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
> 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.
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
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
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.
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?
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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
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
