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![Never very fast, but lightweight and impressively sleek, the 1949 Nash “Airflyte” 600 and Ambassador were some of the most advanced production cars of their day, with sturdy unit-body construction […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1949-Nash-600-Super-2SD-Blue-Black-Connor-Motorcar-Company-rear-3q-right-115x115.webp "1949 Nash Airflyte: Why The “Bathtub Nash” Was The Most Advanced And Aerodynamic U.S. Car Of Its Time")
![In my recent posts about the structural design of the Falcon and Fairlane and Mustang, Cougar, and Maverick, I mentioned that (until about 1971) all these cars used the top […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1964-Ford-Falcon-4SD-Wimbledon-White-Bring-a-Trailer-28-fuel-tank-115x115.webp "Here’s Why The Mustang, Falcon, And Fairlane Had “Drop-In” Gas Tanks – Were They A Fire Hazard?")
![For 1977, Cadillac scaled back its C-body De Ville and Fleetwood Brougham to the more rational dimensions of their early-’60s ancestors, with less weight, better gas mileage, and much-improved maneuverability. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-cad-76-vert-115x115.jpg "1977 & 1985 Cadillac De Ville and Fleetwood Brougham: What’s So Hard About Styling A Downsized Car?")
![In any given era, most cars are basically similar in both looks and engineering. Only a small handful are brave enough (or foolhardy enough) to swim against the tide and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1963-Rover-2000-P6-white-Shannons-side-left-with-cross-section-circled-115x115.webp "The Peculiar Front Suspension Of The 1963–1977 Rover P6: “I Say, What If We Turned The Springs Sideways?”")
![Many auto enthusiasts are very familiar with the 1968 and later Chevrolet Nova, which was essentially a sedan version of the Chevrolet Camaro. In structure and engineering, the early Chevy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-Nova-400-convert-Roman-Red-Mecum-Auctions-T117-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "CC Tech: Inside The 1962 Chevy II/Nova: More Like A Ford Falcon Than A Camaro")
![This lime green 1968 Mercury Park Lane is a very rare car: Lincoln-Mercury built only 1,112 Park Lane convertibles this year, and just 215 of them had this simulated woodgrain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1968-Mercury-Park-Lane-convert-Lime-Frost-ClassicCars.com-side-right-115x115.webp "1968 Mercury Park Lane Convertible: Very Rare Ersatz Woodie Ragtop")
![Ford Motor Company built and sold a lot of 1970–1977 Mavericks and quite a few 1971–1977 Mercury Comets, but most of the ones that haven’t gone to the boneyard seem […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1971-Mercury-Comet-Med.-Gray-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-front-garage-crop-115x115.webp "1971 Mercury Comet: Refreshingly Original, Surprisingly Well-Equipped Econobox Survivor")
![In a previous post, I talked about the unit body structure of the early Ford Falcon, Comet, and intermediate Fairlane. The 1965–1973 Ford Mustang, the early Mercury Cougar, and Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ford-platform-composite-1964-Mustang-1967-Cougar-1970-Maverick-1971-Comet-front-115x115.webp "CC Tech: How the Mustang, Cougar, And Maverick Differed From The Original Ford Falcon Platform")
![Built at the pinnacle of Cadillac prestige, this Glencoe Green 1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special is lavishly trimmed, but not lavishly equipped — a $6,500 status symbol that originally left […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Cadillac-Fleetwood-60-Special-Glencoe-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-12-front-3q-left-high-115x115.webp "1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: Enviably Green, But No A/C")
![In late 1959, Ford introduced a new lightweight unit-body compact called Falcon. As Paul has previously chronicled, the Ford Falcon “platform” survived in the U.S. through 1980, and spawned some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ford-Falcon-Comet-Fairlane-Mustang-Classic-Auto-Mall-front-composite-115x115.webp "CC Tech: Ford Falcon, Comet, and Fairlane – How These Unit-Body Fords Were Alike (And Different)")
![If you’re a fan of unit-bodied Ford or Mercury cars of the ’60s or ’70s — Mustang, Cougar, Falcon, Comet, Fairlane, Montego/Cyclone, or Maverick — you’ve probably heard of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1966-Ford-Fairlane-torque-boxes-arrows-115x115.webp "CC Tech: What Is A Torque Box? What They Do – And What They Don’t")
![In the late ’70s and throughout 1980s, automakers became very concerned with improving the aerodynamics of their cars for better highway fuel economy and a sleeker, more modern look. What […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Pontiac-Star-Chief-Vista-4HT-Sierra-Copper-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-with-graph-overlay-115x115.webp "How Aerodynamic Were Old Cars? Here’s Actual Wind Tunnel Data On Some 1960 Models.")
![It’s hard to imagine any vaguely style-conscious American in 1967 voluntarily buying a new Ford Falcon, especially a four-door sedan. Just as its Australian cousin was starting to get interesting, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1967-Ford-Falcon-4SD-Vintage-Burgundy-All-American-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1967 Ford Falcon Sedans: Deeply Un-Hip Survivors That Have Somehow Beaten The Odds")
![Alt country singer-songwriter Neko Case caught a few gearheads’ attention back in 2009 when she crouched on the hood of a 1967 Mercury Cougar for the sleeve art of her […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Neko-Case-and-the-Sadies-sleeve-art-front-and-back-with-1963-Rambler-Classic-660-115x115.webp "The Only Song About A 1963 Rambler Classic: Neko Case’s Rare B-Side “My ’63”")
![The 1960 Ford Falcon was a runaway hit right out of the gate. Combining sensible size and commendable economy with orthodox styling and engineering for a very modest price, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Ford-Falcon-2SD-Corinthian-White-GAA-Classic-Cars-side-left-banners-115x115.webp "Vintage Ad: The Peanuts Gang Guest-Stars In The World’s Wordiest Ford Falcon Ad")
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