1964 FORD GALAXIE 500 XL 427 V8 1/25 SCALE MODEL KIT BUILD REVIEW AMT1261 AMT 1261

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A CLASSIC KIT WITH CLASSIC DETAILS: AMT’s 1/25 scale 1964 Ford Galaxie 500-XL is the perfect easy-to-assemble project for any modeler. Add it to your collection today!
AUTHENTIC DETAILS: The 1964 Ford Galaxie 500-XL features one of our classic model kits with added goodies! Fully paintable, the model kit includes whitewall tires, chrome bumpers and wheels, engine plate, bucket seats, clear red taillights, colorful water-slide decals and more—all wrapped up in eye-popping, vintage-style packaging!
QUICK SPECS: 1/25 Scale, 30+ Parts, 8.00 Inches long once assembled. Parts molded in white, clear, and transparent red, with black vinyl tires. Some parts are chrome plated. Plastic model kit paint and cement required.

The Ford Galaxie is a full-sized car that was built in the United States by Ford for model years 1959 through to 1974. The name was used for the top models in Ford's full-size range from 1958 until 1961, in a marketing attempt to appeal to the excitement surrounding the Space Race. For 1962, all full-size Fords wore the Galaxie badge, with "500" and "500/XL" denoting the higher series. The Galaxie 500/LTD was introduced for 1965 followed by the Galaxie 500 7-Litre for 1966. The Galaxie 500 prefix was dropped from the LTD in 1966, and from the XL in 1967;[2] however the basic series structuring levels were maintained. The "regular" Galaxie 500 continued below the LTD as Ford's mid-level full-size model from 1965 until its demise at the end of the 1974 model year.[3]: 401–42 

The Galaxie was the competitor to the high-volume full sized Chevrolet Impala.[4] and the Plymouth Belvedere.

The 1963 model was essentially unchanged save for some freshening and added trim; windshields were reshaped and a four-door hardtop 500/XL was added. A lower, fastback roofline was added mid-year to improve looks and make the big cars more competitive on the NASCAR tracks with less drag and reduced aerodynamic lift at high speed. This 1963½ model, the industry's first official "½ year" model,[15] was called the "sports hardtop" or "fastback" (it shared this feature with the for 1963½ Falcon).[15] Galaxie buyers showed their preference as the new sports hardtop models handily outsold the "boxtop" square-roof models. The sports hardtop was available in both Galaxie 500, and Galaxie 500/XL trim. Mercury also received the new roofline (under the Marauder badge) in Monterey, Montclair, and Park Lane models. This year, a no-frills big Ford, priced around $100.00 below the base Galaxie sedans, was offered, badged as the Ford 300. It was offered for 1963 only, and was replaced by the Custom series in 1964. The "Swing-away" steering wheel became optional.[16]

The Fairlane's newly enlarged "Challenger" V8 engine of 260 cu in (4.3 l) replaced the Y-block 292 cu in (4.8 l) as the entry level V8. Later in the year, the 260 was replaced with an enlarged version displacing 289 cubic inches.

At the beginning of the 1963 model run, the 292 Y-block V8 was replaced as the base V8 engine with the Fairlane's new small block 260. The 260 proved under-powered for the heavy full size Ford and was replaced midyear (coincident with the introduction of the 63 and 1/2 models) with the 289 V8. The 289 was then the largest of the "small block series" that was first used (221 cubic inch version) in the 1962 Fairlane. The 260 was offered on the Falcon Sprint and later, in mid 1964, in the early version of the 1965 Mustang. By 1965 model introduction (in the fall of 1964), the 260 was replaced by the 289 in all models.

Partway through this year and in limited quantities, a new 427 replaced the 406 for racing applications. It was intended to meet NHRA and NASCAR 7-liter maximum engine size rules.[17] This engine was rated at a 425 hp (317 kW) (gross horsepower)[18] with 2 x 4 barrel Holley carburetors.

Model year 1964 was the fourth and final year of this body style. Interior trim was altered, and the exterior featured a more sculpted look which was actually designed to make the car more aerodynamic for NASCAR. The formal-roof "boxtop" style was no longer available, all non-wagon models now featuring the "fastback" roof design that was the runaway best-seller in 1963.