Halfway through the 1963 model year, Ford altered the roofline on the Galaxie hardtop coupe, then in its third model year of the second generation.
The original roofline, which had sported chunky C-pillars and a nearly upright rear window, was replaced with one that featured thin, sleek C-pillars and a fastback roofline. Dubbed the "Sports Hardtop", not only did the new roofline look sleeker and more modern, it also helped the Galaxies by giving them better high speed aerodynamics on the banked ovals of NASCAR tracks.
Like many cars of the period, the Galaxie 500 Sports Hardtop was available with a bewildering variety of powertrain choices, from the 138 horsepower Mileage-Maker 223 cubic inch inline six and a simple "three-on-the-tree" manual, through 260 and 289 cubic inch small block V-8s, to big block V-8s in 352, 390, 406, and 427 cubic inch displacements. There was even a limited production lightweight car with the 427, intended for drag racing.
This Rangoon Red example was photographed with a Nikon D700 and 24-85mm f/2.8-4D zoom lens in November of 2020.
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