Out of all the Ford Falcons produced the 1964 Ford Falcon Convertible might be the most collectible of all.
It is said that the young Edsel Ford in 1935 came up with the Falcon name which never took but instead ended up as a Mercury.
It’s also interesting to note that both Ford Motor and Chrysler decided to use the name “Falcon” at about the same time in the late 1950’s.
The story is that Ford was considering bird names for car models and came up with “Falcon”. Ford Motor Company notified the Automobile Manufacturers Association with their choice about twenty minutes before Chrysler while it’s said that Chrysler first approached the association with that same name earlier but failed to register it. Quite a coincidence.
When the Ford Falcon was first designed in the late 1950’s it was really meant to be an economical compact car and it was during the first generation years but starting in 1964, and the 1964 Falcon Futura Convertible is a good example, the Falcon series widened it’s appeal.
First Generation Ford Falcons
The Ford Falcon was introduced to the world in 1960. The first generation of Falcons ran from 1960 to 1963.
This lightweight automobile came in 1960 with a straight six. First generation models included two and four door sedans and wagons plus the Ranchero pick up. The Ranchero was a coupe utility vehicle first produced in 1957. Different from your normal pick up, the Ranchero was really created from a two door station wagon.
The Second Generation Ford Falcons
The 1964 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible was a second generation Falcon with a new design. Falcon’s new design for 1964 was more sculpted and classier. In addition to this there were several engines available with the Falcon, some quite powerful and on only a 2,500 pound automobile. This combination gave the Ford Falcon a lot of zip. The Ford Falcon sprint was essentially a compact muscle car.
Six cylinder engines came in 144 cubic inch displacement, 170 cubic inch and 200 cubic inch. A 260 cubic inch V-8 was also offered. Today you’ll find 1964 Falcons with the original V-8 along with even more cubic inch displacement than the 260. In 1965nt th)| automobile. This combination gave the Ford Falcomargin FaliMFaliM9red. ustijus_2weight automo "caption-attachment-6354" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft">