1965 Ford Falcon Classic Muscle Car Ford Falcon factory bench seat 4-speed Southern Hot Rods

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1965 Ford Falcon
2-Door Hardtop (Bench)
Factory Bench Seat 4-Speed Car
NOM Built Ford 302 Roller Rockers/Balanced
300 Gear Posi-Traction Rear End
Old School Cragers/Traction Bars
Real Nice Car… Fast & Fun
“Old School” Look & Stance
Since the beginning of automotive racing and performance, the goal has been to make more horsepower and reduce weight. Ford fans rejoiced when the Falcon debuted, as it was a compact car with just enough room to utilize a V8 for horsepower. The 1965 Falcon Futura Hardtop Coupe weighed in at just 2,491 lbs.… Most opinions are that 1965 was the “best year” of the Ford Falcon. The Falcon would not be the same after 1965 and this was largely due to the introduction of Ford's new best-selling car, the wildly successful Ford Mustang. Lee Iacocca and Ford marketed the new Mustang as a re-skinned FALCON and saved millions of dollars in the process.
This 65 Ford Falcon was built on October 26, 1964 in Lorain Ohio and then shipped to District 21 Atlanta GA for sale. This Falcon was sold new in Atlanta and it spent its entire life in the great state of Georgia… The original color was white and it was changed to Raven Black paint when the car was repainted several years ago. (it has had 1 repaint). The car did have an original red interior/bench seat and original 289V8 and original 4 on the floor transmission.
VIN & Data Plate Decode:
5H17C136567
63B M 35 26K 21 6 5
Body Code = 63B = 2 Door Hardtop (Bench)
Exterior Color = M = White
Interior Trim Code = 35 = Red Vinyl
Date of Manufacture = 26K = October 26, 1964
District Code (DSO) = District 21 = Atlanta
Rear Axle Ratio Code = 6 = 2.80:1 non locking (note…rear end is now 300 Posi)
Transmission Code = 5 = 4-Speed Manual
Assembly Plant Code = H (2nd number in VIN) = Lorain
Engine Code = C (5th number in VIN) = 8Cyl. 289 ci (note…engine now HP 302 Built)
Engine:
Ford 302 block built by R&D Machines Services in Milledgeville GA in November 2011... Motor has less than 2000 miles since that time. The long block and the heads were hot tanked, cleaned and polished the crank, parallel decked the block, ridge ream the cylinders, honed the cylinders, installed cam bearings and freeze plugs, installed 16 valve guides (bronze), installed 8 exhaust seats, seat cut valve job with back cut valves, screw in stud and guide plate conversion, resurfaced the deck of heads, set up springs and assemble heads, R&R pistons, clean pistons, re-size big end of rods, balance rotating assembly, assemble long block, and resurface flywheel.
Parts: Engine kit = main, rod, cam bearings, full gasket set, oil pump
CCA-CL31-601-5 cam & Lifters
Timing chain
Harmonic balancer
8) intake valves
Springs, retainers, locks
CCA-7831-16 Hardened pushrods
3/8 Rocker studs
Comp Cams guide plates
PRO-66911 Roller Rocker Arms
16) 11/32 x .500 bronze guides
8) exhaust seats
Freeze plugs
Recon timing cover & 2)3/8 Helicoils
I have the bill/receipt on the work as well as the Initial Spin/Bobweight Card/ Final Spin Card (numbers)
The motor has always had Royal Purple 10/30 full synthetic. We changed the oil on 2-15-17 and the filter. We also went over the entire car for tune/tighten/lube & service. We put two outer tie rod ends on the car, new set of Ford Valve covers and gaskets, new gas filter and fuel hose, a new battery, and a new tachometer. The chassis was lubed and all lights, turn signals sand gauges were inspected.
the body is all original sheet metal and it is pretty straight down the sides. The doors shut nice and firm and the gaps on the doors, hood, and trunk are all excellent. I’ve been all over the car with a magnet and I can’t detect any body filler at all. The only rust that I can detect is that the trunk has been previously patched as well as the passenger floor pan has a small patch as well. The front and rear chrome bumpers are perfect. The balance of the stainless & bright work is average with some heavier pitting on the door handles, side mirror and the trunk rear Falcon trim. As stated above the original color was white and it had one re-paint several years ago when the color was changed to Raven Black.
The interior is stock looking except for the steering column tachometer and the small 70’s style steering wheel… both of which go great with the “OLD SCHOOL” style & stance of this car. They match up real nice with the SS Cragers, yellow traction bars, and the air shocks. Most of the interior is original and original red paint, I believe the headliner is original also and in really nice condition… The carpet is newer. The gauges and controls all seem to work as designed and as stated above it is a real pleasure to drive this car!
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