History Wanted!!! 1964/65 Ford Falcon A/FX Pics!

Ken or Eddie;do you know how many 427 Falcons the factory made? ROY.

 

Tommy McNeely.........

 

Tatman.....Maybe this will help

 

As far as I know, Balkin was the only AWB Falcon sedan ever built. All the "factory help" guys & other independents used hardtops. If there were others I'd be interested in the info.

 

Jody;I got my ND today[finally],great article on Phil Bonner!! You East Coast guys get your rag earlier than us out here and NHRA is only 45 minutes away,WTF!!!!!! ROY.

 

Roy, I just got mine on Monday!! Dennis K. got his in Detroit lastweek that's how I found out about the article. I have no idea how these things get mailed out?? I also received my new Car Craft on Monday. Congrats on the feature!!

 

Ev and John's "Wild Child" always rocked the Southern Ontario tracks and especially the London area.......thanks.

 

Fast Elvis,

It still wakes up the neighbors.

http://www.motorheadextraordinaire.com/content/19-wild-child-videos

Joe

 

Not exactly an FX, more of a gasser.

 

Mike;in post #438,it looks like they have crashed the Falcon!! Where do you keep finding the pictures? Great stuff!! ROY.

 

Yep, that was taken right after the car was wrecked. I find most of the pictures I post through Google searches.

 

Falconred:

I believe, but I am not positive, it is my Falcon. The headers exiting the engine compartment through the front wheel well looks like the headers I fabricated for the 427 SHOC engine. In addition, it has a US/2 number on the window, (Ultra Stock/2) which was a class designation in the now defunct NASCAR Drag Race Division. I raced in that association from 1965 to 1970, and do not remember ever seeing another '65 Falcon racing in NASCAR at that time.

Although The Falcon was originally built as a NHRA legal AFX car with A-Arm front suspension, in 1966 I sold the car to the Catron Brothers, who converted the Falcon to a Match Race Car, gutting the interior, fender aprons and installing a straight axle in the front. I agreed to continue driving the car for them during the '66 season, and won several NASCAR events in the car.

The Falcon was set up for either the Hi-riser or the SHOC engine. The Hi-Riser engine had 180 degree headers, and the SHOC had conventional each-bank separate headers. Dave Lyall <O

 

Thanks Dave, I thought it might have been but wasn't sure. I have always thought the '64-'65 Falcons made some great looking and running drag cars. I grew up about 35 miles north of Ellijay GA where the Strip Teaser was located and watched it run at the old Double H drag strip. I didn't get to travel much except for an occasional trip to Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway, Dallas, Paradise and Yellow River. I sure enjoyed that time period in drag racing and those involved then. I have had three Falcons and three Comets through the years with one of each now, a '65 Falcon street car and a '65 Comet drag car, both needing finishing.

 

not my photo

 

Darn, I must have led a sheltered life, there are so many more Falcons than I thought. Anyone notice that he had just droped the drive shaft?

 

Roy as far as i can remember I had a super ford article from 1989 that said that only 2 a/fx 64 falcons were built by dst... but do not know how many 1965's. If I still have the magazine I will try and scan it for you.

 

J.T.;thanks!! ROY.