I love these backyard home built street rods they show with imagination, ingenuity and a tool set you could make any model into a one of a kind beauty.
What a great job! I like the fact that he daily drives it!! I own a 65 Ford Mustang fastback that was a daily driver for 50 years!! I can appreciate all of the work and time he invested in his Falcon! Wow!! Far from stock indeed!! Drive On!!!
In the mid 70s all our dads had these killer street cars, the fuel smell permeated the white meat in our heads, and stuck the awesomeness of these type of builds in our remedial nervous system. That’s why we thrive on the visceral driving experience. To us it’s real, we lived it with our dads. It was everyday life and we are the last generation of that kind of cool. Some people call it “toxic masculinity”, I call it Legendary Badassery.
The car looks just right! The stance, the flares, the nose, everything goes together. It's "mechanical" with a strong motor but not an over-the-top build.
@Rodrigo Vizcarra "Over the Top" to me is when someone customizes their car so much that it ceases to maintain the character of the original. Examples on a car like this would be digital gages, fuel injected coyote motor, ridiculous flares, etc. This car is pure old school. A great build.
I built close to the same car, mine is a 62 Falcon 306 , Offenhuser tunnel ram Holley duel quads 11.5 compression ratio, Aluminum Edelbrock 351heads 209 intake valves, Headman shorties, Big Comp cam and springs, 450hp. Daily driver. You have a great Falcon, good to see other round body Falcon's and Falcon lovers.
@@AutotopiaLA that would be cool if I wasn't so far from you. I think your in California , im in Taxas. I would send you a picture or video but can't send pictures on this post. There is probably a picture on my FB account if wanted to see it. Thanks that would be fun to do.
Given that the Falcon gave its DNA for the Mustang, I immediately fall for these. I love the way he went with the old school Trans Am feel on this build and that he DRIVES it! Awesome little car that has to be an absolute hoot to drive. Thanks for sharing this one with us Shawn.
Excellent show. Love to see the home builds and weekend raced cars. Not everyone have $250,000.00 + to spend on a build. Best car show on. About cars not full of Reality TV fluff. Thank you
This car is built for the track and auto crossing!!!! And a daily driver. That is what hot rodding is all about. I LOVE IT AS WELL!!!! Great video and thanks for sharing!!!
Love the "Pit Bull" stance of it and 2nd ... it's a daily driver, yo !!! Must be liv'in right. Michael said it right "To spend all this time and money doesn't make sense to have it sit". Thanks for letting us all enjoy what you've done. Big fan !
Guys,,,my first car at 16 ,me and my dad bought in 68, a 631/2 futura.. still love it , did trade it in for a70 boss 302..but will always love my falcon..
Shawn really got a kick out of the car still having the stock am radio. Must of brought back some memorys lol. Never see anyone do anything with Falcons much these days. Gotta love a dad and son project. I really enjoyed this one. Love the content and as always please keep these videos coming.
I'm not really a Ford man but there is something about this car , the sound, the look. I've watched this upload maybe 10 times and sent it on to mulitple people, love it.😉👍
Whoa! I must’ve been living under a rock for 40 years, never seen a modified Falcon. The body lines with that stance is nice looking. However, his dad’s car with the molded in flares looked super!
The great thing about the Falcon is that all the go-fast bits sold for early Mustangs will fit on a Falcon. Makes the car easy to build for people who just don't want something that looks different.
Such a cool car Shawn! Just found this old segment. Hats off to Michael for doing such a neat garage built effort of a car thats really not that common & his Dad had one? F’ing amazing
Very nice ride and it great that he and his Dad both had Falcon Love ride height and the flares are really cool and its a driver and that he's like riding with his Dads memory that's really cool
Was wracking my brain and trying to find that song. Remembered that scene from Fringe where Walter was dancing to this song and found it. Al Greene, Love and Happiness. Great song to go with a great car.
I’ve watched a couple of your shows now, the OVC GT350 and now the Falcon. I just subscribed and guess what? I’ve never subscribed with anybody before. I have met both of these guys and seen both of those cars in person. They are awesome! I actually have a 1965 GT350 Tribute that is in restoration right now. Im hoping to have the car all back together and on the road by the end of April. I’ve had my tribute since 2006 as my daily driver. Even after this build, like Michael with his Falcon, my car will be my daily and track car. Before this build, I have had my hands all over it over the years. And yes, I actually hand built my previous engine in the car. This time around I sourced it out, but I will be receiving my car as a roller and I will install all the drivetrain in my driveway. I cannot wait to drive her again!
