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DubyaFartsBlood 02-02-2005 12:05 PM

1963 Ford Falcon
 
Now there was a car!!!!!

tabs 02-02-2005 12:42 PM

Platform for the Mustang...

RickM 02-02-2005 12:53 PM

Janitor in elementary school had one.....

gaijindabe 02-02-2005 12:55 PM

I prefer the click-click-click of the Dodge slant-6. But the Falcon was a cute little car..

Adam 02-02-2005 02:52 PM

They still build Falcons here in Australia!

beepbeep 02-02-2005 04:25 PM

Australian XB for me, thanx. GT hardtop with manual 4-speed box if possible.

Victor 02-02-2005 05:52 PM

I think I still have my "Let's get the Falcon Hell out of here" T-Shirt somewhere.

Trouble is it's a size 8.

juan ruiz 02-02-2005 08:16 PM

I had a 65 all original, I will own another one a 62 and it will be STOCK!:)

air-cool-me 02-03-2005 01:19 AM

i almost had one... my grandpa sold it when i was 15... i was soo close to being into cars....:( just had to hop behind the wheel....


sad thing is he sold a 63 falcon with 36000 miles on it for almost nothing.... and gave the yard boy a bronco on top of it...(you could see the ground below you when you sat in the bronco)

smoak 02-03-2005 10:04 AM

I actually learned to drive a manual transmission car in a Falcon ('66) I think. It was my girlfriend's car when I was a sophmore in high school. It had the shifter on the column. Oh, the sweet memories of the back seat, hell the front seat, of she and I in that car.

juan ruiz 02-03-2005 12:10 PM

any ford falcons web sites?

wilke3169 02-03-2005 12:27 PM

My dad had one. '63 170 C.I. 6 cylinder, 3 speed on the column. It ran forever. Was a Saturday ritual to perform some work on it but I'm not sure it was always needed, it was just what he liked to do. Only thing he enjoyed more was VWs.

azasadny 02-03-2005 01:02 PM

I almost bought a convertible Falcon about 6 years ago, but the guy sold it out from under me. I bought the 911 instead and I'm glad I did. The Falcon is a very cool car, especially the convertible!

Adam 02-03-2005 02:16 PM

My new company car is a 2005 Ford (Falcon) Fairmont, in a charming shade of dark blue. I've had it about 2 weeks. I'll take some photos if you guys are interested... The ones below are pinched from a review website.

http://us1.webpublications.com.au/st...6/1670_2lo.jpg

http://us1.webpublications.com.au/st...6/1670_7lo.jpg

Rear-drive 4.0 DOHC inline six + variable intake and exhaust cams = 182kw (~245bhp). Very smooth, quiet and powerful, but not especially involving to drive. Ford Australia have Hi-po models for that (320, 350 and 395 bhp). It's the entry luxo model. Lots of interior zoot, but without leather. Dual-zone climate, a great audio system, tiptronic style auto shifter and decent handling.

Nice car, thanks Boss! :D

speeder 02-03-2005 03:07 PM

1963 Ford Falcon was the first car I ever drove, (kind of). We had a new '63 wagon, maroon, from 1963 until '69 or '70 when my Mom got her new Maverick. I used to sit next to her and steer sometimes, I still remember her explaining how the fender top emblems and hood ornament were used as "gun sights" to aim the car and darned if she wasn't right, your lane from the driver's seat was perfectly framed by them. :)

Superman 02-03-2005 03:10 PM

I'm the only guy I know who has blown up a Slant-6 engine. I liked Darts also. Didn't have a Falcon, but I did have a '65 Fairlane with the 289. Nice engine.

Jared at Pelican Parts 02-03-2005 11:55 PM

How the hell do you blow up a Slant-6?

gaijindabe 02-04-2005 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jared Fenton
How the hell do you blow up a Slant-6?
I dunno? Kriptonite in the gas tank? A 500 mile road trip with no oil??

Supe, are you sure???

I tried, and I failed..... :confused:


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