That convertible Thunderbird looks so sleek!!! Cars used to have so much style. These days, not so much. It's all about "infotainment", gadgets and gizmos!!! I'd rather drive a '61 Ford than the newfangled stuff.
@@coryavila01 all the ford's back then , falcons become the mustangs love the lincolns and Mercury's of that era.. but the 67 Mercury's XR7 basically a mustang with that shark grill and retractable headlights win the day 351 hp
@@raymondkurtyka754 - I have to agree with you on that one. I had a friend in the 80's who had a Lincoln mark 3 from the early 70's and it was an absolutely fantastic ride!! Fast and smooth. Loved that car.
Hey Vince, I had a 69 also w/ the 170.. 3 speed on collumn.. S L O W but as you say great mpg..yOU DIDN'T WANT TO PULL OUT in front of someone and try to beat em.. Wind 1st to the limit then in 2nd and creep away..Would travel thruway 70mph all day and sip gas..Memories,worked at Ford dealership 77-81 and drove some nice cars..Memories
My aunt and uncle used to own a '61 Fairlane. Very basic car, manual transmission, manual steering I think. My aunt, at 4'11" didn't have the easiest time driving it. Lucky for her a few years later they got a used '61 Lincoln Continental which had power-everything.
Good comment Hobiemarty. Me too. I'm 66 yrs old and grew up with these large stylish beautiful cars with lots of v8 power. The rides felt like you were floating over rough roads and bumps. The cars today are not cars, suvs, or whatever they are... nothing even close to what real cars in the US used to be.
FORGET about "Self Driving" cars!!!...I want a car that TAKES CARE OF ITSELF!!! Dammit, They HAD THAT a year before I was born. 60 years LATER, and i STILL have to take care of my car. I need a '61 Ford!!! 👍😜👍
I worked at a service station in the mid 60's and HATED to change the oil on T-Birds with "Mighty 390's". I always got a bath in motor oil pulling off the filter as it was up against the header at a cock-eyed angle to fit! But early skinny-block Chebbies used drop-in cartridge Purolator PF-1 filters that gave me a bath too. Was it '64 1/2 when the Falcon Futura got the tiny 232(?) CID V-8? Keep a can of STP or Hastings Motor Honey or Marvel Mystery Oil handy for those clattering lifters!!! And we thought GM straight 6 valve trains rattled on start-up! The little Ford V-8 ran pretty good, but it rattled at idle like it had a bucket of bolts loose inside! And the new Mustang got the Futura's dashboard in it! The Valiant and Lancer's "Leaning Tower of Power" slant six just purred.
All great looking cars. Ignorance was bliss, as we didn’t realize back then that we were driving terrible cars. If only those old cars could be built with today’s technology.
@@willschultz5452 I’m not sure I agree about those old cars being wonderful. I owned and drove several and I could write a book about how my cars would stall when turning at a busy intersection due to carburetor flooding, cars not stopping after going through a puddle, overly soft suspension from the factory, bias ply tires…. I loved my cars, but I didn’t feel safe in them.
I’ve always liked Thunderbirds. Most cars of that era didn’t have a console between the seats. But what’s standard now looks so cool back then. Nowadays your not impressed with styling.
Do you know how to dress the points and set the dwell angle? You'll need to do that three times a year, plus clean and gap the plugs while you're at it. There's a half-dozen other maintenance operations the antique car needs that are long-forgotten today.
i agree. with todays tech advances in lubrication & filtering.& proper maintenence.it would last damn near forever.plus with an overdrive trans installed, 30 mpg could be increased by several mpg.
@@kc4cvh your correct.im 60 years old & familliar with them.i still have a dwell meter & vaccum gauge.what i would do is use a pertronix ignition & eliminate points & condensor.& install a t5 overdrive trans kit for 64.5 to 65 mustang.with todays lubricating & filtering tech.that 30 mpg would rise quite a bit with an od trans as well.i could make it last a hell of alot longer than todays cars will last.a 170 didnt have much power but with synthetic oil would run forever with proper maintenence.
