My first car in 1980 at the age of 17 was a 1965 2 door Ford Falcon Futura with a 289 engine. The car was a honey gold color and had duel exhaust and headers on it. My little Falcon sounded good and was pretty peppy and was a real head turner! I really enjoyed cruising the circuit in my town on Friday and Saturday nights in that car! So much fun!
Same here in 1980 at the age of 17 my first car was a 65 2 door falcon but with only a 170 straight six. It was blue on blue. Had some sweet times in that car
There are several Fords from down under that I would have liked to have seen flew back to the States. :) Hang on to your Falcon and thanks for watching!
My first car was 1968 Falcon XT 3.6L ,6cyl, which I bought off my parents in 1985,did a lot of traveling in it around NZ-wish I still had it Auckland New Zealand 2024
I used to like watching the Dr. Blake Mysteries because of all the old American models of automobiles in the background or sometimes in the foreground of many scenes. The series was set in the late '50's and early 60's and you could spot many American autos of that era. It was aired on PBS in the US and I was sorry they canceled it after five seasons. By the way, my father staged in Australia with the US 6rh Army, 24th Infantry Division before the New Guinea invasion in WWII.
I helped a friend put a 302 with a C 4 in his 65 falcon futura.the motor came from a totaled torino..it was flipped...we had to do much i hate to bore everyone..when we finished it it was a true runner..a real preformer..talk about Ford fever..
My dad needed a decent economy car to drive to work, about 60 miles round-trip. They were always bought used. Among other vehicles, he had a 1960 Falcon 2-door with "3 on the tree" and a 1963 Futura 2-door with "4 on the floor". That was a fun car and the first one I started trying to drive.
In 1987 I bought a very well cared for 1966 Falcon w/ 40,000 miles from a neighbor, She sold it to me for $400. My wife is not a car person but to this day she tells me that was her favorite car. I remember my dad bought a new 1968 Falcon for $4,000 and 2 year financing, incredable! Thank you for the memories, great episode
My first car was a '63 Falcon Futura convertible. I continued buying parts and pieces from a wrecked '63 Sprint (v-8) and drive train to put into the one I was driving with a 200 ci six and a four-speed... my FIRST CAR , I was 16, and I had to sell it back to the dealer because they couldn't find the title and some rule or law required them to buy it back. If I recall correctly (this was about 1974) I had already arranged to sell the whole project to another guy and I was paid that amount from the dealer and the guy had to buy it from them on some other terms. MAN... I was looking forward to getting that one put together. And, of course I had a batch; you could take them through the woods like a rally car. I could do boot-leg turns on wet pavement without ever really stopping. A few friends were fanatics too. Good fuel economy (right after the 'Arab Oil Embargo' B.S.) easy to work on. Cheap and plentiful. Then I got a '67 GTO and next came habitual traffic offender status that got my drivers license REVOKED for 3+ years... that's a whole 'nuther story.
I was born in1963 , in 1980 a good friend of mine bought a 1963 Ford Falcon what a super reliable and fun car that was! We had so many nights at the drive inn movie theater with girl friends back then.....oh happy day !
My first car at the age of 17 in 1980 was a 1965 Ford Falcon 2 door with a 289 engine! The car had duel exhaust and headers on it My little Falcon sounded good and was pretty peppy! I really enjoyed driving that car on Friday and Saturday nights around the circuit in my town!
Very cool! Driving the Circuit is something you would have to explain to those under 40 years of age. It was nightly activity during my teens and early 20's. Thanks for watching!
1964 Falcon Sprint is one good-lookin' car. A friend had one that was a real hoot to ride in, due to the 400 hp 302 with 351 heads, the previous owner built. Green with white side stripe/white interior.
While parking to go get some parts for the 63 Fairlane I was driving. This guy is watching me go in the store I get what I need, he comes up and says: "hey, wanna buy some chrome valve covers for your V8 Fairlane? I have them at home on an old junker in my yard. Sure. Let's go. I come in the yard it's a 64 Falcon Sprint white / red interior 260V8/ auto /no ps bucket seats, console, tach on the dash, woodgrain steering wheel. Nice Chrome, 4 spinner hubcaps. I pop the hood, see the valve covers and chrome air cleaner. How much you want for the whole car? How about $150.00 but it needs to be towed. I was shaking...sure. Best car I ever owned! Purred like a kitten I still miss that car over 45 years later.
I noted the drop in Falcon sales from the 400 thousands to the 300 thousands in 1962. I’m guessing this is because Ford introduced the mid-size Fairlane that year, which likely enticed some buyers away from the Falcon.
Worked at a NAPA store as a parts runner in '70. Acquired a '67 Falcon two-door with a 289 automatic that had been t-boned on the passenger side. Through my work, I knew a lot of body men; one pulled out the side and prettied up the car -- and I was in and out for $375.
In the early 1990's I had a 1962 2-door Falcon I restored for a girl named Danielle but she moved to Nevada and gave it to me, so this was my daily driver for 10 years. I put a 289 in it, with a 3 speed syncro low trans what really made it go. Th e 6 to V8 is an easy engine swap with Mustang parts, should you ever want to do it. The 6 cyl rear end will hold up, if you don't drag race with it
My dad bought a brand new 1965 Falcon Futura 2-door sedan in Wimbledon White. Powertrain was the 170 cid 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree manual. It was quite peppy, but my mom had got used to driving automatics and hated the Falcon. So less than 2 years later, dad bought a new 1967 Fairlane 2-door hardtop with automatic transmission. That Fairlane in Clearwater Aqua was a pretty car, and eventually became MY first car!
I owned a 1964 sprint. 289 auto. But it was from factory a 4 speed. At 7:11 theres a side emblem for that car that I needed. I never was able to find them anywhere. When i sold the car it was still without them emblems. Never to this day have i saw one . They most be extremely rare.
A lot of used parts dealer have now moved over to Falcons and Torinos as the Mustang parts are everywhere and relatively inexpensive. They wouldn't be cheap but i would dollars to doughnuts one could be had a Ford Nationals in Carlisle this summer.
Growing up we had a 1962 sprint falcon, 1964 289 falcon wagon, and a 1968 falcon coupe. Those were great cars growing up. Especially the 1968 was the first car I learned how to drive in. Lol, that’s the one I snuck out in when nobody was home!😊
I almost bought a 61. Heard about it on the “swap shop” on the radio in my father’s shop in the 70s. They said it was in good mechanical order. We dropped by and it was totally rusted out. Must have had plenty of salt. I will never forget that little trip.
I rode with my parents it their brand new 1960 Falcon on our move from Buffalo, New York to San Jose, California that year. It never made it back on our return move in 1965. I remember it had a plastic bag for a washer fluid reservoir.
