Simultaneously, Ford was working on the Mustang - the car that kicked off the Pony Car revolution.Īs this was happening, Ford was getting more involved with both U.S.
1964 FORD FALCON MANUAL
The Falcon Sprint was introduced with the 289 V8 and a 4-speed manual transmission plus various go-fast options available. It started with Ford putting the small 260 V8 into a few 1963 Falcons, and was followed by a complete redesign of the Falcon for 1964 - one much edgier and aggressive-looking. The result was that Ford corporate started thinking seriously about small performance cars and getting the Ford name associated with winning races. After struggling to recover from the war, European economies were starting to boom and buy cars - an item of great import to global manufacturers such as Ford. and sports-car racing was capturing amateur hearts and minds. The new generation of buyers was interested in performance and competition: NASCAR racing was becoming a major professional sport in the U.S.
it involved the influx and acceptance of small cars, first with Volkswagen and European sports cars, followed by the Corvair and Falcon. From an automotive standpoint, in the U.S. This car, Lot 1064, sold for $79,200, including buyer’s premium, at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale, AZ, auction on January 19, 2019.Īmerican and European society began evolving very quickly by the mid-1960s.
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