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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 ...
For 1964 and 1965, Pico Rivera/Los Angeles assembled full-size Fords and the compact Mercury Comet. This pattern would continue until the end of the 1967 model year. For 1968 the Los Angeles plant assembled both full-size Ford cars as well as Thunderbirds and continued to build these two lines through the end of 1971 model year.
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.
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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.
Ford Australia: Production: September 1960 – August 1962: Body and chassis; Class: Mid-size car [1] Body style: 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon 2-door coupé utility 2-door panel van: Layout: FR layout: Powertrain; Engine: 2.4 L (144 cu in) Falcon Six I6 2.8 L (170 cu in) Falcon Six I6: Transmission: 3-speed manual 2-speed Ford-O-Matic ...
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 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 ...