TherewerethreegenerationsofFordFalconbetween1960and1970.Itwasofferedin4-doorand2-doorsedan,2-doorand4-doorstationwagon,convertible,2-doorhardtop,sedandeliveryandRancheropickupbodyconfigurations.

Promotedforitsgreatpriceandfueleconomy,the1960FordFalconwassaidtobe“TheNewSizeFord”.Ithadaunibodyconstructionanddrumbrakes.Poweredbya144CIDwith95hp,ithadathree-speedmanualcolumnshiftwithanoptionaltwo-speedFord-o-Maticautomatic.Whiletheinteriorwassimple,itwasquiteroomy.Itdidn’thavepowerbrakesorpowersteeringbuteconomywasthegoal,soit’snotreallysurprising.

In1961FordboostedtheFalcon’shorsepowerto101witha170CIDsix.Abucket-seatandconsolemodelcalledtheFuturaandasedandeliveryversionwerenowavailable.CharlieBrownandLucy,fromPeanuts,werenowontheFordFalconsalesbrochuresandadvertisements.Theadvertisementsspokeofgreatfueleconomy,with30mpg.Almostonemillionvehiclesweresoldinthesefirsttwoyears.

TheSquiremodelwasintroducedin1962.Itwasa4-doorstationwagonwithfauxwoodtrimonthesides.Therewasalsothebucket-seatFuturamodelwithanupgradedinterior,safetybelts,spearsidetrimandnewemblems.DuringthisyearForddecidedtoremodeltherooflineatthebackwindowandintroducea4-speedtransmission.The2-doorFuturasedanhadchrometrimaroundthesidewindowopeningsandwasreferredtoanillusionhardtop.Nolongeravailablewasthewrap-aroundbackwindow.InsteadtherewasaflatrearwindowwhichwasactuallywhatalloftheotherFordcarshadatthetime.

In1963Forduppeditsgamewithevenmoredesignsandmodels.The4-doorFuture,Deluxewagon,FuturaSportsConvertibleandFuturaConvertiblewereallintroduced.TherewouldbehardtopsandanewSprintmodel.1963wasalsotheyeartheFairlane164hpChallenger260CIDV8enginewasoffered.LimitednumbersofFalconshadtheV8option.Only10,479Sprint2-doorhardtopsand4,602Sprintconvertibleswereproduced.

In1964ForddecidedtogoafterayoungermarketbyredesigningtheFordFalconwithamoremodern,squarelook.ASprintPackagewasavailable,boostingtheFalconuptoa260V8andlouderexhaustsystem.Thiscar,however,didn’treallydowellonthemarket,mainlybecausetheFordMustang’shighersales,andwasdiscontinuedin1965.June1965,wouldseethelastoftheFalconconvertibles.

In1965theFordFalconnowhada3-speedCruise-o-Maticautomatictransmissionavailableandcamewithfrontseatbelts.Powersteering,powerbrakes,radio,remote-controltrunkrelease,parkingbrakewarninglightandapaddedinstrumentpanelwerealloptional.Between1964and1965,around430,000Falconswereproduced.

1966broughtyetanotherredesignoftheFordFalcon.ThecarstartedtolookmorelikeaMustang,withalonghoodandshortdeckdesign.Newtothe1966FordFalconwastheheater-defroster.SixcylinderFalconsnowhad9-inchbrakesandV8shad10-inchbrakes.Theconvertiblewasnolongeravailable,andthetwo-doorhardtopwasdiscontinued.TheFordRancheroandthestationwagonwerenowonalargerplatformalongwiththeFairlane.

In1967FordaddedareminderlightforseatbeltsintheFordFalcon,andin1968theyaddedsquaretaillights.

1970wasthefinalyearoftheFordFalcon.The1970modeldidnothavealockingsteeringcolumn,whileallotherFordvehiclesdid.TheFordFalconwasn’tabletomeetsafetystandards,sothe1970modelisactuallyidenticaltotheFordFalconbuiltneartheendof1969.Salesdeclined.InJanuaryof1970theFalconnamewasnowonaTorinoplatformandcalleda‘70½Falcon.Itwasavailablein2-doorsedan,4-doorsedanand4-doorwagon.Oddlyenough,the’70½couldbeeverythingfromabasicpriceleadertoatop-performersinceavarietyof429s,includingtheSuperCobraJetengine,wereavailable.