The seller was an older fellow who was clearing out his collection. B rakes were drums all around with the six cylinder cars getting 9″ brakes while the V8 cars were equipped with larger 10″ units. Steering was the usual for the era, a recirculating ball set up. Front suspension featured coil springs and tube shocks. The V8 could be had in 289cid or 302cid displacement depending on the year.Ĭhassis-wise the Falcon stuck close to the unit body Fairlane mold, which consisted of a semi-floating type rear axle suspended with leaf springs and shock absorbers. Straight six options were either the 170 or the 200 CID Thiftpower six depending on year of production, as the smaller six was dropped later in the production run. This third generation Falcon was sold in North America from 1966 to 1970 and featured both six and eight cylinder engines. While the Fairlane wheelbase had been shortened for Falcon use, length was up to 184.3″ on a 111″ wheelbase (longer for the wagons), with an almost 2″ gain in width. While some earlier Falcons had dabbled in a sporty side, by the third iteration the Mustang was taking care of the sporty and fun offerings while the Falcons was only offered in sensible shoes style trim. In fact, the third generation Falcon is almost the definition of anonymous old car, especially in four door form. Perhaps because it was a size bigger, being based off the Fairlane, or the styling is a little more drab. The third generation Ford Falcon is not nearly as popular with the hipster crowd as the first and second iterations. Not me, as I’ve found many a great buy with only a tiny bit of travel. It was a located in a small town to the north which meant most folks were too lazy to consider it. I came across an ad for a 1968 Ford Falcon that ran but needed cosmetic attention. Obviously it was not going to be a mainstream classic, but rather a forgotten one. Funds, as always, were in short supply but that just meant a little compromise was needed. I figured I needed a cheap classic for the summer to cruise around in with my boys (my wife never indulges in my classic-car craziness) something for an ice cream run, or just a bit of joy-riding. At this point I had owned quite a few cars but never a big, old, American cruiser.
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