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Ford Falcon - Why did they change the name to Torino?
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2022
- On September 2, 1959, the Ford Falcon made its debut, a full month before its rivals, the Chevrolet Corvair and the Plymouth Valiant. In this video, we look into the history of the Ford Falcon and discover how it impacted the creation of other well-known models, such as the Ford Mustang.
This is the story of the Ford Falcon
The Falcon was touted right out of the gate as "The New Size Ford" and promoted for its economy-both at the pump, and in price.
Families who wanted a second car were likely to have bought their first vehicle in the "larger is always better" American vehicles of the 1950s. The Big Three American automakers were dead set on preventing consumers from switching to foreign brands like Volkswagen and Toyota.
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The VALIANT was FAR SUPERIOR to ANY Ford "compact"!
The Falcon story continued to 2016 in Australia and as the main rival to GM’s Holden. Muscle car versions of both featured in the Australian Motorsport V8 Supercar series. Both Ford and GM have closed their doors to the locally designed and produced Falcons and Holdens.
Suggest you should check out the Australian Falcon to the real end of the brand.
Also look at the Argentina Falcon. Another interesting variation on the brand name.
The story of the Ford Falcon continued until October 2016 in Australia,where the car was probably loved much more than it was in the country where it was first built.
I think the Falcon was Australia's Mustang. The 70s Falcon 2 doors like the one from Mad Max are flat out awesome.
In Australia my dad was a Falcon man and his love for Fords spread through to me. Dad's first was the 1960 XK, then the 1963 XL, the 1967 XR (the Mustang bred Falcon), 1973 XB. After that the family left home so Dad's next cars were Japanese 4cyl.
My first Falcon was a 1982 XE, driven mainly by my wife as I had a company car. Next was a 1991 EB, again driven by the wife. I had company cars right up to the early 2000s when my next was a 2003 BA.
I'm retired now and driving a Ford Focus. I'm a Ford man through and through.
Probably? Nah, definitely, I’m a Holden guy myself and yet even I weeped when the aussie falcons got discontinued
@@Jackarooooo same here
A compact car in 'Murica, it was a full-size one here. We used the US model as a template until the mid-60s and then designed our own. My favourite Aussie Falcon would probably be the XA/XB/XC 2-door coupé, although a Landau in top condition would be wonderful.
Here in Australia we love the Ford Falcons we had Falcons from 1962 until 2017 . They will live in the hearts of Australians forever ❤️
1960 XK to 2016 FGX. The 1962 XL was the 2nd model Falcon
@@chrish4469 Thank you very much for correcting my mistake . Your right we got the XK the year after the Yanks made them . And yes 2016 was the last FGX
@@MrBigbrobeaz Even though it was 1959, It was a 1960 model, Likely had 1960 as the date of manufacturer on the ID tags
The 1970 Torino body style used the Falcon name as its base model, it also used the Fairlane name as the next step up.
US Military bought a bunch of the 'Fairlane Bodied' 1970.5 4dr Falcons as Staff Cars.
The Falcon name plate stayed in Australia until 2016 and was an iconic race car winning the Bathurst 1000 km race many times I've owned Falcons from 1960 to 2008 and still drive them today 😊
Australia took the Ford Falcon where it would become a prolific car. For those who don't know, just check out the GTHO Phase 3 and you can see what you missed out on. Alternatively, if you want to look at what the Falcon would become in the 1990s there's a sports variant called the EF and EL 'XR8' and 'XR6' which look mean.
Fucking oath mate, the EL XR series has the best front of em all, but I may be biased.
Hahahahaha
I have a FG Ford Felcon GT boss 335
@@BradBrown95 I’ve got the fg fpv gt 315. Just before yours. Love them
Would love a video going through the Australian Falcons. How they started to differ and then how they completely diverged in 1971 with the XA Falcon.
The Falcon was just the car for those that like simplicity!
you need to look at Ford Falcon in Australia
Falcon was the Model A of the '60s. I liked them for what they were. In high school they could be had for $50. I wish I had one now.
Mate, they ole Foulcans might be simple....
But they can take a beating(once the Aussies got their hands on em) and they looked bloody good except for the 1998-2002 AU Falcon.
