Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
As I recall the one I worked on had the 170 cid I6 with a single barrel carb. You couldn’t get much more basic that that car. It was easy to drive with that massive steering wheel as I recall. I just remember it being so large in diameter that there wasn’t a lot of room between the bottom of the steering wheel and the (bench) seat. -D > On Aug 14, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> nothing more than a heater and three on the tree. Massive steering wheel, no >> PS. > > Note that even the heater was an option, back then. My '60 Falcon doesn't > have PS, nor > does it need it. My joke was the it didn't have power anything, not even the > motor! > (144cid I6, not very powerful. 1-barrel Holley carb.) > > Lots of ground clearance, drove it into some pretty sketchy places. Never > got stuck. > (Not mud.) I retract that, got stuck once on the beach in the drier sand. > > Very simple to work on. IIRC it took me 20 minutes to remove the head once to > dig a screw out of the piston. Maybe another 20 minutes to be back running > again. > > -- Jim > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
> nothing more than a heater and three on the tree. Massive steering wheel, no > PS. Note that even the heater was an option, back then. My '60 Falcon doesn't have PS, nor does it need it. My joke was the it didn't have power anything, not even the motor! (144cid I6, not very powerful. 1-barrel Holley carb.) Lots of ground clearance, drove it into some pretty sketchy places. Never got stuck. (Not mud.) I retract that, got stuck once on the beach in the drier sand. Very simple to work on. IIRC it took me 20 minutes to remove the head once to dig a screw out of the piston. Maybe another 20 minutes to be back running again. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
In the early 80’s I had a ‘62. Three-on-the-tree, dead simple 170in3, no PS, manual choke, tube AM radio…it was awesome. It shared almost all its accessories bits (brackets, pulleys, braces, AC/heater parts) with Mustang. I remember being annoyed cause Mustang guys had more money to pay higher prices for those things than I did so, as a result, I could upgrade my Falcon with the correct aftermarket AC to make living here more comfortable. I remember trying to talk the nurse at the children’s hospital into allowing me to take my infant son home in my Falcon on July 30, 1989. I think it was 116 degrees and we had a 25 mile trip through Phoenix traffic. My effort to toughen him up from the get go turned into me calling my dad and he came down in his 1990 Toronado blowing ice cold air. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 14, 2021, at 7:09 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > And likely a massive steering wheel, unless power steering was an upgrade. > > The guy I worked for right out of school with all the Jags had an early 60s > “Ford” (bottom of the line Falcon/Comet, I think) that had belonged to his > mother that had nothing more than a heater and three on the tree. Massive > steering wheel, no PS. > > -D > >> On Aug 14, 2021, at 10:05 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yes it was the top Falcon model, it has extra chrome bits and might have a >> small V8 >> >> --FT >> >>> On 8/14/21 9:43 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >>> I'm sure JimC knows more than I do, but isn't the Futura a Falcon/Comet? >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
On 2021-08-14 10:05, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Yes it was the top Falcon model, it has extra chrome bits and might have a small V8 Friend of mine had his mom's early 60s Comet, fully loaded, parked in the back 40. Floor and I believe frame rotted out within 20 years of parking it but it still looked decent topside when sent to the crusher. White with red interior, he said the bucket seats were super rare. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
And likely a massive steering wheel, unless power steering was an upgrade. The guy I worked for right out of school with all the Jags had an early 60s “Ford” (bottom of the line Falcon/Comet, I think) that had belonged to his mother that had nothing more than a heater and three on the tree. Massive steering wheel, no PS. -D > On Aug 14, 2021, at 10:05 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes it was the top Falcon model, it has extra chrome bits and might have a > small V8 > > --FT > > On 8/14/21 9:43 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >> I'm sure JimC knows more than I do, but isn't the Futura a Falcon/Comet? >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
Yes it was the top Falcon model, it has extra chrome bits and might have a small V8 --FT On 8/14/21 9:43 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: I'm sure JimC knows more than I do, but isn't the Futura a Falcon/Comet? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
I'm sure JimC knows more than I do, but isn't the Futura a Falcon/Comet? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT 1964 Ford Futura 13kmi
Neat! I was sorely tempted by a Studebaker Champ a couple weeks ago. I figured an old, simple truck would make a good camp vehicle. I want something with enough clearance to easily run out to camp so I can use my Jetta to commute to Caribou and use 1/3 the fuel the truck does. -Curt On Saturday, August 14, 2021, 8:31:02 AM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: A friend has put me in touch with her realtor who has her grandmother’s 1964 Ford Futura sitting in a garage where it has been for decades it seems. 13k miles. She wants me to come take a look at it soon to see what it might take to get it running. I’m sure all the rubber bits are rotted and who knows what the vermin might have done but it will be exciting to check out. I recall these things as being quite simple, not a lot to them. Probably a 6 banger with a little carburetor. I’ll take my vid cams do do a “barn find” reveal! TV show coming! Or at least a youtuber vid. —FT Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