30 mpg in 1961, makes one wonder when the gas crunch came in the 1970's why all the auto manufacturers were scrambling to get better fuel mileage when Ford already had a gas sipper.
All advertising hype. There were no nationwide standardized fuel economy testing procedures back then that would have allowed honest comparisons. The EPA ratings didn't exist yet (neither did the EPA). The only way a Falcon could get 30 mpg (maybe) was at a steady 50 mph, slightly downhill and with the help of a friendly tailwind. Falcons of that era typically got between 18 and 24 mpg according to owners' surveys published in contemporary magazines. Still not bad. The most popular "economical" import car of the day, the VW Beetle, was much smaller and very underpowered, yet rarely got more than 25 mpg.
@@DSGNflorian The best gas sipper back then was the Rambler American that got 25 to 30mpg. Fuel mileage was a concern and sales point back then and tests and Gas stingy Mobil economy runs.
1 year newer, 1 year better seems to be a reminder of the 1950 Ford ads that stated that the 1950 Fords were 50 ways better. (The 1949s had some..."teething" issues). But there's NO evidence of anything wrong with the '60 Falcon. HELL it lasted until 1980! (Granada, Monarch and Versailles!).
@@stephenvelden295 The NAME Falcon lasted until 2016, But the Post 1979 Aussie Falcons were modern cars, not on the 1960 platform. The 1980 US Granada was. (With updated sheet metal). The record holder for the original Falcon platform (and most sheet metal) goes to the Agentina made Falcons , made into the 90s!
but the unibody not good. tthey would rust out. mustang would too as it was a lot like falcon. that is why the mustang was cheap to produce.even had the falcon dash
Great, an 8 minute video with only 3 minutes of content repeated a couple of times. Nice cars though. My dad bought a new '61 Country Sedan, a Country Squire without the fake woodgrain. Fully loaded, but with a 352 instead of the 390, my dad was sensible.
By crackie, Ford had all the answers in 61! Self adjusting brakes, 4000 miles between oil changes, could you ever dream of such advancements! I bet old Muriel and George just jumped in the old 58 Ford and drove to the dealership with brake neck speed to trade up to one of these new WIZ BANG Ford Wagons! i bet George had everyone at the club green with envy, seeing his new car! And Muriel must have felt like queen bee at the bridge party rooling up in a new 61 Country Squire (That poor old George, could not really afford!)
I was born in Detroit 75 years ago and learned to keep 'em drivin' before I was legal to drive. They don't build 'em like this any more THANK GOD! Although only slightly less preposterous than GM, Chrysler and AMC, these Ford ads are just a bunch of pure unadulterared horse manure.💩
I'm always suspicious of cars that get awards before they are even introduced. Makes me wonder who paid off who? Remember, the Renault Alliance was Motor Trend's Car Of The Year, so was the Chevy Vega.
I don't get the reference to classic Ford style. How? It looks nothing like the 60 and the 59 and back were built on a different concept of higher cars. The big round tail lights, yea, I can see the 55 and 56 Fords in that but nothing else.
*Unfortunately, I'm forced to 'Lubricate my undercarriage' myself by hand, since I have no female assistance to help me with that process with her own 'Self-Lubricating Chassis'*
John Pecore The award is about styling and fashion not about politics. Even being socialist you have to admit the French and especially Italians know a LOT about style. The fact that the award went to an American company proves that the award was not about politics.
Send back your social security check and cancel your Medicare. Then take a look at how high tax high benefit countries like the Netherlands, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries are doing.
@@mikelldaley9078 EPA & MPG standards, seat belt & air bag mandates, catalytic converters, cash for klunkers, shutting down the Keystone Pipeline last January to force the use of electric cars. Right, politics and cars never worked together.
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That convertible Thunderbird looks so sleek!!! Cars used to have so much style. These days, not so much. It's all about "infotainment", gadgets and gizmos!!! I'd rather drive a '61 Ford than the newfangled stuff.
I am with you on that! When I was a kid, we had a 1966 Ford station wagon. It still had the same front grill.
