Ford Falcon Coupe 1969Coordinates 32.6379726,-117.0723137
Picture dated June 2007
The Ford Falcon was produced by Ford from 1960 to 1970 across three generations. It was a sales success for Ford initially, outselling rival compacts from Chrysler and General Motors introduced at the same time.
The 1960 Falcon was powered by a small, lightweight 95 hp (70 kW), 144 CID (2.4 L) straight-6 with a single-barrel carburetor. Construction was unibody, and suspension was fairly standard, with coil springs in front and leaf springs in the rear. Brakes were drum all round. A three-speed manual column shift was standard, and the two-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic was optional. There was room for six passengers in reasonable comfort in the simple interior. Body styles included two- and four-door sedans, two- or four-door station wagons, and the Ranchero car-based pickup, transferred onto the Falcon platform for 1960 from the Fairlane.
The first major update was in 1964, when it was given a more squared-off look. The same year Ford introduced the Mustang, based on the Falcon's platform, and it proved to be a far more popular car.
The Falcon received another redesign for 1966 which made it look more like the Mustang. However, sales remaied poor and the line was discontinued in 1970
Between 1960 and 1964 a right had drive version was sold in Australia, also as the Ford Falcon, and in Argentine a car based on the 1960 Falcon was sold until 1990.
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