@@aussieausdeutschland4245 the AU is beautiful idk what your talking about
As others have said, Ford Australia continued to build and evolve the Falcon through to 2016 when they ended local production. Furthermore, Fairlane and LTD production continued here through to 2007. The "Barra" Ford inline 6 that you guys have recently discovered and are now importing from Australia en masse was actually introduced with the BA Falcon which was released in 2002, and powered every 6 cylinder Falcon through to the last FGXs built in 2016.
The first generation Falcon was produced until 1991 here in Argentina, with some little changes in the engines and design. It is an indestructible car, until today there are still a lot of Falcons working in places that new trucks like a Toyota Hilux can't even imagine. Such a great car, sadly we didn't have newer generations Or V8s like Australia.
The 1st and 2nd generations were tough indestructible little gas misers that would keep on going until they rusted away so badly they became unsafe after many years of hard use. 2 of my brothers had 5 of them ... or was it 6?
@@todddenio3200 wow, so many Falcons for just 2 persons!
You never got V8s even as an option? That is messed up.
They were very popular here in Australia. My Dad's first new car was a red and white 61 model.
My dad bought the first Falcon in 1960 (1961 model) in cream with a green roof. Ford had them on display in a large shed on Leach Highway opposite the Fremantle Cemetery. We also received a 1/24 scale plastic model with the complements from Ford which was white.
The American Ford Falcon became quite a success story in countries like Argentina and Australia. The Argentina version maintained using the body panels from the first generation up until 1991. Instead they opted making periodical minor changes to the grille, tail lights and dash. Very economical way to continue production in a third world country. Australia on the other hand released the Falcon only about a year after USA production. They chose to produce only the four door model (excluding XP) and skipped the second generation. With the popularity of the Mustang Ford Australia took an easier route and instead modified a Falcon sedan with a Mustang drive train. By 1971, Australia produced a four door Falcon (XY GTHO Phase 3) that produced an estimated 365Hp and 145 mph. By 1972 Australian variants variants went their own way looking quite different from American Fords.
Australia offered sedan, wagon, pick-up (ute) and van versions of the Falcon from the start of production in late 1960.
The XM was also a 2 door hardtop!
@@smurftums You are correct. After a couple of months of successful sedan sales, the XK ute was introduced and the station wagon the following year. The idea was to dislodge Holden from it's 1950's dominance. The Falcon was a cheap car that looked modern and became popular. However, unlike it's American counterpart, 2 door coupes would take several years before being introduced and even then only limited production. The failure of the Falcon Sprint made Ford Australia look for a cheaper option: place Mustang running gear in a 4 door Falcon and the XRGT was born. A cheaper option than importing 160 Mustangs. This allowed Ford to assemble a stock body with a GT drivetrain. A cheaper option. Unlike the USA, Falcons here did not change their outward appearance annually which also saved costs.
Sold and manufactured in Australia from 1961.
A tremendous success in Australia that lasted in multiple models till 2015.
The original straight 6 morphed into the incredible OHC Barra 4.1 litre motor designed and built in Australia.
Best 2 Falcons ever made were the XC Cobra 351 and the AU 4L.
The XC just looked so sexy and the AU would fall apart before the 4L would give in
Sorry it was up to 2016 we had FGX FALCONS. also 2 sprint models to finish off. And the Barra is only 4 litre.
Were the last models called Falcon? I own a BA FPV GT and it doesn't say Falcon on it anywhere.
The Barra is DOHC and 4.0L
Get yours facts straight 🤦♂️
@@elmonteslim3711 only the base model was called a Falcon. Otherwise XR6. XR8. G6E.
I had a 1965 Falcon Ranchero with the deluxe (2-tone) paint scheme - prairie bronze and white - 200 c.i.d. 6 cylinder, a three on the tree shifter, and a bench seat. Bought it used; the "cruck" was originally owned by a man who worked for Mobil and he used the Ranchero as a test mule for the development of Mobil 1. When I sold it the tinworms had been munching on the rear fenders but it was still in excellent mechanical shape... and it had over 519,000 miles on it. The last I knew it was awaiting restoration by a subsequent owner.
Hi, the Valiant (pronounced VALyant) was introduced as Valiant only, not Plymouth Valiant, it went under Plymouth umbrella in 1961 I believe.
