I have been interested in working on an old car for some time and recently found the right opportunity. I purchased a 1965 Ford Falcon that one of my coworkers had sitting in his garage for the past 12 years. He parked it because the transmission oil drained and then locked in reverse, he planned to fix it up but never got around to it. So, I got it home a few weeks ago and started looking into it. Primary failure was the extension housing had cracked and then broke at the transmission case. Plus it has been sitting for 12+ years with old gas. Definitely a project car. 1965 Ford Falcon 4 door, 200 I6, 3 speed manual.
Hi M L, Welcome to the HAMB. Where in Wisconsin are you? If you are "New to classic cars and this forum", some would suggest that it's best to have big eyes and small vocal cords for a while until you get the feeling for the place. I don't think you're gonna find much support for a 1965-anything as this is predominantly a traditional hot rod and custom site which might be loosely defined as pre-1964. Anyway, good luck with the Falcon. In case you are in the Green Bay area, there is a major player in the Falcon arena (I think his name is Tom Johnson but I haven't spoken to him in years and could be wrong..crack open a phone book and see what ya get).
Do a search for 'Falcons done right'. You'd be surprised how many people are into them on the HAMB. Admittedly, yours has two fire escapes too many (thanks DRD57 ), but then, so does my car.
cool. i live bout 5 minutes east of GB... if you're ever in the area stop by. aint hard to find my place
I did read that this forum is for 64 and earlier vehicles, but the Falcon I purchased was built in 64. Does that count?
man, if you can name any HUGE differences between 64 an 65 falcons that you could point to on the cars from 50 feet away stripped of all badging and trim... close enough for the girls i see.
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