Falcons on film/tv

[ew1usnr]

Here is a really nice song by Rod Picott singing "65 Falcon", but the video shows a 1963 Falcon.

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EXp6TfR80Q

Check this song on YouTube called "Ford Falcon" by Chris Ramsay and The Febs.

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9STJA7ScQ7M

Here is Merisa Anderson singing "Ford Falcon".

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isDXRLCa23s

[BadBird]

Cool video and I just saw the video that Jeff showed with the 62 Wagon. Wow, what a great run. He had to have street slicks to get them to ripple the way they did on the start. I want to drag race my 64 so baddddddddd.

[Jeff W]

This is more of an educational film... but amazing non-the-less.

Steam Powered Falcon!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017239141

[ew1usnr]

This 1984 magazine shows Jimmy Buffets' Falcon. It says: "What car for a man who can afford almost anything?"

Jimmy Buffetr.jpg

He sold it in 2007.
See: http://www.buffettworld.com/2007/01/...jimmy-on-ebay/

Here is Ginger Rogers and Caesar Romero with a 1960 Falcon. Look at the expression on the kid in the back seat.

Ginger Rogers with a Falcon.jpg

[doghows]

Unfortunately the Buffet car was destroyed in a fire at a car lot in Florida last year! It was on that TV show south beach classics. Bummer.

[Luva65wagon]

I saw that episode too - but I swore the picture I saw was a 64/5 square body. Just did a search and they are showing a square body they (Jimmy or the daughter) called Rita. So I'd say that's as weird as that TV show South Beach Classics.



I'll never forget the statement the host-wife Robin made when she called the host-husband Ted, who was out of state at a car auction when the fire occurred:

"It's just so convenient you're away while I have to deal with this..."

[SmithKid]

That's OK. She's blonde and attractive. Therefore: a good TV personna.

[doghows]

Yup just watched it again on my TVo. It was. 64-65 red bodied car and they said the daughters car? Maybe he had two of them?

[ew1usnr]

In the 1961 movie "The Absent Minded Professor", Fred Macmurray attached "flubber" to his Model T ford and made it fly:

Model T.jpg

But ... I noticed that his "regular" car that was parked outside his garage was a ... 1960 Ford Falcon! Not to detract from Model T's, but he should have attached the flubber to his Falcon!

If I had a Model T, I would drive it to and from work everyday. And I would start it with its hand crank!

[dhbfaster]

I loved that movie.

[ew1usnr]

I was watching the Tampa local news this morning and they showed a 1962 or 1963 Falcon being stopped for speeding. It wasn't me!

Police cracking down on excessive speeding at troubled intersection
114 tickets issued in 3 hours at intersection. Ryan Smith, 11:24 PM, May 17, 2017

See: http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/re...d-intersection

Speeding Falcon.JPG

[Gitanesteel]

Not exactly why you want your Falcon on tv.

[dhbfaster]

That cop better think about what kind of brakes these cars have!

[ew1usnr]

This article that mentions rear facing seats and shows an early 60's Falcon wagon. The tail lights look different, is it a Mercury? I didn't know that Falcon wagons ever had an extra seat in back.

Rear facing third seat.JPG

See: http://www.aarp.org/auto/info-2016/c...bb16d5c#slide2

[pbrown]

Originally Posted by ew1usnr

This article that mentions rear facing seats and shows an early 60's Falcon wagon. The tail lights look different, and I didn't know that Falcon wagons ever had an extra seat in back.

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See: http://www.aarp.org/auto/info-2016/c...bb16d5c#slide2

That would be a 62 wagon in the photo based on the tail lights. I do remember growing up with a wagon with a rear facing seat back that but it wasn't a Falcon. I'm pretty sure the Falcon never had that option. That wouldn't have prevented parents from letting kids ride back there anyway. It was safer back then . We could never get away with that today.