Muscle Car Of The Week Video #43: 1961 Ford Starliner Video
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- We're Hiring! v8speedshop.co...
www.v8speedsho...
Muscle Car Of The Week Video #43: 1961 Ford Starliner Video
The world was a different place back in 1961, and the space-age styling of the 1961 Ford Starliner tells the tale. This car technically pre-dates the Muscle Car era, but the available 401 HP 390 made it a screamer on the street and stock car tracks. This week's car has been up-fitted with a 427 cube V8 topped with 3 2-barrel carbs, a setup you could get in 1963, but it looks right at home in the bay of this Starliner. There are many neat styling features on this car, including the thin-pillared sloping rear glass with zinc plated and polished stars, the subtitle tail fins, and the twin "rocket exhaust" tail lights. It's one car from the Brothers Collection that is out of this world!
#musclecar #v8tv #starliner #fordstarliner
www.musclecarof...
/ musclecaroftheweek
Take a tour of the V8 Speed & Resto Shop!
Muscle Car Restoration Shop Tour at V8 Speed & Resto Shop
• Muscle Car Restoration...
V8 shirts, hats, and more:
v8speedshop.co...
![ตีสิบเดย์ [FULL] | นางเอกหมอลำเงินล้าน "อุ๋งอิ๋ง เพชรบ้านแพง" & ไฮโซสาวสุดฮอต "ลิลลี่ เหงียน"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jPxQS_EgrJ4/mqdefault.jpg)
![[LIVE] MCHOICE & MINT AWARDS 2024 at TRUE ICON HALL, ICONSIAM](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wMewUeT5nbY/mqdefault.jpg)
![427 Powered Menace, Featuring The 1961 Galaxie Starliner | REVIEW SERIES [4k]](/img/n.gif)
My 61 Starliner had the 375 HP 390 CI engine. No power steering, brakes or air conditioning. Just an old hot rod that was fast and fun. One of my favorite cars ever.
Absolutely one of the most gorgeous cars Ford ever built. I would give my left testicle to own that car.
I was born in 61 and my parents had one. Of course I don't Remer it personally but I have a picture on my desk of my mother & father standing in front of it in 61. And see it every day.
Small correction@ 4:40. This car isn’t wearing three Duce carbs on top, it’s got dual fours 5:20.
Omg listen to the vid he says it's the 427 that came with quads. This is a modified Starliner.
I have to agree. It sure looks like it has a pair of Holly four barrels on the intake!!
As a lifelong designer, I think this body was the prettiest of ALL the '61 model cars.
I agree, the sleek lines are so well thought out, a work of metal art. The 61 Star liner has always been one of my favorites of the top 3, 60's era big Fords. It's unbelievable this advanced design was replaced in 62 by the most fucking UGLY, big box looking thing Ford ever made (family bought one new, 2V 352). That hideous designer must have been fired because the 63 1/2 fast back was made one of my favorites,and the 65 and 66 fast backs.Owned in 65 a 64 XL 390 4 speed fast back that was a awesome poon tang mobile. In 68 after returning from Asia, I bought a like new, beautiful Ivy gold, 66 7 Liter 4 speed mode l(only 247 4 speeds were made) as my treat for surviving Asian Hell. That was an awesome running, super riding, handling car. 1972 it was wrecked in a ice storm,FUCK!.
@@juanequis6951 The convertibles weren't that bad because you didn't have to look at that roof line.
The back end was like a First Gen T-Bird.
@@juanequis6951 I completely disagree about the 1962 model.
@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus I agree the convertibles were much better looking. Try finding one with the 406, not many left.
picture yourself as a kid riding thru a cold night next to your dad in one of these and the song "Telstar "on the radio and you'll get a impression of how cool it was to live then . thanks Dad
radioguy1620 yep! I was just thinkin about when my dad had a 63 wagon. Sleeping all way in the back hearing the rearend whine on our way back from granmas house on thanksgiving. Wow! Cool memories.
Just beautiful, when car's were real car's
Drooling over the Starliner!
Gorgeous Starliner 💙
The 61S were beautiful cars. I remember them very well as my dad worked for Ford till his passing. I wish I was able to get 1 of them
In my opinion these cars have the most beautiful lines of all the cars of that era.
My grandpa has this car, Perfect condition, original engine
The 60 and 61 Star Liner were and still one of my favorite models of the Fords..
There were No Thunderbird fender badges on 1961 fords. The Thunderbird fender badges started in 1962, and they were colored for 390 and 406 cars.
Good point
I had a 61 Starliner. 390-401. It was three duces with a dealer installed four speed. My friend Dick had a Sunliner with a 309 four barrel C6 auto. When I cracked the block, he GAVE me a 406 and it kept screaming until I traded it for a 68 Cobrajet Cougar project. It was jade green when finished. Both rodevon fourteen inch tires and wheels. Memories
LOVE this car...my dad had one he got around '68 for extra family car and my newly licensed sister to drive...wish we still had it! Ours was midnight blue with white roof...
