The road-racing Sprint hardtops and Ranchero pickups hold equal appeal, and cars with V8s and great details. From then on, the Falcon existed in the shadow of its more popular offspring, finally fading away in 1971, a victim of corporate marketing neglect. The Falcon is one of our favorite Ford models. And because the 1970 1/2 Falcon Cobra Jet was only in production for half a year, only 42 examples housed the Super Cobra V8 engine making this Ford a rarity among iconic muscles. Ford utilized the Falcon’s unitized chassis, as well as many elements of the Falcon drive train, to re-skin and re-market the Mustang. This was the same year of Ford's initial swap from compact to mid-size. ![]() Unfortunately, the Ford Falcon 1970 1/2 Cobra Jet wasn’t as well remembered as previous models. It's thanks to the Ford Falcon that the likes of the Ford Mustang and Ford Maverick are in existence today. Within Ford's new line-up sat plenty of cars, but the Falcon 1970 1/2 was the only car available in only a 2-door sedan design, with no offerings of a coupe or soft top.Īs the Ford Falcon was considered Ford's first compact car, it was highly successful when it was launched back in 1960. Designed to be a basic, straightforward car, the Ford Falcon was a rather simple piece of equipment. It was also one of HOT ROD's Editor's Picks award-winners from the 'Drive-In. ![]() Production of the Ford Falcon came to an end in January 1970, but for the next 6 months, the Ford Falcon 1970 1/2 was still available. Rick Grebner's 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint is outstanding evidence of a low-key street machine that screams cool.
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