Yes, I have NEVER heard ANYONE pronounce it as val-EYE-ant! Where did that horrible mispronunciation come from? Maybe they were thinking of the Volare, which is pronounced vo-LAH-ray.
CORRECTIONS: Mispronounced Valiant (not Va-LI-ant...rather VAL-iant), not 1960 Toyopet ( shown is 1965 Toyota Corona), Chrysler Pentastar introduced later in September 1962.
Glad I'm not the only one who caught the mispronunciation of the name Valiant.
@@fehronemo You can't let those kids out of the house. Yup, remember the introduction of the Valiant and sister Dodge Dart. The 225 slant six was a better engine than the Falcon offered.
Pentastar? I've never heard of it.
@@kirbywaite1586 Pentastar was the five sided emblem used by Chrysler Corporation from 1962 until the late 1990s.
"Valiant" is a common English word. How could he mispronounce it?
I always loved the falcon
Thank you, Boca Brothers, for another fine video !
I still have a 1965 and have had 2 64's Falcon, and 2 65's . I still love them.
My parents had the 4 door wagon, we went from Seattle to Alabama in it, the day after we got to our grandparents my sister and I were playing ,I went to climb over the car and sliced my fingers under the grill, sharp as a razor, Ford paid for our entire trip, and fixed the problem.
I had a modified 2 door 68 falcon with mustang seats, all painted in black. It had a 302 engine and a 4 speed Thunderbird transmission. What a beautiful and powerful car. I miss those times. It was in the family from 1968 to 1989.
Is it that hard to pronounce the word "Valiant"?
When he said that, it sounded like half Valiant, half Reliant. Both cars from Plymouth.
Back in 1964 a friend of mine bought a new Falcon Sprint with the V8. He still has it today. It's a little rough now but he still drives it regularly!!
Merry Christmas!!! 🎄⛄🤶
Christopher Kraft, first Falcon Srint was in 1963.
Gotta love the Ford Falcon from 1960-1969.
they were built up till 2017 in Australia
@@joelturbobyrnes Right
Ford Falcon from 1973 to 1979 for the most badarse looking hardtop ever made, XA Falcon Hardtop, XB Falcon Hardtop (Mad Max), XC Falcon Hardtop, XC Falcon Cobra.
My Dad had one of these as his first car Merry Christmas to all
We had a 64 Sprint w/260 V8 4 spd. I loved that car!
My aunt, a pediatric nurse, had a new 1960 Falcon, well into the late 1970's, also had a buddy that had a Ranchero model desert car, well preserved, in the late 70's. Both iconic cars, one of a kind, in their later years!
The ford falcon continued on in Australia till 2016…
Was a GREAT car..
I currently have 6 of them …
I first saw a Falcon when I was a teenager when I snuck into an r18 mad max 1 & 2. Loved em ever since.
Also, Mel Gibson's original Mad Max movie features what was being made by Ford Australia as the Falcon as his "Interceptor", but American car aficionados associate that body style with the Torino which as you note evolved from the falcon.
Totally different cars, man. The Aussie Falcon shared nothing with the American Torino other than the Ford name on them.
@@MrJett1971 Completely different cars however they were still loosely following a global trend in terms of Ford design, which is why the Torino and the Aussie Falcon have similar curves. The design similarity is more obvious in the wagon models especially if you look at the rear. This includes the option of the swing-out tailgate in both vehicles.
@@MrJett1971
Ford Oz designers did take design cues from the Torino.
I became the proud owner of a "63" Falcon Futura Sport Convertible this past summer. I named her "Ruby" because she's fire engine red and she's a gem. The interior is done and it has a 170 cu.in. 6 cyl. engine. Someone along the line put a C4 automatic transmission in it but it runs great. It needs some bodywork but it's a really clean car. I hope to start on the bodywork in early spring.
I had a 63 Falcon Country Squire station wagon for several years that I gave to a buddy when the six banger oil pump driveshaft wore to the point it stopped driving the oil pump. He converted the whole driveline and suspension to that from a 64 Falcon with a 260 and 2 speed autotrany that he purchased for $50. I later purchased the Falcon back, and put a mild cam, 289 heads (bigger valves and ports), Edelbrock Streetmaster manifold, and a small Holley on it. I changed to stiffer front springs, and even put a Mark 10 capacitive discharge ignition and an oil cooler on it. While significantly faster, it was still not fast, with the two speed tranny, but it was nice to drive. It was my RV. Friends and I took it on road trips throughout the western US and Canada. We even took it off road. I sold it to purchase a 66 HiPo Mustang, but now wish I had kept it. It was far from the “throwaway” car that McNamara had envisioned. Joe
My 1st car was a 1970 Torino 4 door sedan. Lowered it with rims and custom interior put in by a van conversion shop. Put on a hood from another model with the hood scoop and custom paint. Loved that car!
