Re: [MBZ] Falcons

2009-12-04 Thread relngson
...Same here with my '60 Falcon.  When I first had it I'd have swapped it for a '70 in a heartbeat.  Am I ever glad now that I didn't!... I bought an elderly Falcon as an interim car while waiting for my 914-6 which turned out to be five months. It was a '60 in that sort of almost-white, a

Re: [MBZ] Falcons

2009-12-04 Thread Rich Thomas
When I worked at the airport in the 70s there was a rust-red (good color choice) 60s Falcon truck sort of thing that one of the pilots (from another operation) named Larry kept parked out back if he needed something to go shopping in, or to go to a motel. Some guy had just left it to him, or

Re: [MBZ] Falcons

2009-12-04 Thread Jim Cathey
I bought an elderly Falcon as an interim car while waiting for my 914-6 which turned out to be five months. It was a '60 in that sort of almost-white, a 4-door 3 speed. You mean Adriatic Green? We always called it 'white', which it was unless you put it next to something that was actually

Re: [MBZ] Falcons

2009-12-04 Thread Dieselhead
The Falcon van Pickup! built to take on the VW transporter. I had a 66 van for years. By then they had dropped the falcon name There is a creme colored Falcon for sale un Gu'fpo't Miz'zipi on Lorraine Rd. It looks nice. Good paint and looks well maintained. When I worked at the airport

Re: [MBZ] Falcons

2009-12-04 Thread Rich Thomas
No this wasn't the van thing, it was like a Ranchero, a car front half with a bed in back. I saw a Maverick on the road the other day, looked original and most of its age. --R Dieselhead wrote: The Falcon van Pickup! built to take on the VW transporter. I had a 66 van for years. By then

Re: [MBZ] Falcons

2006-02-10 Thread RELNGSON
Of course, at one time oil and air filters were optional equipment. On my '60 Falcon, the heater was an option!  I'm glad grandma ordered it. Oooo! I bought a '60 Falcon as in interim car after I sold my 911 and the new 914-6 had not arrived. The one month wait turned into five and I learned to