![]() While showing some wear overall this interior is original to the car and has held up well during its 62 year tenure.Ī 170ci inline 6-cylinder sits within the simple wide open engine bay. Also in front of the driver, an impressive original black colored Ford steering wheel has the Bakelite cream topped shift lever and signal lever on the column. Above those panels, a like-new headliner hangs tightly above all this wonderful color and design. Clean chrome door handles and correct chrome window cranks are within these panels. At the edges of that vinyl, great looking door panels wrap lightly wrinkled gray vinyl and mix it with ivory tuck and roll vertical stitched panels and a clean gray armrest within the ivory field. ![]() Below those seats, black vinyl covers the floors. While remaining in good condition overall we do note a tear in the driver's upper section with stuffing spewing forth. In front of that dash, completely original bench seats with broadcloth small striped inserts and clean smooth light gray vinyl bolsters provide the perfect spot for Main Street cruise nights for driver and passengers front and rear. At the front of the car, an original dash hangs a pristine stainless instrument cluster, all within the dual elongated eyebrow design stretching across the front and bathed in a body matching black color. This cool Ford's correct and tasteful interior is a classy reminder of the days when style and appeal were the central focus of automotive design. A few blemishes in the paint in the form of cracking and a small bubbling but overall, this pint-size cruiser carries every indication that of a well-kept effort to create a timeless compact car which looks good on the road and great in the parking lot! Black covers the lower sections of the body and white tops off the roof, a tuxedo with 4 doors if you will. That body's gaps are better than average, featuring doors that operate with precision, vertical components that are centered in their respective openings. The car's classic flanks are very straight, prior to the respray being laid on its solid and sculpted body. Fortunately, the metal on this compact sedan has benefited from a restoration at some point in the past and careful usage over the years, so good panel alignment and an astute attention to detail remains. ![]() In typical 60s Detroit fashion, Ford's first generation Falcon, adorned with curved surfaces and creases that stretch from stem to stern, is incredibly hard to make straight once it's been overhauled or reworked. 4 doors and an older restoration still holding up well make this a very attractive buy and an early example of the compact car meant to be the second car. This simple grocery getter is as utilitarian as it gets, with little trimmings, and white wall tires. We give you the 1st year of the first generation of the Ford Falcon. McNamara, who was promoted to Group Vice President of Cars and Trucks by the time the Falcon was launched, was intimately involved in development, insisting on keeping the costs and weight of the car as low as possible.įor consignment, a result of much market research that aimed at women, a second car for families, and a smaller car that was less cumbersome and expensive. ![]() McNamara, who commissioned a team to create what by American standards of the time would be a small car but elsewhere in the world considered a mid-size. Hence the project which became the Falcon was started and sponsored by Ford General Manager Robert S. Furthermore, many American families were now in the market for a second car, and market research showed women especially thought the full-size car had grown too large and cumbersome. Large automobiles were becoming increasingly expensive, making smaller cars such as Fiats, Renaults, Toyotas, and Volkswagens increasingly attractive. Towards the mid-1950s, all three manufacturers realized that this strategy would no longer work. ![]() Historically, the "Big Three" auto manufacturers, (GM, Ford and Chrysler), focused purely on the larger and more profitable vehicles in the US and Canadian markets. ![]()
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