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'61 Falcon Gasser (curbside)

RodBurNeR

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Love it Bob!

I still have the original 61 promo like yours which was given to my grandparents bought their 61 Falcon 4-door wagon new. I inherited both the wagon and the promo when my grandfather passed away. I have the resin version on my want list as my original has warped badly. It was molded out of acetal resin instead of styrene...tougher, but more subject to warping.

I grew up around road racing primarily and Falcons were raced before Mustangs came on the scene. All of the go-fast tricks for Mustangs were already figured out on Falcons. Poor Chevy IIs at nearly 600 lbs heavier didn't stand a chance. So when I build one it will be as an SCCA road racer. The forerunner of TransAm. (PS...the 67 TransAm rules required that instead of each car weighing at least as much as the factiry said the production car weighed as was done before, all cars were to weigh as much as a Camaro, thus removing much of the Mustang's designed-in advantage.)

Here's my 61 Falcon and next to it my 61 F100:

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Richard

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Wow, I just realized that decal set is local for me. Where did you get those at..Car looks awesome..Great job.

thanks! the decals are reproductions by Gooche Decals....which is no longer in business. they are of the AMT 1967 Ford Falcon kit

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Cool little gasser, Bob!! I don't know how I missed commenting on this one the first time through. :rolleyes: I'm an old die-hard Falcon fan from the '60s.

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Very nice Falcon Gasser! I like this body and Gassers are very nice so Falcon Gasser is awesome. I like the color and paintjob, very nice work with it. Wheels and tires are just perfect to it. This one reminds me from very nice "Speedy Gonzales" Falcon Gasser!, it's made in Finland.

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This is a very very cool little car. But i`m some what partial to this type of car B)

here is a pic of my 1:1 Falcon

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Love it Bob!

I still have the original 61 promo like yours which was given to my grandparents bought their 61 Falcon 4-door wagon new. I inherited both the wagon and the promo when my grandfather passed away. I have the resin version on my want list as my original has warped badly. It was molded out of acetal resin instead of styrene...tougher, but more subject to warping.

I grew up around road racing primarily and Falcons were raced before Mustangs came on the scene. All of the go-fast tricks for Mustangs were already figured out on Falcons. Poor Chevy IIs at nearly 600 lbs heavier didn't stand a chance. So when I build one it will be as an SCCA road racer. The forerunner of TransAm. (PS...the 67 TransAm rules required that instead of each car weighing at least as much as the factiry said the production car weighed as was done before, all cars were to weigh as much as a Camaro, thus removing much of the Mustang's designed-in advantage.)

Here's my 61 Falcon and next to it my 61 F100:

<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a44/MojaveRacer104/100_3801.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Richard

Falcons , '60-'61-'62 were available at R&R . Contact Steve Kohler . It is inconcieveable the rules were changed for Trans AM racint to level the playing field for Camaros . No wonder the SBCs were so awful on the streets . Thanx ..

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