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Back to Its Roots: The Dockery Ford Lightweight Galaxie

By Stephanie Davies October 16, 2019
As a Ford enthusiast, one of my favorite pastimes has been my father’s stories of yesteryear’s drag cars. Visiting the track throughout my childhood (and even now), he would point out rare cars, or drag cars, that had been around for decades, noting interesting facts and awesome stories about them. It’s no wonder that I grew up to land where I have given my father’s deep love for Ford history – specifically that of Ford drag cars.

My dad, Scott Davies, has owned his own rare Ford for 45 years now. That car is a 1966 Fairlane 427 – or an R-Code car, for those familiar. He bought the factory drag car when he was 19 from the Downing and Ryan team, and has been enjoying it ever since. His best friend, Ed Shanley, is also a diehard enthusiast with his own stable. Most notable, perhaps, is a 1968 GT350 convertible barn find that was located in Passaic, New Jersey, a few years ago. He is in the process of restoring the rare Shelby.

Which leads us to the pair’s latest find. If you didn’t know better, you might think that the shell pictured here is just another washed up classic Ford. But you would be very wrong. Those Ford enthusiasts who have been around for a while might remember the famed Dockery Ford Galaxie of the ’60s.

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