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Hi All,

I recently bought a 1965 Ford Falcon Club Wagon from my brother-in-law. I know this is not a Chevy! But for $200 I could not pass it up. My trusty old '88 Astro was covered by 20 feet of saltwater during Hurricane Katrina.

This van sat for 4 years this last time around. He drove it for almost ten years and said it sat for a couple of years before that. Had to replace the coil, plugs, exhaust manifold, all the fluids, tires, headlights, wippers, clean the fuel tank, bled brake lines, etc. Drove it 400+ miles from Sarasota to Panama City Beach. Seemed to drive ok.

Now that I have it home, I have been looking to buy a service and parts manuals on eBay. I am also looking for any web sites that may be of help with restoring this old vehicle.

Any suggestions?

Here are a few photos before it was revived....
[img]http://chevy.tocmp.com/65falcon/images/falcon01.jpg[/img]
[img]http://chevy.tocmp.com/65falcon/images/falcon02.jpg[/img]
[img]http://chevy.tocmp.com/65falcon/images/falcon03.jpg[/img]
[img]http://chevy.tocmp.com/65falcon/images/falcon04.jpg[/img]
[img]http://chevy.tocmp.com/65falcon/images/falcon05.jpg[/img]
97972.9 miles on odometer. Engine block was replaced new about 12 years ago.

Seems everything is there with the exception of the two passenger bench seats and head liner.

The only items I did not get to work before driving it back to Panama City Beach were the rear tag light, the horn and the heater adjustment.

Here is a pic after I made it home...
[img]http://chevy.tocmp.com/65falcon/images/falcon06.jpg[/img]

Cheers,

Peace and Love

Khardy,

I've recently discovered an interest in Falcon parts. There's one seller out on E-Bay that seems to have alot of Falcon stuff.

His user ID is Falcon-Heaven.

I also ordered a catalog from Mac's Auto Parts @ Macsautoparts.com. They have a complete Falcon catalog for free, and send it out real quickly.

I think I ordered one (free) and it was in the box in less than a week.

Good Luck with your new project.

try www.fordbarn.com.did you check your gas mileage?ive thought about buying one of those to drive to work so i can carry my tools.

khardy, my brother had one many years ago. Great little van. I drove it every chance I got. One of the things I remember most about it was the tremendous range his CB radio had in that truck. We installed the antenna smack in the middle of the roof. It got great milage. I think one of the things he didn't like was the way it rode. I got a kick out of sitting over the steer axel but he was always a little leary of it.

Kinda makes me wish I had one now, Chevy of course. It would be great to put a small 4 cylinder diesel with a 4 sp OD manual trannie in it. The fuel milage would be great and plenty of room too. I'd burn waste veggie oil in it for a little more savings. Have fun. Mike

Khardy,

One other good Falcon parts source I didn't think of the other day is Dearborn Classics.