We had a family of 6 and Dad had a 1960 Falcon wagon. Took many vacations towing a pop up camper behind. Even though I was just a kid, I remember that thing running flat out trying to get over steeper hills. By 1966, Dad upgraded to a 352 V8 powered Galaxy county squire.
Wonderful little car. We had a very early 1st gen station wagon in red. A workhorse.
My 61 burned more oil than gasoline. Had a smokescreen behind me.
@@eugenepiurkowski5439 Folklore, rumor,myth lofl, has it, that's why you only buy even yr cars 😂
@@eugenepiurkowski5439 My step dad had the 60 and used it to transport his tools to job sites. He must've gotten a good one. Ran and drove good, and he drove it hard. He didn't ever baby his cars I noticed.
@@davidkastin4240 Since it was my first car, I certainly would restore it, if I found it. Had a 144 cid with three on the tree. Basic, but a good "first car"
For all intents and purposes the successor to the Ford Falcon was the 1970 Ford Maverick. Nobody really equates the Falcon to the Torino despite that odd mid 1970 name change.
Agreed Maverick was a reskinned Falcon, though smaller. A big block will fit with relative ease in the '66/'70 Falcon(same engine bay as Fairlane/Torino) while anything larger than 351 in a Maverick will require surgery. The new '70 Maverick out sold the total number of Falcon for years '67 thru '70. While 1966 was last fairly good year for Falcon, new Maverick bested it's numbers by almost three to one and that's with just one body style. All about selling cars, Ford cried all way to bank over Maverick's excellent sales.
Thank you for sharing. Great effort. I hope you reach your subscriber goal. Please keep working at it. I am sure you are aware the Falcon lived on at Ford Brazil with the same basic 1960's design well into the early 1980's. They made updates, but it was the same basic car and styling. The Falcon lived on at Australian Ford and evolved. It was recently discontinued in the last few years. That one almost came to the United States as well. Ford saw what GM was doing with the Holden Commodore and wanted to get on that. It would have made a great Dodge Charger competitor. You can find these models I mentioned here on You Tube. Thank you again.
The Falcon had a long life in Argentina, where to this day, it holds a special space in the country's automotive folklore. Meanwhile, Brazil got the Maverick around the same time.
Ford US had an attitude ford australia described as NMH. (Not made here)
The only reason Aussie falcons never made it to the US.
The unresolved rear suspension setup battle between Ford Australia and Ford US for a global Falcon / Mustang platform unfortunately didn't help at all.
While the introduction and subsequent meteoric success of the Mustang was a genius move by Ford, one wonders if Ford executives considered how drastically it was going cannibalize Falcon sales. My favorite Falcon was the 2nd generation convertible.
"Car guy" Lee Iaccoca despised "Bean counter" MacNamara and wanted to wipe his legacy from the company, so yeah, he knew that his Mustang was going to kill the Falcon, that was his plan, all along! (Lee was a very vindictive man)
The last model year in the U.S. was the 1970 1/2 and the Falcon name was transferred onto the larger Fairlane/Torino family, as the Falcon was being replaced by the new Ford Maverick as the mid-size car. Then, the new 1971 Pinto became Ford's economy leader.
Shame you didn't finish the story of the Falcon.
Its probably the third or fourth longest continuously made model from Ford, starting on the 2nd of September 1959 and finishing onnthe 7th of October 2016, making it 57 year's it was in full production.
I love the Falcon.
Have owned several from a 73 XA Futura and XB GT sedan and its LWB variant a 75 P5 LTD, 85 XF Falcon my current 98 EL Falcon XR6 and a couple of 97 EL Fairmont Ghias.
Falcon was replaced by the Maverick in the United States.
Pretty good history on the Falcon. You’d have earned a thumbs up from me except for the Val-I-ant pronunciation.