My parents gave me a 67 Falcon they got for free as a promotion at our local Ford dealership. This was in 78 or so, I was 12. We lived way out in the country, so I drove it to a friend's house every day then walked from there to school. Loved that car
It’s great to hear you had such great memories with your Falcon. I didn't start driving until I turned 13 and I drove in the fields behind our house in a 73 Toyota 4 speed that i traded a Schwinn 10 speed for striaght up.
My Father ordered a 1963 1/2 Falcon 2 door sedan (NOT the Sprint) with 260 V-8 and 2 speed Fordomatic. Options ordered were heater, defroster, cigarette lighter, front seat belts, no side mirrors (we added later). No power nothing. No radio. Was incredibly reliable. In 1974 I obtained the car to go to college. I overhauled the 260 at 64,000 miles (my Dad was bad about oil changes) and added a 4 barrel carb and tube headers-really woke up the 260, but still had the 2 speed auto. Then I obtained a 289 and 4 speed from a crashed '65 Mustang and all that I needed to do was change the tail housing of the transmission for the shorter shifter mounting. I made the engine wild with 11:1 compression, mechanical cam. It idled at 1,000 and couldn't be driven below 2,000, but was fun to have a 7,800rpm engine. Got tired of driving that, then obtained a .030 over 302 and '69 351 Windsor heads ported by PAW (Performance Automotive Warehouse [closed]) with high performance RV cam. Great engine-still have it to this day. When metallic brake linings were no longer available for the drum brakes, I installed disc brakes in front (non powered-lots of leg).
Thanks so much Tony, I'm an Aussie Falcon fan/owner and this is by far the most comprehensive and informative US Falcon doco I have seen, it gives the early Australian examples more context - great work.
Growing up, we had a 1963 and a 1968 Falcon. Both were wonderful cars. They were great for learning how to drive and the fit and finish was perfection. It was a lot of car for little money.
@@TonysFordsandMustangs My dad was wealthy and over the years had some so called fine cars, all bought new, including a Bentley. Our favorite cars were the Falcons !!!
Back in the 1980's I had a '65 Falcon wagon work car, my friends & I called it "The Falc". When I was a kid in the 1960's my next door neighbor had a 1963 Falcon Sprint with the 260 V8, Tach, wire hub caps, dual exhaust etc. It was a super cool car, white with red interior, my Dad & I would go over & crank it up once in awhile while they were away on vacation.
My dad had an Australian 1963 Ford Falcon 4 door Futura with the 170 cubic inch 'Pursuit' six, three speed column shift manual, made several trips in the 1970's halfway across Australia in it, three and a half day road trip, gorgeous chrome and red interior, a padded dash which was rare in the early 1960's, laminated windshield with the tinted band at top, ultra reliable, super comfortable, that deeply dished white steering wheel with five turns lock to lock , drive with one finger on the wheel on mile after mile of straight highway to the horizon.
Previous owner of 3 64 Falcon Rancheros. Currently a proud owner of 1 of the 4602 produced 63.5 Falcon Futura 260 Convertibles in original condition, Corinthian White w/Red interior, white top.
My mom’s first new car was a 1968 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe. It was Wimbledon White with a red vinyl interior. 200 six, automatic, AM radio and heater. Perfect car for a 4’ 10” lady!
As a Canadian i have to mention two Canadian Falcon's made.The 1960 Frontenac and the 1965 289 Hi-Po K-code Falcons.Just thought i'd mention them so you could have some fun looking them up in your spare time.
There was a prototype for a 1961 Frontenac, but Ford of Canada decided to import the (Mercury) Comet instead. (I have a picture of it, but it won't copy to the comments)
This was one of the cars my mom and dad had when I was a kid. It was all white. My dad also had a falcon pick up. He use that for a work truck. He was a carpenter. It was a perfect car for his, he even made a camper shell on the back of it, these were great cars👍👍❤️😎
You do a good job, Tony. Most people get the third gen facts wrong. I admin the 66-70 group on FB and hope you saw me giving you the thumbs up each time you nailed it. 🙂
My first car I got in 70/71 which was a blue 2 door falcon futura v8 auto got for 500$ Sold back to same guy 2 years later for same price and went to boot camp. Great little first car. I've since had a 64 sprint 289 4 speed but that first falcon will never be forgotten.
I am a huge fan of the Falcon, they provided me with cheap and reliable transportation for many years. I bought a couple of them for about 50 bucks each and was even given a '62 Ranchero; I put a 200 inch six and a four speed in it and it's still my all-time favorite vehicle, beat a 327 Chevy across an intersection with it.
My father had a 1960 Falcon! I´m brasilian and this car was my father´s favorite! I miss it so much..................................................................
I owned a 61-144cid , a 62-170 CID , a 63 wagon 170 CID and a 64 wagon, and then , the hotrod wagon of 66 -with the 200 6cyl. Then later I bought a comet with the 302 , and man would that eat the road. Later I had a 72 cougar with the 302, nice car. Now I have an 89 F-250 with the 302. Had lots of fun in all the cars too !
I drove a 66 Ranchero for over 10 years. The 289 was replaced with a 4bbl 351 Cleveland, the automatic was replaced by a top loader 4 speed. Custom dash with a full set of Autometer gauges. Factory air from a 67. Disc brakes from a Cougar, heavy sway bar and front springs. Flowmasters on headers, 3" pipes came out in front of the rear wheels. It was last seen in a field in NC a year or two after I sold it. I had a 73 Cadillac El Dorado convertible at the same time. Everybody wanted to ride in the Ranchero.
My grandma had a 1967 Ford Futura, sports coupe, 289. The little car could scoot right along. Her trade in? Four door, 1948 Plymouth, straight flathead 8. Weighed ABOUT 8 tons(kidding). It was massive and had about 2 inches clearance in her garage. My grandfather was a mechanic all his life. He served in WWI, France, was gassed and his jaw rotted out before he passed in 1969. Their garage had a pit so he could work under cars. We lived next door 1955-1969. My older brothers always had cars and because of their budgets the cars always needed work. Good thing there was a mechanic next door. Lots of free advice....
In all my research I can NOT find anything to state that Plymouth EVER put a straight 8 engine in any vehicle. Not only that, but there would not even be room under the hood of a Plymouth for a straight 8 engine. The DeSoto/Chrysler straight 6 would not even fit in a Plymouth or Dodge body without moving the radiator forward because they were two inches longer than the Plymouth/Dodge straight 6's. Your grandmother's Plymouth could only have been equipped with a straight 6. You are welcome to research the subject, but I think you will find that I am correct. We all have certain memories of our childhood which turn out to not be correct.
My first car was a1967 falcon 2 door. It came with a 289 v8 and power front disk brakes. This was bought used from an elderly man . He failed to tell us that it had a burned exhaust valve that needed to be replaced. I had a neighbor that was a mechanic and he and i repaired the engine. After that i became a mechanic and just retired after 42 years . That car was my interdiction in the auto mechanic world.
My 63 1/2 Sprint has a 302, C-4, Mustang II suspension that includes power disc brakes and power steering, all installed by a previous owner. It's Rangoon Red.
