A Beautiful Photo Series of the 1960 Ford Galaxie

1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner

The Ford Galaxie is a full-sized car that was built in the United States by Ford for model years 1959 through to 1974. The name was used for the top models in Ford’s full-size range from 1958 until 1961, in a marketing attempt to appeal to the excitement surrounding the Space Race.

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1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner

The 1960 Galaxie introduced all-new design with less ornamentation. A new body style was the Starliner, featuring a huge, curving rear observation window on a pillarless, hardtop bodyshell. The thin, sloping rear roof pillar featured three “star” emblems that served as the Galaxie signature badge for all 1960 – 62 models.

1960 Ford Galaxie Country Squire

The formal roofed 2-door hardtop was not available this year, but the roofline was used for the Galaxie 2-door pillared sedan, complete with chromed window frames. It had been the most popular body style in the line for 1959, and sales dropped off sharply.

1960 Ford Galaxie Country Squire

Contrary to Ford’s tradition of pie-plate round taillights, the 1960 featured “half-moon” lenses turned downward. The “A” pillar now swept forward instead of backward, making entering and exiting the car more convenient.

1960 Ford Galaxie Special Starliner

1960 Ford Galaxie Special Sunliner

1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner 2 door hardtop

1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner hardtop

1960 Ford Galaxie Sunliner convertible

1960 Ford Galaxie Sunliner

1960 Ford Galaxie Sunliner

1960 Ford Galaxie Sunliner

1960 Ford Galaxie Town Victoria

1960 Ford Galaxie Town Victoria

1960 Ford Galaxie Town Victoria

1960 Ford Galaxie Town Victoria