STEVE POLLARD Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69merc Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 "anything special to start it up" "nope, it's a Ford" Good one. They are good starters! That goes for my '69 Merc. too. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I guess seeing Wayne with all that exotic machinery that goes thru his shop, I never had him figured for something as "ordinary" as a 60s Ford. I like this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE POLLARD Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 1 minute ago, rocketraider said: I like this car. Same here Glenn....I'm into GM, but I would take that in a second ! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 60 - 61 Starliner is high on my list, plus all the R-code 427 Galaxies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 3 hours ago, 69merc said: anything special to start it up" Turning the key with the wrong hand may not be special but certainly out of the ordinary. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Beautiful car! Thanks for posting the video, Steve. I wouldn't call that car a wolf in sheep's clothing as the interviewer said, but a wolf in beautiful thoroughbred clothing. The car has great proportions and Mr. Carini tactfully redirected the interviewer's attention to that after his comment. The black paint and dog dishes do make the car look austere, however. I usually like a little more color in Starliners, but the black creates a great race-ready look. I'd love to have a Starliner ('61 or '60) someday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 My uncle Bruce had an exact brother to this car, right down to solid black throughout, 4-speed, tri-power 390 as a used car in 1966-'67 before he was drafted into the Army. He bought it cheap because by then, anyone looking for performance was after a Fairlane or Mustang, full-sized performance cars were largely over with. He took us for a ride, my brother and I were impressed how fast it was. I'll have to ask Bruce who he sold it to and what became of it if he remembers. The 1960-'61 Starliner was sweeping and sporty, we couldn't figure out why Ford dropped it for 1962-'63, only to correct that oversight with the 1963 1/2 fastback. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Sounded like it cranked slower than the 390 Galaxies my Dad owned back in the 90's, but it is a very nicely preserved car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 That takes me back to the days when a friend would ask "Hey, have you seen the new undercover police car?". "Oh, yeah. It's got the big engine in it too." Backed in off Main St. idling and coking up the spark plugs. Nothing stood out like the undercover cop car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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