Another great one and I watched the additional video on the sweet red Falcon.... heart warming story , and that is a sweet ride! Love the color with those wheels !
My dad had a 1963 and a 69 or 70 , super reliable, both three on the tree. He loved the later one but sold it for a 70 automatic Torino when my mom got her drivers license
I still love the looks of the ‘63 Falcon Sprint in either 2-door hardtop or convertible style. I’d love to find one of those with the 260 V8 and 4 speed manual. Had a buddy with the hardtop which he bought around 1976 and kept it a few years right after college. (Of course, he traded it for a much newer car once he got more money!)
The hardtop sprint models are my favorite! Not sure if you saw it or not but there was an awesome resto-mod in a short from around a month ago. Another awesome video Tony 😎
In 1968, my first car at age sixteen was a 1960 Ford Falcon 4-door with the blue engine. It was a "dad pick." As humble as it was, it would be pretty neat to own one again. Thanks for your video, it brought back some fond memories.
Enjoyed the video and love the Falcons! My friend has a Mercury Comet Caliente cousin to the Falcon a factory 4 spd V8 convertible in mostly original condition.
My first car was a 1966 Falcon and I have owned at least one Falcon every since my first. I currently own a 63 convertible Sprint model, a 63 sedan and a 65 Ranchero. Affordable, simple, basic, reliable transportation . We could use a Falcon in 2025.
My first car was a '64 Falcon Futura (lower rear window angle), 2dr, 2-sp auto, red, with the optional half-football style bumper guards (that looks like chrome boobies with rubber nipples ;-).
My first car in 1972 was my mother's two-door 1964 Falcon that I got when dad bought her a Buick Skylark. It was puke green with three on the column and I think a 198 six banger. The AM radio was awesome and I lost my veganity in the back seat my junior year after the military ball. Should of hung on to that beast. It was great on gas milage (1974 oil embargo), no oil consumption and it was super easy to work on.
I had a '61 Falcon. It was good enough for a kid with almost zero money. My best friend drove it off over a cliff. Not too much damage. Thanks Larry. To fix that car it would be about $400. That was 1967 dollars. My dad's insurance wouldn't cover so he paid out of pocket. Larry said he'd reimburse my dad. Larry worked all summer at a carwash and saved all he could. That September he came to the house with his mom and gave my dad the whole amount in cash. Mostly one-dollar bills. My dad told me that he never thought that would happen and to never lose that friend. That was 58 years ago, and we are still best friends. We talk about that '61 Falcon every now and then. Thanks Larry!
Great video! The 65 actually had a pretty significant change from the 64, that being the partial frame in the front being redesigned, which improved handling. The ranchero also remained on the Falcon platform in 66 before transitioning to the fairlane. I’m 19 and my first car is a 1965 Ford Falcon Futura sedan. It takes me 200 miles between home and college and my ranch. Still wonderful cars!
Thanks for the info and that is an awesome first car! I have separate Ranchero video on the channel because it changed models so often you can see it here: th-cam.com/video/Ekqkp6ik4YA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for this comprehensive retrospective on the Falcon. My very first car was a 1963 Falcon Wagon. A 4-door (or more precisely, a 5 -door) model, that carried the 170 cu. in. inline 6 cyl, automatic transmission, and featured a power rear window in the tailgate! I drove this for a couple years and, in hindsight, didn't give this car the 'love' it deserved. It was good on gas, and didn't have too many issues, despite my lack of maintenance applied to it. Would love to have that car today...
I had a long history with Falcons. My Grandmother bought one in October 1960- I was very young- red with a black fabric interior Ford-O-matic and an AM radio. My brother bought a 62 Falcon in 1967 and it became mine later-black with a red and white interior and a Dagenham 4 speed. Later I dropped a 302 and a BW T-10 4speed in it, painted it red and got the interior redone in black tuck and roll. I blew up the motor. Then I bought a 63 2 door wagon, again with a 170 and a Dagenham 4 speed. White with a tan interior. I put an LTD II front seat in it and got everything upholstered in tan velour (this was the 80's you see) and slot mags. A lot of pin stripe. Sold it. Wish I had them all back!
I learned to drive in the 63 1/2 Sprint Convertible, just like the one in the ad. White with a red interior, and a four speed. Something that is forgoten, is that the Sprint had a single glasspack muffler coming out the back with a chrome tip. And yes it had a growl.
My high school used a '70 royal blue Falcon when I took driving training. Ergo, the first car I legally drove on a highway. Respectable tame little sedan, some giddyup, no particular vices. Would kinda like to have it now, from before the choking smog gear under the hood.
My first car? Was a 1964 Dodge Dart it was a 4 door slant 6 car, oh, I got it in 1985. My dad bought it for me and I drove it for 6 wonderful years. If I could I would get another one. Love from Marysville California
In '63 and '64 we got to go to the nearby big city and pick up some Avis rent a cars for a local Ford dealer a number of times, always in the evening. When dropping them off we'd take the best one and go joy riding for a couple hours, fortunately never wrecking one. One time we had a new '64 Falcon Sprint (this was before the Mustang came out), it was a real kick, fond memories of that night, that was a hot little car at that time...
1975 My girlfriend's parents bought her a second hand "Falcoon" as a surprise for her first car post receiving her driver license. She was mortified at the thought of being seen in it on the premises of Marina High School in Huntington Beach and made them return it on the spot. they replaced it with a Datsun B210 and she fell in love with the "Bee" decal.
That's too bad that didn't work out! I purchased a 6 cylinder Rambler 770 classic two door with a rebuilt engine that was to be a present for a girls 16th birthday. Once she saw it she too hated it and her father turned the car over to the mechanic to pay for the engine work. I picked it up for $600 and drove it for three years after that. I'm sure someone was very happy with that Falcon.
I had a 61 63 65 and a 68 wagon, was several car repair shops around me and always one no one paid bill on. The pinto was everything fun about driving the falcons too- a go kart
In 1981 I bought a 1965 with the 289 v8 for $125. It was sitting in a back yard being used for storage. Cleaned it out, charged the battery, checked the fluids and it fired right up. It wasn't pretty, but it was my rain vehicle since a motorcycle was my primary transportation.
@@TonysFordsandMustangs well, it was rolling on maypops, and needed shocks. Put another $125 into it to make it safe. Kept it until I got married. Gave it to a friend with Kids that needed a car..
Will the falcon continued on over in australia. Correct me if I'm wrong. Oh I've always had a soft spot for the falcon. But when they based it on the Torino it just wasn't the same thing. But I love that Torino body style of 1970
Had a '62 4-door wagon that the next owner restored and put in his museum. Had also a 69 "Sport Coupe" - 2-door, auto, 200 Cu In 6 banger, with 2 bucket seats. Being that the Mustang was based on it, I found a Mach 1 in the junkyard that I grabbed the springs, brakes, sway bars, and shocks off of. While still massively underpowered, it raised hell in autocrosses!