Welcome! Our channel is mostly about modified restomod kinds of vehicles. Hope you binge watch until you get motivated to fab some fenders on something 😎👊🏻
This Falcon is awesome! I havnt seen a fixed up Falcon in a long time! Most guys use gthe more square bodied Falcons. Last time I saw one of those was probably in the early 80s. Beautiful car! Not too many left.
Btw those falcons are great and theres MILLIONS in mint condition in Argentina, some people uses them for drag racing, some for daily use, but they're stock, there's some of them ruined because of rust, but most of them are stock and don't need engine fixing or body fixing, greetings from Punta Alta, Buenos aires, Argentina
Love Falcons , I had. 63 1/2 Sprint ( for 33 years ) , like you I reflared the rear wheel wells , but did it to match the front flair i.e. The stock flair had a square edge , so I took ( iirc ) some 3/4 inch sq. Tubing and bent it then filled in the rest with metal ( I left on the side spears so I did not go as high as you did ) I wanted the factory look as much as possible . One thing that I really wanted to do was move the rear end aft about 4 inches , big tires would hit the body on the forward side of the tires . At the time I was doing this in the dirt and this was my only transportation . The engine it came with was a 260 with a 2 speed auto ( what moron decided on a 2 speed tranny , seems i was always waiting for it to shift ) knew a guy who wrapped his 67 2+2 ,WITH A BEEFY 289 and a 4 speed top loader and a 8.8 ( iirc ) so I cramped this in there , sorry to say all this happened in about 5 days in the dirt . Oh , one last detail you could. Hold the doors open about a foot , let go of the handle and they closed with a perfect mesh , when ever some got in , i always said in a loud voice " DO NOT SLAM THE DOOR " and if they did , they would be called out for it . Hey sorry for the ramble well no not really , loved my SPRINT . Sniffle , sniffle
Love it. A friend of mine in high school had one of these with a 260 V-8 and 4spd from the factory. It was only 8 years old then. This one I think is a bit more peppy.
Great video and interview of the 63 Falcon sprint. Bought one new as a Falcon conv. with a 3 sp column shift 260 V 8 2 bbl rangoon red black top and black interior. Eat your heart out it only cost $ 2757.50 new. The sprint model came out mid 63 as an option. I am 80 years young and looking for on as we speak. Looking for a 63 Sprint this time. Would probably run a stroker 351 windsor, 6 speed with a lot of updates Dennis Belk
I just fell in love. My god that is EXACTLY what im going for with my '61. I still have a ways to go, im probably 65% there. Except i built a forged rod and piston L33 with a 82mm borg Warner turbo and a gforce 4 speed dog box behind it.
Nice Falcon, the same direction I'm headed with my MGB (already custom frame and suspension (tubular A-arms front, triangulated 4-link rear, adjustable QA1s), SBC (500hp), 4-speed (T-10), 4 wheel discs, 8.8 Ford. Yeah I like the direction this Falcons going.
Love your car a lot! Great job! I been looking for a 63 Sprint for a long time! After a Superformance Cobra, a 64 Thunderbolt Tribute car and a 66 Fairlane Restomod drag car, I finally found a very nice 63 Sprint with great bones! It on its way to my home to be transformed into a vintage racer. I may use the same bumper, love it!
Great looking Falcon. Very pleased it had a 5 Speed Tremec rather than a 3 Speed Slush Box that seems to be the norm in a lot of potentially Cool Old American Custom Cars. This is a Real Muscle Car, that would actually take some Muscle to Drive. The '63 is such a good shape and I've only ever seen one 2 Door Falcon in Australia with the rear guards cut out to match the front to fit some decent rubber in the late '70's, and it looked Great. I thinks some nice 4 Point Harnesses would be far more suitable than the Killer Lap Belts though. One of the Best Cars I've seen for a long time, probably because it's unique, and I love the old 2 Door Falcons......Great Build, and Thanks for posting.
