![]() The seller is starts, runs, drives and stops as it should. The car came with optional power steering. An automatic transmission takes care of the gear work, likely a 2-speed unit. Fast forward to the engine compartment and the original 260 V-8 will be found there, having had the top-end rebuilt at some point with a new exhaust system added. We can’t be sure of the carpeting, but if it did require replacing, that would be one of the least expensive kits to have to buy. The original interior is darn nice, with the bucket seats, headliner and door panels apparently needing no attention. Since the car needs painting again anyway, go back to the original color. A photo from inside the trunk gives a hint to the original color as that patch of blue was not camouflaged. The front floor pans and toe boards were replaced at some point, but the rear floor pans and the metal below the rear seat are rusty and will require some work. The body looks pretty good, but it carries an older paint job, one where someone changed the color from Metallic Viking Blue to white (not a good idea in my opinion color changes usually devalue a car). While we don’t what the seller’s 1963½’s Falcon Spring has been up to the past 57 years, it’s largely done it well. Our appreciation goes to Classic Car History for some Falcon history! The Falcon Sprint was the basis for the 1965 Mustang, so you could say that without the Falcon, there would have been no Mustang. The Falcon platform was one of Ford’s most prolific, serving as the basis for many other cars over the years including the Mustang and Maverick at Ford, the Comet and Monarch at Mercury and the Versailles at Lincoln. For the half-year introduction, Ford built about 10,500 hardtops and 4,600 convertibles. The Sprint got a beefier suspension, bigger drum brakes and five-stud wheels. To further differentiate it, Ford used the 260 cubic inch “Challenger” V-8 engine that put out 164 hp from the mid-size Fairlane. Thus, the Falcon Sprint was born mid-year for 1963, a 2-door hardtop with bucket seats and console, wire wheel covers, tachometer and chrome doo-dads under the hood. But the field quickly got crowded and Ford brass wanted to inject some spirit into the little car. In the early 1960s, Ford had a winner with its new Falcon compact. ![]() It can be found in Seattle, Washington and here on eBay where the no reserve auction has reached $8,200. The only downside might be that it went through a color change at some point. This 1963½ Falcon Sprint is a nice, unrestored car with a rebuilt 260 V-8. That’s when Ford introduced the Falcon Sprint, which would be the first Falcon with a V-8 and the basis for the Mustang which would debut a year later. (C) 2010 - PaintRef.Ford got into the compact car business in 1960 and they were solid – but uninspiring – cars until the middle of the 1963 season. Other 1963 Ford makes: Ford Lincoln Mercury Other 1963 Ford models: Ford Fairlane Fleet Ford Truck Galaxie Thunderbird Tractor 1963 Ford Color Codes - Falcon Paint Cross-Reference Skip to paint table (C) 2010 support-usĪuto/Truck/Fleet Paint Cross Reference ġ963 Ford Color Codes - Falcon Paint Cross-Referenceįound 15 paint color chips with a year of 1963, manufacturer of "Ford", model of "Falcon"įalcon paint collections: yellow red blue green black white orange gold silver brown gray purple
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