1963 ford falcon futura

Today we take a closer look at the 1963 falcon futura

Which just sold at Classic autumn Mall, Morgantown, Pennsylvania with over 1000 cars for sale and recording this episode for more information directions hours of operation . Be sure to click the link below after the show

Enjoy =)

[TigerRogers]

I haven't visited for a while - but Jay, you've made my day!! This is one of my fave cars!! Our Aussie Falcon was based on this. And while i much prefer our own '64, '65 & '66 hardtops, the American 1963 Falcon was a stunning car!! Thanks for showing!!

[danielulz]

I think that 1963 may have been Ford Motor Company's best year for styling. Every vehicle that they produced, from Falcon through Lincoln Continental, was just beautiful.

[nicholasglisonn]

In 1959 my father bought the second Falcon ever sold in the United States in Tampa, Florida; his first brand new car. It was originally intended to for sale in Bermuda where horns were not allowed. Thus, it had a bell actuated by a plunger on the floor. He spent several miles going “ding-dong” while trying tying turn on the high-beams!

[chrisbrown]

The falcon sprint did quite well in european rally races...i love your channel, jay, because you crawl around inside the cars and show all the buttons and switches, which you just cant do at a car show!😊

[tigre]

These have always been one of my favorites. I think they are such cool, sporty little rides! In the WYR, I'd go with the Futura, even though the Monza is really nice, and is the turbo. In the second, all are really great IMO, but I'd go with the Tempest. Cool video 😎

[robertparker]

Really nice rare convertible falcon one of my favorite

[mrsagain]

Thank you for another awesome video…loved the 1963 Ford commercial!...1963 was indeed a GREAT year!!...I see that there’s a 1963 Impala 4 door sedan and a 1963 Monterey Custom sedan with breezeway at Classic Auto Mall…these would sure make for some awesome future What it’s like videos!!!

[hcombs]

This is one of those few times in which, for WYR, I will take ALL of them, thank you. I really like the 1963 lineups for most makes.

Out of any Falcon ever produced, I like the '63 the best. I agree when you say the Mustang overshadowed these cars, especially this year.... definitely a nice pre-Mustang car.

[ronkemperful]

My uncle had a white 63 Falcon convertible with red vinyl seats. I have fond memories as a ten year old riding in the car on the way to swimming, sitting on a towel to protect my legs from being scorched by the hot Phoenix sun. My uncle had replaced an English Sunbeam sports car with the Falcon which I think was more practical and comfortable.

[ROXXXSTARCorvette]

Kind of a cute little car. It looked like it was fun to drive and sort of sporty in it's own way.

[ctddad]

As I wrote earlier, my father owned a 1963 Ford Falcon, 4-door. He was so proud of it. The body styling was like the Futura, except it was a nice blue color and a hard-top, with lots more room in the back. Of course, my sister was just born and I was 4 or 5 years old, but I remember the plastic seat covers that stuck to my legs when I wore shorts. It had no A/C, and probably was a mid-grade 6 cylinder with automatic transmission, which was a better deal for the time. I loved the simplicity of the grill, the chrome bumpers, and the round tail lights (rocket styling). The interior was much the same as the Futura, too, except it was blue, and a nice dash. It got pretty good gas mileage.
With both scenarios, I chose the 63 Ford Futura.

[toddbonin]

What a great episode. I have loved Falcons from the get go. We only had one in the family - one of my uncles had a base model 63 two-door wagon - but oh the fun we had with that lil’ wagon.

I was so Falcon obsessed as a little kid that, when I got my first real bike, I saw a bike taillight that looked just like a miniature first generation Falcon taillight. Had to have it, and my dad got it for me. I called my bike my Falcon.

I remember going through the Sears Wish Book one Christmas and seeing that you could order sweatshirts with your favorite pro football team logo. I had no interest in pro ball at the time, but when I saw the sweatshirt for the Atlanta Falcons, I had to have it.

I still go nuts anytime I see a Falcon.

In scenarios 1 and 2, I’d take the Falcon. No question.

Thanks Jay!

[laurakilmer]

I was eleven yrs old when My Dad sold these falcons at his Ford Dealership. I got to help wash and wax cars and wonder around like a kid. God what wonderful days. Wish I could go back and do it again. My Dad unfortunately had many heart attacks and died when I was at college. Love you Dad and loved your cars. falcons, mustangs, galaxie fairlanes, thunderbirds/ at Blountsville Ind. near Muncie. Dad was a dealer from 1934 to 1964.

[stephenkeever]

I want to thank you so much for this episode! This was my fun car that I loved, worked on, and drove for years. I had the 170 ci Special with a 4 speed manual in a convertible body. It was an amazingly good looking cheap car to run and so much fun to drive on windy hilly roads with the top down. There were steel plates to stiffen the frame that gave it a good low center of gravity. It never let me down until the unibody was killed by internal rust after over 200, 000 miles. The sun visors are small so that they don't flap around when the top is down. There is no dome light, but there is a courtesy light under the front dash to light up the interior. I also found the chrome trim wraparound inside to have a nice unifying look that made such a budget model look more expensive. Top speed of the 170 ci Special engine was indeed 91 mph. I think the 4 speed manual got you there maybe 2 seconds quicker. The bench seat was very comfortable and great on date nights for sitting close.
I of course would pick only the Falcons, but you put up stiff competition with the other cars offered. Thanks again for doing this car justice and bringing back fond memories!

[DSP]

What a nice example...and who doesn't love a red convertible! Fun fact: all Falcon convertibles have power tops as standard equipment, something that was optional on the Mustang until 1970, when it became standard. These are great, simple, reliable cars. I could certainly do without that ratchet shifter, though. Ugh. I'll take the Falcon in both cases.

[daviddavis]

Our neighbor in my home town had a 1960 Falcon Station Wagon 4 Door 6 Cylinder 3 on the tree she bought new. Still had it when she passed away. Brown with a white top and vinyl seats.

[tedecker]

My high school friend had one. (Class of 65) I thought it was cool then, and still do today.

[ernielaw]

My Mom owned a 1965 Falcon which she kept until 1979. It was a base model 2 door with post. My cars of choice would be the Corvair and Lark. Another car comparable to the Falcon would be the Chevy II Nova.

[leonb]

My first car, bought used in April 1973, was a 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop with the same red interior as this car but with white exterior. I was at the end of the 1st year of college in Northern NJIt only had 67, 000 miles on it. Only a week after I got it, gas prices shot up from 35.9-37.9/gallon to 43.9-47.9 gallon as a preliminary to the November 1973-June 74 'fuel crises' hit and prices go into the upper 40's Cent/gallon range. Yes, mine had rust issues, including the top of the gas tank, also the floor of the trunk (same as the 1st Gen Mustang) so the interior smelled of gas fumes. It needed a lot of work on the engine as burned oil. I had it for about a year until it got into a sideswipe crash and while derivable, the drivers side door couldn't be opened. I actually took the engine out for someone else's Falcon and used a friend's truck to take it to the scarp yard. It was also among the last cars to have a manual choke.

[dave-ufir]

Those are the wheels i want for my 64 Rancharo 😊