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Motor vehicle

Ford
1960 Ford Galaxie Sunliner
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Also called	Ford Fairlane (1960–61) Ford Galaxie (1960–64) Ford Ranch Wagon (1960–62) Ford Land Sedan (1960–64) Ford Country Squire (1960–64) Ford Courier (1960)[1] Ford 300 (1963) Ford Custom (1964)
Production	1960–1964
Body and chassis
Form	Full-size Ford
Body style	ii-door sedan (Club Sedan) 2-door business sedan 4-door sedan (Town Sedan) 2-door hardtop (Starliner, 60-61) 2-door hardtop (Club Victoria, 62-63) two-door hardtop (Sportsroof, 63-64) iv-door hardtop (Boondocks Victoria) 2-door convertible (Sunliner) 2-door station wagon (1960-1961) 4-door station wagon 2-door sedan delivery[2] (Courier)
Related	Edsel Ranger (1960) Edsel Villager (1960) Mercury Falling star (1961) Mercury Monterey (1961-1964) Mercury Montclair (1964) Mercury Park Lane (1964) Mercury Commuter (1964) Mercury Colony Park (1961-1964) Mercury S-55 (1962-1963) Mercury Marauder (1963-1964)
Powertrain
Engine	223 in3 (three.7 Fifty) OHV I6 260 in3 (four.three Fifty) Windsor V8 289 inthree (4.7 Fifty) Windsor V8 292 in3 (4.8 Fifty) Y-block V8 352 inthree (v.8 L) FE series V8 390 in3 (six.four 50) FE series V8 406 in3 (6.half-dozen L) FE serial V8 427 in3 (7.0 50) Iron serial V8
Dimensions
Wheelbase	119 in (iii,023 mm)
Length	213.7 in (5,428 mm)[three]
Width	81.5 in (2,070 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor	1957 Ford
Successor	Ford Galaxie Ford LTD (new trim) Ford Custom

Leading into the 1950s, Ford, along with many other top of the market car manufacturers were capitalizing on the post war boom. Many new advancements in engineering science and products were existence developed during this time that allowed for cars going into the future to accept features never seen before or features that were not normal until now. The automated window, for example, was a new characteristic that fabricated Americans see their electric current cars equally outdated and technologically backside. The 1960s were ane of the best eras for the production of cars, every bit the war betwixt Ford and Chevrolet heated up and produced some of the virtually classic and recognizable cars in America still to this day.

The mainstream total-sized Ford line of cars from 1960 to 1964 was now complemented past a diverseness of other Fords, including the Thunderbird and compact Falcon, and from 1962 the midsized Fairlane. So the mainline car grew fifty-fifty more than, now riding on a 119 in (3023 mm) wheelbase. The engines were carried over from the 1959 Ford, as was the basic chassis design, but the sheetmetal was modernistic. The retracting Skyliner hardtop was gone, though the Sunliner convertible remained, and the Fairlane name would final only two years before migrating to a new midsize model.

1960 [edit]

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  1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner

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The 1960 Ford looked all-new with twin headlights riding in a scalloped-square front prune. The Fairlane was now the base of operations model in the full-sized lineup, along with the Fairlane 500, Galaxie and range-topping Starliner.^[4] The Station Railroad vehicle Serial connected with Ranch Wagon, Country Sedan and Country Squire models.^[4] The elegant Starliner 2-door hardtop was Ford's choice for NASCAR racing. The 1960 fullsize Fords abandoned the ostentatious ornamentation of the 1950s for a futuristic, sleek look. Round taillights were replaced by half-moon shaped taillights for 1960 only. There were tailfins withal, but smaller ones – the focus of Ford's stylists abandoning, equally did the residuum of the manufacture, the aviation influences of the previous decade and instead capturing the new obsession – the Infinite Race. The Galaxie name was particularly appealing to this tendency, it seems. Windshield wipers were extended to embrace more of the windshield.^[v] Ford also introduced the center rear fuel door lid.^[6] Engines offered for 1960 were the 223 cubic inch six and 292 & 352 V8s. With the change in dimensions from 1959, the New York Times described the 1960 total-size Ford as the "longest, everyman, and widest in the fifty-six year history of the Ford Motor Visitor."^[7] The motorcar ran afoul of regulations in many states, where vehicles wider than lxxx inches were typically trucks, which had lighting requirements not mandated for passenger cars.^[8]

Another famous car from 1960 is the Ford Thunderbird. Previous models of the Thunderbird failed in the late 1950s due to the toll and beingness marketed as a sports car. This car did not alive upwards to the hype of being marketed on performance which turned off many potential buyers. Nonetheless, the 1960 Thunderbird incorporated dissimilar features that previous versions did not have. This version had four seats instead of two, making it marketable to families who needed to become effectually. Ford's chief body engineer Henry Grebe created a new layout for the machine, making it low profile and light,^[9] making it attractive to both functioning enthusiasts and people with families.

