In contrast to the fourth generation Country Squire, the fifth generation largely abandoned yearly body updates.
 The body design was more conservative, integrating the headlights into the grille and fairing the bumper more closely into the fenders.
 For 1961, the rear tailgate underwent a complete redesign, abandoning the two-piece tailgate for a one-piece tailgate with a roll-down window.
 As part of the tailgate design, a safety lockout required the rear window to be fully lowered before the tailgate could be lowered; the window was lowered either manually or electrically.
 On both tailgate designs, the tailgate used a torsion bar spring to counterbalance its hinge.


Coinciding with the liftgate redesign for 1961, the front and rear fascias were redesigned, marking the return of (small) tailfins and large round taillamps, in line with the Ford Thunderbird.
 For 1964, the Country Squire underwent a facelift of its rear fascia (deleting the tailfins) and its side trim, with a redesign of the wood trim.
In contrast to the fourth generation Country Squire, the fifth generation largely abandoned yearly body updates.  The body design was more conservative, integrating the headlights into the grille and fairing the bumper more closely into the fenders.  For 1961, the rear tailgate underwent a complete redesign, abandoning the two-piece tailgate for a one-piece tailgate with a roll-down window.  As part of the tailgate design, a safety lockout required the rear window to be fully lowered before the tailgate could be lowered; the window was lowered either manually or electrically.  On both tailgate designs, the tailgate used a torsion bar spring to counterbalance its hinge.

Coinciding with the liftgate redesign for 1961, the front and rear fascias were redesigned, marking the return of (small) tailfins and large round taillamps, in line with the Ford Thunderbird.  For 1964, the Country Squire underwent a facelift of its rear fascia (deleting the tailfins) and its side trim, with a redesign of the wood trim.
Ford Country Squire