I went with my parents in 1961 to pick up their new Ford. I was 10 years old at the time. Dad traded off his 1955 Plymouth Savoy. It was a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed. He kept it until 1966 when he picked up a Custom 500 with a 289, his first v8.
I saw two four barrels... didn’t he say three deuces?
Lovely machine!!😁🔥🤟
Cant see the Mach E Mustang tugging my heart strings in the future when its old....
I owned a '61 Starliner. Yes, it did have factory solid lifters on the 390 High Performance that put out 375 HP with a single 4 barrel carb. Factory headers, three speed overdrive transmission. No power steering or brakes. This car was made for racing. A true muscle car before muscle cars became the craze.
joe mcmillan my first BRAND NEW car was a '61 Starliner 352 Auto.. Later in 61, Ford came out with the 375 hp 3 speed. I think.
Yes sir. I don't really agree when people say the 64 GTO was the first muscle car. In 61 you had these, the 409 Chevy's, and the Super Duty Pontiac's, which came out late in the 61 model year. Then in 62 the Max Wedge Mopars hit the streets and it was on between Dodge/Plymouth, Chevrolet, Ford, and Pontiac for super stock drag racing supremacy!!! Really I feel like the first muscle cars were the 1955 Dodge D-500, which put out an advertised factory rating of 300 horsepower. The 55 Chrysler 300 also but that was really more of a luxury car that just happened to be fast too
If I remember biggest engine was 406,4bbl or 3 times 2 setup.
@@teebartim8483 The 406 FE engine was only available in the 1962 and early 1963 full size Galaxie, and a few full size Mercury models. The Starliner was only available im 1960 and 1961.
mo
@@mjbachman3027 Correct on that!!
Great video, thanks The "Starliner" is one of my favorite cars. Beautiful lines. IMO it is very rare, don't see many, even at big car shows. They made them in 1960 and '61 only.
True - rarely seen out there but beautiful!
That is one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen right beside the 64 galaxie for me
Me too!
Don't forget the '60 Starliners too.......even Edsel had a 2 dr htp in '60 that looked like a Ford that was customized.
The first time I saw one (at the age of 9), I asked the owner if he had it customized and he said "No it was just a stock '60 Edsel." ;-)
Love this FORD!
A friend of mine has one of these in red with the 390. His father bought it new and was a mechanic at the ford dealership until he retired. He put it up on the rack and spray it down with oil a couple times a year to keep it from rusting. It is still in original paint and looks good for its age. This one looks good in blue.
Wait, spray it down with oil? Is this for real or are you just joking?
I was born in 1961 and my parents owned the same car. I road home for the 1st time in. 1961 Starliner.
Omg that is awesome!
I still remember the big Ford station wagon with the FACTORY 427 and the 4 speed floor shift. No doubt built for the coolest Dad on the block.
I remember seeing those Tail Lights, I was around 6 years old, thay really were Special when that lit up at night! What a fabulous car my favorite so far! Thanks Kevin, your the real BOSS!
Had one of the first ones. Dominated the streets of Culver City, Ca. and took trophy at San Fernando Drag strip. I still dream constantly of those days.
Do you remember the '62 with same color as this one owned by Bob & Dale Motors? A high school friend ( Willie Honsberger) was the driver for it at San Fernando Raceway. He also was the driver for the City of San Fernando 62 White Chevy.
One of my all time favourite Ford's right there.
Nice car a style all its own. The 61 Bubble top Impala was also a sharp car.
I, feel truly blessed too be Born in 1955
And seen the best hot Rods American
Made modified Steet Rocket Ships!
No, Doubt about it!👍❤️😁😎😉💯%
Man, they always have the great old fords with 427s! They should start a 3rd channel called R-Code TV!
Nice choice. Always liked the '61 Starliner for style and the 427 is just enough to make a clean resto mod.
The 427 didn't come out until 1963 .
Actually, the 427 didn't come out until the 63 1/2 midyear models. Earlier 1963 hipo models were powered by the 406 cubic inche FE engine with the 3x2 carb setup.
The '61 was worlds better looking than the '60. I remember when my cousin's husband bought a Starliner. We all thought it was a convertable. It was really nice looking.
I disagree i prefer the 60’s look minus the 61s tailights. Both beautiful tho
Sweet car. An old timer told me that the wings in the fifties and early 60s was because everyone thought we would have flying cars in 20 year's or so. Like the Jetsons.
what a beauty! American iron. Nothin like em.
Oh, I like that Ford.
