We’ll open with the stats: 260ci V8, 4-speed, power-top convertible 1963 Falcon. It’s got 5-lug hubs and an 8″ rearend. Quite the platform for a nice classic cruiser. Old Falcons weigh next to nothing, and the 260 would be a nice combo of power and economy, especially hooked to a proper gearbox. With a starting bid at $1,750 and a Buy It Now of $1950, it’s tempting…very tempting…
Where we sit on the “worth it?” scale depends on your level of optimism. All the parts are there, and have been since it was parked in a Wisconsin barn long, long ago. Plan on replacing every bit of synthetic material and fabric on the car. Might as well add the cost of a decent light-duty MIG welder and some sheetmetal supplies to that low, low price, as you’ll need to replace the floors along with a few other body panels.
On one hand, this is a perfect candidate for a nuts-and-bolts numbers-matching restoration. On another way less expensive and equally fun hand, you could R&R most of the mechanical bits, tack in some new floors, and give the paint and chrome good rub-downs. Throw that top down (and leave it there) and hit the road.
Source: eBay
1963 V8 Falcon Sprint Convertible is the Stray You Have to Take Home
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Third option: Massage this into an entry for the Carrera Panamicana! It's affordable, it's not so pristine that you'd feel bad about ripping out the interior and caging it, and being a convertible, that makes it easier. Build a Boss 302 and swap it in. It's a Falcon, so Mustang suspension pieces will fit. The timed sections take place on windy mountain roads, so a tight handling Falcon would completely rock. This would be a great car to race in the Carrera.
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I like the way you think.
A speedster-style setup (think half-size Topless Charger) would look pretty sweet with these early-sixties lines.
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Clean the chicken poo off and go for a ride. See what happens. Start there.
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well the ebay ad says the brakes don't work, so something is definitely gonna happen 😀
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missed that. Compression brake?
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If I lived in a warmer, dryer climate, I could dig getting this for daily driver duty.
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I think the biggest cost will actually be paying the shady inspection officer to pass this thing without doing all the work you guys just described.
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Just depends on how rigid the safety standards in your region are. I had rusty floors on my old F-150 – screwing in $20 worth of sheet metal took care of that.
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Inspection officer?
Man, I love California. No safety inspections and pre-1975 (or diesel) is a smog free-for all.-
Actually in Alberta all you need is a licenced mechanic to sign and check off all the boxes on an inspection sheet (case of beer and $20 would do this thing). I just said inspection officer because of the people who do live in the more anal of the 50 states.
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5 years later, do we know how this car went down?
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