R Code 1966 Fairlane on Bring A Trailer

[TurboChris]

So I pull into my local Cars n Coffee here in So Cal, walking thru looking at all the cars and what do I see? Yep, he's driving it. Spoke to the owner, seemed like a nice guy. Said he's going to put some miles on it. AND it started raining. So he drove it home in the RAIN. A man after my own heart.

Years ago I bought a Porsche 996 Turbo. Bought it in Florida and made plans to fly in and drive it home to So Cal. I made mention of it on the local Porsche forum and people thought I was nuts. Hey I bought it to drive it. I ended up putting about 35,000 miles on it in 3 years.

[dozz302]

This is the car that sold for 267k? The 66 R code?

[TurboChris]

This is the car that sold for 267k? The 66 R code?

Yes, that is it. I had noticed on the BaT auction.... that the gas needle was faded out on half of it. I remember thinking that was strange that it wasn't addressed. When I walked up on the Fairlane at my local Cars and Coffee, and I stuck my head inside to look around, the first thing I noticed was the gas needle was half faded...and I was like "Wait a minute"!

Of course the owner confirmed it soon after that it was the same car.

[dozz302]

That 63.5 light weight was a steal.

[Diogenes]

That 63.5 light weight was a steal.

Your comment had me wondering if there was such a thing as a 1965 or, preferrably, a 1966 Galaxie light weight (these are the Galaxies I prefer). Interestingly, a quick search yielded this:

https://bringatrailer.com/2015/01/24/one-off-factory-r-code-1966-ford-galaxie-427-lightweight/

...quite interesting.

[CDXXVII]

Diogenes,
No 'factory' lightweights in 1965-66. Ford X garage built a 1965 Galaxie with glass nose but it was modified to run in B/FX, not S/S. This was The "Quiet One" sponsored by Bob Ford.

[Diogenes]

Diogenes,
No 'factory' lightweights in 1965-66. Ford X garage built a 1965 Galaxie with glass nose but it was modified to run in B/FX, not S/S. This was The "Quiet One" sponsored by Bob Ford.

What of the story linked above? They claim one was made, and there seems to be some sort of documentation, not that I've been able to access it. It is a curiosity, and would've been interesting, though obviously Ford put their eggs in other smaller/lighter baskets.

[CDXXVII]

Diogenes,
It started as a factory built 427 car, but not a lightweight. Stories get told, owners change, facts fade.

[Diogenes]

Diogenes,
It started as a factory built 427 car, but not a lightweight. Stories get told, owners change, facts fade.

I understand what you're saying.