As of 2024, Ford has still not revived the Falcon namesake. Instead, the Pinto and Torino took over in its place. Unfortunately, the new intermediate Falcon was short-lived, and did not survive to make it to 1971. This version got the all-powerful 429 Cobra Jet Ram Air V8, producing a maximum of 370 horsepower. In its place, halfway through 1970, they brought out the intermediate sized version based on the Fairlane/Torino chassis. Unfortunately, production stopped on it just a few months into the 1970 model year. This was the most powerful domestic compact Falcon ever built. The third generation began in 1966, and the 1968 Ford Falcon used a double-barrel version of the 302 V8, making 220–230 horsepower. It was good for 200 horsepower, and in 1967 it got the four-barrel version, making 225 horsepower. The second generation began in 1964, and the 1965 Ford Falcon got the two-barrel carb version of the 289 Challenger V8 used in the Mustang. In 1963, the line got its first V8, a 164 horsepower 260 cid small-block. Ford introduced the Falcon as a new compact for 1960, which they dubbed “The New-Size Ford.” It was available as a wagon, sedan, or coupe, but was severely lacking in the power department. The Ford Falcon spanned three generations from 1960–1970, and it sold well over 2.6 million units. Read on to learn all about the 1960–1970.5 Ford Falcon. It’s not quite as iconic as some of the other more legendary cars of the day, like the Plymouth Road Runner or Pontiac GTO, but enthusiasts still fondly remember the Falcon today as a formidable compact muscle car. The short lived 1970.5 Falcon on the intermediate Ford Fairlane/Torino chassis got power plants all the way up to the 429 Cobra Jet Ram Air V8, which produced 370 horsepower. The Falcon started life as a compact and economy car, but by the late-1960s was verging on muscle car territory.
Most people know it as the basis for the Ford Mustang, but it was a solid offering on its own. It may have been short lived, but the Ford Falcon was one of the top cars of the 1960s.
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