Living the Dream

1963-1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 “Texas Thunder” Drag Car

The 1963-1/2 Ford Galaxie is owned by Dan Bell, driven by Mark Artis, and the crew chief is Richard Bell.  It was built in 1997 and has since been campaigned across the U.S. racing in Nostalgia Super Stock.  Some highlights are class wins at Cordova, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee, and the 2006/07 overall championship in the Texas Outsiders Racing Series.  The car with an extensively modified 427 FE engine has a best effort to date of 9.63 at 140 mph in the quarter mile.

This model is 1:18 scale, diecast metal with plastic parts, Sun Star 1471, introduced in December 2008.  The exterior color red with race day graphics, a chrome grille, window trim, wipers, door handles, body side moldings, light bezels, and accents, and silver rims with blackwall treads on the front and drag slicks on the rear.  The detailed interior color is red with black trim, chrome and silver accents, and features a roll cage with a removed back seat, racing shell bucket seats with a detailed racing harness, a floor mounted 4-speed shifter, a detailed dash with readable gauges, and a dash mounted tach and shift light.

The model has a detailed chassis, suspension and exhaust system with tube headers, an opening hood with a tear-drop shaped dome/air scoop, a nicely detailed 484 cubic inch V8 racing engine, opening doors, opening trunk with a fuel cell and battery box, adjustable steering, and rotating wheels with soft rubber tires.  The model is mounted on a black plastic base with a vehicle identification label in a window style box.  The model is factory mint/new in box, direct from the manufacturer’s shipping case.

I’ve seen three advertised for $69.00 — but you can get one direct from the race team for $50 plus shipping. Autographed by the race team if you wish. Click here to email Mark with your zip code — and he’ll calculate shipping. Tell Mark you saw it on www.nssracing.com!