Ford Falcon - Why did they change the name to Torino?

On September 2, 1959, the Ford Falcon made its debut, a full month before its rivals, the Chevrolet Corvair and the Plymouth Valiant. In this video, we look into the history of the Ford Falcon and discover how it impacted the creation of other well-known models, such as the Ford Mustang.

This is the story of the Ford Falcon

The Falcon was touted right out of the gate as "The New Size Ford" and promoted for its economy-both at the pump, and in price.

Families who wanted a second car were likely to have bought their first vehicle in the "larger is always better" American vehicles of the 1950s. The Big Three American automakers were dead set on preventing consumers from switching to foreign brands like Volkswagen and Toyota.

[ThisOldCarChannel]

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[wazzajack]

The Falcon story continued to 2016 in Australia and as the main rival to GM’s Holden. Muscle car versions of both featured in the Australian Motorsport V8 Supercar series. Both Ford and GM have closed their doors to the locally designed and produced Falcons and Holdens.
Suggest you should check out the Australian Falcon to the real end of the brand.

[bct]

The story of the Ford Falcon continued until October 2016 in Australia, where the car was probably loved much more than it was in the country where it was first built.

[rjaraneta]

The 1970 Torino body style used the Falcon name as its base model, it also used the Fairlane name as the next step up.

[deetcool]

I first saw a Falcon when I was a teenager when I snuck into an r18 mad max 1 & 2. Loved em ever since.

[whyyes]

Australia took the Ford Falcon where it would become a prolific car. For those who don't know, just check out the GTHO Phase 3 and you can see what you missed out on. Alternatively, if you want to look at what the Falcon would become in the 1990s there's a sports variant called the EF and EL 'XR8' and 'XR6' which look mean.

[brucegilbert]

The Falcon name plate stayed in Australia until 2016 and was an iconic race car winning the Bathurst 1000 km race many times I've owned Falcons from 1960 to 2008 and still drive them today 😊

[davidallen]

The Falcon was just the car for those that like simplicity!

[acfsambo]

Would love a video going through the Australian Falcons. How they started to differ and then how they completely diverged in 1971 with the XA Falcon.

[agusw]

The first generation Falcon was produced until 1991 here in Argentina, with some little changes in the engines and design. It is an indestructible car, until today there are still a lot of Falcons working in places that new trucks like a Toyota Hilux can't even imagine. Such a great car, sadly we didn't have newer generations Or V8s like Australia.

[MrBigbrobeaz]

Here in Australia we love the Ford Falcons we had Falcons from 1962 until 2017 . They will live in the hearts of Australians forever ❤️

[markbergthold]

We had a 64 Sprint w/260 V8 4 spd. I loved that car!

[arnbo]

The American Ford Falcon became quite a success story in countries like Argentina and Australia. The Argentina version maintained using the body panels from the first generation up until 1991. Instead they opted making periodical minor changes to the grille, tail lights and dash. Very economical way to continue production in a third world country. Australia on the other hand released the Falcon only about a year after USA production. They chose to produce only the four door model (excluding XP) and skipped the second generation. With the popularity of the Mustang Ford Australia took an easier route and instead modified a Falcon sedan with a Mustang drive train. By 1971, Australia produced a four door Falcon (XY GTHO Phase 3) that produced an estimated 365Hp and 145 mph. By 1972 Australian variants variants went their own way looking quite different from American Fords.

[davidshepherd]

As others have said, Ford Australia continued to build and evolve the Falcon through to 2016 when they ended local production. Furthermore, Fairlane and LTD production continued here through to 2007. The "Barra" Ford inline 6 that you guys have recently discovered and are now importing from Australia en masse was actually introduced with the BA Falcon which was released in 2002, and powered every 6 cylinder Falcon through to the last FGXs built in 2016.

[simonf]

Sold and manufactured in Australia from 1961.
A tremendous success in Australia that lasted in multiple models till 2015.
The original straight 6 morphed into the incredible OHC Barra 4.1 litre motor designed and built in Australia.

[elmonteslim]

They were very popular here in Australia. My Dad's first new car was a red and white 61 model.

[CJColvin]

Gotta love the Ford Falcon from 1960-1969.

[trolleychai]

I had a 1965 Falcon Ranchero with the deluxe (2-tone) paint scheme - prairie bronze and white - 200 c.i.d. 6 cylinder, a three on the tree shifter, and a bench seat. Bought it used; the "cruck" was originally owned by a man who worked for Mobil and he used the Ranchero as a test mule for the development of Mobil 1. When I sold it the tinworms had been munching on the rear fenders but it was still in excellent mechanical shape... and it had over 519, 000 miles on it. The last I knew it was awaiting restoration by a subsequent owner.

[SpockvsMcCoy]

CORRECTIONS: Mispronounced Valiant (not Va-LI-ant...rather VAL-iant), not 1960 Toyopet ( shown is 1965 Toyota Corona), Chrysler Pentastar introduced later in September 1962.

[stevenroche]

Thank you, Boca Brothers, for another fine video !