These cars,the 409 Chevy Bel air, Biscayne, and Impala, and the 389 and 421SD Pontiacs were the original "muscle cars" in my opinion. Then In 62, Mopar joined in on the action with their 413 max wedge in 62 and the 426 max wedge in 63. Then in 64 the GTO came out and by 68 every manufacturer in the US was building muscle cars. But all the fun ended after 71 when all American high performance cars were neutered to meet emissions standards and because of the gas crunch. End of the best era in automotive history in my opinion
Jeremy Thompson Funny to think it was all ended by politic's. The necessity, or at least the reality of getting the public to accept that gas was going to double in price in the next few years.
@@gregorytimmons4777
Blame that Goddamn Crook of a President Richard M. Nixon for Killing Off the Muscle Cars in the 70's.
& Goddamnit Detroit made some Really Good Muscle Cars, but because Of Fuel Economy & Weight, the Horsepower Was Gone by 71 or 72, Convertables were also Slowly Phased Out by 1976, & Cars Were Shrunked Down by the Early 80's.
A Starliner is far from bare bones, that would be the Falcon. The fastback, the trim make it the top of the line in 61.
I wanted one of these when I was young
Thanks so much for this upload. What's not to love about the 427. Loved the 390 V8, I had one in my 1967 Fairlane.
Thanks for your optimism (about the times we lived in), I couldn't agree more.
😊 Big thumbs up!
What a beautiful car. Sleek, stylish and powerful for something from the '60's. Thanks for sharing it with us Kevin
Absolutely stunning, I was born in 62, beautiful design, the blue looks sweet, love the big lower quarter panel molding, love the lines.Great videos.
Glad you enjoyed it
Loved the Starliner back in 61bit was a beautiful car. I was just 14 so driving wasn't happening yet but I sure knew I wanted one. But your so right the future was bright and you just knew better models faster were right around the corner.
I've owned 18 Galaxies in my life and I really like this car...
One of my favorite Fords of all time, a must-have in the future.
My folks had a 61 Starliner. I wish I could go back and live in the 1960s.
The first thing you've have to learn then is "duck and cover." Over those years we were on the brink of nuclear war that would have rendered the planet uninhabitable. Even the coronavirus we are currently experiencing cannot replace the dread of those cold war years.
Yeah that Vietnam thing kinda sucks balls though.
Looks like two four barrels to me
It's the 427 yes it's two 4's. He didn't say this one had a 390 tri power engine in it.
Had a 65 ford F100 short bed that My Dad and I put a 390 Police intercepter in it with 3 on the tree 2nd torn out it was still a beast and would show tail lights to a lot of muscle cars, Had 12" Micky Thompsons on chrome reverse with baby moons
Good lookin full body Ford! 1961 year was a beauty. Very rare 390 with either the 375 or 401 horse option. Was always curious about the cylinder heads on these hipo 390’s of the early years. The ‘60 models had hipo 352’s with 360 horse as the top dog from Ford.
Star Liner Rockette ship, most definitely 😎😉😁👍❤️
One of my favorites
Wow this is a beautiful car. I love the 66-67 Fairlane but I am beginning to fall In love with this beast also.
This car needs to sit in my garage!
Had one wish I never got rid of it. The 390 version never knew of the six pack option
Beautiful car, love the color, and all that chrome is just cool....as a glass guy by trade, I cannot imagine how much that back glass would cost to replace...
Big brake kit can do a lot of good. Power disk on all 4 corners
Beautiful car... scary master cylinder!
Sweet! Beautiful car
My Dad had a 1961 Ford Falcon 6 cyl. I really wanted the Red Futura model with Bucket Seats & a Console!
My Cousin Had The 390hp 3-2s 4 Speed Bad Ass Car
This is a great body design. Looking back in history though, I find it interesting that the "go fast" look and the emphasis on engine horse power and torque ratings were so important, yet the wheel/tire options were so lacking as were the puny drum brakes. Nobody cared about going around corners or stopping. Going forward as fast as one could was the name of the game.
You are quite right - most were fixated on straight-line performance only.
When you took a curve with one of these lead sleds back in the day, you felt like you needed to throw out the Anchor....
Top 10 all-time Dream Car.
American art masterpiece.
Not a ford guy but that is a beauty
I bought one of these back in 67 and it was equipped with the 406 and 3 deuces. According to everyone I talked to the 406 didn't come out 'till 62 so I did a little research. I was told by Fred Jones Ford, who sold it new, in OKC it was a very late 61 and they got Ford to put in the 406, but it was not offered in the catalog until 62. It also had the 3 speed overdrive trans. It was a beast.
I call bullshit
@@damonlemasters3424 I agree. There are memos establishing that the 406 4V and 6V were 1962 models and the Stock Car guys were pissed that there was No Starliner in 62. Boxtop only. Holman-Moody raised holy hell and Ford had to make enough 62s with 61 tops to holmogate the bubble top on a few 62s Ford claimed the 406 had the power to overcome the Box top body but they were wrong. The 63 boxtop 406 was even worse then the 631/2 with the 427 and fastback finally made it clear that Ford box top was a third rail they didn’t cross again.
