The first compact car marketed by the American Big Three automobile manufacturers (though antedated by the Rambler American), the Falcon was the third car line introduced by Ford, following the full-sized Ford and the Ford Thunderbird.
In contrast to its competitors, the Falcon was developed as a scaled-down version of the full-size Ford Galaxie sedan. Through its production, the Falcon was offered in the same body styles as its full-sized Galaxie counterpart, including two-door and four-door sedans, two-door hardtops and convertibles, two-door and four-door station wagons (the former, serving as a basis of the final Ford sedan delivery), and coupe utility pickups (serving as the basis of the Ford Ranchero).
And a very sharp looking car still. There used to be a red '60 Ranchero that belonged to a patient where I worked...stock looking from the outside, with a 289, 4-speed and bucket seats. American Racing mags and utterly droolworthy. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing, didn't have a camera on me but today in the Rutland VT Panera lot there was a Falcon V8 Ranchero. There's an auto show going on nearby so that's probably where it came from. Not minty, and looking like a daily driver. Neat little truck.
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