1967 Ford Galaxie 500 - August 2012 Street Shaker

With the chassis completed, Steve focused on upgrading the original 289ci V-8 with a thunderous big-block reminiscent of his days spent watching Gene Cromer tear up the quarter-mile at Starlight Dragway. He sourced a ’67 Ford 428ci FE from a derelict T-bird and brought it to Kenny Jackson in Greenville to do all the machining. Steve then assembled the fire-breather using all the right goods, including Eagle rods, Ross pistons, COMP Cams stick, and Edelbrock aluminum heads. To crown the shaker, an Edelbrock Performer intake was topped with a Demon 750-cfm carb and a finned aluminum Cobra-style air cleaner. An MSD ignition lights the spark, while spent gases get dumped through Sanderson headers and custom-fabbed Don Jacks 2-1/2-inch pipes. Power moves rearward through a Cain’s Transmission–built C6 trans coupled to a stock driveshaft. The body was the handed over to Don Jacks who gave it a clean shave and prepped it to perfection before laying down a lustrous coating of Spies Hecker Midnight Blue metallic, accented by custom silver stripes. To add even more dazzle to the mix, all plating was sent off to Paul’s Chrome and a set of ’08 Harley-Davidson Sportster headlights were installed in the modified factory grille. To create a memorable business office, Steve fabricated a custom dash and filled it with Auto Meter dials to monitor the vitals while a Billet Specialties steering wheel and ididit tilt column handle the navigation and a B&M shifter picks the gears. For the ultimate in comfort, Paul Atkins stitched up plenty of dove gray leather to complement a set of ’65 T-bird buckets and the factory rear bench as well as custom door panels, with plush matching gray carpet completing the deal. This Street Shaker with its seductive flowing lines and hard-core big-block Ford bite proves that you can bring the best of both worlds together.

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