Art & Inspiration New to me 1964 Falcon Hardtop

I've been building mostly Model A's for the last dozen years or so and decided it was time for something new.. I've always like 64/65 Falcon hardtops and remember when they came out(was a junior in H.S.).. This is a 289 3spd but have a toploader 4spd to put in it.. Would like to see any other Falcon hardtops.. I feel like I'm back in high school, well, maybe not...

 

Should be a fun car, looks like it is in pretty good condition both inside and out.

 

Congrats - nice ride

 

That looks like a ton of fun...I really like those fastbacks. I would rather have one of them than a Mustang from the same year.

 

Neat little car.

 

Congrats, that is a clean car ! I have owned this '65 for 45 years, it's a bench seat, 289, factory 4 speed.

 

I have a factory 4-speed buckets console '65 Futura ht project car, 2.78 low toploader and a 331.

 

Ahhh,high school daze.Remember them well.

 

I sold my '64 Falcon a few years ago and have regretted it ever since,mine had a 260 and 3 on the tree and a bench seat. they are fun cars to own & drive. HRP

 

Any plans to modify the look or stance ? Looks good, congrats.

 

I can't decide if I want to jack it up a bit or lower it down a bit.. I'm looking at all the pics I can find to decide on the best stance...

 

I had a '64 4 speed car, and a '65 that was sold unfinished about 20 years ago, never got over them. It was a bucket list car for me, so I did a package deal last year and bought 2 of them! And to think my wife thinks I'm nuts...

 

My 2 cents worth.
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Just a little, if you do anything.

Edit
I looked at it again, I think it's perfect.

 

Yeah, just a little lower rear. Those stock wheels and caps make it look like a " sleeper". Maybe just larger tires in the rear too. IMHO

 

Personally, I like them with the upper character line on the side of the body level or slightly nose high. So I would say drop the rear a tad, and raise the nose.

 

Sweet Car. I keep thinking one of those would be a great daily commuter car. If it were mine I'd have a little less rake, and either period Americans or Cragars. Congrats - great find.

 

Nice car, I really like the 64/65 Falcon hard tops and Rancheros.

 

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b-t-w; my opinion is install the 4-sp and call it done.

 

What ach said...install the 4 speed and enjoy. Leave the stance alone as it is perfect.

 

Looks like it was a radio delete car at one point. I'd get an original steering wheel , horn ring and leave it alone.

Nice car.

 

May as well mention it here, I have a pair of 14x6 Fenton Hustlers for the front of mine, looking for a pair of these center caps.

 

I have a 65 Falcon hardtop I brought up from Tenn., I hope to get to it soon. I had a 64 Comet H.T. with a 4-spd toploader, I just loved the way that trans could take a beating , and listening to the gears whine is simply gearhead music!

 

I really love the '64 Comet HT's, I think probably the best body style to come out of that '64/'67 styling period, bar none. When I was a kid in elementary school, I knew where there was a white on red 289 auto '64 Caliente parked under a tree in a yard, trans was pooched. I used to go look at that car and covet it. Looking back, it was a practically new car then. Some time later, a buddy of mine bought it, and did a nice resto on it.

 

A friend of mine (RIP Terry) had a "survivor" 64 Calente convertible, 289/auto, red/red,
white top, nice car. Those had their own suspension pieces and man were they hard to find replacement parts for.

 

Great looking Falcon, Milo. Love those cars.

 

I have been thinking about selling my shoebox and getting one myself. Neat car.

 

I like the Comets too but they have a 5.5" longer wheelbase and are almost 13" longer than same year Falcon.. My garage is wider than deeper and I wanted the shortest I could find.. I would like to have a 64 or 65 Comet Hardtop however...

 

Uncanny, that's near identical to the car my friend's father owns. He's had his since the early 80's I believe.

 

I would love to have an 8000 rpm rotunda tach for mine, but they are T-bolt stuff, CRAZEE money...