-19.
We're looking at a 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 7 Litre Hardtop in Black Paint. The car features the factory 428 CI V8 engine.
The car's Owner is Bill Foley. Bill’s had this car since 2008. Bill shares he like the styling of this car.
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“It’s quite a showstopper”....that’s the understatement of the year.
The car is just impeccable!
High praise for this car :-)
Handsomely styled...
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What a beautiful 66 Ford 428 always love the 66 Ford
Hi William Roberts, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
I don’t think I have seen a cleaner car than this one. And I’m a clean freak when it comes to my car. That engine & engine bay are pristine to say the least. I am so glad to hear that the owner drives this to at least car shows on a regular basis. Thanks Lou & Bill for a wonderful showing!
Hi Rusty, Happy to read you appreciate the effort Bill puts in to keep his condition of his car in top shape :-) Lou
I love these Fords, great period for them. Cool. Not expensive. A humdinger. Thx Bill for sharing & thanks Lou for documenting.
Hi D Wnright
, Happy to read "I love these Fords" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Absolutely my favorite car since I was a kid. I was born in 1963 and remember my uncle and aunt having one. Someday I am going to have one! Love your channel Lou. Allen
Hi Allen, Happy to read this car is a favorite of yours and brings special memories of your Uncle & Aunts car :-) Hope you're behind the wheel of one like this soon. Thank you for viewing, sharing, and appreciate your kind words on the Channel, Lou
I remember that commercial with the diamond cutter and the announcer
Nice :-)
Same here.
Lou you are the best. Appreciate you showing us so many awesome cars. I would have been 3 years old when this car came out. But I still have memories of many cars like this and older were still running the streets and roads of America. My aunt was a Ford lady and she had a 67 Galaxie 500 .
Hi David Davis, My pleasure sharing with you, and happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your Aunts 67 Galaxie 500 :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
That is one of the most perfect Vehicles I've ever seen, it is also one of my favorite. Good job on the details.
Hi bill thompson, High praise for this car :-) Lou
When my brother and I were in elementary school, we hated the 1965-66 Ford Galaxies. But now when I see any of these old cars, I love them! And last year I bought my first brand new car which had 2000 miles. It is a 2020 Ford, my first one!
Hi Jed, Happy to read this car brings back memories of you and your Brother, and glad to read you like these cars now :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It's like the 57 Chevy. They are awesome. But what turns my head today, a good ole 55, 56 or 57 Olds, Buick, Ford, Pontiac. They are simply more of a timepiece that has weathered the hardest of times staying alive when most everyone ignored them. I've seen thousands of 57 Chevys. Cannot get my fill of all the others now.
One of my pals in high school (mid 80s) had a '66 7 Litre Galaxie. An original 345hp 4 spd car. Always loved that car.
Hi dieselyeti, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Pals car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Nice Galaxie! looks good especially in black, and that exhaust note is phenomenal. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Evan Gilmore, Happy to read you enjoy this car & sounds too :-) You're welcome, Lou
Another piece of my heart and my past I owned a 66 7 liter it was black with black interior I bought it in 1972 before the gas crisis out of all the cars I owned it was truly my favorite at 17 years old I felt like a king driving down broad street this car was like driving a cloud the power was incredible and smooth I let my now wife use it for school every day and at one point we had to have a discussion about her racing it she blew off her neibhor and his Chevele 396 the cops clocked him at over 100 mph she got away lol it was a very rase car around here I only saw one other in our town that one was a white competition model it came with a 4 speed and dual quads carbs and a bubble hood scoop boy memories of those times thanks Lou for another great memory's
Hi Jack, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car, and your wife's lead foot too :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
My parents had a 66 Galaxies 500 2 door hardtop in white with a 390 big block, power steering and brakes and windows and locks and seat, a/c! Built at Norfolk, Va plant and special ordered by original owner. Parents bought it 1968 used and kept it a while! I barely remember it, but my mom especially liked it!😁👍🛠️
Hi Billy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I was 16 in 1996 and the family car was a 66 candy apple red w/pwhite pin stripes ,,White convertible with black buckets . It was a Police Interceptors . Truly a fortunate guy
Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your family car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Another bucket list car, only thing missing is a 4 speed, I always thought this grill and front end treatment was perfect for the car. AND this guy is most assuredly a Ford man, I saw the Flex in the garage
The bucket list got a new addition :-)
This engine wasn't as much of a screamer to need the 4 speed. Had very comparable torque to the 427; but the 428 was made for 2000-3500 RPM cruising for hours on end.