I bought a 31000-mile '68 Falcon Tudor in 1988, a hundred-dollar estate sale special. The first thing i did was to replace the original tires (severely dry rotted, but still holding air by force of habit) with a set of 70-series Pirelli P44 radials, replaced the taillight bulbs, and brakes.
It had a heater and AM radio, and the left-rear quarter panel looked like a fatal traffic wreck, but it was reliable, and even with the 200 six, the three-on-the tree made it fairly lively. Took it on several trips to Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi....
1973, I learned to drive manual transmission on a light green '67 two door with the 170 cu.in. Six and the non-synchro 2.77 Ford 3 speed on the column. Was a challenge to get out of someone's way at about 5 mph, 2nd gear didn't have the suds to move the car and if you went down to 1st you'd strip the gears. Getting on a controlled access highway ( southwest Connecticut, The Merritt Parkway ) from a stop was REALLY fun, you'd have to guess if you had enough room to pull out on the highway and scream thru 1st and 2nd. She was my Dad's car for work. When I got old enough to buy my 1st car with my own money, it was a '69 Mustang fastback. Guess you can count me in the theme of this one !
Had a 61 Falcon Ranchero in the mid 80’s and enjoyed it very much
I love the look of the 2 door Falcon. Also the Ranchero 👍
falcon name went on in Australia 2016 when ford stoped building cars there , 1960-63 falcon where sold til 1986 in so America. my fav was a 63.5 sprint and 64 sprint conv
@ 0:20 your pronunciation of the word "Valiant" sort of jumped out at me. 🤣🤣🤣
Its a unique pronunciation for a simple word
A friend of mine's parents had a 1960 Falcon wagon 4 door. Pretty basic interior, screamed "economy" right from the start. Their next car was a 1965 Mustang 4 barrel 4 speed manual tranny, 225 hp. quite a fun car for teenagers to take unauthorized rides in. LOL. Thanks and interesting.
Here in Canada. When I was a driver in the 70s. I remember racing against my friend in what I didn’t know much at the time was a pretty rare Falcon. 1967 Falcon futura coupe with the 289ci “K” code V8. Top loader 4sp. Man. That was a sleeper. Light and fast.
Drove Ford Falcons from 1973 until 2003.
The full-size Ford (Custom 300, Fairlane, Fairlane 500, Galaxie) was the best selling Ford in 1960 (combined 915,000 sales)...not the 1960 Falcon. You also omitted that the 1960 1/2 Mercury Comet and 1962 Fairlane/Mercury Meteor were both based on the 1960 Falcon.
My Brother had a 1970 Falcon. 6 cylinder, 3 on the tree, had 270,000 miles( past down through family since new) When it was dry outside, he’d have to wind out first gear, then drop it onto 3 rd, as there was no way it would go into second. But if it was raining, 2nd gear was no problem. He sold it to his friend, who used it to haul firewood!
I learned to drive in a '65 Falcon manual 3 on the tree. Loved the car.
I wanted a year 2000 Falcon…
So I could legit say I had a Millennium Falcon.
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Nooo not the AU falcon
I have had a 74 Fairmont, 92 Falcon, 98 Futura and still driving my 2011 Falcon XR6. Falcons are the best.
The Falcons were built in Australia on sale in 1960 to 2016, and we had a very comprehensive array of engines and variations over the years from 144,170,188,200,221,250 and 250 2V in the first generation sixes to cross flows, single OHC to the double overhead cam “Barra” sixes in N/A to Turbo charged units etc, from 302, 351 2V & 4V to EFI Windsors to Australian built 302 and 351 2V and 4V Cleveland’s, 5.4 SOHC to 5.4 DOHC, to Miami 5 litre and supercharged units, even turbo 4 cylinder for a short period plus many other power train combinations over the years, let alone body styles
You've basically grouped the Ford Falcon engines via capacity rather than generational advance. Ie, 144,170,200 are one generation XK-XR. 188,221 are XT-XW and then 200-250 from XY up to XB until cross flow motors of same capacities in XC etc. The early 200ci engine in XP-XR's is not the same engine as used later in base model Falcons of XY upwards.
I'm Australian and ford Australia built the falcon from 1960 to 2016 . I have 2 Falcons a 1968 V8 and a 2013 XR6 Turbo . The 1968 model is worth about $AU60000 . All 60's and 70's Falcons are prized greatly here , and reproduction parts are readily available here .
