1964 Ford Galaxie 500 V8 Club Sedan

Holman & Moody Ford Galaxie chassis number C4HM-10041 is one of 21 'R' code 427 Ford Galaxies converted by that fabled racing team for stock car racing in the 1964 NASCAR and USAC series. It is the only known surviving 1964 H&M Galaxie today. It first served as the H&M 'House' car in early 1964. That is to say, it was built to be a race-ready competition chassis set aside for celebrity or special drivers (rather than regular team pilots). In that role, it was campaigned by Skip Hudson in the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside. USAC driver Bobby Marshmann drove the car in the Daytona 500. Augie Pabst drove the car at Sebring in a 250 Km international sedan race prior to the 12-hour event. Larry Frank drove the car in the Atlanta 500. It was shipped to USAC team owner, Mike Tererrafino in Chicago where it was driven for the rest of USAC season by Whitey Gerken and Bill Lutz. At the sesason's end the car was returned to H&M where it was sold to rookie NASCAR driver Jabe Thomas. Thomas used the car during both his rookie and sophomore seasons in NASCAR. During 1965, when Ned Jarrett's regular car was damaged before the NASCAR race at Nashville, Jarrett rented the chassis from Thomas and scored points toward his 1965 Grand National championship in the car. After the 1966 season, Thomas stripped the car and left the hulk on his crew chief's farm in Wirtz, VA. It was found in 2010 and returned to race-ready condition by the owner. It is likely the only 1960s stock car with competition time in NASCAR, USAC, and FIA competition. It is powered now as then by a 500+ horsepower High Riser engine. Though the famed MOPAR 426 Hemi stole most of the headlines in 1964, H&M stock cars actually won far more races than their Dodge and Plymouth rivals, scoring sufficient points to secure the 1964 NASCAR Manufacturer's Championship that year.