I was 8 years old when I heard a car coming up the driveway I looked out my bedroom window and saw my Dad was getting out of a brand new Wimbelton White 61 Galaxie (hard top 352 FE cruisematic) with the sticker still on the window. He had left after supper in a 56 orange and white 312 fairlane that he had ordered new in 56. I knew he had a friend that was a new car salesman at Courtesy motors in Chicago, He used to let me play in all the showroom cars and I would get to pick out a plastic promotional model every year to keep. (usually a T-bird) . Any how after he soothed things over with my Mom for this spur of the moment decision we kept that car long enough for me to take my driving test in it and it became my Moms after My Dad got the 65 T bird that he ordered. I love the look of the 61 Starliner and remember when they were Nascar stock cars. I presently have a 312 Y block in a Century runabout and am very familiar with them. They kind of have a cult following I would use that engine but put a manual transmission behind it and get the car drivable as a period correct hot rod. Drive it and have some fun . Dont take forever to try and make it showroom perfect . Im 70 and I know whats involved theres alot of sheet metal there . I am finishing up a Nash Metropolitan at the present PS I have the factory shop manual for the 61 if you need info. Best Wishes
Who cares if it's the two ninety two y block card. There are not a lot of them around anymore and if you can find one they need to be restored. I have an old saying old cars have a soul and a story to tell. Every car is restorable. It depends on how much money a person is willing to invest on the restoration.
There should be a law before anyone can post a video they should have to take a class on how to operate/film using a camera. So they don't make the viewing audience sea sick. I am not a camera operator but I have viewed and listened long enough to know there is a movement/motion feature on most recording equipment that minimizes that shaky movement captured on the recording.
It looks good wet. Id clear gloss coat over the whole deal. Keep original..service it. Drive as is. I half like the wheels. But maybe screw some caps to them.. That would work.. get the misses to make some seat covers. I think it would make a great local cruiser..or cheap car for somebody that wants to get into cruising. Maybe a bit of welding.. Nice looking car.. i wouldn't put no money into it.. Good luck..
@@FullSizeFord Sounds like an excellent idea for a video series... If you guys were closer I'd offer my skills as a retired sign painter. 428 c.i. plastered across the hood along with some Holman Moody CP (competition proven) logos on the fenders... Oh yeah baby, I can hear her now !!!🏁
old fart ret., mech., here, had a couple over time, put a 390 in her w/a Borg T-10 behind her w/a 9" which might be what you have in it now. redid many basket cases over time worse than that. take some work but well worth the effort when done. maybe a 429 ? still have the brightwork for that year starliner'. folks get frustrated then they sit...get ur done.
Definetly desearves to be back on the road . Nice find my man.
Keep saving them my friend, they aren't making them anymore ...
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No rain or snow nor gloom of night would stop me from picking up that gorgeous icon...👍🏁
Thought about co p art help
C h eck o u t e b a y might !!
Olys Garage sent me over, new to the channel. Dano/Olys said that you were a Ford guy!
Our blood runs blue! Welcome!
@@FullSizeFord Absolutely Brotha!
Love the star liners. It's a shame Ford didn't build thousands of them in 62.
Great year. Nice find. Big job, though.
Yes it is, but worth it!
Love these nothing wrong with y blocks they have gone over 600 hp na
Put a FE in it they had 352 and 390 in them,
That may very well happen as we tend to run FE’s in everything. Have a couple 428’s that need a home.
@FullSizeFord just put the tripower on the 428 so it looks like the 401 horse 390 is my suggestion
@@pughoneycutt1986 have the intake, just need the carburetors.
thankyou merry christmas
I was 8 years old when I heard a car coming up the driveway I looked out my bedroom window and saw my Dad was getting out of a brand new Wimbelton White 61 Galaxie (hard top 352 FE cruisematic) with the sticker still on the window. He had left after supper in a 56 orange and white 312 fairlane that he had ordered new in 56. I knew he had a friend that was a new car salesman at Courtesy motors in Chicago, He used to let me play in all the showroom cars and I would get to pick out a plastic promotional model every year to keep. (usually a T-bird) . Any how after he soothed things over with my Mom for this spur of the moment decision we kept that car long enough for me to take my driving test in it and it became my Moms after My Dad got the 65 T bird that he ordered. I love the look of the 61 Starliner and remember when they were Nascar stock cars. I presently have a 312 Y block in a Century runabout and am very familiar with them. They kind of have a cult following I would use that engine but put a manual transmission behind it and get the car drivable as a period correct hot rod. Drive it and have some fun . Dont take forever to try and make it showroom perfect . Im 70 and I know whats involved theres alot of sheet metal there . I am finishing up a Nash Metropolitan at the present PS I have the factory shop manual for the 61 if you need info. Best Wishes
Thank you! Great story!
@@FullSizeFord In case YT takes the link down the sellers name was Siamsphynx. Bye
Keep it stock.!
This one will need extensive metal work.
Who cares if it's the two ninety two y block card. There are not a lot of them around anymore and if you can find one they need to be restored. I have an old saying old cars have a soul and a story to tell. Every car is restorable. It depends on how much money a person is willing to invest on the restoration.
Restomod that girl!
There should be a law before anyone can post a video they should have to take a class on how to operate/film using a camera. So they don't make the viewing audience sea sick. I am not a camera operator but I have viewed and listened long enough to know there is a movement/motion feature on most recording equipment that minimizes that shaky movement captured on the recording.
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Please invest in a camera stabilizing unit.
Love these 1960-61 Starliners. Get it up and roadworthy and leave leave it as a rat Galaxieliner.
I gave up. Did you actually find a car?
It looks good wet. Id clear gloss coat over the whole deal. Keep original..service it. Drive as is. I half like the wheels. But maybe screw some caps to them.. That would work.. get the misses to make some seat covers. I think it would make a great local cruiser..or cheap car for somebody that wants to get into cruising. Maybe a bit of welding.. Nice looking car.. i wouldn't put no money into it.. Good luck..
First you need seats before you can make covers for them. 😂
@@Apocalypse_Cow only missing back seat.. Any thing fits that..
Patch her up, paint her Oxford White and turn her into a NASCAR tribute car and drive her till the wheels fall off...👍🏁
We’re liking that idea!
@@FullSizeFord
Sounds like an excellent idea for a video series...
If you guys were closer I'd offer my skills as a retired sign painter.
428 c.i. plastered across the hood along with some Holman Moody CP (competition proven) logos on the fenders... Oh yeah baby, I can hear her now !!!🏁
@@FullSizeFord
Fred Lorenzen drove a white one with light blue wheels... (Ol' number 28)
It almost passes the lead an powder test ??!
FIX IT!
Workin on it! Lol
Bulldozer to load it...🤔
If you plan on making a video, take a good light with you, otherwise your video is worthless.
old fart ret., mech., here, had a couple over time, put a 390 in her w/a Borg T-10 behind her w/a 9" which might be what you have in it now. redid many basket cases over time worse than that. take some work but well worth the effort when done. maybe a 429 ? still have the brightwork for that year starliner'. folks get frustrated then they sit...get ur done.
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