Falcon continued in Australia till 2016
The last variant featuring a factory supercharged Coyote V8
Ford did NOT change the name of the Falcon to Torino, they changed the name of the 1970 Fairlane to Falcon. Actually, when the Maverick was released, Ford stopped building the compact Falcon and added the name to a super stripped version of the Fairlane/Torino line.
Correct, Torino was a rebranding of the mid-sized Fairlane. Ford no longer wanted to make small economy cars at this point. Too bad, as the early Falcon is really a great utility car.
@@loboheeler well,yes and no. Yes about Torino but, Ford had just brought out the Maverick (basically a rebodied Falcon) and was well on the way to releasing the Pinto.
yes they used up some left over falcon name plates on the stripped down models of the torino.
Ford made the Maverick because the Falcon became too big. Since 1966 it was cheaper shorter intermediate than a real compact.
@@cj-fh4nx true.
Not a fan of the Falcon but loved the Torino. I always learn something from you guys. I didn't know the Torino carried the Falcon name first.
It didn't. This video is kind of a mess, with much misinformation. The Mustang was based on the 64 Falcon, not the 1960, etc.
@@danielulz1640 I agree The Torino was introduced in 1968 as the top end of the Fairlane line
@@jimmcclure3727 That's what I thought too.
In 1970, there was a 1970 Falcon that was just like the 1969 Falcon. The intermediate Fords had the 1970 1/2 Falcon in 2 door sedan, 4 door sedan, and 4 door wagon bodies. Upscale of that was Fairlane and then above that was Torino. All were built on the same basic body designs, all at the same time. The 1970 Falcon and the 1970 1/2 Falcon were sold side by side in the show rooms. Later in the year, Ford dealers had 1970 1/2 Falcons left on the lot, and Ford sent the dealers emblem kits to change the left over 1970 1/2 Falcons to Fairlanes.
@@hotwheelsbob2000 I had a 70 Falcon, it was the same body style as the 70 Torino. It was not the same as the 69 Falcon and it was not a 70½ model either. I bought it from the dealer that sold it new in November of 1969.
I have two third gen falcons now 67' sports coupe and a 69' sports coupe. Love cruising in them Great cars .
Drove a 1959 1/2 Ford Falcon. Drove it through Hurricane Agnes with no problem. Easy to work on. My passport to freedom.
The Ford Falcon survived and thrived in Australia up against GM -Holden and Chrysler as well as later model foreign brands until our car industry shut down in 2016/17. Ford Australia amongst the other car companies pumped out some awesome muscle cars. Related to race cars built for our Bathurst 1000 Touring car Championship. Fords based on the Falcon in particular that would give the Mustangs a run for their money. The famous movie car Mad Max interceptor is based on an Aussie XB Falcon hardtop. I would love you to do a story on the Falcon in Australia as well as South Africa where Aussie Falcons were imported and given a South African flavour. As well as the story of how the Falcon continued on in a completely different way in Sth America. The Mustang didn’t destroy the Falcon. The Falcon just migrated and evolved elsewhere. Keep up the great videos!👍
Cheers 👍
We had a '70 Ranchero 429/4 speed with the hidden headlights that was basically a Torino...and a Rocketship!
Had a 65 Sprint K-Code with FACTORY 289 HIPO .
Falcon provided people looking for a 4dr or wagon economical transportation and Mustang did not provide that. It definitely killed Sprint, 2dr coupe and convertible sales
Here in Argentina, it was first imported in 1959, and later manufactured from 1962 to 1991, with minor changes, all wide C post, and only 4 doors, wagons and Rancheros. They still can be found on the streets and is one of the most successful and popular racing cars
The Ford Falcons that I liked was the Australian XA/XB models and the Argentina made early 80s Falcon 3.6. I actually like all Falcons,but the ones I mentioned would have to be my favorites
We had a 4 door baby blue '60 Falcon. One of it's quirks was a left-hand ignition and manual choke on the dash. I remember pulling out onto the highway from our driveway and up a modest incline and it seemed to take several minutes to reach 60 mph. A reliable car though.
Left-hand ignition was a safety measure to prevent children sitting in the front seat with playing with that key. Our family's 1979 Datsun 210 wagon also had a manual choke.