🥳😍My Dad had that exact car only one difference his was a bronze color instead of black but the interior was the same I was five years old when he traded it in for an LTD I cried a lot😕 I loved that 7 L thanks great video!
Hi jade blues, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Jay Leno has one and he has an extensive video featuring the car. His father had one that he allowed Jay to pick the options as a teenager.
Thank you for viewing and sharing Jay Leno has one too :-)
Bill reminds me of a favorite actor., Wilford Brimley. And he has an awesome, keen, lean, mean Ford Galaxy machine! I remember that commercial with splitting the diamond.
Hi ImTheDaveman, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That galaxie booklet is amazing!
Happy to read you enjoy that "trunk & treat" :-)
I am amazed these didn't become a thing with the various highway patrols just for its brute force and big block long legs.
Hi fox 6, That is a great idea. Lou
Well kept car! Definitely a show stopper! Beautiful!
Hi Joseph, Happy to read you appreciate the condition of this car :-) Lou
Thanks Lou for another look at my favorite car on my car story!
Winner :-) My pleasure & you're welcome.
@@loucostabile Lou have you ever seen a 74 -76 Grand Torino Elite?
A long time ago in a Galaxy far far away Ford made Galaxies like this.
"A long time ago in a Galaxy far far away " VERY GOOD ONE !!
In 1977 in HS I had a ‘66 2-door in Dark green. 390. Was a fantastic car
Hi MrSportsKnowItAll, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Dad bought a 68 LTD with a 390 2bbl. with 100,000 thing was caked up in the valve covers with gak from short tripping bad quality oil; and still would 1 wheel peel a tire through all 3 gears about a quarter of a mile, from a kick of the gas pedal.
Engine sounds eager with that choppy cam in there! I love it!!!!!
Just the way we like it :-)
Sounds like a solid lifter cam from the clicking sound
Don't know how I missed this one, but nice 66 Galaxie! And it sounds ready for action with that cam!
Hi Michael, Happy to read that you found this one :-) Lou
Kudos for the mentioning of the person responsible for the paint job. Too often these people go without due credit. After all it is usually they that produce the visually perfect car, not the owner.
Hi Old Town, Happy to share credit for work well done :-) Lou
Fantastic example! And you’re right - stunning paint job.
Thanks for this great Car Story Lou!
Hi Jeff King, The level of care for this car is quite extraordinary :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Lou Costabile
He even cleans the undercarriage - kudos all around.
hey Lou its me...great video on a grear car... Ford also had a commercial where they put a little school-girl about 14 or 15 that was the National Penmanship Champion in the very back seat of a Country Squire Wagon while she wrote. then they drove her over potholes and rairoad tracks but no dukes-jumps...then compared it with her at a desk writing which were clones...haha lol...but that still is 1 cool car...kutgw....oh and those 66s had a cold light just under the radio in the boxes that glowed bright blue till the motor warmed up also...that was "cool"...haha.
Hey charlotte, Happy to read the kind words on the video, and glad to read you think this is a "great car" too :-) Thank you for sharing the interesting memories of the commercial with the Penmanship Champ & blue light feature too, Lou
you got it buddy.....as always.
When these came out in 66 when I was a kid I begged dad to get one but he was a GM man when it came to cars. Perfect color!! Thanks for sharing Lou and Bill!!
Thank you for viewing and sharing your story :-) You're welcome Beast 1624.
Another fantastic video! So happy I found your channel!
Hi afine76
, Thank you for the kind words, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
That car is just sweet.