@@coryavila01 all the ford's back then , falcons become the mustangs love the lincolns and Mercury's of that era.. but the 67 Mercury's XR7 basically a mustang with that shark grill and retractable headlights win the day 351 hp
1969 Lincoln mark 3 best riding car ever
@@raymondkurtyka754 - I have to agree with you on that one. I had a friend in the 80's who had a Lincoln mark 3 from the early 70's and it was an absolutely fantastic ride!! Fast and smooth. Loved that car.
I had a 1969 ford Falcon that had a 170 6cyl,I used to get 30 mpg,great reliability,easy to work on,one of the best cars I've had.
Hey Vince, I had a 69 also w/ the 170.. 3 speed on collumn.. S L O W but as you say great mpg..yOU DIDN'T WANT TO PULL OUT in front of someone and try to beat em.. Wind 1st to the limit then in 2nd and creep away..Would travel thruway 70mph all day and sip gas..Memories,worked at Ford dealership 77-81 and drove some nice cars..Memories
I think 69’ was the last year for Falcon in the U.S.
The 200 c.i. Inline 6 was a goodie with the automatic too.
@@Johnnycdrums < Ford offered a 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon. It was built off the Torino.
I'm glad that the '61 FORD will be coming to my FORD dealer's. It would be DAMNED confusing if it came to my BUICK dealer.😜
One of the best looking Fords ever built.
The new 1961 Ford Galaxy is the official car of the Mayberry North Carolina Sheriff's department & it's Barney Fife approved!!!! 👍👍
they were all ford galaxies but you know that
Wanted one then, still want one now.
I remember every one of these old beauties from when I was a kid. What a special time!
amen i had a 62 falcon futura
My aunt and uncle used to own a '61 Fairlane. Very basic car, manual transmission, manual steering I think. My aunt, at 4'11" didn't have the easiest time driving it. Lucky for her a few years later they got a used '61 Lincoln Continental which had power-everything.
My sister had a '61 Falcon it was a grand little car. I was a kid and would have KILLED for a '62 Thunderbird.
Wish these days would come back . Life , cars were so much simpler .
amen. a breeze to work on. tune one up in no time. i advanced the timing just a tad. ran so good. i had a 3 on the tree 170 cubic inch
bucket seats and console. cool. bk interior
Good comment Hobiemarty. Me too. I'm 66 yrs old and grew up with these large stylish beautiful cars with lots of v8 power. The rides felt like you were floating over rough roads and bumps. The cars today are not cars, suvs, or whatever they are... nothing even close to what real cars in the US used to be.
I had a 1958,Ford convertible,and a 1961 Lincoln continental convertible..wow
FORGET about "Self Driving" cars!!!...I want a car that TAKES CARE OF ITSELF!!! Dammit, They HAD THAT a year before I was born. 60 years LATER, and i STILL have to take care of my car. I need a '61 Ford!!! 👍😜👍
Love the ‘61 Fords!!!
looked good. i liked the 62 wwith 406 later the 427
I worked at a service station in the mid 60's and HATED to change the oil on T-Birds with "Mighty 390's". I always got a bath in motor oil pulling off the filter as it was up against the header at a cock-eyed angle to fit! But early skinny-block Chebbies used drop-in cartridge Purolator PF-1 filters that gave me a bath too. Was it '64 1/2 when the Falcon Futura got the tiny 232(?) CID V-8? Keep a can of STP or Hastings Motor Honey or Marvel Mystery Oil handy for those clattering lifters!!! And we thought GM straight 6 valve trains rattled on start-up! The little Ford V-8 ran pretty good, but it rattled at idle like it had a bucket of bolts loose inside! And the new Mustang got the Futura's dashboard in it! The Valiant and Lancer's "Leaning Tower of Power" slant six just purred.
The 64 Falcons were offered with the 260 V8.
All great looking cars. Ignorance was bliss, as we didn’t realize back then that we were driving terrible cars. If only those old cars could be built with today’s technology.
