62 Ford Starliner

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I dug this one out and it's now on the bench(again)! I added a Modelhaus Starliner roof and a 63 Galaxie interior tub. A 66 T-Bird scoop was grafted into the hood. I'll be useing the five spokes and pinners.




Here's the mill mocked up, from the 66 T-Bird kit. Valve covers and air cleaner from the parts box.

Another trip to the parts stash produced an original set of front and rear rolled pans. They'll be going on.

Messing around with some front grill and tail light ideas.

This is the built up I started with. Yea I know it would have been cool to restore it like this but I chose another direction.



After stripping paint, custom front and rear clips and lots of AMT body filler.


So what ya'll think of this one? Comments and suggestions welcome!

[Bernard Kron]

I really like the impact created by the simplified flanks and rear end of the '62 combined with the visual cue estabished by the Starliner roof. Looks like it's gonna be a real klean kustom! ;D

[nobillet]

Nice save of a starry eyed kids build from the past.

I always thought Ford made a mistake in not producing a 62 Starliner. The addition of the T-bird hood scoop makes the car unique and classy. Definitely following this build. Very nice

John

[ChrisV]

Looks like a great restoration-project!!!
I have to admit, I think it's a shame, that you removed the original custom front - I Hope you're going to use it on one of the upcoming reissues of the '61 Starliner, because that thing is just too cool to leave in the parts-box...

[RodBurNeR]

one of my favorite 60s ford bodies! I can't wait to see more.

[preacherman47]

Nice work can't wait to see 'er done

[volvo544special65]

Very nice combo.

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I got the front and rear pans molded in and I changed up the wheels with these Modelhaus #197 Firestone Supremes with their W170 chrome reversed rims. I like this set up a lot better. I have the tail and head lights set now just have to figure out a front and rear grill..I thinking tubes.

[nobillet]

Looks great. Just a thought - the rear of the car has a flow to it from the deck lid down to the rolled pan. For this reason I would think vertical bars would look better between the tail lights, maybe a cut-down 60 Mercury grille or 64 Dodge grille? I think horizontal may interrupt the natural flow of the rear of the car. Maybe even a small body line in the middle of the rolled pan to mimic the trunk raised detail line. Keep posting updates.
Thanks, John

[jondutch46]

Not tryin' to bust your chops, John, but I'm thinking almost anything that completes the line from trunk to pan will have the same effect. I'd rather see Ron's original thought of the horizontal tubes, mostly because they'll contribute to a wider look.
Ron, in keeping with John's ideas on the "flow", you might want to step the tubes out more as they reach the bottom, so thet the top tube flows from line of the trunk and the bottom tube flows into the line of the pan.

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Apr 7, 2010 17:42:53 GMT -5 nobillet said:

Looks great. Just a thought - the rear of the car has a flow to it from the deck lid down to the rolled pan. For this reason I would think vertical bars would look better between the tail lights, maybe a cut-down 60 Mercury grille or 64 Dodge grille? I think horizontal may interrupt the natural flow of the rear of the car. Maybe even a small body line in the middle of the rolled pan to mimic the trunk raised detail line. Keep posting updates.
Thanks, John

Thanks John. I like the vertical grill idea! I have a few 60 Merc grills in the parts box. I'll give it a try and see how it looks. What would you suggest for the front?

[nobillet]

I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND AGREE THAT WOULD WORK TOO AND HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF WIDTH.

FOR THE FRONT I CAN SEE A SIMPLE TUBE GRILLE OR MAYBE A LITTLE MORE ELABORATE METHOD WOULD BE TO USE A 60 PONTIAC GRILLE WITHOUT THE MOLDED ON BUMPER. YOU MAY NEED TO ADD A LITTLE MORE PLASTIC TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HOOD TO MATCH THE SHAPE OF THE PONTIAC GRILLE. JUST SOME THOUGHTS - MY FAVORITE PART OF EVERY BUILD, THE MENTAL VISUALIZATION OF CUSTOMIZATION.

NO CHOPS BUSTED AS WE ALL HAVE GREAT VISION HERE AND BRAINSTORMING USUALLY YIELDS A FINER FINISHED PRODUCT.

JOHN

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Working on grills today :

Here's an old parts pack 60 Olds front grill

And a 61 Galaxie rear grill. These were easy drop ins


After thinking over Nobillet's 60 Merc idea, I found this old rear bumper/grill piece and separated them. A jeweler's saw sure came in handy for this job!


After some sanding and shaping I had a custom fit part

Dropped right in...I like it!

Carrying the idea to the front, another trip to parts box produced an old parts pack 60 Merc front grill. More work was in order.

After some cutting, shaping and fitting it slid in like it belongs there.


Not sure which set I like best yet but I'm leaning towards the 60 Merc stuff. Which combination would you use???

[RodBurNeR]

that's thinking outside the box! I love what ya did , keep it coming!

[nobillet]

I really like both the Mercury pieces as they both have a similar curvature. Not sure what is missing but something is missing from the rear pan - small bumperettes? Recessed license plate? Vertical body lines or maybe a little bit of a roll inward at the bottom toward the body?
Again just some thoughts. This sure beats work (sick of preparing tax returns today anyway, HE HE HE !!!)

John