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Ford Falcon 1960

The Falcon was on of several attempts to combat the popularity of European cars such as the Volkswagen Beetle in North America at the end of the 1950s. Ford introduced the Falcon for the 1960 year, giving it 2 and 4-door sedan bodies, 2 and 4-door station wagons, and a Ranchero pickup. After six months Ford introduced the companion Mercury Comet. For 1961 Ford offered the higher spec 'Futura' package for the sedans and a similar upgrade for the Ranchero. For 1964 the Ford Falcon was extensively redesigned, and the 'Sprint' option equipped the 260 V8 Falcon with stiffer suspension.

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Ford Falcon 1961 2-door - badge on front wing

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Ford Falcon 1962 Fordor Wagon - badge on front wing

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Ford Falcon 1962 Ranchero - badge on front wing. Click here to go to an album on: Ford Ranchero

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Ford Falcon 1961 2-door Sedan. In 1960 Ford launched the new compact Falcon with a new 2.36-litre ohv 6-cylinder engine, but this gave poor performance and a 2.78-litre was later offered. Falconms could also be ordered with the 260 and then the 289 Ford V8 engine.

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Ford Falcon 1961 2-door Sedan. Launched for 1960, the Ford Falcon was given a new 6-cylinder 2,800cc ohv engine

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Ford Falcon 1961 2-door Sedan. Ford gave their new compact car unibody construction, and in 1964 it formed the basis of the new Ford Mustang.

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Ford Falcon 1962 Fordor Wagon. The Fordor Wagon was the entry level Station Wagon and was only offered with a choice of two six cylinder engines.

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Ford Falcon 1962 Fordor Wagon. There were three Falcon wagons, the Tudor (3-door estate), Fordor (5-door estate), and the Squire with false wood trim and extra equipment

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Ford Falcon 1961 2-door Sedan. The wraparound rear window was altered in 1962 with a new roofline and a flatter window akin to that given to the Thunderbird.

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Ford Falcon 1962 Fordor Wagon. Like most American Station Wagons, the Falcon rear door had a window that would down inside the bottom section, and then the bottom folded down flat and could support long loads

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Ford Falcon 1962 Ranchero. Based on the Falcon Tudor Wagon, the similarity to the tailgate on this pickup to the Wagon's rear hatch is obvious; both drop down.

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Ford Falcon 1962 Ranchero. The Ford Ranchero was launched in 1957 based on the 116-inch Ford Custom 2-door Wagon. When Ford launched the Ranchero it decided to shrink it to the diminutive 109.5-inch Ford Falcon 2-door Wagon platform

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Ford Falcon 1962 Ranchero . The Ranchero was based on the 2-door Tudor Wagon, and was only equipped with a choice of two sixes, no V8s

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