Nice :-)
Oh man when he opened that hood, freakin awesome. Those mid 1960s ford's are gorgeous, the comets, Fairlanes, cyclones. I lived about 500 ft away from galpin Ford in the early 1980s on Orion av and roscoe Blvd. Beautiful catch Lou. Ps that cam sounds great
Hi stripervince1, Happy to read this one brings back wonderful memories of Galpin Ford :-) Lou
Lou Costabile yeah I actually wanted to work there as a driver/ lot attendant for them in 1983, but a railroad job came along first. I lived in the apt bldg right closest to it I could piss and hit it. I once met Frankie Avalon and Annette funicello there once when they were filming the movie back to the beach in 1985. Real good dealership. Was always muscle cars there. Galpin ford was one of the best dealerships in the San Fernando valley
Awesome Ford, thanks Lou!
Happy to read you enjoy this one Pablo, and you're welcome.
Art on wheels love them fords
Nice :-)
Just BEAUTIFUL.
Hi Mike, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
that was great LOU thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome :-)
Absolutely majestic and beautiful.
High praise :-)
Awesome car .thanks for sharing guys
My pleasure and you're welcome.
Sounds awesome!! Thanks Lou 👍
You're welcome Tall-Paul 1990 :-)
Lou has the best videos...!!!
Thank you tcalcut :-)
You don't quite get the majesty of these cars through film. They're absolutely *huge,* and they have an almost perfect mix of the "big American car" and the two-door pony coupe styling.
Hi Ross, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Insanity...paint job is flawlessly insanity gorgeous.... I knew the cobra 427 was an option I’ve seen one on TH-cam.... Galaxie is gorgeous Bill good on ya mate , I do know how much you love that Galaxie I am glad you’ve got it and I am glad you look after and love it so much !
The right car with the right Care Taker :-)
Love that body style.first car was 66 ltd 2 door. Wish i still had it. Also had a 65 galaxie convertible in red. 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi TedBponycars, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
What a nifty car!
Hi Brock White, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Beautiful!!
Hi Juhan, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Absolutely stunning
Hi Phil, High praise for the looks of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Pure muscle. Classic and classy.
:-)
@@loucostabile when did you get into cars heavily? Did you always spectate cars enthusiastically like this? Did you used to attend car shows as a young person?
What a machine proper sleeper love them Ford galaxies
Happy to read you "love them Ford galaxies" :-)
Jesus Bill beautiful Galaxy! Saludos from San Antonio TX
Hi rolandgrz1975, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Speachless
:-I
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL THOSE CAR HAD SO MUCH CLASS TAKE GOOD CARE OF THAT BEAUTIFUL 66 👍🏻
High praise :-)
Another gorgeous car.
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-)
Thanks for the seven liter story Lou ...
My pleasure Jeffrey :-)
Absolutely smashing ride! I’ve the 1965 4 dr hardtop, 390.
It’s on the other end of the spectrum, not being anywhere near as perfect since mine is more like a Rat rod / daily driver. But I love it and get compliments everyday.
Fun classic🛠️😎
Hi SuneV - SuneviL Sunevel, High praise :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My dream car
Happy to share this one with you :-)
I've always the looks of the mid 60s full size Fords... Very handsomely styled IMO...
Like..typo
Hi Thomas, Happy to read you appreciate the design of this car :-) Lou
There was one seven liter four door Ford Galaxy made I saw it on another channel but thanks for the video Lou.
Hi yavin99, Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I'll keep on the look out for that one. Appreciate the tip, and you're welcome, Lou
Great car! I actually grew up on the other side of the San Diego Freeway from where Galpin Ford was located. For decades Galpin was #1 Ford dealership in the USA. They opened in 1965, two years after the freeway (405) opened. I bought a 1989 Taurus SHO from them in 1989. Excellent interview, with a great owner and a great car!
Hi Carlos Carpinteyro
, Happy to read this is a "Great car!" :-) Thank you for viewing, and sharing your story too, Lou
@@loucostabile Thanks, keep up the great interviews! Have you ever done one about the one year only 1968 Mustang GTCS/ High Country (Colorado) Special?
