Sunday, August 11, 2013

Ford Falcon conv. (1960-1963)


This was on Highway 99 just south of Bakersfield, home of the Famoso dragstrip and Kevin Harvick, NASCAR driver. The 1960-63 Falcon and the 1964-65 Falcon are the best Ford Falcons available in the U.S. In Australia, the Ford Falcon is still being made and now is in the form of a sedan and ute. It is relatively large, RWD, has a large V8 engine, and produces 390 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque. I feel that they need to bring the Aussie Ford Falcon stateside; it would be popular over here. Unfortunately, Ford decided not to produce a left-hand drive version and export it here. Also, Ford plans on shutting down local manufacturing operations in Australia in 2016, which means the Australian Ford Falcon will be headed to the chopping block that year and Ford will be known as an import brand in Australia from 2016 onwards. Pictures of the Aussie Ford Falcon are shown below. P.S. I have never been out of the continental United States, so these pictures below obviously came off the Internet.

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