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  1. January 9th, 2013, 03:49 PM #1
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    Hello from Argentina

    Hi,

    I'm from Argentina.

    I own a 1962 fordor Falcon since last February

    My father used to have a 1969 Falcon and I remember that as a child. It was the first car I can recall... we owned it for 10 years as the main family car.

    Since February 2012 I restored a very well kept Falcon 62. It's the first model introduced in Argentina. It was made in this country with imported parts from USA... Soy it's identical to the Ford Falcon 62 you Know.

    The Ford Falcon is quite an icon in Argentina. It was built from 1962 to 1991!

    From 1964 on, your Falcons difer from argentinian's brothers... We use the original design of your model 63 till 1966. From 1967 on, Ford Argentina made 4 redesigns till 1991.

    That's all for now.... Thanks and good bye
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    Very interesting about the Falcon's development/history in your country. Please post some pics of your Falcon and maybe others to depict differences.


    Gene Smith
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  3. January 9th, 2013, 04:41 PM #3
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    Photos from argentina



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    Welcome. Do you think the extra bumper bits (rubber nerf bars and top rail) are typical of that bird or are they added by some previous owner?

    The car looks wonderful. Nice work.

    Jeff Watson
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  5. January 9th, 2013, 06:13 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff W View Post
    Welcome. Do you think the extra bumper bits (rubber nerf bars and top rail) are typical of that bird or are they added by some previous owner?
    In Argentina, Falcons leave factory with standard bumper and almost 100% of owners ask the dealer to mount those extra bumper bits...

    That was a normal issue even with other car model/brands... This "extended" bumper device is a must considering normal behavior of argentinian drivers...

    So, it was mounted in dic. 1962 by the dealer before the car reached the first owner...

    When I was restauring the car I considered taking off this items, but then I thought they would be quit usefull even in this day when almost all other cars have plastic bumpers... They protect the light lenses in some extent...
    I can say that in my country, the price of a pair of rear ligth lenses is 10% of what I paid for the hole car!

    Talking of dealer instaled options: my Falcon used to have a vinyl cober on the seat and door panels that saved 100% of the original material even 50 years later!
    When restauring the car, I took out the plastic cober for good! I wanted to feel the original touch of the upsholtery ...

    Bye
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  6. January 9th, 2013, 06:20 PM #6
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