From AutocadeThe printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead. Ford Falcon. 1960–3 (prod. n/a). 2- and 4-door sedan, 3- and 5-door wagon, 2-door hardtop coupé, 2-door convertible, 2-door coupé-utility. F/R, 144, 170 in³ (I6 OHV), 260 in³ (V8 OHV). Compact (nearly three feet shorter than a full-size Ford), no-frills unibody car with a wide range of body styles, becoming very popular with US buyers, and combatting Chevrolet Corvair (1960–4), Valiant (1960), and Volkswagen Käfer (1960–80). With each year, a little more glamour was injected to the Falcon line, with 170 in³ six and upscale Futura line from 1961, Squire wagon with false wood panelling from 1962, convertible and hardtop from 1963, including Sprint model; V8 also from 1963. Formed the basis of the Ford Mustang (1965–6) as well as kicked off a long line of cars at Ford Australia, beginning with the XP; twinned with Frontenac (1960) and Comet (1960–1) and Mercury Comet (1962–3). This model was also built in Argentina, surviving to 1991.
Marque: Ford | Model: Ford Falcon | Successor: Ford Falcon (1964–5)
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