My Dad had one; 390 with 3 2's and 401 horses. He went to the junkyard and got a rear-end out of a 57 Lincoln to put under it because my Brother and the guys at the Dealership kept tearing the Ford rear-ends out. His had a 3 speed with an overdrive - no ps or pb. In first grade, I ran around the playground pretending I was that car.
That car only came with a column shift with overdrive if you wanted a standard shift. No 4 speed or floor shift was available.
Good looking car.
If I ever buy another classic car it will have an old school column shift three speed
That car is awesome. I hate when people say bad remarks about Fords especially when they have made a lot of Great cars over the years. They have always had cars with nice body lines.
I love this car! I honestly was unfamiliar with this beautiful machine. Thanks for posting this! 😀
Sort of a Van Gogh's Starry Night shade of blue. Perfect.
I love this car!! Kevin
My favorite Auto.. more than any other 61 starliner 💪! Badass
I love this car !!!
I bought the 61 Ford starliner used in the movie the movie 🎥🎬 valachi papers , simply because that was my paint job ♥️🇺🇸🗽,
A thing of beauty is a pleasure to behold.
Full size performance cars are criminally underappreciated when compared to the "traditional" muscle cars. The traditional muscle cars might be a touch faster, but low 13's out of the box on a '61 is nothing to look down at. Plus to me the early 60s full size cars have significantly better built, better looking interiors than some of the favorite muscle cars of the very late 60's and definately the 70's. Not much plastic to speak of on a '61, but by '71 there's plenty, and we've never had less on cars ever since.
I know this vid is 4 years old but still a beautiful ride. BTW when it comes to space technology today, NASA stands for "Never A Straight Answer."
But, aren't you glad that we finally have a "space force" to protect us from those pesky aliens?
I had a buddy in Akron Ohio, Talley was his last name but his dad had a car exactly like what you are showing here with the 427 six pack. I'd almost think it was the same car but I remember his had a 3 on the tree transmission and shifter. Such a cool car though, I rode in his several times and it scared the crap out of me... especially with those drum brakes.
That's so rad! This beauty's got it all .. I would've chosen whatever factory wheels (not those mags) it had to maintain it's originality.
GORGEOUS FORD 🥰
Getting philosophical today. 😁
61'S HAD A 390 WITH A DEALER INSTALLED 3X2 CARB KIT AVAILABLE WITH 4 PLUS hp.
What he mentioned about the rear sloping glass is also true - aerodynamics for Nascrash.
A few years later the ‘68 Torino cleaned up with its fastback design!
sweet car i've seen just a few good ones just last year at a local show and shine
but the 427 very rare and fast
This '61 Ford's style is slim. Compared to the current Taurus it looks svelte, streamlined straight. Whereas the Taurus looks like a brick. Really sweet ride.
I HAD ONE OF THESE WITH A 390 SINGLECARB 850 CF HOLLEY, WITH CAM AND HEAD WORK. HOOKER HEADERS M-21 HURST 4 SPEED SHIFTER WITH 4:11 RATIO REAR. AND TUBESTEEL TRACTION-BARS . IT WOULD RUN IN THE MID 12'S WITH CHEETA SLICKS AND WOULD SOMETIMES BRING THE FRONT WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. DECENT BEAST-ROD. SCOBIEAKALINKWRAYBAND laurel, Md.
I had one of these 61 galaxie 500 2 dr 390 w/ 3x2 401 hp , 4speed had fun in Detroit
Sweet !!!
It looks more arodynamic than later versions of the Galaxie 500.
Hi someone in a car show here in eastern North Carolina 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner 427 four barrel Factory 4 speed his wife had a 1963 Galaxie 500 LX 40624 Factory 4 speed beautiful cars
A man here in my town has one but white I've visted all our major car shows and hes alway there this is a
bad boy car here . Torque monster HP
Big .
Beautiful ride
Love the day two appearance
NEVER see these. This car is actually cooler than the same-year Bel Air & Impala.
Two screws and the plate comes off. Just sayin'.
I believe the tail lights are called afterburner tail lights.
I loved mine.
Gorgeous car!
Kevin,
I'm late to this party, but -
Yet another Great, Insightful Review.
I very much appreciate your spot-on assessment of 1961. You are accurate. I know, I was there.
This Starliner coupe, either with the 390 or the 427, would have been mind-blowing back then, when most cars were running around with a Six in the engine house. Respect.
Glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate the feedback, especially from someone who was there. Thanks again!
The lone styling flop of that model year was Plymouth And millions of points for leaving the stock master cylinder in place!!