Great video Lou love watching your channel my grandpa bought one brand new just like that except it was white. He traded it for a new Ford LTD a couple years later.
Hi PlymouthDuster 225
, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of Grandpa's white one :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
My favorite metric motor from 60s when everything was American standard the paint job something else sounds great
Hi larry, Happy to read the details you enjoy with this car :-) Lou
Interesting brochure for this too.. IMO it adds to the presentation of the car ...
Hi Thomas, Glad to read you enjoy the "trunk & treats" :-) Lou
I always enjoy the trunk and treats. It really shows how advertising has evolved over the decades.
I had a friend that bought a brown one for 200 dollars in 83 I wish I would have found it first.
Thanks Lou
Hi Gary Mckee, Happy to read the good fortune of your Friend! Very well done, Lou
belíssimo carro !
beautiful car !
Hi lucas medeiros
, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy, Lou
Thanks Lou... Now I do remember that diamond cutting commercial. Didn't remember which car though..
"Every night of the week?"... That's like having a full time job..
Hi BartRicky, Happy to read this video brings back memories :-) Lou
I remember the diamond cutting being for Mercury and Granada. Both early to mid 70s.
Fabulous.
Hi Dennis, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Wil do
Fantastic! Of the three years Fords had vertically stacked headlights 66 was the best.
Hi Daniel, Happy to read "Fantastic!" :-) Glad to read you enjoy this car, Lou
Damn when America had it going with building American cars no matter the decades that pass by they will always stand out love the 60’s and 70’s cars!!thanks Lou great video!!
Hi Danny Al, Happy to read you enjoy this one with American pride :-) You're welcome, and appreciate the kind words on this video, Lou
Hi Lou,
Absolutely love love love full size muscle cars, power with size & style, I remember the best full size muscle car episode being the 1970 Plymouth GT Fury with the 440 Six Pack that was mind blowing.
Full size muscle cars are either Ford Galaxies, Chev Impala SS how about a Pontiac Catalina 2 + 2 1965 with the stacked headlights another favorite of mine.
What is the equivalent in a Buick & Oldsmobile.
There needs to be a book dedicated to full size muscle cars, otherwise another great video, that is one black beauty.
Black & Chrome you can't go wrong.
Your number 1 Fan in Australia.
Louis Kats from Melbourne, Australia
Hi Louis, Happy to read you appreciate the full size muscle cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts, Lou
As nice underneath as it is on top Lou, and nice to have the optional air conditioning
Hi lyonheart84 UK exotic fruit growing
, Clean from all sides :-) Lou
My dad always a Pontiac or Caddy guy so i always was a sucker for a square body Pontiac growing up....But those Galixiles are buets.
Hi Dennis, Thank you for viewing and sharing about your Dad's cars. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Yes one thing the body stripes from the front Fender
Thank you for sharing what you notice.
✌🏿😜 MAGNIFIQUE ✌🏿😜
Hi LIBERTY MAN, Happy to read you enjoy this one :-) Lou
Nice 1st generation cruise control!
:-)
Very nice old Ford, and I'll bet it can GO!!!
Hi Steel Assault, Happy to read you enjoy this nice old Ford :-) Lou
7 liters of blue oval thunder. Wow what a car thing sounds GREAT.!!!!!!
"Blue Oval Thunder" NICE !! :-)
@@loucostabile thanks Lou.
I owned a 66 LTD GALAXY 2 DR HT. bronzish ... Loved the car but gave it to my sister when I enlisted..
Hi Dana, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
So very cool. When a Ford was a Ford and not some unholy melding of Mazda and Ford. Just love the lines of mid to early 60's cars and those who saved them from the car crushers of the 70's and 80's...… Otherwise, that beauty would come back as a reincarnated Subaru or something.... Maybe a few thousand toasters. Nothing says love like a $4500 lift in your personal shop. Thanks for brining this to us and tracking down these great, dedicated, owners.
Hi Chuck Haugan, Happy to read this car is "So very cool" :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Convertibles are okay, but give me a 2 door hardtop any day!