@@TonysFordsandMustangs: The same guy also ended up with my '54 Beetle, restored it, and put it in his museum as well! The Falcon was a surprisingly good car, and ran like a champ until I wore it out. The biggest problem was that the engine wore out in what we would today call "prematurely", not helped at all by autocrossing it, and the lousy oils of the time. At about 120K miles, I traded it in at a Ford dealer for a 72 Datsun 1200 ( great little car). The engine was burning oil at about 300 miles per quart, and if you tried to stop hard, the oil light would come on! Somehow it didn't smoke, so when the dealer took it for a test drive, he thought that is was in great shape! Ford actually built decent quality cars back then.
My parents had 3 Falcons. 2 60s and a 61. First thing I ever turned wrenches on. Middle one was a 1960 2 door model painted a bright metallic green. They had to sell it when dad got transferred by the Air Force.
HAVE A 1965 FALCON FUTURA hard top has a 302 in it now and have owned it since 1981 street cruiser Bracket racer and street racer love it . I got the Falcon bug because my dad had a 61 and a 67 like all the model years thanks for a great video
the Falcon name was almost branded by Chrysler, shame you didn't include the Aussie Falcons, my first car was a 67 XR, then got my hands on these XA, XB, a XF and a EA,
I bought a 1960 Falcon 2 door sedan when I was dating my future wife. It already had about 100k miles on it. Over the next eight years, we put another 150k miles on it, routinely getting 30 MPG on the highway. We made some long trips with it, and it never let us down.
My Cousin had a '68 Falcon as a daily driver in the early 80's. I still remember how smooth and quiet the 200 ci inline 6 was. Pretty torquey too as I remember, at least compared to the wheezy, slow Malaise newer cars of the time like Citations, Fairmonts
In 1965, the day after Labor Day, my sister, who was driving, and I were on the way to school when something happened to the 1962 Ford Falcon station wagon we were in. We hit a telephone pole dead center. My sister crushed her nose on the steering wheel and I hit the dash board with my neck and then went into the windshield. There were seat belts I think, but at the time, no one used them. I spent 28 days in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta because my larynx was damaged and my forehead was almost peeled off. I had a tube in my throat to help me breath and after I was released, I had two surgeries to repair the scars on both my forehead and my throat. I was 14 when this happened. The Falcon, with it's all steel interior, wasn't a very safe car to drive. When I was 17 I bought my first car and it was a 1964 Ford Galaxy XL Convertible. Five years later, I bought a 1968 Torino GT with the 390. I still drive a Ford today. I guess it's just in my blood.
That’s an horrific story. Cars have come a long way since then thankfully. Most people now wear seatbelts and I personally can attest that they can save lives as I have the dashcam video on the channel. I’m glad to hear you are still a Ford fan.
We had a 65 Falcon Futura Wagon with the 289 Automatic. Paid $50.00 for it with a blown engine. I rebuilt the engine with junk yard parts where I could only buying new rings, bearings and gaskets & Seals. Loved it. It could dust my 64 Galaxie 500 XL Convertible to about 45 mph before the old 64's 390 woke up and pulled away. Drove it two years before it was wrecked in a snow storm. That and the 64 and my 75 Scout II are the only cars I still wish I possessed.
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My first car in 1980 at the age of 17 was a 1965 2 door Ford Falcon Futura with a 289 engine. The car was a honey gold color and had duel exhaust and headers on it. My little Falcon sounded good and was pretty peppy and was a real head turner! I really enjoyed cruising the circuit in my town on Friday and Saturday nights in that car! So much fun!
That's an awesome first car! Thanks for sharing and for watching! We too had a circuit in my hometown and I lived there from 1981 to 1985. :)
Same here in 1980 at the age of 17 my first car was a 65 2 door falcon but with only a 170 straight six. It was blue on blue. Had some sweet times in that car
Thank God the Falcon came along and flew Down Under.
Proud owner of a 1998 Falcon.
R.I.P Falcon 1959-2016.
There are several Fords from down under that I would have liked to have seen flew back to the States. :) Hang on to your Falcon and thanks for watching!
My first car was 1968 Falcon XT 3.6L ,6cyl, which I bought off my parents in 1985,did a lot of traveling in it around NZ-wish I still had it Auckland New Zealand 2024
I used to like watching the Dr. Blake Mysteries because of all the old American models of automobiles in the background or sometimes in the foreground of many scenes. The series was set in the late '50's and early 60's and you could spot many American autos of that era. It was aired on PBS in the US and I was sorry they canceled it after five seasons.
By the way, my father staged in Australia with the US 6rh Army, 24th Infantry Division before the New Guinea invasion in WWII.
@@ksman9087 That's great thanks for sharing!
Australian Falcons were the best. First one I saw was Mad Max's.
I helped a friend put a 302 with a C 4 in his 65 falcon futura.the motor came from a totaled torino..it was flipped...we had to do much i hate to bore everyone..when we finished it it was a true runner..a real preformer..talk about Ford fever..
Thanks for sharing! Yes those cars were light and a good 302 could make them very quick cars.
My dad needed a decent economy car to drive to work, about 60 miles round-trip.
They were always bought used.
Among other vehicles, he had a 1960 Falcon 2-door with "3 on the tree"
and a 1963 Futura 2-door with "4 on the floor".
That was a fun car and the first one I started trying to drive.
I thought Falcons got ugly in '64 and on...
In 1987 I bought a very well cared for 1966 Falcon w/ 40,000 miles from a neighbor, She sold it to me for $400. My wife is not a car person but to this day she tells me that was her favorite car. I remember my dad bought a new 1968 Falcon for $4,000 and 2 year financing, incredable! Thank you for the memories, great episode
Thank you for watching!
My first car was a '63 Falcon Futura convertible. I continued buying parts and pieces from a wrecked '63 Sprint (v-8) and drive train to put into the one I was driving with a 200 ci six and a four-speed... my FIRST CAR , I was 16, and I had to sell it back to the dealer because they couldn't find the title and some rule or law required them to buy it back. If I recall correctly (this was about 1974) I had already arranged to sell the whole project to another guy and I was paid that amount from the dealer and the guy had to buy it from them on some other terms.
MAN... I was looking forward to getting that one put together.
And, of course I had a batch; you could take them through the woods like a rally car. I could do boot-leg turns on wet pavement without ever really stopping. A few friends were fanatics too. Good fuel economy (right after the 'Arab Oil Embargo' B.S.) easy to work on. Cheap and plentiful.
Then I got a '67 GTO and next came habitual traffic offender status that got my drivers license REVOKED for 3+ years... that's a whole 'nuther story.
Thanks for sharing your story!
I was born in1963 , in 1980 a good friend of mine bought a 1963 Ford Falcon what a super reliable and fun car that was! We had so many nights at the drive inn movie theater with girl friends back then.....oh happy day !
Class of 81’ here!!
