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120 BARRETT-JACKSON EXPERIENCE FALL 2024A CUSTOM 1960 FORD STARLINER KNOWN AS %u201cSCARLINER%u201dPERFORMANCE RENAISSANCEWhile Ford%u2019s game-changing Flathead V8 models of the 1930s were prime base material for legions of racers, hot-rodders and customizers through the %u201950s, Chrysler and GM unleashed hot new OHV V8-powered models by the late 1940s and early 1950s that quickly eroded the popularity of Ford%u2019s new cars at dealer showrooms. Compounding the problem, Edsel Ford II and Ford Motor Company adhered closer to the spirit and letter of the 1957 American Manufacturers%u2019 Association (AMA) racing ban than its archrivals. Growing frustration at Ford brought a reply from a three-man team of the company%u2019s engineers, who developed what was likely the first comprehensive factory-built high-performance package. Based on the handsome 1960 Ford Starliner hardtop coupe, it was powered by a 360-horsepower 352ci V8 engine, supported by enhanced brakes and police-type suspension.