Nice :-)
Theses bucket seats in the mid 60s Thunderbirds and Galaxies are VERY comfortable!
:-)
And I must say she sounds every bit as good as she looks!!
Nice :-)
Very Cool 😀
Glad to read you think this one is "Very Cool" :-)
@@loucostabile 😀
Understated bad a** machine.... gentleman tire shredder....love it and with air conditioning
Hi mark raven, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
What a beautiful car got a police look in the black im a gm guy but I bet many people changed their mind about chevelle and gto when this drove by
Hi David Pistek, Happy to read this car is the exception to a GM Guy :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy, Lou
In the 1960's only 2 car companies used liters, Ford 7 liter and Pontiac GTO 6.5 liters.
Hi Mark G, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Thanks, grEat 66 GALAXIE BUILD UP..MY 66 GALAXIE 500 XL /4 speed/352 in Burgandy was nice cruiser,.. Interestingly I heard FORD put COOLANT RECOVERY SYSTEMS ,MOVED THE Hazard Flasher out of Glove Box ,etc On **many of 66 Fords.... I used mY Local FORD Dealers for lots,of My Galaxie’s build Ups, etc. ACTUALLY, HAD to special,order a non Ford METALLIC Brake for the best Brakes ( I did,not have the FRONT DISCS)......Etc. Fun times.
Hi Opera, Happy to read this one reminds you of your 1966 Galaxie :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou
Oh Yeah Baby!!
:-)
That is one awesome looking car! You've filmed at this house/location before but with a different car owner?
Hi fordsrule35, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Yes, I did video other cars there too (29 Ford Pickup, 66 Galaxie 7 Liter Convertible, & Old 442) Lou
Too bad the 2-door wasn't sold in Brazil, it's beautiful as hell.
Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-)
Did you all get the 428 in any of those, or just the 390 and 289?
@@kramnull8962 , just the 289 and 302.
Hey, owner of this Galaxies has a Viper SRT-8 coupe in driveway!😁🛠️
NICE !
Hey Billy, I just realized, that not this guys Viper, that's mine. Enjoy! Lou th-cam.com/video/_cVNSu5xv6Y/w-d-xo.html
what a beautiful car !! thanks for sharing … always trust a guy with a tape measure hanging off his pocket
Hi rixkafer56, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile That tape measuring swinging around THAT paint job gave me a coronary. Geeez, Bill.
at 13:00 did he blow it up started ticking after the rev.
Hi Randy Fail, You're the 1st person to notice this, we did have an issue which was quickly corrected the next day. Well done, Lou
Ford Flex (in the garage when the Galaxie is on the lift), Flex features a 3.5 Liter engine - 1/2 of 7 liters.
Hi Steven, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
You'll have to do a story on the convertible too!
Here is the link :-) th-cam.com/video/q6x1b4pXjMo/w-d-xo.html
That things nasty! 😮🤯😊
...just the way we like it :-)
That is a very clean Ford Lou,but I have to ask,I noticed the Viper in the background,that is the same one from your videos at the end,so that must be yours,I love Vipers,never owned one but always said I will one of these days,if nothing else I will buy me a Ram with the Viper drive train
Hi Kenny Ellis, Happy to read you enjoy the very clean Ford, and yes, sometimes "Big Blue" makes a cameo :-) Lou
1:24 mark: You can see the reflection of somebody's Dodge Viper.😅
:-)
On hieno!!!
Thank you for viewing & sharing.
Of course I love the car. But impalas from that era had bigger stronger engines with the mark lV big block 396 and 427 big blocks. But then again I am partial. Since my dad worked at GM lordstown building impalas. My favorite he had was a '67 convertible Impala 325hp 327. He said he could beat a lot of 396BB's.
Hi Skip, Happy to read you "love the car" :-) Here is your favorite car for you to enjoy, Lou th-cam.com/video/FWrAqjAXK2Y/w-d-xo.html
I think Jay Leno has one of these. This is one baaaad... Galaxy!
Hi Eagle Whitefeather01, Thank you for viewing and sharing :-) Lou