There were tailfins still, but smaller ones – the focus of Ford's stylists abandoning, as did the rest of the industry, the aviation influences of the previous decade and instead capturing the new obsession – the Space Race.
Round taillights were replaced by half-moon shaped taillights for 1960 only. The 1960 fullsize Fords abandoned the ostentatious ornamentation of the 1950s for a futuristic, sleek look.
The elegant Starliner 2-door hardtop was Ford's choice for NASCAR racing. The Station Wagon Series continued with Ranch Wagon, Country Sedan and Country Squire models. The Fairlane was now the base model in the full-sized lineup, along with the Fairlane 500, Galaxie and range-topping Starliner. The 1960 Ford looked all-new with twin headlights riding in a scalloped-square front clip.
The retracting Skyliner hardtop was gone, though the Sunliner convertible remained, and the Fairlane name would last only two years before migrating to a new midsize model. The engines were carried over from the 1959 Ford, as was the basic chassis design, but the sheetmetal was modern. So the mainline car grew even more, now riding on a 119 in (3023 mm) wheelbase. The mainstream full-sized Ford line of cars from 1960 to 1964 was now complemented by a variety of other Fords, including the Thunderbird and compact Falcon, and from 1962 the midsized Fairlane. The 1960s were one of the best eras for the production of cars, as the war between Ford and Chevrolet heated up and produced some of the most classic and recognizable cars in America still to this day. The automatic window, for example, was a new feature that made Americans see their current cars as outdated and technologically behind.
Many new advancements in technology and products were being developed during this time that allowed for cars going into the future to have features never seen before or features that were not normal until now. Leading into the 1950s, Ford, along with many other top of the market car manufacturers were capitalizing on the post war boom.
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