My first car at the age of 17 in 1980 was a 1965 Ford Falcon 2 door with a 289 engine! The car had duel exhaust and headers on it My little Falcon sounded good and was pretty peppy! I really enjoyed driving that car on Friday and Saturday nights around the circuit in my town!
Very cool! Driving the Circuit is something you would have to explain to those under 40 years of age. It was nightly activity during my teens and early 20's. Thanks for watching!
1964 Falcon Sprint is one good-lookin' car. A friend had one that was a real hoot to ride in, due to the 400 hp 302 with 351 heads, the previous owner built. Green with white side stripe/white interior.
While parking to go get some parts for the 63 Fairlane I was driving. This guy is watching me go in the store
I get what I need, he comes up and says: "hey, wanna buy some chrome valve covers for your V8 Fairlane?
I have them at home on an old junker in my yard.
Sure. Let's go.
I come in the yard it's a 64 Falcon Sprint white / red interior
260V8/ auto /no ps
bucket seats, console, tach on the dash, woodgrain steering wheel.
Nice Chrome, 4 spinner hubcaps.
I pop the hood, see the valve covers and chrome air cleaner.
How much you want for the whole car?
How about $150.00 but it needs to be towed.
I was shaking...sure.
Best car I ever owned!
Purred like a kitten
I still miss that car over 45 years later.
That sounds like a great looking car! Thanks for sharing!
I noted the drop in Falcon sales from the 400 thousands to the 300 thousands in 1962. I’m guessing this is because Ford introduced the mid-size Fairlane that year, which likely enticed some buyers away from the Falcon.
It's hard to say what exactly affected the sales number drop off but that's not a bad bet.
Worked at a NAPA store as a parts runner in '70. Acquired a '67 Falcon two-door with a 289 automatic that had been t-boned on the passenger side. Through my work, I knew a lot of body men; one pulled out the side and prettied up the car -- and I was in and out for $375.
That's a great deal. I too was a parts runner just in the early 80's.
In the early 1990's I had a 1962 2-door Falcon I restored for a girl named Danielle but she moved to Nevada and gave it to me, so this was my daily driver for 10 years. I put a 289 in it, with a 3 speed syncro low trans what really made it go. Th e 6 to V8 is an easy engine swap with Mustang parts, should you ever want to do it. The 6 cyl rear end will hold up, if you don't drag race with it
My dad bought a brand new 1965 Falcon Futura 2-door sedan in Wimbledon White. Powertrain was the 170 cid 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree manual. It was quite peppy, but my mom had got used to driving automatics and hated the Falcon. So less than 2 years later, dad bought a new 1967 Fairlane 2-door hardtop with automatic transmission. That Fairlane in Clearwater Aqua was a pretty car, and eventually became MY first car!
That's a nice first car!
I owned a 1964 sprint. 289 auto. But it was from factory a 4 speed. At 7:11 theres a side emblem for that car that I needed. I never was able to find them anywhere. When i sold the car it was still without them emblems. Never to this day have i saw one . They most be extremely rare.
A lot of used parts dealer have now moved over to Falcons and Torinos as the Mustang parts are everywhere and relatively inexpensive. They wouldn't be cheap but i would dollars to doughnuts one could be had a Ford Nationals in Carlisle this summer.
@farmerdude3578 ebay has them
Growing up we had a 1962 sprint falcon, 1964 289 falcon wagon, and a 1968 falcon coupe. Those were great cars growing up. Especially the 1968 was the first car I learned how to drive in. Lol, that’s the one I snuck out in when nobody was home!😊
Thanks for watching!
@@TonysFordsandMustangs No, thank you 😊
I almost bought a 61. Heard about it on the “swap shop” on the radio in my father’s shop in the 70s. They said it was in good mechanical order. We dropped by and it was totally rusted out. Must have had plenty of salt. I will never forget that little trip.
I rode with my parents it their brand new 1960 Falcon on our move from Buffalo, New York to San Jose, California that year. It never made it back on our return move in 1965. I remember it had a plastic bag for a washer fluid reservoir.
Great content......who doesn't love the falcon?
Thank YOU and thanks for watching!
My parents gave me a 67 Falcon they got for free as a promotion at our local Ford dealership. This was in 78 or so, I was 12. We lived way out in the country, so I drove it to a friend's house every day then walked from there to school. Loved that car
It’s great to hear you had such great memories with your Falcon. I didn't start driving until I turned 13 and I drove in the fields behind our house in a 73 Toyota 4 speed that i traded a Schwinn 10 speed for striaght up.
My Father ordered a 1963 1/2 Falcon 2 door sedan (NOT the Sprint) with 260 V-8 and 2 speed Fordomatic. Options ordered were heater, defroster, cigarette lighter, front seat belts, no side mirrors (we added later). No power nothing. No radio. Was incredibly reliable. In 1974 I obtained the car to go to college. I overhauled the 260 at 64,000 miles (my Dad was bad about oil changes) and added a 4 barrel carb and tube headers-really woke up the 260, but still had the 2 speed auto. Then I obtained a 289 and 4 speed from a crashed '65 Mustang and all that I needed to do was change the tail housing of the transmission for the shorter shifter mounting. I made the engine wild with 11:1 compression, mechanical cam. It idled at 1,000 and couldn't be driven below 2,000, but was fun to have a 7,800rpm engine. Got tired of driving that, then obtained a .030 over 302 and '69 351 Windsor heads ported by PAW (Performance Automotive Warehouse [closed]) with high performance RV cam. Great engine-still have it to this day. When metallic brake linings were no longer available for the drum brakes, I installed disc brakes in front (non powered-lots of leg).
Thanks for watching and for sharing. I remember PAW engines.
I really love the 1966-1970 Ford Falcon!
Agreed thanks for watching!
Great film, I'm from the UK and i have a 64 2 door Falcon with a 351 windsor under the bonnet. Great little car for our English roads!
Thank you and thanks for sharing!
Cool, I'm in the UK too and saw a '64 2 door Falcon last year. Is your's red with the registration CBU...B?
my dad had a 63 ranchero falcon, loved that car!
Thanks so much Tony, I'm an Aussie Falcon fan/owner and this is by far the most comprehensive and informative US Falcon doco I have seen, it gives the early Australian examples more context - great work.
Much appreciated! Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
Growing up, we had a 1963 and a 1968 Falcon. Both were wonderful cars. They were great for learning how to drive and the fit and finish was perfection. It was a lot of car for little money.
Thanks for sharing
@@TonysFordsandMustangs My dad was wealthy and over the years had some so called fine cars, all bought new, including a Bentley. Our favorite cars were the Falcons !!!
@@davidsauls9542 That's awesome! I'm glad to hear it.
Back in the 1980's I had a '65 Falcon wagon work car, my friends & I called it "The Falc". When I was a kid in the 1960's my next door neighbor had a 1963 Falcon Sprint with the 260 V8, Tach, wire hub caps, dual exhaust etc. It was a super cool car, white with red interior, my Dad & I would go over & crank it up once in awhile while they were away on vacation.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!
