Having just retired, Stanley and Nancy Karasinski of Battle Ground, Washington, wanted to celebrate and started looking for a project to absorb some of their new-found time. The result was the ...
Introduced in 1959 as the range-topping model of the full-size Ford range, the Galaxie was redesigned for the 1960 model year. And while the second-gen version remained in production until 1964, a ...
Coming of age during the Space Race, the Galaxie blended style, power, and versatility to become one of Ford’s most notable ...
The Starliner was the top-of-the-line trim level on the big Ford Galaxie back in 1961, and since they arrived on the scene, these cars have become noted for their elegant hardtop featuring very narrow ...
Bob Cook grew up in the 1960s, a good time to become a car guy. “I like all these 1960s cars, the Fords, the Chevrolets, the Pontiacs,” he says. “But I’ve got a weakness for Fords. I’m a Ford guy, ...
There was an automotive hierarchy on Woodward Avenue back in the 1960s. As the cruisers meandered between hot spots such as the Big Town, Maverick's, and Ted's drive-ins, where the hot cars gathered, ...
A leading candidate for top muscle car has to be either the 1960 or 1961 Ford Starliner. Memphis, Tennessee's own George Poteet's personal choice was the '61. He then sought out Alloway's Hot Rod Shop ...
In 1960s America, there was a great and terrible divide among the people that remains with us to this day, the profound identity and partisan plurality that defines each and every one of us: Ford vs.
The Galaxie was a great car whose success was limited by the fierce competition in the full-size market, especially in the mid-'60s when Chevrolet and Impala dominated the sector in the United States.