Ford Falcon Sprint - 1963
The Ford Falcon was a new introduction to the Ford lineup in 1960. The car was conceived as a cost-optimised compact car that still delivered the qualities and quantities that the US customer saw a critical in a family automobile.
As such, the car was considerably smaller than the full-size cars on sale during the Falcon's development. Even the engine, a 2.2 litre inline six, was considered to be small, as was the engine performance.
The Falcon was a success, and as such, provided the profitable funding for the basic model to be evolved into things it was not originally conceived to be. One of those things was to be the Ford Mustang - the first 'Pony car', but along the way, the basic building blocks to deliver Mustang were provided in the form of the compact, 4.3 litre V8 engine, as fitted to the 1963 Falcon Sprint.
The Sprint was a success, its small size and low weight led to spirited performance. The Sprint was available as both a hardtop coupe and a convertible model.
Size and performance set the template for what was to come. The second generation Falcon, launched in 1964 grew a little bit bigger, and a little bit faster, courtesy of the larger 4.7 L V8 engine, and was the basis for Ford's next big product hit, the Mustang.
This Lego Miniland-scale Ford 1963 Falcon Sprint hardtop Coupe has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 120th Build Challenge, - 'Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts', - where all the previous challenge themes are open for use in creating builds for the Challenge.
The Challenge theme chosen is number 28 - 'The Animal Kingdom' - for any vehicle that is animal themed or named.
Ford Falcon Sprint - 1963
The Ford Falcon was a new introduction to the Ford lineup in 1960. The car was conceived as a cost-optimised compact car that still delivered the qualities and quantities that the US customer saw a critical in a family automobile.
As such, the car was considerably smaller than the full-size cars on sale during the Falcon's development. Even the engine, a 2.2 litre inline six, was considered to be small, as was the engine performance.
The Falcon was a success, and as such, provided the profitable funding for the basic model to be evolved into things it was not originally conceived to be. One of those things was to be the Ford Mustang - the first 'Pony car', but along the way, the basic building blocks to deliver Mustang were provided in the form of the compact, 4.3 litre V8 engine, as fitted to the 1963 Falcon Sprint.
The Sprint was a success, its small size and low weight led to spirited performance. The Sprint was available as both a hardtop coupe and a convertible model.
Size and performance set the template for what was to come. The second generation Falcon, launched in 1964 grew a little bit bigger, and a little bit faster, courtesy of the larger 4.7 L V8 engine, and was the basis for Ford's next big product hit, the Mustang.
This Lego Miniland-scale Ford 1963 Falcon Sprint hardtop Coupe has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 120th Build Challenge, - 'Happy 10th Anniversary, LUGNuts', - where all the previous challenge themes are open for use in creating builds for the Challenge.
The Challenge theme chosen is number 28 - 'The Animal Kingdom' - for any vehicle that is animal themed or named.