By 1960, most Americans lived in cities or their suburbs. The sixties were a time of the pillbox hat, bouffant hair, wraparound sunglasses. Nehru jackets, tie-die fabrics, go-go boots, lava lights, and bell-bottom pants. One of the best-selling automobiles of this era was the Ford. Shown below are some of the Fords from the sixties on display in automobile museums.
Classic Auto Museum
Bigfork, Montana is a village located at the north end of Flathead Lake. Bigfork is the home to the Classic Auto Museum—The Flathead V8 Ford Collection which has about 80 Fords and other items on display. Shown below are some of the 1960s era Fords which are on display.
Shown above is a 1961 Galaxy 500 Convertible.
Shown above is a 1962 Falcon Futura.
Shown above is a 1964 Country Squire Wagon.
Shown above is a 1964 Galaxy 500 Convertible.
Shown above is a 1965 Galaxy 500.
Shown above is a 1966 Thunderbird Hard Top Coupe.
LeMay—America’s Car Museum
Harold LeMay, a Tacoma businessman, loved cars and managed to collect more than 3,000 automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles over forty years of collecting. A number of the vehicles from his collection form the nucleus of the LeMay—America’s Car Museum.
This collection of more than 300 cars, motorcycles, and trucks is displayed in a four-level building in Tacoma, Washington. Shown below are some of the 1960s on display in this museum.
Shown above is a 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster. The Sport Roadster model was introduced in 1962. The 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster shown above is one of 455 produced. The list price new was $5,563.
Shown above is a 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible.
Shown above is a 1966 Ford Mustang, 2-Door Coupe.
Montana Auto Museum
The Montana Auto Museum is housed in the Old Montana Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. The museum displays more than 150 automobiles. Shown below are some of the 1960s Fords which are on display.
Shown above is a 1963 Ford Galaxie XL. The designation “XL” means nothing more than “extra lively.” It sold for $3,270.
Shown above is a 1963 Ford Thunderbird. It sold for $4,548.
Shown above is a 1966 Ford Mustang. The Mustang was first introduced in 1964 and became Ford’s most successful model since the Model A. The 1966 Mustang sold for $2,416.
Shown above is a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback.
Shown above is a 1969 Ford Mustang Grande. It was considered Ford’s mini-Thunderbird.
