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Oct. 24, 2011 10:41 a.m. nocones HalfDork

I'm putting up for sale the falcon I have in my readers rides. It's a 1963 4 door with the 144 i6 with the 2 speed auto. It runs great and is in decent shape. Not a lot of rust but there is some. The interior is rough but not bad. The previous owner re did the brakes so it stops great and I put new tires on it. I've put probably 1000 miles on it without it missing a beat. Dare I say reliable. It has its isssues its nearly 50 years old. Could use a tuneup some carve adjustment and bodywork to fix the rust but its straight and all there.
Bag it and be hip with the rat crowd Restore it and have a nice old car Mod it and turn it into a 60s NASCAR Drive it as is and enjoy driving an old piece of iron.

Located in Mahomet Il. You could probably drive it as is anywhere and have a grand adventure but for safety I would tow it over any great distance.

I'll get pics up this evening.
Oct. 24, 2011 10:51 a.m. petegossett SuperDork

Trade you for a '66 Jeep.
Oct. 24, 2011 11:35 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork

This one?
Oct. 24, 2011 11:48 a.m. nocones HalfDork

Yep that's the one. Things like that are hard to do on the phone.
Oct. 24, 2011 11:51 a.m. JThw8 SuperDork

One of my favorite cars, glad you're not closer and I dont have money :)
Oct. 24, 2011 12:55 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork

I have the money and a killer engine, debating time, ambition, winter, blah blah blah....
Oct. 24, 2011 1:05 p.m. mw HalfDork

Any interior shots? I wonder if there's a cheap way to get it to detroit..
Oct. 24, 2011 1:36 p.m. pete240z SuperDork

120 miles to my house.........yikes! Wifey not likey more cars here.........
Oct. 24, 2011 2:28 p.m. nocones HalfDork

mw wrote:

Any interior shots? I wonder if there's a cheap way to get it to detroit..

I'll get some tonight. I have all 4 origional hubcaps (rare I guess) and it comes with some spares in the trunk I will inventory.

Honestly I would think it would make it on backroads. It's just with the 2 speed she will do ~70-75 flat out. 55-60 is much more her speed. Find some two-lanes to get there and it would probably get their cheap. the good news about these is they are small and light. It's about 2400lbs so if you needed to trailer any midsize SUV or even a Minivan would be able to flat-tow or tow dolly it.
Oct. 24, 2011 3:16 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork

Hmmm...if it was a two door, I'd be donning a jacket and stopping by the bank right about now.

If you had any interest in a '76 Goldwing for trade, though...we could talk.

Clem
Oct. 24, 2011 3:44 p.m. integraguy SuperDork

I should NOT have looked at this. My favorite Falcons, in order, are the '66, '64, and running a distant third is the '63. That's a nice color combo (I'd restomod it if it was mine) and with a "slightly" more modern engine...maybe even a nice 4 cylinder to keep it light, it would be a fun car. But PUCK, I'm too far away, I think, to consider driving it a couple thousand miles on "back roads".
Oct. 24, 2011 4:04 p.m. pete240z SuperDork

Ratsun has this $2,500 turquoise pickup that I like - only 2100 miles away from Chicago.

There is something about that color I like.
Oct. 24, 2011 8:46 p.m. nocones HalfDork

http://m33.photobucket.com/albums/Nocones/1963Falcon/

More pictures here.
Oct. 25, 2011 7:26 a.m. ValuePack Dork

That has "supercharged Zetec" written all over it... I'm in lurve!
Oct. 25, 2011 12:16 p.m. Billy_Bottle_Caps Reader

PM sent
Oct. 30, 2011 9:29 a.m. nocones HalfDork

I started it up yesterday for the first time in 2 months and it started right up. I washed it up vacuumed it out and generally made it look nicer. It's ready for its new owner come get it someone.
Nov. 1, 2011 9:39 a.m. nocones HalfDork

What if I were to drop the price to say... $1400? This week I'm on getting rid of it. Next week I may be back to wanting to keep it. So someone should just remove temptation from me.
Nov. 1, 2011 12:37 p.m. mtn SuperDork

This is a really cool car, and I love the color. GLWS.
Feb. 21, 2012 1:47 p.m. nocones HalfDork

Bump.

It now includes 2 300ci efi I6 fords and a 5 speed (complete drivetrain out of a running f150 and spare motor)

$1500 with engines
Feb. 21, 2012 1:54 p.m. cwh SuperDork

My Dad bought one brand new in '63. Black with red bucket seat interior. 6 auto. I loved that car, but was a dog. Dad wanted more power, so he bought the first Mustang to hit his friends dealership. Unfortunately, he passed away a week before the Mustang arrived. Mom never took possession of it.

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