{"id":131775,"date":"2025-05-14T11:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=131775"},"modified":"2025-05-13T22:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:41:52","slug":"1961-ford-galaxie-with-a-boss-nine-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=131775","title":{"rendered":"1961 Ford Galaxie with a Boss Nine V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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American Speed Company<\/a> built this 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner called “Bossliner” at their company in Wayne City, Michigan. The classic coupe is powered by a 598 ci (9.7L) Boss Nine V8 built by Jon Kaase Racing Engines capable of 815 hp (607 kW). The big-block motor is paired to a T56 six-speed manual transmission and 9-inch rear end with a 3.90 ratio. The powertrain is supported by a Roadster Shop chassis with a power steering rack, triangulated 4-link rear suspension, and AFCO adjustable coilovers. The body is coated in GM Sonoma Jewel Metallic painted by Motor City Solutions<\/a>. It features a custom aluminum grill, narrowed and tucked front bumper, and enlarged front wheel wells. Inside those are Schott Modsport D Concave wheels (17×8, 18×10). The interior uses 1965 Galaxie 500XL seats, console, and door panels covered in Chestnut Relicate leather. A modified factory steering wheel sits on an Ididit column in front of Classic Instrument gauges. Read more about the car in HotRod article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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American Speed Company built this 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner called “Bossliner” at their company in Wayne City, Michigan. The classic coupe is powered by a 598 ci (9.7L) Boss Nine V8 built by Jon Kaase Racing Engines capable of 815 hp (607 kW). The big-block motor is paired to a T56 six-speed manual transmission and… Read More »1961 Ford Galaxie with a Boss Nine V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":131782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-galaxie"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87624,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=87624","url_meta":{"origin":131775,"position":0},"title":"1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner with a Coyote V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Goolsby Customs built this 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner at their company in Hueytown, Alabama. 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