My 1976 Falcon still had a manual choke. Though you could get a automatic choke as an option. Good power coming from the 250 six but fuel economy sucked. Only options I had was the C4 floor shift auto and bucket seats. No air and no power steering.
In 1970, there was a 1970 Falcon that was just like the 1969 Falcon. The intermediate Fords had the 1970 1/2 Falcon in 2 door sedan, 4 door sedan, and 4 door wagon bodies. Upscale of that was Fairlane and then above that was Torino. All were built on the same basic body designs, all at the same time. The 1970 Falcon and the 1970 1/2 Falcon were sold side by side in the show rooms. Later in the year, Ford dealers had 1970 1/2 Falcons left on the lot, and Ford sent the dealers emblem kits to change the left over 1970 1/2 Falcons to Fairlanes.
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That 1970 Falcon that was basically a 1969 model was only available in the fall of 1969. It never got the steering column lock that was required on all domestic cars built after December 31, 1969.
"Uncle Sam' bought a bunch of those '70 1/2 Falcons as GSA Fleet Cars. Very Common Military Staff Car in the early to mid '70s?
I purchased a 63 Falcon with the 170ci. six and 2spd.automatic for 100 dollars. It had a bad oil pump. After a new oil-pump, brakes, seat covers and a Maaco job, I had a thrifty daily driver loved that little car !
I had the same Pioneer Super Tuner under dash sound system, a few friends added the power booster equalizer, with two 6 by 9 speakers, the sound was incredible for its day.
Love the early falcons '62-'65 '...64&'65 we're my favs
Actually the 70 Falcon was a little more complicated than that. Ford was transitioning away from the Falcon long before 1970. The 1966 and 67 Falcon wagon and Ranchero was nothing more than a Fairlane wagon chassis with some different sheet metal up front and a Falcon dash. The 67 Ranchero actually had the Fairlane front end and dash. By 1970 the Falcon was a basic model of the Fairlane trim with the Torino becoming and up trimmed model in 1968 and the main model in 1970. By 1971 the Falcon and Fairlane names were dropped completely since it didn't make any sense.
The Falcon did live on, to a degree in that the platform was used both in the Torinos up to 71, then in the Mavrick and later on in the Ford Granada (until 1981). The Pinto and Mustang II also had a lot of influence from the original Falcon platform. It only was replaced after 1980 on the US by the Fox Body Fords. It lived on for quite a while longer in Australia. It was the basis for almost every small and midsized Ford auto for 20 years.
My father rented a house to an army recruiter from the late 60's to early 70's and I definitely remember him showing us his new government vehicle with the Torino 2 door sedan body and a surprising Falcon script.
It was a strip down Fairlane that offered few options to keep the car around the Falcon price point. The car didn't sell well and it would be extremely rare to find the car. From 1960 to 1970 consumer tastes changed and car buyers interests moved away from the most basic entry level models. As a result auto makers began selling models like the low end Ford Custom, Chevrolet Biscaynes and Belairs and base Plymouths and Dodges to fleet buyers to be discontinued in the 1970's.
@@deanwhite4190 I really liked those stripper intermediate and full size 2 door post models, especially with the big block performance engines. Super value, but not nearly as profitable to the manufacturers as those loaded versions, so not surprising to have disappeared.
I had 3 Falcons. 1967-1968-1969. I only have the 1967 left. My grandparents, bought it brand new in 1967.
The Falcon is the definition of the right car, properly marketed and promptly introduced.
Ford all day long. Especially 1967 and back. Love them all.
I had a 70 Ford Falcon. Bought it used in 1976. 302, automatic bare bones car. Had the car painted maroon except for the roof, didn't want a plain white car. Got rear ended about 6 months later and the car was totaled. Saw the front end of that car on a Torino a few months later. I knew it was from my car, it still had the maroon paint and my military base pass stuck to the front bumper.
Had one learn to drive on it. Loved it, three on the tree it was a fun car. it was a 62
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I had a 69 falcon, it was my very first car. I loved it
I love the 70.5. I've owned 13 Falcons but only 1 70.5. I want another one.
I had a 65 and loved it
My family enjoyed three Falcons ranging from '60 to '65, including a wagon. Being over shadowed by the sensational Mustang is a big bummer for the Falcon, which was a winner for an entry level car. It's very underrated.
