Vehicle Description
1963 Ford Falcon Futura Sedan
The Ford Falcon was an automobile which was produced by Ford from
1960 to 1970 across three generations. It was a sales success for
Ford initially, outselling rival compacts from Chrysler and General
Motors introduced at the same time. The television marketing for
this model featured the first animated appearances of the
characters from Charles Schulz's acclaimed comic strip, Peanuts,
with announcer contribution from Paul Frees.
This car, an early renowned "compact", appealed to the families who
would use it as everyday transportation or as a second car.
Accordingly, the car's design adopted a modern styling theme that
features excellent proportions and minimal trim. We have for
consignment, a well-preserved car that is about as close to factory
original as it can get and turns heads and wins trophies nearly
everywhere it goes. Mostly original paint, a clean interior, and
some snappy wheels, (no fretting for the purists, as the original
wheels, correct tires and factory wheel covers are included), make
this skate stand out from in a crowd. With our consignor going
through down-sizing to open up space in his garage, it's a sure
fire win for you!
Exterior
At the front of this sedan, a simple chrome bumper centers two
amber parking lamps below bright headlights and a straight aluminum
grille with black horizontal dividers. Above that grille, a
sculpted hood hangs minimalist "FORD" lettering between classy
gunsight fender toppers, a chromed hood scoop, and like-new glass
that's framed in straight stainless trim with mirrored stainless
wipers. A correct chrome mirror and traditional chrome door handles
perfectly complement great looking Rose Beige paint which is
looking fab overall and is appearing mostly original. On back are
the Ford jet engine style round taillights and the FALCON name
plate done in single chrome lettering. Nice shiny bumpers adorn the
fore and aft, and the stainless side spear with the Falcon logo
runs down both sides. 15-inch Ansen Sprint polished aluminum slot
wheels are wrapped in like new blackwall rubber from the 35th week
of 2022 and our consignor is including the original wheels, wheel
covers and correct tires to make this grocery getter look factory
fresh.
Interior
An all original split bench front seat and matching rear bench are
in superior condition. These are in black vinyl with tuck and roll
inserts and smooth bolsters with white piping delineating the
patterns and are the material the car was born with. Black
carpeting covers the floor, and the Falcon dual bumped up dash in
black and highlighted aluminum set into a black field displays the
necessary analog gauges. Residing atop the dash is a padded vinyl
topper and in front of the driver a black leatherette wrapped wheel
resides so you can spin the black steering wheel to your heart's
content, as well as push on the half circled chromed interior horn
rim, because these are excellently preserved and clean. A factory
AM radiois seen and above all of this is awhite headliner, nice,
tight and unmarred. As for the door panels, black steel dances with
black stitched vinyl all the while being outdone by the sweeping
aluminum insert and black padded armrest. A shout out to the trunk
which is covered with original factory checkered plaid vinyl in
excellent condition.
Drivetrain
A 170ci inline 6-cylinder engine is seen under the hood. This is in
beautiful condition with jet black engine bay, block, and supple
wires and hoses. It is topped with an orange valve cover which is
excellent, and an orange air cleaner cover that has a 1-barrel
carburetor underneath feeding the inline 6-cylinder. 2 speeds for
the column shifted Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission to make it
go, and it pushes power rearward to a 3.20 axle.
Undercarriage
Clean, mean, and black underneath with the original
butpatinedundercoating showing on nearly every surface. There is
minimal to no surface rust to even be seen here and very little
road dirt. Presenting not only very nicely, but also very simply we
can see independent coil springs for the front, and leaf springs
for the back, and drum brakes for all 4 corners. All mechanicals
underneath the vehicle are in very good condition and make it worth
your while to gaze at the underside photos to get a real
appreciation of this car.
Drive-Ability
Off to the grocery store for this Falcon, it started right up, and
ran like a dream come true. Good acceleration, smooth automatic
shifting, and the interior was very comfortable and roomy. Since
this car has an AM radio and reception in our test track valley
issparse, I had my cohort sing to me as we motored along the test
track, but the radio did indeed turn on and receive static. All
functions worked well and frankly this car is akin to a trip back
in time with its simplicity and ease of operation.
Lovingly cared for over the years, the pride shows in this awesome
example of early Ford candy for the masses, way before the
jellybean plastic econoboxes offered today. An original car, that
is priced right, and is getting ooohs and ahhhs before it even hits
the showroom floor. Is this classic in your future? It should be
because it's a great survivor.
3T19U118011
3-1963
T-Metuchen, NJ Assy Plant
19-Falcon Futura 2 Door Sedan
U-170ci I6
118011-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY TAG
BODY 62B-Falcon Futura 2 Door Sedan
COLOR W-Rose Beige
TRIM 56-Black Vinyl
DATE 25K-October 25th
DSO 23-Philadelphia
AXLE 3-3.20 Conventional
TRANS 3-2 Speed Ford O Matic
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.