My dad had an Australian 1963 Ford Falcon 4 door Futura with the 170 cubic inch 'Pursuit' six, three speed column shift manual, made several trips in the 1970's halfway across Australia in it, three and a half day road trip, gorgeous chrome and red interior, a padded dash which was rare in the early 1960's, laminated windshield with the tinted band at top, ultra reliable, super comfortable, that deeply dished white steering wheel with five turns lock to lock , drive with one finger on the wheel on mile after mile of straight highway to the horizon.
Thanks for sharing Chris!
Previous owner of 3 64 Falcon Rancheros. Currently a proud owner of 1 of the 4602 produced 63.5 Falcon Futura 260 Convertibles in original condition, Corinthian White w/Red interior, white top.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
My mom’s first new car was a 1968 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe.
It was Wimbledon White with a red vinyl interior.
200 six, automatic, AM radio and heater.
Perfect car for a 4’ 10” lady!
As a Canadian i have to mention two Canadian Falcon's made.The 1960 Frontenac and the 1965 289 Hi-Po K-code Falcons.Just thought i'd mention them so you could have some fun looking them up in your spare time.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
There was a prototype for a 1961 Frontenac, but Ford of Canada decided to import the (Mercury) Comet instead. (I have a picture of it, but it won't copy to the comments)
This was one of the cars my mom and dad had when I was a kid. It was all white. My dad also had a falcon pick up. He use that for a work truck. He was a carpenter. It was a perfect car for his, he even made a camper shell on the back of it, these were great cars👍👍❤️😎
You do a good job, Tony. Most people get the third gen facts wrong. I admin the 66-70 group on FB and hope you saw me giving you the thumbs up each time you nailed it. 🙂
Thank you very much! I do the best I can and thanks for watching. It is appreciated.
My first car I got in 70/71 which was a blue 2 door falcon futura v8 auto got for 500$ Sold back to same guy 2 years later for same price and went to boot camp. Great little first car. I've since had a 64 sprint 289 4 speed but that first falcon will never be forgotten.
Thank you for sharing your experience with the Falcon!
Loved the falcons ,had a lot of fun driving down old back roads and camping happier times great memories .
Thanks for sharing those memories!
I am a huge fan of the Falcon, they provided me with cheap and reliable transportation for many years. I bought a couple of them for about 50 bucks each and was even given a '62 Ranchero; I put a 200 inch six and a four speed in it and it's still my all-time favorite vehicle, beat a 327 Chevy across an intersection with it.
Thanks for watching & for sharing your story Gene!
My father had a 1960 Falcon! I´m brasilian and this car was my father´s favorite! I miss it so much..................................................................
I understand how you could feel that way. Thanks for watching!
Love your videos. My dad had a '65 and loved it.
Thank you it is appreciated!
I owned a 61-144cid , a 62-170 CID , a 63 wagon 170 CID and a 64 wagon, and then , the hotrod wagon of 66 -with the 200 6cyl.
Then later I bought a comet with the 302 , and man would that eat the road.
Later I had a 72 cougar with the 302, nice car.
Now I have an 89 F-250 with the 302.
Had lots of fun in all the cars too !
I drove a 66 Ranchero for over 10 years. The 289 was replaced with a 4bbl 351 Cleveland, the automatic was replaced by a top loader 4 speed. Custom dash with a full set of Autometer gauges. Factory air from a 67. Disc brakes from a Cougar, heavy sway bar and front springs. Flowmasters on headers, 3" pipes came out in front of the rear wheels. It was last seen in a field in NC a year or two after I sold it. I had a 73 Cadillac El Dorado convertible at the same time. Everybody wanted to ride in the Ranchero.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the Ranchero, sounds like a fun car to drive!
My grandma had a 1967 Ford Futura, sports coupe, 289. The little car could scoot right along. Her trade in? Four door, 1948 Plymouth, straight flathead 8. Weighed ABOUT 8 tons(kidding). It was massive and had about 2 inches clearance in her garage. My grandfather was a mechanic all his life. He served in WWI, France, was gassed and his jaw rotted out before he passed in 1969. Their garage had a pit so he could work under cars. We lived next door 1955-1969. My older brothers always had cars and because of their budgets the cars always needed work. Good thing there was a mechanic next door. Lots of free advice....
Awesome story thanks for sharing!
I had a 1968 Ford falcon futura station wagon gave to me with 289 I put the motor in a 1970 fastback mustang and it was a rocket mobile
In all my research I can NOT find anything to state that Plymouth EVER put a straight 8 engine in any vehicle. Not only that, but there would not even be room under the hood of a Plymouth for a straight 8 engine. The DeSoto/Chrysler straight 6 would not even fit in a Plymouth or Dodge body without moving the radiator forward because they were two inches longer than the Plymouth/Dodge straight 6's. Your grandmother's Plymouth could only have been equipped with a straight 6. You are welcome to research the subject, but I think you will find that I am correct. We all have certain memories of our childhood which turn out to not be correct.
My first car was a1967 falcon 2 door. It came with a 289 v8 and power front disk brakes. This was bought used from an elderly man . He failed to tell us that it had a burned exhaust valve that needed to be replaced. I had a neighbor that was a mechanic and he and i repaired the engine. After that i became a mechanic and just retired after 42 years . That car was my interdiction in the auto mechanic world.
Great story. Thanks for sharing!
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My 63 1/2 Sprint has a 302, C-4, Mustang II suspension that includes power disc brakes and power steering, all installed by a previous owner. It's Rangoon Red.
Very nice!
I have a 1964 futura, 2 door hardtop that can be seen on my channel. Great video!
Awesome and thank you!
Another great one and I watched the additional video on the sweet red Falcon.... heart warming story , and that is a sweet ride! Love the color with those wheels !
Thank you Jim! I'm Glad you enjoyed it!
The 1960 Falcon with 144 six weighed about the same as a 1971 Pinto with a 1600 four. Pretty light. I like the somewhat homely original Falcon.
My dad had a 1963 and a 69 or 70 , super reliable, both three on the tree. He loved the later one but sold it for a 70 automatic Torino when my mom got her drivers license
Sounds like your dad had great taste in cars!
We had a '63 Falcon. I drove it some. It was so underpowered that I thought it was dangerous! It needed about 60 more horsepower.
I still love the looks of the ‘63 Falcon Sprint in either 2-door hardtop or convertible style. I’d love to find one of those with the 260 V8 and 4 speed manual.
Had a buddy with the hardtop which he bought around 1976 and kept it a few years right after college. (Of course, he traded it for a much newer car once he got more money!)
Come to Australia and see what we did with the mighty Falcon..right up to 2016...Best car ever...
A falcon with a 429 has to be a rarity. And it could finally live up to its name
The hardtop sprint models are my favorite! Not sure if you saw it or not but there was an awesome resto-mod in a short from around a month ago. Another awesome video Tony 😎
Thank you sir! I rarely check out or make shorts but I will now. Thanks!
