In Sept 1963 my dad, a farmer had a good year and said he would get me a "little car" if I would stop riding my motorcycle. So we were to the Ford dealer to look at Falcons. I told him I wanted the blue one (which I knew was a Sprint (260 V-8 4 Speed) and that car would scream, (after putting on a four barrel and dual exhaust with flow thru glass packs) little did anyone knew that in six months the Mustang would come out, but even when the Mustang had a 289 V-8 I could always beat them in street racing. Do you know why new cars come out every fall? because that's when farmers got paid, Can you imagine working all year to get one paycheck and not knowing how much it would be?
Wow what an awesome car. That little dual quad 260 V8 sounds really nasty. I'm a big Fan of all 60s Ford high performance cars and never have seen a 260 that fast or that sounds that mean before. Super cool car
My Dad's 60 Falcon used to smoke the neighborhood up the same way, except from the 144's exhaust. He used to call it mosquito control. which come to think of it , worked pretty well.
Great car! Great video! That engine must really spin to be able to flow two 660 center-squirters.....I've not seen those carbs in years. They really delivered the goods if tuned correctly. I wonder about the cam and shift rpm. I would shift my LT-1 @ 7000 and go thru the lights at 7200. That was with MT slicks and 5.56 rear end. I'll bet he's winding the little Ford even tighter. I love the 260, 289, 302 Fords....you could wind 'em so tight only dogs could hear them.
Very cool, I've got a '64 Sprint and a '65 Ranchero. The Ranchero has the same deluxe side trim as the Termite. I'm pretty sure I saw that car at Barrett-Jackson 10-12 years ago.
Wonder what kind of times it turned ! The stock 260 Falcon Sprints ( 4-speed ) would run low 16's - high 15"s in pretty stock trim, maybe tubing headers that were allowed , and stock 2- barrel carb. and a decent rear end ratio.
Had one like that well almost, it had a 140ci one barrel car with a two speed trans. Try not to laugh it was my 1st car at least it was a convertible and I thought I was 😎 cool
What are the different types of roofs on this car theres like almost the fast back one in the artical then the actual car has a notch back on it with some trim at the bottem pillars. The same goes for the 1964 mercury comet
So what is the deal the the duel carb setup, that's nearly twice the CFM needed to run that thing at 9500rpm? Is it done to keep the jets a reasonable size?
when you run tunnel ram you want oversized carb because you want extremly large quantity of low velocity, low vaccum charge to fill the tunnel huge plenum....not so great for throttle response but for all out run it is still great to this day(but out of fashion)
She blows and goes ! Dad owed a new 64 falcon sprint ..silver with black interior, 4 speed pre seatbelt 64 contributed to significant injuries -head on collision but... next up was his new 67' mustang fastback in the only color that mattered... not surprisedI, as the mustang quickly dominated the market place had a chance to own it ...but passed as the belts squealed. .. not a smart move grabbed the neighbor's 65 ss impala convertible instead..
Please quit talking over the engine running and burnouts... all the way till it lets off. I have large speakers and when I crank it up your voice runs through my neighborhood. Thank you. Keep up the good work. Disgruntled Marine Veteran
A tunnel rammed, dual Holley 4bbl carb, 260 small block Ford Falcon?? How could anyone NOT love a car like that??
im sold!
YES!!!!!!
Love it! Ford power all the way!
In Sept 1963 my dad, a farmer had a good year and said he would get me a "little car" if I would stop riding my motorcycle. So we were to the Ford dealer to look at Falcons. I told him I wanted the blue one (which I knew was a Sprint (260 V-8 4 Speed) and that car would scream, (after putting on a four barrel and dual exhaust with flow thru glass packs) little did anyone knew that in six months the Mustang would come out, but even when the Mustang had a 289 V-8 I could always beat them in street racing. Do you know why new cars come out every fall? because that's when farmers got paid, Can you imagine working all year to get one paycheck and not knowing how much it would be?
I watch this video at least once a week and the B/fx 65 comet the other video on this channel. How can you not smile just badass
best burn out so far on the entire muscle car of the week series.
yes sir by far
I love Fords being a Ford guy
Awesome! My daily driver is a 64 hardtop with a little 260!
Wow what an awesome car. That little dual quad 260 V8 sounds really nasty. I'm a big Fan of all 60s Ford high performance cars and never have seen a 260 that fast or that sounds that mean before. Super cool car
Real nice! Love the slogan on the trunk.
Just love the 60's dragcars and their dedicated owner -drivers that gave up a lot to live the dream with not much money !
More details on the internals!
My Dad's 60 Falcon used to smoke the neighborhood up the same way, except from the 144's exhaust. He used to call it mosquito control. which come to think of it , worked pretty well.
Factory Lightweights are fast and rare. I love the power wars of the 1960s. Thumbs up on this cool video also.
Love them small blocks
I remember this car out of El Cajon Calif.
good smoke show
Great car! Great video! That engine must really spin to be able to flow two 660 center-squirters.....I've not seen those carbs in years. They really delivered the goods if tuned correctly. I wonder about the cam and shift rpm. I would shift my LT-1 @ 7000 and go thru the lights at 7200. That was with MT slicks and 5.56 rear end. I'll bet he's winding the little Ford even tighter. I love the 260, 289, 302 Fords....you could wind 'em so tight only dogs could hear them.
I had a pair of 660s. Those were the best carbs I've ever owned. All of my friends liked them too. Ended up on all there cars at one point in time
Very cool, I've got a '64 Sprint and a '65 Ranchero. The Ranchero has the same deluxe side trim as the Termite. I'm pretty sure I saw that car at Barrett-Jackson 10-12 years ago.
That's a mean little motor
Amazing power braking...
Wonder what kind of times it turned ! The stock 260 Falcon Sprints ( 4-speed ) would run low 16's - high 15"s in pretty stock trim, maybe tubing headers that were allowed , and stock 2- barrel carb. and a decent rear end ratio.
nothing like the sound of a small cubic inch V8 wound up tight
Zjust a sweet looking car the cragars the white rims it’s raised up a little
Sounds like a trillion angry termites you when mash the throttle 🤯🐜🐜💨
That "termite logo" looks a wee bit like a dodge super bee logo. Looks like ford had this first huh?
Had one like that well almost, it had a 140ci one barrel car with a two speed trans. Try not to laugh it was my 1st car at least it was a convertible and I thought I was 😎 cool
What are the different types of roofs on this car theres like almost the fast back one in the artical then the actual car has a notch back on it with some trim at the bottem pillars. The same goes for the 1964 mercury comet
So what is the deal the the duel carb setup, that's nearly twice the CFM needed to run that thing at 9500rpm? Is it done to keep the jets a reasonable size?
when you run tunnel ram you want oversized carb because you want extremly large quantity of low velocity, low vaccum charge to fill the tunnel huge plenum....not so great for throttle response but for all out run it is still great to this day(but out of fashion)
Wow, 13-1 compression. A mean 260.
She blows and goes !
Dad owed a new 64 falcon sprint ..silver with black interior, 4 speed
pre seatbelt 64 contributed to significant injuries -head on collision
but...
next up was his new 67' mustang fastback in the only color that mattered...
not surprisedI, as the mustang quickly dominated the market place
had a chance to own it ...but passed as the belts squealed. .. not a smart move
grabbed the neighbor's 65 ss impala convertible instead..
Please quit talking over the engine running and burnouts... all the way till it lets off. I have large speakers and when I crank it up your voice runs through my neighborhood. Thank you. Keep up the good work. Disgruntled
Marine Veteran