1964 Falcon Sprint Photos

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This morning at our monthly Caffeine & Octane (click here for link to full album) there was a red '64 Falcon Sprint, a particularly well-cared-for car in very nice original shape. Since I have one on my workbench, I decided to take a few detail shots which should help somewhat with the build. I found some details that Trumpeter did quite well, like the fine engraving at the base of the windshield where the front fender meets the cowl.

Take a good look at the grill texture. Ford used factory masks and black paint to define the floating grille pieces.

I haven't looked at the kit valve covers again since taking these photos, but the ones on this car were chrome from the factory with a Sprint decal applied.

Hope these photos are of some help to those who are or will be building a Falcon kit. One caveat: please do not use this thread or my photos to point out anything/everything you might see wrong with the Trumpeter Falcon. I took these photos to help myself and others building a Falcon kit, not to provide ammunition or entertainment value to people who have other agendas with the subject. Nothing more, nothing less. Thanks

[Gregg]

Do you have more pics?

Can you send me as high res for an Up Close?

Thanks

Any of trunk/rear light area?

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Do you have more pics?

Can you send me as high res for an Up Close?

Thanks

Any of trunk/rear light area?

You can go to the Fotki link to get the highest resolution (they are 1600X1200), the car was backed up close to another and didn't get any trunk/trim shots. I think there's another underhood shot in my album. I'll send them separately as well. If there weren't ~500 cars at this show I'd probably have taken more photos of the Falcon...but all those cars and my ADD...bad combination

[Len Woodruff]

Very Nice Bob! Keep us posted on your build!

Edited May 2, 2011 by Len Woodruff

[Chuck Most]

Always love to see reference pics shot from a modeler's viewpoint.