We weren't driving terrible cars, they were wonderful cars. Alot more durable than today's junk
@@willschultz5452 I’m not sure I agree about those old cars being wonderful. I owned and drove several and I could write a book about how my cars would stall when turning at a busy intersection due to carburetor flooding, cars not stopping after going through a puddle, overly soft suspension from the factory, bias ply tires…. I loved my cars, but I didn’t feel safe in them.
@@danf321 yes those carburetors were fun😂. Drum brakes yes lol. Its all we knew at the time so it was just normal for the times I guess
@@willschultz5452 < Cars back then we’re junk compared to today.
@@melrose9252 no they weren't, they were well built. The only difference is the technology today. They were much better built than today though.
I’ve always liked Thunderbirds. Most cars of that era didn’t have a console between the seats. But what’s standard now looks so cool back then. Nowadays your not impressed with styling.
I'll take any one of those '61 Fords over a 2021, anytime!
amen
Do you know how to dress the points and set the dwell angle? You'll need to do that three times a year, plus clean and gap the plugs while you're at it. There's a half-dozen other maintenance operations the antique car needs that are long-forgotten today.
i agree. with todays tech advances in lubrication & filtering.& proper maintenence.it would last damn near forever.plus with an overdrive trans installed, 30 mpg could be increased by several mpg.
@@kc4cvh your correct.im 60 years old & familliar with them.i still have a dwell meter & vaccum gauge.what i would do is use a pertronix ignition & eliminate points & condensor.& install a t5 overdrive trans kit for 64.5 to 65 mustang.with todays lubricating & filtering tech.that 30 mpg would rise quite a bit with an od trans as well.i could make it last a hell of alot longer than todays cars will last.a 170 didnt have much power but with synthetic oil would run forever with proper maintenence.
@@timkis64 Nice. 60s cars are the best ever IF we can add modern tech to them. Meaning they aren't the best ever.
Enjoyed!!!
@1:00 it looks like he’s driving into a brush fire!
And that is William Clay Ford Sr accepting the award.
30 mpg in 1961, makes one wonder when the gas crunch came in the 1970's why all the auto manufacturers were scrambling to get better fuel mileage when Ford already had a gas sipper.
All advertising hype. There were no nationwide standardized fuel economy testing procedures back then that would have allowed honest comparisons. The EPA ratings didn't exist yet (neither did the EPA). The only way a Falcon could get 30 mpg (maybe) was at a steady 50 mph, slightly downhill and with the help of a friendly tailwind. Falcons of that era typically got between 18 and 24 mpg according to owners' surveys published in contemporary magazines. Still not bad. The most popular "economical" import car of the day, the VW Beetle, was much smaller and very underpowered, yet rarely got more than 25 mpg.
@@DSGNflorian The best gas sipper back then was the Rambler American that got 25 to 30mpg. Fuel mileage was a concern and sales point back then and tests and Gas stingy Mobil economy runs.
The "Classic Ford Look" was a throwback to the 1957 and 1959 Fords (the 1960 model looked as much unlike a Ford as you could get)
0:58 look California was always on fire in the 60's too!
1 year newer, 1 year better seems to be a reminder of the 1950 Ford ads that stated that the 1950 Fords were 50 ways better. (The 1949s had some..."teething" issues). But there's NO evidence of anything wrong with the '60 Falcon. HELL it lasted until 1980! (Granada, Monarch and Versailles!).
2016 in Australia.
@@stephenvelden295 The NAME Falcon lasted until 2016, But the Post 1979 Aussie Falcons were modern cars, not on the 1960 platform. The 1980 US Granada was. (With updated sheet metal). The record holder for the original Falcon platform (and most sheet metal) goes to the Agentina made Falcons , made into the 90s!
but the unibody not good. tthey would rust out. mustang would too as it was a lot like falcon. that is why the mustang was cheap to produce.even had the falcon dash
@@mikelldaley9078
And don't forget: It has an OIL FILTER (Suck it, "Hi Tech:"!)
they were a snap to replace also
Hello from Argentina , nice comercials`stock . Perhaps you forgotten the Falcon Ranchero pickup!
Gorgeous bullet birds!
I'm a Ford guy but honestly if I was car shopping in 1961 I would have bought a Bubbletop Impala!