1961 [edit]

1961 Ford Galaxie Sunliner

The scalloped hood was gone for 1961, as the sheetmetal was revised for a cleaner look. This time, the tailfins were most gone; replacing them, 2 behemothic circular taillights at each rear corner, glowing like an afterburner. Ford was definitely going with the infinite and science-fiction theme, and with successful results; this style of Galaxie is widely regarded as a classic. A new 390 CID (half-dozen.four 50) Fe V8 was added with a claimed 401 hp (298 kW) gross output in triple-two-butt carburetor course. A torso release button was optional.^[10]

1962 [edit]

With the Fairlane and Fairlane 500 names shifted to a new intermediate-sized model range for 1962, the total-size Ford lineup consisted of the Galaxie, new Galaxie 500 and Galaxie 500XL models and the Station Wagon Series.^[11] Also new was a 406 CID (half dozen.vii L) version of Ford's Fe mid-sized V8 rated at 405 hp (302 kW). Bucket seats were everywhere in 1962 – sold as "The Lively Ones", the XL series added buckets to the Sunliner convertible and hardtop coupe. The tiresome-selling Starliner semi-hardtop coupe was cancelled, leaving Ford no pick than to compete in stock motorcar racing with the Club Victoria, which had a formal roofline. Their meridian speed was lower than the 1961s considering of the inferior aerodynamics. Trying to come up with a quick solution, Ford attempted to enter the Starlift, which was a Sunliner convertible with a removable roof with a curved roofline similar to the 1960–61 Starliner. NASCAR banned the Starlift from contest, and few if any were actually produced. It is said that the windows could not be rolled up on the Starlift when the summit was on, as the windows were the stock Sunliner windows which did not fit the roofline.

1963 [edit]

1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Sedan

1963 Ford Galaxie 427 Convertible

Ford rolled into 1963 with a NASCAR-winning Galaxie and a 427 CID (7 L) Iron V8 sporting either 410 hp (306 kW) or 425 hp (317 kW). A new hardtop coupe torso was added to the Galaxie range, and the base model became known as the 300.

The hardtop coupe sported a lower, fastback roofline and was added mid year to improve looks and make the big cars more than competitive on the NASCAR tracks. This 63½ model was chosen the "Sports Roof" hardtop.

Ford took the 427 CID (7.0 L) equipped Galaxie to the dragstrip in serious fashion beginning in 1963, building a number of lightweight cars just for that purpose. They featured fiberglass fenders, doors, trunklid and aluminum bumpers. Rated conservatively at 425 hp (317 kW), this engine likewise featured in Carroll Shelby's concluding incarnation of the AC Cobra.

The Ranch Carriage name was transferred to the Ford Fairlane range for 1963, leaving only the Country Sedan and State Squire models in the full-size Ford Station Wagon Series.^[12]

1964 [edit]

The terminal year of the 1960 full-size Fords was 1964, with the 300 base model once again using the Custom name. The base Galaxie was now called "Custom 500." The Sports Roof was continued for all hardtop coupes. In improver, new sloped rooflines were introduced for all not-wagon '64 big Fords. Interior trim was new, including new thin-shell bucket seats for all 40 models. The instrument panel remained the same, except for the ignition switch, which was moved from left of the steering cavalcade, to the right. External styling was once again refreshed, with a more sculptured body that was supposed to reduce drag at high speeds, no doubt done for NASCAR.^[xiii]

Under the hood, the 427 CID (7.0 L) engine carried on the high performance duties. Ford again took the 427-equipped Galaxie to the racetracks in serious fashion in 1964, building a number of lightweight, fiberglass equipped cars just for that purpose. These competed with success non only in N America but also in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. Initial doubts every bit to their competitiveness in Britain were short-lived; despite their keen size and weight compared to the opposition, the Ford 427 engine gave them a competitive power-to-weight ratio and the handling was improve than might accept been supposed. They were raced in Europe reasonably successfully.

Late in the year Ford introduced their new engine challenger, the SOHC 427 Cammer, Though it is not documented it is believed a few may have institute their manner onto the street. (This engine was simply available to racers through the dealer network or from the manufacturer, none were ever factory installed) Rated at over 600 hp (447 kW), this is perhaps the most powerful engine ever fitted to a production machine by an American manufacturer. NASCAR changed the rules, however, requiring (instead of hundreds) thousands of production examples in service to authorize for the side by side season, and Ford decided against producing the Cammer in that quantity. Fears of liability concerns and the bad publicity possibilities in giving the public a car that was so dangerously powerful are often cited every bit reasons, but it might only have been that Ford doubted that an engine so unsuited to street use could sell in such numbers.

The 1964s represent a high point in early 1960s Ford quality, immovability, and styling. They were not only enormously popular, but proved to exist so durable that many continued to run well past the 100,000 mile mark without a major overhaul. Holman & Moody continued to supply high-functioning equipment for the big '64 Fords, giving them wins at NASCAR.

Sources [edit]

1. ^ 1960 Ford Courier sales brochure Retrieved on December 31, 2009
2. ^ 1957 Ford Courier Sedan Commitment sales brochure cover Retrieved on 31 Dec 2009
3. ^ "Directory Index: Ford/1960_Ford/1960_Ford_Brochure". Oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
4. ^ ^{a b} John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 403–404
5. ^ "Directory Index: Ford/1960_Ford/1960_Ford_Brochure". Oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
6. ^ "Directory Index: Ford/1960_Ford/1960_Ford_Brochure". Oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
7. ^ Ingraham, Joseph C. "New Ford to Prepare Record for Size." New York Times, 25 September 1959.
8. ^ "1931 Statute Requires Truck Lights for New, Broad Cars," Kingsport (TN) Times-News, 25 Nov 1959.
9. ^ "Asunder 'Bird - 1960 Ford Thunderbird". www.hemmings.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved Nov 17, 2021.
10. ^ "Directory Alphabetize: Ford/1961_Ford/1961_Fords_Prestige_Brochure". Oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
11. ^ John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 407–409
12. ^ John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 410–411
13. ^ "Directory Alphabetize: Ford/1964_Ford/1964_Ford_Brochure_1". Oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

Further reading [edit]

• David Fifty. Lewis (2005). 100 Years of Ford. Publications International. pp. 198–219. ISBN0-7853-7988-6.

External links [edit]

• "Generations: Ford Model T to Crown Victoria". Edmunds.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2006.

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