RCR: 1960 Vagabond Falcon

[kevm14]

He built this car over many months taking it from a bone stock Falcon with very anemic inline 6 and Ford 2-speed auto to a luke warm 302 and AOD. Completely redone suspension (coil overs in front) and cut down Explorer 8.8 in the rear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz_UDUdifgQ

Choice quote:

It's one of the greatest examples of how aesthetics create perception. If you drive around a neighborhood in a Falcon everybody you roll past will have a look on their face that puts the "lousy" in "jealousy." Now this only really applies to the United States, because we only had the Falcon from 1960 to 1970, and then it was gone. I understand in Australia, and New Zealand, the Falcon is kind of a douchey car. It's like a Monte Carlo, or an IROC Camaro; a car for people who enjoy swallowing chewing tobacco. You know, the type of people who go through life saying "what are YOU looking at?" and meaning it. The type of guys who set the standard for how good or bad a neighborhood is.

[Adam]

POV drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmlQeh3IPu4

Non-calibrated(?) dyno run, complete with excuses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPPXC5agf7U

[kevm14]

Haha, I saw that. A stock 302 with stock cam and carb.

[bill25]

It's like a Monte Carlo, or an IROC Camaro; a car for people who enjoy swallowing chewing tobacco. You know, the type of people who go through life saying "what are YOU looking at?" and meaning it. The type of guys who set the standard for how good or bad a neighborhood is.

I am offended by all of that.