1963 Ford Falcon 2 Door Sedan
"To promote the new model, Ford secured advertising licensing rights from cartoonist Charles Schulz. The Ford advertising staff wanted to use the "Peanuts" characters in a variety of print ads and commercials. Schulz agreed to work with Ford on the Falcon campaign. The Peanuts characters had already been enlisted to sell everything from breakfast cereals to snack cakes, from insurance and to photographic film. Between 1960 to 1965, Ford paid an annual licensing fee for exclusive rights to have the Peanuts gang speak about the new features of the Ford Falcon. The popular new Falcon models were powered by a six cylinder engine and priced at $1,975." Thx motorcities.org
For consignment, a 1963 Ford Falcon 2 door sedan, showing 15,903 non actual miles as this car has been massaged over a number of years to become a rather pedestrian looking street rod and the best part may be, as our consignor so aptly puts it, "pulling up to these youngsters at a traffic light and blowing the dust all over their carbon fiber hoods." What Falcon could possibly do that? Read on.
Exterior
Patriot Blue over Gunmetal Gray Metallic sounds like something out of the Civil War, and there's plenty of civility in the two tone coat of two stage paint that your grandfather might wear. The rebuild of the car, including the paint, have roots in Southern California and the paint was applied in East L.A. where they are no strangers to great paint jobs. The deep colors are enhanced by the gray painted steel wheels and your eyes might go right to the poverty look of plain wheels, right before they blast down the street past you. Blue sandwiches the gray paint and highlights the straight panels of the Falcon while the front end has a completely docile look that even the slight rise in the hood cannot overcome. Out back, things are a bit more aggressive but still rather pedestrian with Ford's trademark round taillights, a straight chrome bumper, and in this case, two chrome exhaust tips that first hint of something wicked this way comes. The paint and brightwork is great, with one imperfection noticed in the form of peeling paint by the C-pillar trim.
Interior
The gun metal spills over onto the door panel header which leads to a pleated vinyl and then flat gray panel, and there's a bit of patina on the white pleats. The split bench seat seems period correct if not original with gold vinyl surrounding patterned cloth inserts and that configuration continues on the back bench, all in great shape. The black steering wheels fronts the standard dash with horizontal speedometer to 100mph, white plastic housing and trim for two small round gauges, and lots of white knobs that have aged nicely with a bit of discoloring. The original AM radio is in place and a modern AM/FM/CD player has been added along with a trio of auxiliary gauges mounted below the metal formed dash. Despite these modern additions, the dashboard is classily 60's simple and even includes a small Falcon insignia worked into the instrument panel. On the floor, gray loop carpet is in good shape and kept that way with the use of mats while the ivory headliner is intact but like many of us, showing some age with a few wrinkles and loose skin here and there.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, the straight six is gone and in its place, a rebuilt 302ci V8 with an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor and Edelbrock intake manifold. Headers start the exhaust process and a C4 3-speed automatic transmission from a 1964 Fairlane backs the power plant and sends the spin to the Ford 8" axle in back. Disc brakes are supplied up front and drums in the back. Ford Motorsport valve covers, a red air filter element, and red wires make this engine bay presentable for all to see, if you want to let the secret out of the bag, that is.
Undercarriage
Driver quality underneath with some surface rust, some transmission fluid on the pan, and areas of chipping paint from components. But generally clean with no road dirt nor caked grease to note and no apparent invasive rust. The back has been lowered 2" with blocks in the leaf springs while the front suspension consists of coil springs and sway bars have been added at both ends. The dual exhaust hits an H-pipe, then a pair of Turbo mufflers before exiting out back with twin chrome tips.
Drive-Ability
The 302 starts eagerly and makes a bit more music than your average, (stock), Falcon. The vintage interior gives way to power underfoot, great visibility through tall, square windows, and great handling and straight tracking. Some things that don't work include the horn, the AM radio, (as expected), and the reverse lights. All other functions, including the newer radio, work as intended. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
Two American icons, the Ford Falcon and Charles Schultz's Peanuts, joined together to sell more than one million first generation Ford Falcons and good ol' Charlie Brown stuck around for the second gen as well. Years later, the Peanuts are still cultural icons seen everywhere but classic Falcons are a bit harder to come by. Here's a resto-modded sleeper that might look like your father's grocery getting, but lives up to the name of the fastest bird in the air.
3T01U149130
3-1963
T-Metuchen, NJ Assy Plant
01-Falcon 2 Door Sedan
U-170ci 1bbl I6
149130-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY PLATE
BODY 62A-Falcon 2 Door Sedan
COLOR D-Mint Green
TRIM 18-Gold Vinyl
DATE 08C-March 8th
DSO 23-Philadelphia
AXLE 3-3.20 Conventional
TRANS 1-3 Speed Manual
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