autoevolution 20 Jan 2021, 3:11 UTC ·
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Ford s full-sized Galaxie used to be called an American icon, known for serving as everything from a police car to a cab and a race car. It took the Blue Oval to NASCAR glory in the mid-60s, but you almost never hear about it nowadays. 13 photos
The Galaxie obviously doesn t have muscle car proportions. It s a big boy compared to a Mustang, with a long rear overhang and a stubby nose. It works well with the fancy gold paint and pinstriping you see in the lowrider community. But this particular example is more about straight-line performance and having an attitude.
autoevolution 18 Jan 2021, 8:53 UTC ·
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The 1960s must have been great years to live through. The threat of complete nuclear annihilation aside, the decade will forever live in human memory as the time of revolution, excess, and the race for the stars. As far as what concerns us the most, the auto industry was completely reshaped that decade, with the post-war design going out to leave room to the lines and bodies we love to this day. 16 photos
Revolution and excess may not have inspired how cars were drawn, but the space race did; as humanity’s first venture beyond the confines of its own planet, the space race was sung in movies, books, painting, but also in the way the cars were shaped or named.