thanks RJP...it's nice you also have both years of Starliners. I bought my first back in 1983, sold it later and regretted it. Bought my '61 in 1998 and my '60 in 2006. The '60 Starliner has been a favorite of mine since they first came out. In the fall of 1959 I was learning how to drive, I was the oldest of four kids. My father went out and bought a new '60 Ford. But we were so poor that it wasn't a Starliner.....he bought from dealer stock the least expensive model he could find. Two door post Fairlane....not even Fairlane 500. Rubber floor mats, no options except the 292 engine, not even a radio! Three on the tree, no power brakes, power steering, A/C, I'm not even sure it had a cigarette lighter. My mother wasn't exactly happy that he had bought a new car. His excuse was..."well the boy needs a good car to learn how to drive in." I must say when driving without my parents, that I really did enjoy that 292!!!
Tom, thanks for the nice words.