Trader!
@@davidcampbell1899 Don't you mean traitor?
If you were a Ford guy you would have bought a Ford.
@@melrose9252 Not in 1961. The Bubbletop 61 impala is a beautiful motor car.
@@stephenvelden295Why so few were sold?
3:44 Wow! A built-in oil filter!
You can tell that the 62 Falcon was actually styled after the 61 Thunderbird
futura had the t bird roofline at least in 62
Falcons were great cars. The 60 model had a weak front end but after that they were solid.
the modern age has arrived.
Great, an 8 minute video with only 3 minutes of content repeated a couple of times.
Nice cars though. My dad bought a new '61 Country Sedan, a Country Squire without the fake woodgrain. Fully loaded, but with a 352 instead of the 390, my dad was sensible.
Falcon 👍👏👏👏👏👏🇲🇽
Like Anyone in Italy would be impressed by a 1961 American made Ford!
Seems to me I've seen ads on YT where Ford claims the same thing for their '59s... LoL
Italian were impressed considering how horrible the Fiats were then and now.
30 miles per gallon on the Falcon. Would have had a smaller inline 6, smooth and quiet running
By crackie, Ford had all the answers in 61! Self adjusting brakes, 4000 miles between oil changes, could you ever dream of such advancements! I bet old Muriel and George just jumped in the old 58 Ford and drove to the dealership with brake neck speed to trade up to one of these new WIZ BANG Ford Wagons! i bet George had everyone at the club green with envy, seeing his new car! And Muriel must have felt like queen bee at the bridge party rooling up in a new 61 Country Squire (That poor old George, could not really afford!)
I guess the "surprise" was that the short content was just repeated.🤔
The Falcon could have been a great car if it had a fully synchronised 4 speed gearbox, disc brakes and better suspension.
the sprint did but not till 63
The 144 six was very underpowered.
@@timothykeith1367 It would be indeed with a two speed automatic transmission.
An bam a mustang was born
well..mr. ford was married to an italian ya know. there's more steel in one of those doors than in most jpos's whole body.
I was born in Detroit 75 years ago and learned to keep 'em drivin' before I was legal to drive. They don't build 'em like this any more THANK GOD! Although only slightly less preposterous than GM, Chrysler and AMC, these Ford ads are just a bunch of pure unadulterared horse manure.💩
I'm always suspicious of cars that get awards before they are even introduced. Makes me wonder who paid off who? Remember, the Renault Alliance was Motor Trend's Car Of The Year, so was the Chevy Vega.
It was design and style award.
WHERE WAS THE "SUPRISE" ?
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I don't get the reference to classic Ford style. How? It looks nothing like the 60 and the 59 and back were built on a different concept of higher cars. The big round tail lights, yea, I can see the 55 and 56 Fords in that but nothing else.
When you show the ads for the next videos before the other one is finished is a major turn off. ptttttttttth
Up to 30MPG! Really!
*Unfortunately, I'm forced to 'Lubricate my undercarriage' myself by hand, since I have no female assistance to help me with that process with her own 'Self-Lubricating Chassis'*
64 sprint …. ?
My first car was a '61 Comet, cousin of the Falcon. The 144/170 cid six cylinder engine was a piece of crap!
Johnny James < Sounds like operator error. These engines were bulletproof unless operated by a moron.
@@melrose9252 The 144 would barely cruise at 60 mph
1:33 Funny how big Americana Ford prides themselves on Italy's award... a socialist country.
John Pecore
The award is about styling and fashion not about politics. Even being socialist you have to admit the French and especially Italians know a LOT about style. The fact that the award went to an American company proves that the award was not about politics.
@@watershed44 sure...
Send back your social security check and cancel your Medicare. Then take a look at how high tax high benefit countries like the Netherlands, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries are doing.
its about cars not politics. comon
@@mikelldaley9078 EPA & MPG standards, seat belt & air bag mandates, catalytic converters, cash for klunkers, shutting down the Keystone Pipeline last January to force the use of electric cars. Right, politics and cars never worked together.