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General Goals - Engine
General Goals - Transmission
General Goals - Front End
General Goals - Rear End
General Goals - Electrical 5-26-02
General Goals - Stereo 5-16-02
Donor Parts Car 5-21-02
Quarter Panel Repair 5-23-02
Engine Preparation 5-7-02
Mustang II IFS Conversion 6-29-02
Floor Pan Repair 5-20-02
Electrical Wiring 6-10-02
Firewall Preparation 6-10-02
Fender Apron Mods 6-14-02
Export Brace 6-29-02
Air Conditioner 6-30-02
Radiator 7-17-02
Instrument Bezel 11-25-02
Rotisserie 9-6-02
Unpaint Corporation 5-10-02
Falcon Cobra Car Club
6-2-02
Welcome to my Cobra Falcon project web page.
The car you see pictured behind me is a 1965 Ford Falcon Sprint hardtop I purchased in 1997. It is a mostly rust-free California car that came factory-equipped with a 289 V8 engine and C4 automatic transmission. Although the body of the car is very sound, the mechanicals are in need of some serious restoration/repair.
My goal at the conclusion of this project is to have a car that retains the classic appearance of the Falcon as it may have been in the 1960's, but with the performance, drivability, and dependability characteristics of a modern automobile. The car is intended primarily for street use with an occasional trip to the track.
The early Ford Mustang and the Falcon share many common parts and design similarities. But whereas Falcon production ceased in the U.S. in 1970, Mustang production continues to this day and it has benefitted from almost 40 years of improvements. Some of those improvements are planned for this project. The Mustang's popularity has also resulted in the availability of a huge selection of aftermarket parts, some of which will also be used here.
This website is devoted to documentation of the Cobra Falcon project and will be revised as progress is made. So check back periodically if you would like to follow this project to completion.
Comments and suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Click here to contact me via email
Special Acknowledgements
Todd at Prestige Mustang in Clarkston, GA has been very helpful in the planning of this project and in obtaining parts for it, including some rather hard to find items. A significant portion of the work is being performed at the Prestige Mustang shop facilities. Todd is truly an expert in both old and new Mustangs and is very well known for the high quality of his work.The Ford Falcon News (TFFN), owned, operated, and maintained by David Thorne Smith of Plano, TX, is a tremendous source of information for Falcons in general and several of the modifications I am planning in particular. Thanks to his efforts, Falcon enthusiasts such as I have a place to go to discuss these unique cars and to seek and offer related advice. This project would be much more difficult without TFFN as a resource.