Intro

I’ve created this blog to chronicle the restoration and modification of my 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible. On the eve of it's 50th anniversary I am entering the final phases of what will have been a ten-year restoration and modification process.
 
My wife and  I acquired this car in June of 2002 at the All Ford Nationals in Carlisle, PA. I like to think that we were its 40th birthday present.  The color was beautiful, the interior was nice and it had a rebuilt 200cid engine - a nice upgrade from the stock 170.  I knew the beauty was largely skin deep:  The suspension was pretty far gone, and I figured a few more things would be, too.  The original goal was to make a reliable driver, not a restoration.  This would mean upgrades in all aspects of performance and reliability.  I knew I had my work cut out for me and nine years later the saga continues, but I'm pleased with the results so far.  The idea is to maximize the performance within the spirit of what this car is, a classy cruiser, so the mods will be reasonably conservative.

Of all the cars I've owned or regularly serviced, this one has been by far the easiest to work on.  After owning nothing but imports, I have a new appreciation for classic American steel.  The design is simple, the bolts are big and beefy, and everything is easy to get to.  It also has responded remarkably well to every modification I have made. This is most likely because those Ford engineers of yesteryear erred on the side of cheap and reliable, leaving a large margin for improvement in all aspects of design and implementation.  Thankfully, the Mustang aftermarket and generations of street rodders have stepped in to resolve whatever shortcomings these cars originally had.  This website is partly a chronicle of how I have used the ingenuity of all of those men and women to make our little Falcon a better car than the factory ever did.

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