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(Back story) A guy bought this car while down in Arizona back in 1990. He had someone there, weld tow-bar mounts to the front frame rails, so he could tow-bar it back to Michigan. He drove the car around during the summer months here, until about the year 2000. The brakes went out, so he quit driving it and parked it behind his cottage and forgot about it. During that time of being put out to pasture, someone had stolen the entire interior out of it. Everything.......seats (front and rear), door panels, door window cranks, headliner, back window package tray covering, floor carpeting and some trim. Also stolen were the extra front and rear bumpers he had sitting in it, that he had picked up for it, that were mint condition. He said that he was (someday) going to replace the bent ones on the car with them, but never got around to it.
(about two years ago) I was looking for a 60’s Falcon or Fairlane to get me hands dirty with. I started asking around, spreading the word. I was told about an old Falcon, that was about 20 miles away. I tracked it down, talked with the owned and we agreed on a price and I bought it. We put a couple gallons of fresh fuel in the tank, and a new battery under the hood. Poured some fuel down the carburetor, and hit the key. It fired right up and idled, as smoothly as a brand new car. Not bad for a forty something year old machine that had been sitting for more than ten years. The front tires were completely flat with huge weather cracks, and when aired up would hold air for only a couple minutes at that. Even with the slipping clutch, she managed to move herself from her resting spot, and drive up and onto the car trailer, under her own power. I got it home and cleaned it up. I was amazed at how she looked after a good washing. I had other projects to attend to before I could begin to scrape my knuckles on the Falcon. So I rolled her into the barn, until the time came for it.
Now (2013) it’s the Falcons turn to take center stage and get some loving. It’s a 289 (2 bbl) with a 3-speed and an 8” rear. It hasn’t been hacked on, and it’s pretty much all stock. Even though the cars been on the back burner, I’ve been gathering parts for it over the last couple years, when I come across them for cheep. I’m not looking to do a resto with it, or even make it into a fast car. I’m going to build it, to what I’d call a 70-80’s retro build. Nothing fancy, just how the average Joe would have throw some aftermarket parts at the car during that time period. This is just a guide line really. Nothing set in stone, just a poorboy’ build. Something to drive once and a while during the warm summer days, and friendly enough the wife could have it take her to work when ever she sees fit.
the day that I draged it home.
(about two years ago) I was looking for a 60’s Falcon or Fairlane to get me hands dirty with. I started asking around, spreading the word. I was told about an old Falcon, that was about 20 miles away. I tracked it down, talked with the owned and we agreed on a price and I bought it. We put a couple gallons of fresh fuel in the tank, and a new battery under the hood. Poured some fuel down the carburetor, and hit the key. It fired right up and idled, as smoothly as a brand new car. Not bad for a forty something year old machine that had been sitting for more than ten years. The front tires were completely flat with huge weather cracks, and when aired up would hold air for only a couple minutes at that. Even with the slipping clutch, she managed to move herself from her resting spot, and drive up and onto the car trailer, under her own power. I got it home and cleaned it up. I was amazed at how she looked after a good washing. I had other projects to attend to before I could begin to scrape my knuckles on the Falcon. So I rolled her into the barn, until the time came for it.
Now (2013) it’s the Falcons turn to take center stage and get some loving. It’s a 289 (2 bbl) with a 3-speed and an 8” rear. It hasn’t been hacked on, and it’s pretty much all stock. Even though the cars been on the back burner, I’ve been gathering parts for it over the last couple years, when I come across them for cheep. I’m not looking to do a resto with it, or even make it into a fast car. I’m going to build it, to what I’d call a 70-80’s retro build. Nothing fancy, just how the average Joe would have throw some aftermarket parts at the car during that time period. This is just a guide line really. Nothing set in stone, just a poorboy’ build. Something to drive once and a while during the warm summer days, and friendly enough the wife could have it take her to work when ever she sees fit.
the day that I draged it home.
