Here’s a closer look at the spring-shock towers from the inside. The high shock towers are always present, as are the bracing from them to the cowl, in order to strengthen the front structure. Or 1969 Mustang Boss 429, which made well over 500hp. Those tall spring/shock towers create a very instantly-recognizable look under the hood of any Falcon platform car, whether its this 1960 Falcon with the little 85 hp 144 CID six, Here’s another shot of the front end, this one from a 1962 Fairlane. One of the most instantly-recognizable aspects is the front suspension design, a classic SLA (short-arm long-arm) design but with the coil springs and shock absorbers mounted high on the upper arm. What exactly are the distinguishing characteristics of the Falcon platform? The most fundamental one is its unibody, whose basic characteristics and architecture are readily discerned in all its variations. Numerous Ford passenger cars would be conceived and created using the Falcon’s basic building blocks, in a variety of wheelbases (103″ to 117″), widths (front/rear track from 55/54.5 to 61.5/61), performance (85 to some 500+ hp), and weights (2280 to over 4,000 lbs). There’s no doubt that the Ford body engineers and designers who put their heads together to create the compact VW Beetle-fighter in the late fifties would never have imagined their modest little baby spawning such a huge raft of cars for twenty years on. To say that the 1960 Ford Falcon was a seminal car is putting it lightly. Remodeling is always cheaper than starting from scratch. And if you ever run into a description of any of these dozens of cars (except the 1960 Falcon) that calls any of them “all new”, here’s the rebuttal to that. It’s long overdue to be given its proper name: the Falcon platform. But their fundamental structural similarities are obvious, and they all have their roots in the 1960 Falcon. They’re not that often associated as one “platform”, and some might argue against lumping them all together. But there was a precedent: Ford’s compact-midsize unibodies from 1960-1980. They were stretched, folded and mutilated into an astonishing wide variety of vehicles. A driving video is presented below.( first posted ) The Ford Fox and Chrysler K-Car platforms are both well-known for their many variations on the same basic underpinnings. Manufacturer’s literature is included in the sale along with original purchase documents, service records, and period repair manuals. Additional photos of the underside are presented in the gallery below. Power is delivered to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic transmission. An oil and filter change was performed in May 2020. The 302ci V8 is fitted with blue air cleaner assembly and valve covers, and was factory-rated at 220 horsepower with 300 lb-ft of torque. The five-digit odometer shows 56k miles, of which approximately 400 have been added by the seller. Instrumentation consists of a horizontal 120-mph speedometer and a fuel level gauge. The seller notes that the dash was recovered in the 1990s, and a tear is visible in the center of the pad. Amenities include lap belts for the front and rear occupants, a folding rear bench, an AM radio, and an air conditioning system that is said to lose its refrigerant due to a hose leak. The cabin features seating upholstered in blue vinyl with a matching dash and door panels, and textured rubber liners cover the floors. A full size-spare is located in the cargo area. Steel 14″ wheels wear chrome full hubcaps 205/75 Michelin Harmony tires. Exterior features include a chrome grille, bumpers, and trim as well as a tailgate that can fold down or swing out. The car is said to have been repainted in light blue approximately 30 years ago following a parking lot incident that caused damage to the left quarter panel. This Falcon wagon is offered at no reserve with original purchase documents, manufacturer’s literature, service records, period repair manuals, and a clean Louisiana title in the seller’s name. Features include 14″ steel wheels with full chrome hubcaps, folding rear seats, and an AM radio. The car was sold new by Stokes Ford of Decatur, Alabama and reportedly remained with the original owner’s family until being acquired by the seller in April 2020. This 1969 Ford Falcon is a four-door wagon that is finished in light blue over blue vinyl and powered by a 302ci V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission.
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