Should Ford bring back the Falcon?

[Deez Nuttz]

Originally Posted by johnfrisco

If you loved it so much then why is Ford not bringing back the Falcon? I encourage you to write a letter to Ford and tell them you want the Falcon!

Probably because the Falcon, if it were to relive itself, would be too devoid of all the "gotta have" options of today.

Ford Falcons back then were basic reliable transportation with nothing more than the bare essentials; they didn't have all the luxury options most cars of today come with standard that pretty much anyone really wants anymore.

Besides, why stick an old car name on a new car?

[tijlover]

Interesting! On a couple trips to Argentina and Uruguay the last few years, I saw old 60's-style Falcon's on the streets everywhere.

Wasn't there a big Falcon assembly plant in Brazil one time?

[ploopy]

i just want NEW cars. no "retro" anything

[deepcynic]

A buddy of mine just restored a '61 Econoline Van.

144 ci. 3 on the tree, 2 seats (passenger side was an option).

This thing is basic and awesome!

I wish something like this could be produced again, but it could not.

The nanny state requires too much that adds weight and cost.

[wanneroo]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Interesting! On a couple trips to Argentina and Uruguay the last few years, I saw old 60's-style Falcon's on the streets everywhere.

Wasn't there a big Falcon assembly plant in Brazil one time?

The Falcon was produced in Argentina until 1991 and didn't have much more than cosmetic changes along the way from the 1960's models.

[Merc63]

Originally Posted by sailordave

I was looking for my first car when my dad pulled into a Pontiac dealership. He pointed to this bug looking car with a Pontiac logo and asked what the hell was that. Told him it was the new Pontiac Lemans. He got red in the face and told me to get back in the car and we left. He use to love Pontiac since he once owned a GTO. To put the Falcon name on a Focus would be an insult to the Falcon just as putting the Nova name on a Cobalt would be an insult to the Nova.

Except that both the Falcon and the ChevyII/Nova were the brand's basic economy cars, both built to battle the VW Beetle in the late '50s early '60s. I liked my Falcons, but they were what they were.







Ford won't bring the Aussie Falcon over after watching GM have issues with the excellent Monaro/Commodore here in the US. Both the new GTO and G8 were really good cars, and the GTO was faithful to the original in concept (though it was fully modern and not retro), and yet both tanked.