In 1968, my first car at age sixteen was a 1960 Ford Falcon 4-door with the blue engine. It was a "dad pick." As humble as it was, it would be pretty neat to own one again. Thanks for your video, it brought back some fond memories.
Thanks for sharing and for watching!
I've had multiple 68/69s. I had plans with my last one to make a 2 door GTHO XY clone, I still have the decals somewhere. Built 351w 4 speed
Thanks for sharing your experience with the Falcon, sounds like a great project!
Enjoyed the video and love the Falcons! My friend has a Mercury Comet Caliente cousin to the Falcon a factory 4 spd V8 convertible in mostly original condition.
Thanks for watching Victor! Comets are very cool cars.
I owned a 66 Falcon in high school in the 80’s. I paid $500 for it. I loved that car. Although it had no AC. That was kinda rough in southeast Texas.
My first car was a 1966 Falcon and I have owned at least one Falcon every since my first. I currently own a 63 convertible Sprint model, a 63 sedan and a 65 Ranchero.
Affordable, simple, basic, reliable transportation . We could use a Falcon in 2025.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the Falcon and for watching, it sounds like you've got quite the collection!
My first car was a '64 Falcon Futura (lower rear window angle), 2dr, 2-sp auto, red, with the optional half-football style bumper guards (that looks like chrome boobies with rubber nipples ;-).
My first car in 1972 was my mother's two-door 1964 Falcon that I got when dad bought her a Buick Skylark. It was puke green with three on the column and I think a 198 six banger. The AM radio was awesome and I lost my veganity in the back seat my junior year after the military ball. Should of hung on to that beast. It was great on gas milage (1974 oil embargo), no oil consumption and it was super easy to work on.
Those old Falcons were great cars! Thanks for sharing your experience and for watching
I had a '61 Falcon. It was good enough for a kid with almost zero money. My best friend drove it off over a cliff. Not too much damage. Thanks Larry. To fix that car it would be about $400. That was 1967 dollars. My dad's insurance wouldn't cover so he paid out of pocket. Larry said he'd reimburse my dad. Larry worked all summer at a carwash and saved all he could. That September he came to the house with his mom and gave my dad the whole amount in cash. Mostly one-dollar bills. My dad told me that he never thought that would happen and to never lose that friend. That was 58 years ago, and we are still best friends. We talk about that '61 Falcon every now and then. Thanks Larry!
That is a great story and a great friend! Thank you for sharing.
I love the lines of the '65 Falcon.
Great video! The 65 actually had a pretty significant change from the 64, that being the partial frame in the front being redesigned, which improved handling. The ranchero also remained on the Falcon platform in 66 before transitioning to the fairlane.
I’m 19 and my first car is a 1965 Ford Falcon Futura sedan. It takes me 200 miles between home and college and my ranch. Still wonderful cars!
Thanks for the info and that is an awesome first car! I have separate Ranchero video on the channel because it changed models so often you can see it here: th-cam.com/video/Ekqkp6ik4YA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for this comprehensive retrospective on the Falcon. My very first car was a 1963 Falcon Wagon. A 4-door (or more precisely, a 5 -door) model, that carried the 170 cu. in. inline 6 cyl, automatic transmission, and featured a power rear window in the tailgate! I drove this for a couple years and, in hindsight, didn't give this car the 'love' it deserved. It was good on gas, and didn't have too many issues, despite my lack of maintenance applied to it. Would love to have that car today...
Thank you watching and for your comment.
I had a long history with Falcons. My Grandmother bought one in October 1960- I was very young- red with a black fabric interior Ford-O-matic and an AM radio. My brother bought a 62 Falcon in 1967 and it became mine later-black with a red and white interior and a Dagenham 4 speed. Later I dropped a 302 and a BW T-10 4speed in it, painted it red and got the interior redone in black tuck and roll. I blew up the motor. Then I bought a 63 2 door wagon, again with a 170 and a Dagenham 4 speed. White with a tan interior. I put an LTD II front seat in it and got everything upholstered in tan velour (this was the 80's you see) and slot mags. A lot of pin stripe. Sold it. Wish I had them all back!
That’s quite the collection of Falcons you had! Thanks for sharing
My first car was a 1962 Falcon 3 speed manual transmission. Many fond memories of high school and junior college in that car.
I learned to drive in the 63 1/2 Sprint Convertible, just like the one in the ad. White with a red interior, and a four speed. Something that is forgoten, is that the Sprint had a single glasspack muffler coming out the back with a chrome tip. And yes it had a growl.
My high school used a '70 royal blue Falcon when I took driving training. Ergo, the first car I legally drove on a highway. Respectable tame little sedan, some giddyup, no particular vices. Would kinda like to have it now, from before the choking smog gear under the hood.
My first car? Was a 1964 Dodge Dart it was a 4 door slant 6 car, oh, I got it in 1985. My dad bought it for me and I drove it for 6 wonderful years. If I could I would get another one. Love from Marysville California
64 Sprint my favorite car
There are not that many of them left. Thanks for watching!
I know ...really wish I still had mine
My parents had a 1963 1/2 hardtop Falcon when I was growing up. Really wish I had that car.
In '63 and '64 we got to go to the nearby big city and pick up some Avis rent a cars for a local Ford dealer a number of times, always in the evening. When dropping them off we'd take the best one and go joy riding for a couple hours, fortunately never wrecking one. One time we had a new '64 Falcon Sprint (this was before the Mustang came out), it was a real kick, fond memories of that night, that was a hot little car at that time...
Thanks for watching!
The guy that did the commercial for the 64 Falcon was Dave Garoway. I remember him as the host of a TV morning show, I don’t remember which network.
The long-time host of the "Today" show on NBC (1952-1961)
@@gcfifthgear You got it, GC. And Garroway was the ORIGINAL host of the Today show.
Seems to speak in the North Atlantic accent
1975 My girlfriend's parents bought her a second hand "Falcoon" as a surprise for her first car post receiving her driver license. She was mortified at the thought of being seen in it on the premises of Marina High School in Huntington Beach and made them return it on the spot. they replaced it with a Datsun B210 and she fell in love with the "Bee" decal.
That's too bad that didn't work out! I purchased a 6 cylinder Rambler 770 classic two door with a rebuilt engine that was to be a present for a girls 16th birthday. Once she saw it she too hated it and her father turned the car over to the mechanic to pay for the engine work. I picked it up for $600 and drove it for three years after that. I'm sure someone was very happy with that Falcon.
Hey that 302 from the flipped Torino could have been from my Torino GT. I rolled it in a snowstorm.
My mother owned a 62 that us kids weren't too impressed with. Now I think it's pretty sharp compared to low budget cars of the present.
In the early 1980's I had a 67 Falcon. Just like the image you show for the 67, mine was green with a black roof. It was a 6 cylinder automatic.
