Vehicle Description
1970 Ford Falcon Sedan
For the 1970 model year, the Ford Motor Company offered two
completely different products that wore the familiar Falcon
nameplate, and enthusiasts have been scratching their heads ever
since. As Ford's replacement for the Falcon in the Detroit compact
class, the new Maverick boasted pony car-like long-hood/short-deck
styling, an updated version of the Falcon's versatile
unit-construction chassis, and a bargain-basement price of just
$1995. As the Mavericks filled up the dealer network, the trusty
'66-'69-style Falcon was continued with almost no changes for MY
1970 but only until the end of the '69 calendar year. 1970 1/2
Falcon, as the sales folders described it, was available as a
four-door sedan, four-door wagon, or a two-door sedan. Since it was
built on the intermediate Fairlane/Torino platform, this Falcon
boasted a longer 117-inch wheelbase. And even more interesting, it
could be ordered with the full slate of Fairlane/Torino driveline
options, including the mighty 429 Cobra Jet V8, and a small number
of such cars were actually produced. This mildly confusing product
alignment didn't last long, however. For 1971, the Maverick became
available as a four-door and meanwhile, the Fairlane and Falcon
names were dropped. All the Ford mid-sized models for 1971 wore
Torino badges.
For consignment, a resto-modded half year model from the Ford camp.
It is the very rare Falcon nameplate attached to the sleek Torino
body all bathed in Grabber Blue with tons of extras in the form of
a worked 351ci V8, a modern Tremec transmission, 4 wheel disc
brakes, some shaving of the trim, and some trick suspension...just
the way the engineers at Ford should have built them.
Exterior
With laser straight steel body panels wrapped in Grabber Blue, we
note the absence of any badging save for the 351 call out on the
hood scoop. All window trimmings have been finished in black and
shaved door handles and locks. Body matched racing mirrors adorn
the doors, a top dead centered hood scoop resting in the black
single stripe decal on the hood that pauses for the roof and picks
back up again on the downward sweeping trunk lid, which is
complimented nicely by the added rear spoiler. Up front, a body
matching bumper is sandwiched between the added chin spoiler and
blacked out grille with halo style exposed headlights. More black
striping runs the length of the rockers and is framed at both ends
by 18-inch American Racing Hopster wheels for that "just right"
look. Gaps are well maintained and the panel alignment is bordering
on laser straight. The side markers on the new for '70 coke bottle
slab sides have been shaved and are now simple flush mount LED
bulbs. Rounding out our tour is the deeply inset flat faced rear
panel with 4 simple ovoid shaped tail lights. This bird is ready to
fly!
Interior
A swing of the door, and we are met with a black vinyl covered door
panel with vertical stitching and a thin chrome band surrounding
the armrest and door release and some corresponding spear pattern
stitching. A chrome toggle for the sport mirror is also noted.
Moving inside we sit on a black vinyl body hugging bucket seats
with ample bolsters and a full bench in the rear, all in excellent
condition. A black vinyl covered custom console splits the buckets
and has been fitted with rocker switches for the power windows, a
pair of polished cup holders, the black ball topped Hurst shifter
and aftermarket AM/FM/CD radio. Below, black carpet covers the
floor, and also has no fading or staining and I adore the indigo
courtesy lights that illuminate upon entry. The headliner displays
with some wrinkling but is tear free. Let's just say for this
interior black is beautiful, especially the black padded dash with
a bevy of Speedhut black face gauges all controlled via a new
Painless wiring harness and the slide controls for the freshly
installed Vintage Air.
Drivetrain
Again nicely presented, the engine bay is like new with a full
coating of Grabber Blue to highlight the 351ci Windsor V8 resting
within the bay. This mill has been bored .030 over, been fitted
with a competition street roller cam, a polished Edelbrock intake
manifold and is topped with Edelbrock aluminum cylinder heads. MSD
electronic fuel injection is in charge of the air and fossil
metering and some polished aluminum is on for the air cleaner and
valve coverings. Backing this mighty Windsor up is a Tremec 5-speed
manual transmission with a McLeod racing clutch sending power back
to a Ford 9" rear axle with 2.70 TracLoc gearing. As an added bonus
a Billet Specialties Tru-Trac belt drive system has been bolted to
the front of the mill and an aluminum radiator with a Black Magic
electric cooling fan is on to keep the temperatures in check.
Undercarriage
Rust free and structurally sound underneath with miles of black
steel for the flooring, unibody, suspension and rockers. Not even
surface rust has made an appearance down below. I can note
independent coil spring suspension on front, and leaf springs for
the rear along with Wilwood disc brakes all around. Hooker ceramic
coated headers are on for the exhale and the exhaust snakes its way
rearward via a pair of Flowmaster mufflers.
Drive-Ability
A turn of the key and it was off to church we drove.....well
actually there was no church but I certainly was screaming for god
when my crack decoder put this half year wonder through its paces.
Actually, it performed well, all was working and it did just great
on the test track showing little signs of weakness. All clean and
all like new with the modifications dictating all this
greatness.
Well maintained and planned, wonderfully modified, rust free, a
Grabber Blue respray, beautiful custom interior, and some power
under the hood, you are ready to put a tiger in your tank and burn
some rubber!
OA26L211397
0-1970
A-Atlanta, GA Assy Plant
26-Falcon 2 Door Sedan
L-250ci Inline 6 Cylinder
211397-Sequential Unit Number
DOOR STICKER
BODY 62A-Falcon 2 Door Sedan
COLOR P-Medium Ivy Green
TRIM 2A-Black Vinyl
AXLE 6-3.00 Conventional
TRANS W-C4 Automatic
DSO 61-Dallas
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
