New to the group - Don - 1965 Falcon Futura

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  1. donjourdan

    donjourdan New Member

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    I am the third owner of this daily driver 1965 Ford Falcon Futura wagon.
    It has about 180,000 miles on it,
    with about 60,000 miles on a "top job" with hardened valves.
    289 cid with 2bbl
    3 speed manual on column
    Very solid, never wrecked, never rusted
    Original white exterior, original blue interior
    All original except for windshield, muffler, AC compressor, tires,
    tail lenses, and seat belts.
    Everything works except for the radio and the dash switch for the
    electric rear window (window works with key in tailgate).
    Dealer option underdash air conditioner blows ice cold, using R12 refrigerant.
     
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    Bigbarneycars Well-Known Member

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    wagonz iz good

    Don, Let me be the 1st to:Welcome:you. Nice little falcon you have there. One of the members here lives in Round Rock named Mike. He'll be along shortly and probably invite you to the party the next time they circle the wagons at 183 and 1431:thumbs2: Where the Albertsons waz before the twister took it out in '97 I think, Jer
     
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    Welcome to the forum, Don. I'd love to see more pictures of the Falcon, especially the dashboard. Always loved those little Fords.
     
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    Welcome donjourdan!
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    :Welcome:to the forum. Nice clean looking wagon.
     
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    Welcome aboard! Diggin' that wagon - very cool!
     
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    Welcome Don!
     
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    Welcome Don, nice wagon what are your plans to trick her out?
     
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    From what I can see, your car looks awesome. Those Texas cars sure live a good long life.
    :Welcome: to SWF.
     
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    hey, hey, hey

    :Welcome::cheers::welcomewagon::You_Rock_Emoticon::party6::ola::grpnanadance::dancingparty:nice wagon. looks great.
     
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    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    Welcome, Don. Just got one suggestion - Put an alarm on that gas cap.
     
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    Nice ride. Welcome.
     
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    Thanks for the compliments. I can only thank the previous owners for the beauty of the car, as I have only had to do mechanical work on it. The car spent its life belonging to one family in Oklahoma until I bought it. They told me that it was always kept in the garage. Unfortunately, they polished the Wimbledon White paint down to the primer in several places. Other than that, I have no complaints.
     
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    As requested:
    falcon-dash.jpg falcon-interior.jpg
    The guage to the left of the steering column is a vacuum meter installed by the previous owner. I guess he wanted to know right away if he had a vacuum leak.
     
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    the Rev senior junior Charter Member

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    geez Don...thats purdy (y)

    :Welcome: from a guy with a few of them
     
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