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Robert McNamara, a Ford executive who became Ford's president briefly before being offered the job of U.S. Defense Secretary, is regarded by many as "the father of the Falcon". McNamara left Ford shortly after the Falcon's introduction, but his faith in the concept was vindicated with record sales; over half a million sold in the first year and ...
The XM series Falcon range was introduced in February 1964, as a replacement for the XL series Falcon. [1] The XM featured around 1,500 modifications from the XL, including numerous changes to the suspension which now featured stronger ball joints, new front upper wishbones, coil-over shock units and relocated rear spring-hangers.
The XP Falcon was introduced in March 1965, [1] replacing the XM Falcon which had been in production since 1964. It was the final series of the first-generation Falcon which had been introduced as the XK Falcon in 1960. The main change from the XM was the 'torque box' steel subframe which added structural rigidity to the car.
The Falcon XL was introduced in August 1962, [3] replacing the Falcon XK which had been in production since 1960. [4] Visual changes from the XK included a new convex grille, bumper mounted park/turn lights, new taillights, and a revised, squared off roofline (on the sedans) which was promoted as the “Thunderbird roofline”. [5]
The original 1960 Ford Falcon (North America) The final Ford Falcon, the Australian FG-X series. The Ford Falcon is an automobile nameplate by Ford that applied to several vehicles worldwide. Ford Falcon (North America), an automobile produced by Ford from 1960 to 1970. Ford Falcon (Argentina), a car built by Ford Argentina from 1962 until 1991.
The Ford Falcon is a full-size car that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1960 to 2016. From the XA series of 1972 onward, each Falcon and range of derivates have been designed, developed, and built in Australia, following the phasing out of the American-influenced Falcon of 1960 to 1971, which had been re-engineered locally as the XK to XY series for the harsher Australian conditions.
The Australian Ford straight-six as seen in an XD series Ford Falcon, following adoption of a crossflow design in 1976, and an alloy cylinder head in 1980. With local production of the Ford Falcon starting in 1960, Ford Australia began to offer the same inline-six engines as offered in North America. In Australia, the engine underwent ...
The mainstream full-sized Ford line of cars from 1960 to 1964 was now complemented by a variety of other Fords, including the Thunderbird and compact Falcon, and from 1962 the midsized Fairlane. So the mainline car grew even more, now riding on a 119 in (3023 mm) wheelbase.