This practice was outlawed by late-1964, perhaps because a good-sized hole in the frame didn't do much for strength. The rest of the exhaust consists of 3-inch tubing that is routed through the frame and out the side of the body per original. Craft tells us that headers became commonplace on the Ford teams in mid-1965. Jarrett scored important points with a second-place finish and went on to win the 1965 Grand National championship several months later.Įxhaust: We're amazed stock cars were still using stock exhaust manifolds in 1964, but Ford's massive cast-iron 427 units are said to flow nearly as well as tube headers. Arguably, this Galaxie's single biggest racing accomplishment was when it was rented by Ned Jarrett for NASCAR's 1965 Music City 200 in Nashville, after Jarrett's car was damaged during transit to the race. Thomas raced it several times in some 1965 NASCAR events, but didn't have any notable outcomes. The car finished the 1964 season with a number of USAC appearances, and then was sold to NASCAR rookie Jabe Thomas in advance of the 1965 season. Larry Frank drove at the Atlanta 500 and dropped out after a wreck on lap 110.
USAC regular Bobby Marshman was the driver a few weeks later at the Daytona 500, but made it only 17 laps before being sidelined with an overheating problem. The car debuted at the 1964 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside, where Skip Hudson wheeled it to an eighth-place finish.
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The history of the Galaxie goes something like this: In 1964, it was a Holman-Moody "house" car, meaning it was reserved for guest or celebrity drivers rather than the team's regular pilots, which included Fred Lorentzen, Fireball Roberts, and Bobby Johns.