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The Ford Starliner was a full-size, two-door, fastback variant of the flagship Galaxie, manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company for model years 1960 and 1961.. In 1960, the Starliner hardtop, along with the Sunliner convertible, comprised the Galaxie Special Series, [1] using the high-level Galaxie trim and Starliner script replacing the trunklid's Galaxie emblem. [1]
1961–1963 Ford; 1961–1963 Mercury ... The Edsel 361 was the very first FE block engine to be offered for sale in any market, ... 1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner. 1968 ...
Development of the Starliner began when Lockheed designed the L-1449 in response to the Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas. [1] Powered by four 5500 hp Pratt & Whitney PT2G-3 turboprop engines, the L-1449 would have cruised faster than the DC-7C with comparable range with 10,200 US gal (8,493 imp gal; 38,611 L) of fuel in a new 150 ft (46 m) wing.
The 1960 Galaxie introduced all-new design with less ornamentation. A new body style was the Starliner, featuring a huge, curving rear observation window on a pillarless, hardtop bodyshell. The thin, sloping rear roof pillar featured three "star" emblems that served as the Galaxie signature badge for all 1960 - 62 models.
The 1960 Ford saw several nameplate shifts. Following the discontinuation of the Custom/Custom 300, the Fairlane served as the standard Ford for 1960 and 1961. As a replacement for the Skyliner retractable hardtop, the Starliner fastback hardtop served as the flagship hardtop, with the Sunliner convertible making its return. For 1962, as the ...
The Starfire name was first used by Oldsmobile on a one-of-a-kind dream car that was shown at the 1953 Motorama auto show. Named after the Lockheed F-94 Starfire jet fighter, the original Starfire was a 4-passenger convertible that had a fiberglass body, a 200 hp (150 kW) overhead valve Rocket V8 engine, bucket seats for all passengers and a wraparound windshield.
For the 1961 model year, to build a better business case for Lincoln-Mercury within Ford, both the Mercury and Lincoln brands underwent a substantial revision of their model lines, with Mercury discontinuing the Montclair and Park Lane in favor of the Monterey as its primary sedan line, joined by the full-size Meteor and the compact Comet, two ...
Starliner may refer to: Boeing Starliner, a crew spacecraft; Ford Starliner (1960–1961), a fastback version of the Ford Galaxie; Lockheed L-1649 Starliner (1956–1958), an airplane; Spaceship (disambiguation), analog of jetliner or cruiseliner; Vega Model 2 Starliner, a 1939 prototype lightplane by Vega Aircraft Corporation