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falcon Archive
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Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
Large and in Charge: A Visual History of the Aussie Ford Fairlane and LTD
Posted on January 16, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/16/2015) It’s a peculiar pattern. From the early 1970s all the way up until their demise in 2006, the Australian Ford Fairlane and LTD would completely transform visually […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996-98 Ford Taurus Ghia – The Hometown Falcon Knocks Out The Ovoid Contender
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/24/2014) What you are looking at here is the object of my teenage lust. While some teenage boys had posters of Lamborghinis and Ferraris in their rooms, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Comet 202 – To the Moon and Back
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/18/2011) How many of us can say we’ve owned and loved a car so long that we could have driven it to the Moon and back if we […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 111 Comments(first posted 2/17/2011) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon + Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream
Posted on September 28, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 5, 2013) When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor […] -
CC Update – The Falcon Thrives!
Posted on August 13, 2019 | 11 CommentsOne of my favorite finds of recent years was a stunningly original 1961 Ford Falcon sedan outside of a local restaurant three years ago. I had not seen the car […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […] -
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Three – Intermediate and Compact Fords
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 50 CommentsSo far I’ve covered full-size Fords, Lincolns, Edsels and most of the Mercs at Carlisle, so that brings me to the midsized and compact Fords. There was pretty good coverage of both […] -
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
Curbside Trends: The Ford Falcon – #1 In Classic Cars Among Hipsters
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 107 Comments(first posted 1/10/2012. Have things changed since then?) If you wonder “What is the most popular classic car among fashionable urban individuals 18-34 (i.e Hipsters)?” Given my non-scientific guess […] -
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
QOTD: The Future CC of 2014?
Posted on December 31, 2014 | 81 Comments2014 really hasn’t been a bad year for cars at all. Dare I say we find ourselves in the middle of what some people will call “the good old days” […] -
Craigslist Find: 1965 Ford Falcon Van – As Close to Showroom Fresh As You’ll Find
Posted on November 18, 2014 | 40 CommentsI’m looking to replace my Ford Focus, which is in the shop every three months like clockwork and has therefore worn out its welcome. What I want: reliable, compact, inexpensive, […]
![Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1 (first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jasons-dad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Large and in Charge: A Visual History of the Aussie Ford Fairlane and LTD (first posted 1/16/2015) It’s a peculiar pattern. From the early 1970s all the way up until their demise in 2006, the Australian Ford Fairlane and LTD would completely transform visually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1976-Ford-Marquis-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1996-98 Ford Taurus Ghia – The Hometown Falcon Knocks Out The Ovoid Contender (first posted 11/24/2014) What you are looking at here is the object of my teenage lust. While some teenage boys had posters of Lamborghinis and Ferraris in their rooms, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-t.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1964 Mercury Comet 202 – To the Moon and Back (first posted 9/18/2011) How many of us can say we’ve owned and loved a car so long that we could have driven it to the Moon and back if we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6143247012_119815a886_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car (first posted 2/17/2011) Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-70-067-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now If a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/old-columbia-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1962 Ford Falcon + Teardrop Camper – Drivin’ The Dream (First Posted September 5, 2013) When I was growing up, there was one sure thing around our household–come Labor Day weekend, you could be sure Dad would have some labor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_62falcon_rfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Update – The Falcon Thrives! One of my favorite finds of recent years was a stunningly original 1961 Ford Falcon sedan outside of a local restaurant three years ago. I had not seen the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Falcon-Revisited-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact (first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-51-042.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Three – Intermediate and Compact Fords So far I’ve covered full-size Fords, Lincolns, Edsels and most of the Mercs at Carlisle, so that brings me to the midsized and compact Fords. There was pretty good coverage of both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ford-Carlisle-2018192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Trends: The Ford Falcon – #1 In Classic Cars Among Hipsters (first posted 1/10/2012. Have things changed since then?) If you wonder “What is the most popular classic car among fashionable urban individuals 18-34 (i.e Hipsters)?” Given my non-scientific guess […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/5969449436_9eac37d710_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![QOTD: The Future CC of 2014? 2014 really hasn’t been a bad year for cars at all. Dare I say we find ourselves in the middle of what some people will call “the good old days” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Craigslist Find: 1965 Ford Falcon Van – As Close to Showroom Fresh As You’ll Find I’m looking to replace my Ford Focus, which is in the shop every three months like clockwork and has therefore worn out its welcome. What I want: reliable, compact, inexpensive, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/65FalconVan1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


