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Racing
1960 Ford Starliner
352 cu.in. 360 h.p.
I purchased this car in 1960 in Seattle Washington. It had been specially prepared for A.K. Miller to race in the Pikes Peak Hill climb. He was unable to race it and it was sold to me. It had 8 miles on the odometer when I got it.
I added a radio, heater and a few other things and used it as a dual purpose car for over 2 years.
During that time I raced it in Super Stock, B stock and finally C gas in NHRA competition
In stock configuration it turned 12.02 at 101 mph with 411 gears and entirely stock other components including a cast iron set of headers supplied as stock from Ford
After lightening it and moving to C gas it was able to turn 10.84 E.T. at 124 M.P.H
All the while I used this car as a family vehicle and with proper tuning was able to get over 24 M.P.G. on the highway.
It had a 3 speed with electric overdrive and I never changed the transmission. I did change rear ends from 350 to even 456 gears with many variations in the middle depending on the altitude where I was racing.
7. November 2007 at 01:05
I bought one of these screamers in 1965 from at friend at NC State College. I wish that I have held on to mine but Uncle Sam got me for Vietnam duty and I sold it to my brother. He didn’t appreciate a real muscle car and sold it while I was overseas. Mine was Belmont Blue but did not have over-drive. I have been trying to find some pictures of it for several years but before my mom passed, I think she threw them away.
We dropped a 406 CI in it for a while with 427 heads and I think it was one of the fastest cars that I have ever driven.
7. November 2007 at 01:11
I purchased one of these cars in 1965. It was Belmont blue with a standard 3-speed column shifter. It did not have overdrive. It was a fun car to drive. We dropped a 406 ci in it with 427 heads and it would scream. I raced it mostly on the streets. I went into the Army in 1966 and my brother sold it, never to be found again.
7. November 2007 at 05:29
It was the finest racing automobile I ever owned and it was made in the USA