I had a 61 63 65 and a 68 wagon, was several car repair shops around me and always one no one paid bill on. The pinto was everything fun about driving the falcons too- a go kart
Great video Tony.
Thanks! 😁👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
In 1981 I bought a 1965 with the 289 v8 for $125. It was sitting in a back yard being used for storage. Cleaned it out, charged the battery, checked the fluids and it fired right up. It wasn't pretty, but it was my rain vehicle since a motorcycle was my primary transportation.
That sounds like a great deal on a car that was sitting and ready to run! Thanks for watching
@@TonysFordsandMustangs well, it was rolling on maypops, and needed shocks. Put another $125 into it to make it safe. Kept it until I got married. Gave it to a friend with Kids that needed a car..
The Falcon was just the car for those that like simplicity...and so was the Maverick that superceded it!
Will the falcon continued on over in australia. Correct me if I'm wrong. Oh I've always had a soft spot for the falcon. But when they based it on the Torino it just wasn't the same thing. But I love that Torino body style of 1970
The Australian Falcons ran from 1960 to 2016 which ended Ford production in Australia
@@darrenpalmer6073 thank you. Now I don't think there's any company making cars in Australia anymore.
Correct its all over now GM / Holden was the last to stop manufacturing complete cars in Australia.
@@darrenpalmer6073 I was just curious. It doesn't make any sense it seems like it would be more expensive to ship in the cars from someplace else.
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025 you would tbink so but I guess not
Falcon lived on in Australia for over another 40 years and many subsequent generations including some pretty cool performance ones.
Yes they did. I’ll get to a few of those soon. Thank you for watching!
the first Mustang was built on the Falcon platform
I think I covered that in the video ;)
Had a '62 4-door wagon that the next owner restored and put in his museum. Had also a 69 "Sport Coupe" - 2-door, auto, 200 Cu In 6 banger, with 2 bucket seats. Being that the Mustang was based on it, I found a Mach 1 in the junkyard that I grabbed the springs, brakes, sway bars, and shocks off of. While still massively underpowered, it raised hell in autocrosses!
That is quite the story. I bet you enjoyed that '69 Falcon!
@@TonysFordsandMustangs: The same guy also ended up with my '54 Beetle, restored it, and put it in his museum as well!
The Falcon was a surprisingly good car, and ran like a champ until I wore it out. The biggest problem was that the engine wore out in what we would today call "prematurely", not helped at all by autocrossing it, and the lousy oils of the time. At about 120K miles, I traded it in at a Ford dealer for a 72 Datsun 1200 ( great little car). The engine was burning oil at about 300 miles per quart, and if you tried to stop hard, the oil light would come on! Somehow it didn't smoke, so when the dealer took it for a test drive, he thought that is was in great shape!
Ford actually built decent quality cars back then.
My parents had 3 Falcons. 2 60s and a 61. First thing I ever turned wrenches on. Middle one was a 1960 2 door model painted a bright metallic green. They had to sell it when dad got transferred by the Air Force.
HAVE A 1965 FALCON FUTURA hard top has a 302 in it now and have owned it since 1981 street cruiser Bracket racer and street racer love it . I got the Falcon bug because my dad had a 61 and a 67 like all the model years thanks for a great video
Thanks for watching and the 65 is a great looking car.
the Falcon name was almost branded by Chrysler, shame you didn't include the Aussie Falcons, my first car was a 67 XR, then got my hands on these XA, XB, a XF and a EA,
I have an XB video on the channel. :) th-cam.com/video/ggJ5mAITsho/w-d-xo.html
My 1964 falcon furtura 2 door hard top, it is a 260, 4 speed car, Absolutely love it.
@@NM-eb5ej very awesome!
love my 2015 Falcon
Welcome from Australia! Thanks for watching!
In deepest retrospective future the Falcon has alot of potential to soar the skies again.
Spin it 2 Win it!!!!!!
I bought a 1960 Falcon 2 door sedan when I was dating my future wife. It already had about 100k miles on it. Over the next eight years, we put another 150k miles on it, routinely getting 30 MPG on the highway. We made some long trips with it, and it never let us down.
Thanks for sharing
My Cousin had a '68 Falcon as a daily driver in the early 80's. I still remember how smooth and quiet the 200 ci inline 6 was. Pretty torquey too as I remember, at least compared to the wheezy, slow Malaise newer cars of the time like Citations, Fairmonts
In 1965, the day after Labor Day, my sister, who was driving, and I were on the way to school when something happened to the 1962 Ford Falcon station wagon we were in. We hit a telephone pole dead center. My sister crushed her nose on the steering wheel and I hit the dash board with my neck and then went into the windshield. There were seat belts I think, but at the time, no one used them. I spent 28 days in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta because my larynx was damaged and my forehead was almost peeled off. I had a tube in my throat to help me breath and after I was released, I had two surgeries to repair the scars on both my forehead and my throat. I was 14 when this happened. The Falcon, with it's all steel interior, wasn't a very safe car to drive. When I was 17 I bought my first car and it was a 1964 Ford Galaxy XL Convertible. Five years later, I bought a 1968 Torino GT with the 390. I still drive a Ford today. I guess it's just in my blood.
That’s an horrific story. Cars have come a long way since then thankfully. Most people now wear seatbelts and I personally can attest that they can save lives as I have the dashcam video on the channel. I’m glad to hear you are still a Ford fan.
The original Ford Mustang was just a Falcon with a different body.
i had a 1982 fairmont futura .with a straight 6. great car.
We had a 65 Falcon Futura Wagon with the 289 Automatic. Paid $50.00 for it with a blown engine. I rebuilt the engine with junk yard parts where I could only buying new rings, bearings and gaskets & Seals. Loved it. It could dust my 64 Galaxie 500 XL Convertible to about 45 mph before the old 64's 390 woke up and pulled away. Drove it two years before it was wrecked in a snow storm. That and the 64 and my 75 Scout II are the only cars I still wish I possessed.
Sounds like you made that Falcon work for you. Thanks for watching and sharing your story.
I had a 69 Falcon that I bought in June 75. 2-Door, black over metallic tan, 200 ci 6, 3 on the tree. It had its quirks. But, it was my 1st car.
My example was a 1963 1/2 Falcon Futura convertible with a 260 V8, 4 speed in triple black. Owned it for about 15 years.
That sounds like an awesome car! Thanks for watching!
Great video, I think the Falcon was finished once the Mustang was issued, but I love the 60-65 Falcons, especially two door wagons!!!!
The Falcon kept selling well enough to keep it going even with the Mustang on the market. Thanks for watching!
@TonysFordsandMustangs You're right, although I wish she'd retained her own identity instead of going with that short rear deck "Mustang" look...
@ Agreed.
Early falcon 2 door or Ranchero are my favorite.
Not to mention great ' sleeper '
Potential.
Thank you for watching and I have a Ranchero video on the channel that covers hose vehicles.