I had a '60 Falcon Ranchero, Falcon sedan, a '63 Falcon Futura with a 4 speed tranny, Falcon Ranchero with a 260, and a '64 Falcon Ranchero. Enjoyed them all.
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The Torino was Ford's greatest accomplishment on the track back in my day.
The early Falcon model hung on for a very long time under Argentina manufacture, with occasional trim tweaks. I think that platform was available there until just a few years ago.
I can confirm this. I was amazed to see very new 1st generation Falcons, but with modern electronic instruments and rectangular headlamps all over South America when I was there in the early 90's. I also rented one of the last Falcons in New Zealand in 2015. I had it for two weeks and was very impressed with the power of the big straight six. I drove it through the Southern Alps and thought the handling was terrific. Not at all like the vague wobbly handing of the original American versions of the 1960's, which I have also driven. 1.bp.blogspot.com/_EAZtTLBWRP4/SiUBCymO3YI/AAAAAAAAAGM/tI5azcaEtf8/s400/falcon+verde1.jpg upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/2009-2010_Ford_FG_G6_Limited_Edition_sedan_01.jpg
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I liked the Falcons. I owned 2 of them. I had a 63 Futura Convertible. I also had a 68 two door coupe. In 1970 Ford's marketing department wanted a new model to sell. They got the Maverick, which really was the next generation of the Falcon renamed so marketing could sell a new model. I noticed throughout the years Facons in the other models Ford made. The Fairmont and the first generation Fusions both showed they descended from the Falcon.
1978 Fairmont
The new 1962 Fairlane was also based on the Falcon platform. The similar sized Mercury Comet was a very close relative of the Falcon until 1966 when the Comet was up to an intermediate similar to the Fairlane. In mid year 1969 Ford introduced the Maverick to replace the Falcon. The Maverick was a new car in the low cost compact segment based on the original 1960 Falcon. Ford was hoping that Maverick would bring back some buyers lost to the Mustang. The Maverick sold very well during it's lifetime and year by year moved upmarket from the original low cost 1970 model. The 1970 1/2 Falcon was a mid-year model built as a strip down Fairlane. Fortunately for Ford the car was only available for a short time. Car buyers didn't buy it and most consumers tastes had gotten away from very low cost entry level cars like the original 1960 Falcon. My family had 1960 Ford Falcon
The car had the 140 c.i. six cylinder engine. My dad indicated the car did well on fuel economy but very low on power. The car was light green with a white top on very small 13 inch tires. No extra options but a one speaker AM radio. My dad traded The Falcon for two years then traded the car in for a new Ford pickup in early 1964. I was in the third grade back then. 59 years ago
The Valiant and Dart were generally superior to the Falcon, and the Chevy II was also very good. Yes, sales of the 1966 to 1970 Falcon were not great. Many new car buyers at that time were interested in even smaller subcompact cars like the Beetle. In fact, the base price of the 1970 Maverick was close to that of a new Beetle.
I nearly bought a used Maverick "Grabber" once, looked great from a distance, but, up close, the car was dripping rust and only the bondo (Smelly body repair putty) was holding it together... and it was less than 10 yrs old at the time!!
The Mad Max Interceptor is a 1973 Ford Falcon GT Hardtop. Australian designed and built, down here any 1960's or 1970's Aussie Falcon is now worth heaps.
Like 'em? I'm still driving one. Outside USA, they lasted until 2016. Mine is an XR6 Utility. Every time I look at it, I think, "Man that's nice!"
My parents had a couple of them in 60s and 70s. A 61 3 on tree and a 68 with square taillights.
Another thing that didn't help sales was competition between automotive lines. Ford had the Falcon. Mercury built the Meteor. Slightly different grill & tail design but otherwise the same car.
I've always wanted a Falcon Sprint, I didn't know there were only 10,000 built! Now i want one even more.
Thanks for the video. I owned 2 Falcons. A ‘62 and a ‘64. The 1962 was my favorite though!
They were some great cars!! I still would like to have one of the 67 or later models!!
A high school buddy of mine washed cars at a Ford dealer in Dundalk Md. When the NEW Falcon came out in 70 he ordered one with the V8 4speed. red in color and fast as hell.