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[Corbin]

Howdy,

After wanting a Falcon for years, it all came together for me a few weeks ago. We purchased a house with a shop down in Roy, so what better way to occupy the shop than a new project.

I was taking a very hard look at a car in PA and was considering flying out there to take a look. Then a local car popped up on craigslist, checked it out and drove it 2 hours to it's new home.

The folks that I purchased it from didn't seem to know much about the car however they have the contact info from who they bought it from. So I am anxious to have a chat with them.

The car is was painted recently. They changed the Guardsman Blue to red and put black interior in. The 260 is now a 302 that seems stock except for the longtubes. Someone along the way installed a Hurst Dual Gate along with the console.

There are some things done to the car that make me scratch my head and ask my self "why". For example, the Accel coil had gone out, so they installed another coil but left the Accel mounted to the fender well. That said, that is the fun part, putting your personal touches on the car and fixing it your way.

[Luva65wagon]

I've read your introduction thread too, but thought I'd reply here first. Looks like a great car to start with. Looking forward to watching your progress.

Also, since this thread was started as an instruction guide to help folks create signatures for their posts... is your name Corbin or is that just a handle?

[Corbin]

Roger,

Yes my name is Corbin. I don't really care for handle names. I will get my signature updated tonight.

It's been a fun car. Today my brother came over and we ripped out a rat's nest of wiring that previous owners have done. I now feel comfortable knowing that there is minimal risk of a wire fire.

[Luva65wagon]

Corbin, no worries. When and if is totally up to the user. Being a more local community of Falcon owners (with a few exceptions... and likely more to come) it's just nice to not reply to FalconPerson6365 that way forever.

And yes, ripping out all the wiring will drastically reduce the chance of it catching fire!

[sitdracing]

Fresh member here, my very first car was a 1967 Falcon Sport Coupe, I now have a 1964 Futura with a 347ci with a procharger. Hello to all!

[Luva65wagon]

Welcome Fresh Member Sitdracing.

Love the sedan. It's good to see more of these being done. They, and yours, really do look good. Post more pictures and your history with it in the show off your ride section. We'd love to hear more.

[dhbfaster]

Hi Chris, Welcome to the forum!
i completely restored my grandfathers 61, starting six years ago...and still small things to do. You came to the right place. Some of the best advice I got was to start my own thread under “show off my ride”. (Thread: saving granddads falcon) Before I did that, I started separate threads with questions...it would have been better to have it all in one place.
I couldn’t have done it without this club.
We love to see pictures...so we can participate in the success of your projects.
Do you live in the area?
Check for the next club meeting.

[Falcon61]

I live up in Whatcom County but I'm willing to drive up as soon as I get the steering box tightened up correctly.

I think the Rainier Falcon club is probably the closest club to me.

[Luva65wagon]

Welcome Chris. You should check out Don's thread. He built quite a beautiful Falcon. Stunning in person. I'm sure many of us were honored to work on such a cherished vehicle. It had a great history.

We'd love to see what you have and hopefully get a chance to see it running and driving to a show near you (or us).

[Falcon61]

Welcome Chris. You should check out Don's thread. He built quite a beautiful Falcon. Stunning in person. I'm sure many of us were honored to work on such a cherished vehicle. It had a great history.

We'd love to see what you have and hopefully get a chance to see it running and driving to a show near you (or us).

I went through Don's thread. Daunting and inspiring at the same time. I will take some pictures and start a thread as soon as we've got a few less clouds. Beautiful work.

[falconero]

Hello,
Neal from Utah here. I just did a "fly-n-buy" out to Sacramento to pic up a lovely 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Sport Convertible. I had a little trouble with a loosening clutch cable followed by bad weather that made the drive back to Utah a tad dicey, but she's now safety ensconced out here in the "Land of Zion."

Hopefully, the fact that instead of finding a rescue to save, I just bought my way in by shelling out for a prim and properly pruned pruebread won't cause too many looks askance from the other Falconeers that have built from scratch. LOL.

I do have a few things yet to resolve and also plan on making some changes on her, so I should soon have few money pit tales of woe to share with community members soon enough. Ha, ha!

I look forward to learning much from many of the talented Falcon builders that peruse this board.

For pics check my post in the "Show Off Your Ride" forum.

Thanks,
Neal


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