Most sought after today of these early Falcon Sprints is the "Power Top" convertible, with was fitted with a 4♲6-liter, 164 h.p. The rally cars were hardtop coupes, specially prepared and tuned, although a little more attention to the durability of the suspension components should have been made to the Aussie design (for more on this, read the Ford Falcon Story). The Ford Falcon Sprint first came into prominence at the beginning of 1963 at the time of the Monte Carlo Rally, which it narrowly missed winning. Though rarely was there a US car so well matched to meet both Australian and European requirements. The initial Ford Falcon platform was designed to provide the family with enough room to store the groceries and the kids, roomy enough to seat six, but still maintaining the fuel economy and savings that were being sought after the gas guzzling beauties of the Fifties. Simply put, without the Falcon there would never have been a Mustang! It was Lee Iacocca's idea to develop a new car based on the Falcon chassis. Many of the design elements and chassis pieces were actually Falcon parts used to build the original 1964½ Mustang. Even the original Mustang evolved from the development of the Falcon. During these years the Falcon was offered in many shapes and sizes including two and four door sedans, two and four door station wagons, two door hardtops, convertibles, sedan deliveries and Rancheros. In their homeland, they were manufactured from 1960 through 1970. You can use an earlier timing cover and retain the stock appearance of a passenger side water inlet, but that cover is kind of pricey and the 68+ covers are quite a bit more price friendly.The Falcon was to become a household name in Australia during the 1960's, evolving from a direct copy of the US built versions. Radiator wil need to be replaced-and they are available for use in front of the later engines with the water pump inlet on the driver side. Will also need to change the pittman arm and idler arm to change from 6cyl to v8 steering. You will need to use a small flywheel-not the big one for the trucks.ĭifferent bellhousings for small and large flywheels.Ĭan source most all of the v8 suspension parts from a Mustang supplier-EXCEPT the centerlink-the centerlink is shorter than the Mustang and a Mustang part will not work out. Get the engine spacer plate for a 67+ Mustang and use that starter-also I know of no headers available for these cars with a column shift OR manual transmission-This means for headers you will need to convert to a floor shifter. The driver side is 65 & earlier FALCON ONLY, and if you are not willing to get real creative with the exhaust-is your only option-particularly with a column shift. The passenger side is common to most all small block fords My 65 original motor plate actually uses a starter for a 64 Fairlane.Ī 65 application will not fit-only by about. More than a couple of different sizes for the starter. Besides the early differences of the bellhousingsĮarly 289, 260, 221 had a different spacing of the motormount bolts on the block.įrame mounts are available reproduction thru most any Falcon vendor.Īnother thing to watch for is the motor plate.
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