The Story Behind The Legendary 1960's Ford Falcon
Let's take a look at the trailblazing Ford Falcon and see what made it the blueprint for what a lightweight muscle car should be.
The 1960's era Ford Falcon produced for the American market ran from the 1960 to 1970 model years. It was a bare bones, simple front engine, rear wheel drive compact passenger car that witnessed three generations and a number of different configurations. It was quite popular as a sedate grocery hauler and also proved to be a vicious lightweight performer on the racetrack when stuffed with a hopped up small block V8 — the same engine that gave Ford victory at Le Mans!
And while the American version didn't last long, it cut quite an impressive path being exported around the world where the Australian version was just recently retired. It was originally the brainchild of Edsel Ford, son of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, who sought to expand the market downstream where he saw a gap in inexpensive car offerings.
He immediately was proved right and the car achieved legendary status in the muscle car world. Early examples, ex-racers, and restomods are particularly prized and popular on the aftermarket. Let's take a look at the trailblazing Ford Falcon and see what made it the blueprint for what a lightweight muscle car should be.
