Restoring a 1961 Ford Starliner vintage car

Casually working on a car is one thing. To be dedicated to restoring a heavily used vintage car is another. This will be an ongoing blog about finding a new home for this restored Ford, Starliner built in 1961. Here is the story and photos.

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Over the past years I watched my friend Brian Moss, living near Wilmington, DE, bring back the live and beauty of a 1961 Ford Starliner. He patiently and ambitiously worked on this car while keeping everything as original as possible.  Many hours and even days of dedicated research about engine elements, designs and part availability yielded almost original results. Engine and other elements were recreated by Brian if no original replacement could be found. If he thought that his experience restoring parts would not produce top quality results then he brought in experts for jobs such as painting the dashboard. These photos will speak for themselves. For more information and a continuation of this story please scroll past the photos.

Whenever I visited Brian, who incidentally also was my former boss at a pharmaceutical company, we looked at this car, drove it around and enjoyed reliving the roaring 60s. Cold chrome on shiny black background, Coca Cola colored upholstery, the soft illumination of the dashboard instruments, the AM radio. It always felt like taking it to the drive-in movie theater playing the latest hits of Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, or, Nat King Cole. Brian took it even further and drove the Starliner to various race courses. It performed beautifully and earned a lot of applause from the audience.

Now, Brian is thinking about parting from his old friend. It is time for somebody else to enjoy the engineering and design genius of people at Ford when I was barely in this World. Brian needs to make room in his garage to restore a similar car. I am sure it will match the beauty and excitement of the 61 Ford Starliner. Please contact Brian directly for questions.