1960 Ford Starliner- how to destroy a Magazine cover car
 

The order of these pics is in correct sequence of events. Here's a pic of my 1960 Ford Starliner after I built it. Over time i kept finding things I wish I had done differently. So I stripped it (litterally) and am now in the process of rebuilding it. It will take awhile to build as I am finishing up another project and can't afford to do a lot on this car. Pulled chasis from another project I sold which already had Air Ride Technologies airbags at all 4 corners. Current condition in later pics below.

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Soo, what was wrong with it to go bare metal? Looks like it is super straight and rust free!

Look's like you chose the quickest way to change the color.:unibrow:

It is a California black plate car and fairly rust free. I should have done a frame off restoration to begin with. There were some issues with the air bag set up, paint issues that you can't see in the pictures, engine/transmission combo issues, and white interior is tough to keep clean!

I had added a lot of dynamat to the car. The acid dip shop said they probably removed 300 lbs of dynomat and bondo. There were a few big dents that someone once upon a time had filled with bondo.

Talk about "do-over".....:D

Cant wait to see where this one goes, my father and I have one sitting in a barn waiting for the day to be built. I just love the look of the big body!

here's some pics of the chasis. I'm running a Currie Rear-end and a fatman Fab Mustang II front clip. Using a 61 Ford wagon chasis that i was building. Chasis is identical except the Starliner is a few inches longer at the back. The wheels in chasis pic are 18" in front and 20" in back but went on my other project. I will be running 19" in front and 20" in back but will probably have to modify rear of chasis to accomodate a wider wheel that I want to run.

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here's some shots of the old bodywork I had done with a slight chop done to the roof and removed the vent windows. The first shot is the before one.

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looks like it was and could be a nice car

The engine and headers are mocked up. Engine will be a Ford 427FE.

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