This particular vehicle dominated the quarter-mile for a long time before it seemingly vanished. Fans of the car have been searching for it for years. A couple of years ago, Davies and Shanley got a hint: the car was literally right under their noses. But before we get to the rescue story, let’s look back at the car’s history.

A “Galaxie Storie”

This 1963 Galaxie Lightweight originally belonged to Bob and Barbara Martin of New Jersey. The pair loved drag racing, and Bob worked at Dockery Ford in Morristown, New Jersey, as a line mechanic. After their wedding in December of 1960, Barbara too began working at Dockery Ford.

Being that the early ‘60s were the era of drag racing’s rise, each of the big three were creating high performance competitors for the 1320. When Dockery Ford offered to help the Martins campaign one of Ford’s new lightweight Galaxies, they were on-board.

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Photos courtesy of Charlie Morris