"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
09/14/2016 at 17:29 • Filed to: None
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Found some old photos of Fords on car carriers this afternoon... more below...
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Boxer_4
09/14/2016 at 17:48 |
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The Falcons are ‘61 models. All in all, if I’m remembering this right, the classic gen 1/2 Falcon sold around 2.5 million over five model years. You can see with the two green ones one of the tricks in making them- there is zero difference between a four door and a two door other than where they welded the door post, which rear fender skin, and what doors they used. Same roof, same rockers, same floor pan, seats, etc. etc.
Looks like they came from the factory with their delivery/ordered tire option, unlike today, where a car usually transports with placeholders on. Looks like the hubcaps got put on at the dealer, though.
Steve in Manhattan
> Boxer_4
09/14/2016 at 17:53 |
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Boxer_4
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/14/2016 at 18:56 |
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That’s quite interesting how Ford simplified the production for what I would guess were the two most popular body styles of the Falcon.
You don’t see nearly as many optional tires/wheels on non-luxury cars these days. When you do though, they are usually swapped at the dealer. Factory installation of options like that makes more sense to me.
Berang
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/14/2016 at 19:23 |
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I remember the Renault Le Car 4 door was the same way. The four door had exactly the same dimensions but instead of two big doors had four small doors.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Boxer_4
09/15/2016 at 09:08 |
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All four door Falcons used the same four doors, all two doors used the same two doors, and while wagons and the Ranchero were a little longer, *they* all shared most body metal with at least one other model except the four door wagon - which was a unique rear fender skin. Still, even the curved glass on the rear sides was in common between the two door wagon and the four door: the two door had a filler glass to make up the missing space.
The ozzies went one step further. All Oz models - pickup and wagon included - used the short doors and the same overall length. After a couple of years when they offered a coupe, however, it ended up with some unique rear sheet metal.
As regards the ‘63 on US convertible, it has some strengthening underneath, and there’s the ‘63 1/2 on V8 models, which I believe have a larger transmission tunnel.