WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL [1967 to 1969] WE WHERE ABLE TO BRING OUR CARS TO AUTOSHOP CLASS AND WORK ON THEM FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE WAS A GUY IN MY CLASS NAMED EDDIE THAT HAD A WHITE 63 SPRINT V-8 / 4-SPEED. THE DAY I SAW THIS CUTE LITTLE CAR I HAD THE FALCON FEVER AND HAD TO HAVE ONE. IT WAS A WHILE BEFORE I COULD AFFORD ONE WITH MINIMUM WAGE AT LESS THAN $2.00 AN HOUR. FINALLY IN 1971 I FOUND A BEAT UP YELLOW SPRINT V-8 / 4-SPEED CHEAP ENOUGH I COULD AFFORD.
SHE WAS WORN OUT BALD TIRES DENTS ALL OVER IT BUT I HAD A VISION. I REPLACED THE 260 WITH A 289 [WHAT A TICKET GETTER]. AFTER SHE WAS RUNNING GREAT I HAD TO CLEAN THE BODY UP. LUCKLY BY THIS TIME I WAS WORKING FOR A BODY SHOP AS A DETAILER AND PREPER FOR THE PAINT DEPT.
SHE CLEANED UP REAL NICE AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO PICKING A COLOR I COULDN'T MAKE UP MY MIND. THE PAINTER WHICH WAS ALSO MY BOSS SENT ME HOME AND SAID HE WOULD PICK A COLOR AND I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH HIS CHOICE. I HAD TO THINK AND WONDER IN ANTISIPATION TILL MONDAY, YA SEE IT WAS SATURDAY WHEN I WAS DOING THIS SO I HAD TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO SEE THE RESULTS. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SHOP HE HAD IT PULLED OUT OF THE SPRAYBOOTH AND UNMASKED. I GAZED AT ASTONISHMENT AS MY FALCON WAS RED AND I NEVER THOUGHT OF RED AS A CHOICE. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL , LOOKED BRAND KNEW I WAS A HAPPY CAMPER. WELL AS THE YEARS WENT ON AGE WAS TAKING THE TOLL ON HER AGAIN. NOT TO MENTION THE MANY TICKETS LATER ,I SOLD HER NOT TO REALIZE HOW MUCH I WOULD MISS HER.
IN 1978 I WENT ON A SEARCH FOR ANOTHER ONE . NOT BEING ONE TO GIVE UP OR FINDING MY OLD SPRINT, I FOUND ANOTHER ONE IN BENICA , CA. V-8 AUTOMATIC.
IT BELONGED TO A MEXIAN FAMILY THAT HAD PURCHASED IT NEW, BUT NOW IT HAD 97,000 MILES ON HER. HE WAS GOING TO PULL THE MOTOR OUT AND INSTALL IT AND THE SEATS IN A JEEP HE HAD. WELL I GAVE HIM $200 FOR HER AND HAD A MOTOR ALREADY TO GO IN HER. A 1966 271 HORSE 289 K-CODE ENGINE COMPLETELY GONE THROUGH BLUE PRINTED AND BALANCED [I guess I learned something in autoshop].
I GOT AS FAR AS PUTTING THE MOTOR AND 4-SPEED IN HER PUT ABOUT 50 MILES ON HER, CHANGED THE 4-SPEED TO AN AUTOMATIC THEN I STOPPED WORKING ON HER. YOU KNOW THE STORIES ABOUT THE SHIFT LINKAGE ISSUE , WELL SHE SAT IN THE DRIVE WAY. I MOVED 5 TIMES IN THE YEARS TO COME DRAGING HER WITH ME. WENT ON TO OTHER THINGS LIKE MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE THAT HAD A 428 COBRA JET MOTOR IN IT, MY JET BOAT THAT HAD A OLDS 455 [good boat anchor] AND I CHANGED TO A 454 CHEVY. WELL I GUESS I LOST INTEREST IN THE OLD GIRL TILL I FOUND THE FALCON CLUB OF AMERICA
THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU GUYS AND GIRLS TODAY THAT LOVE THESE OLD BIRDS I JUST HAD TO GET BACK TO WORK ON HER. NOW THE LINKAGE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND SHE IS RUNNING GREAT. I'VE REPLACED ALL THE BRAKES [they were rusted solid] NOW SHE STOPS GOOD, STRIPED THE PAINT TO BARE METAL, FIXED THE RUST AND PRIMED HER. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HER TO FULL RESTORATION AND SHOW HER OFF. WELL NOW THAT I'VE BORED YOU STIFF YOU CAN SIGN MY GUEST BOOK. THANKS FOR BEING NICE AND VISITING MY WEB SITE.
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