1961 Ford Falcon Car Review

This is a Review of a 1961 Ford falcon car. My mother and my grandmother put their money together and bought this 1961 Ford falcon back in 1961 when it was new, and we have had it in the family ever cents. This 1961 Ford falcon has a 170 cubic inch engine and a two speed automatic transmission, and it is a two door model. Maintenance on a 1961 Ford falcon classic car is quite easy, and it still runs well, and we can find parts for it when we need them, so it is easy to fix when something breaks. In this video I show you all of the features of the 1961 Ford Falcon automobile and tell you what it was like to own it for all these years.

[@19553129]

Great to see a real car used as a car . Not a museum piece. Wish you all the best with it. 😊

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. I expect it will run forever.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

There is not a single thing made in the last 30 years that makes people want to keep, remember and hold onto. These old cars are a part of America in better times, free, total and complete master of it's own destiny. The "Greatest Generation" made great stuff because they were great people!

[@dickw2007]

My first car was a 63 Falcon, 4 door, 170 cu in inline 6, 3 speed on the column. I bought it for $350 in 1969 and sold it for $50 in 1973. I think I put about 40K miles on it. Without a doubt, this was the most bang for the buck of any car I've ever owned. It also helped that my Dad was a salesman for Parts Rebuilders, Inc. They sold rebuilt Ford parts to Ford dealers all over New England. So, when something on the engine broke, I just went down to his warehouse and got one. It was great!. I also found that all I had to do to get most repairs done was to walk through the kitchen on Saturday morning with some tools in my hands. After about 15 minutes, Dad came out to see what I was doing, told me I was doing it wrong and fixed it himself. I went back to the kitchen for another cup of coffee while he fixed my car. Super Dad, and I still miss him though he's been gone for 20 years.

[@hoohoohoblin]

It really is a great little car. We didn’t expect it to run forever, but that’s what it appears to be doing.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

Oh how I remember this automobile. I bought new in 1963. I kept that Falcon until 1985. She was in good condition when I sold for $ 1500.00. I wish I still had that automobile. Good memories.

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. I’m really surprised it’s held up so well.

[@rileysmith9843]

Fun fact: Ford continued to make the Falcon until 2016 in Australia, when the Broadmeadows Assembly Plant in Campbellsfield, Melbourne, Victoria closed. The Falcon evolved during its extended time in Australia.

[@josephwiese3937]

Great job of just keeping it original, if you ever do a restoration please don't upgrade just make her factory new. There's too many souped up already, and it's great to see an original well kept. Thank you for sharing.

[@timothykeith1367]

Adding a 2 barrel carb is okay

[@jackhreha4907]

I had the three in the tree wagon 1961 with the electric roll down rear window. It was that blue color that would oxidise. In my youth i got sick left a burn mark down the driver side. Frist engine i ever rebuilt. Keep the history your car. It is what we smile and cry about from a by gone day. Thank's Best Regards Jack.

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. I’m glad I could bring back some old memories.

[@robertf5439]

impressed you have the original engine. My mom's engine died after 5 years. They had lubrication problems. She had the local Ford dealer put in a factory new 200. Unfortunately she sold the car in 1971.

[@hoohoohoblin]

I’m amazed it lasted this long. Back in the 80s we took the pistons out and put new rings on them and ground the valves. Other than that it’s original.

[@78SilverBronco]

Awesome story of a family owned car! Love it. I’ve got a 60 with a 61 grille and I love driving it. So reliable and simple to own and maintain

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. It really is a fun little car.

[@howardkoster4026]

I saw this car and thought I saw a ghost! It looks exactly like my first car! Mine had the 144 engine and 3 speed manual....

[@gordonking4360]

Had one like that in high school,was a great car.

[@hoohoohoblin]

People don’t consider them classics, but they were good cars. This one is still running 65 years later.

[@billchambersmarquez1964]

Back when cars were made to last! No electronic computers to go haywire and cost a fortune to repair! I've always had a ford country squire station wagon!

[@hoohoohoblin]

Yes. They were simple and built to last a long long time. They don’t run great, but they run forever.

[@jamesh7571]

Good job showcasing this old classic! Didn't say classy, but I enjoyed ur rendition of this, far & few can say they've had something like this in the family like you have,,,, Bravo

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks!

[@nerolsalguod4649]

I had four falcons Two cars , two wagons. 61-66 Great little cars.

[@hoohoohoblin]

Yes. And they run forever.

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

Cool video,man. I personally love the falcons,always have,my uncle had one when I was a kid.I’m 62. Good luck and good health to you and your family.

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. We intend for this car to run forever.

[@davidwhocares3293]

That's a great story man ! Thanx for making this video !

[@dogsbyfire]

Awesome video! That’s the first car I remember my parents having.

[@hoohoohoblin]

It’s the first car my mom ever bought, and she still has it.

[@CharlieWinkelman]

Great video H. Hobbles

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks!

[@elgatogordo9523]

How cool! I have a 1961 Comet sedan. Want to bring it back to life. All it really needs is the upper ball joints replaced and the rear wheel bearing replaced due to a grinding noise when last driven. Some major TLC and that's about it. The engine was re-ringed back in 2000 and last driven was in 2006.

[@hoohoohoblin]

These cars will literally run forever with basic maintenance and a little bit of repair.

[@jamesbarry6979]

My Dad's Car From 1961-63 In Blue, 3 Speed on the Column I Remember that Dashboard Like it was Yesterday 🙏 Thanks for the Memories 👍 I'll Dream I'm Back as a Kid...

[@yukimikasaki9705]

An adorable little white 🐔🕊️ bird 🕊️ still airborne at 60 years young. It reminds me of a white Albino parakeet, Susie was her name, that I once had, and never will I forget her. If I was to own this sweet Falcon, I wouldn't hesitate to name her Susie. It would be the second iteration of my best friend!!

[@hoohoohoblin]

That’s a good name! Thanks.

[@TaylorZ2]

That is so cool! I can't believe one family had a car for 60 years, and considering it's age the body looks very good. The instrumentation is not that basic, a temperature gauge was big (Nova didn't have it) and you have the half horn ring. Heater was an option too. And yes those cars were slow, even with the bigger 170 engine. You had to turn the wheel 100x to make 90 degree turn. LOL

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. I don’t think we’re ever going to sell this car. We love it. I’m amazed it still runs after all these years. It doesn’t do anything well, but it appears to last forever.

[@sunbeam8866]

One of these was almost my first car. In the early '70s, a friend of my Dad's drove a '61 automatic 4-door. My Dad's friend nicknamed it 'Blue Pollution' because the car was blue, and also the exhaust. He used to brag about how much oil it burned, and how he never needed oil changes - just carried a case of oil in the trunk and added fresh every week! Anyway, he decided upgrade to a '62 Comet that had more rust, but burned less oil. He offered the Falcon to my Dad as candidate for my first car, but Dad said "NO!". Your Falcon may have been the cheapest Ford, but not the cheapest Falcon - not with a 170 and automatic, plus all that exterior chrome trim. Your interior also looks more 'deluxe' than the basic Falcons I remember. To this day, I have a soft spot for those early Falcons. Nice survivor. 🙂

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. For a basic cheap car, I am really surprised that it has lasted this long. We parked it outside in the snow for many years, so it definitely hasn’t been babied.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

My mom bought one of these new in '61. 170 CID engine and 3 speed manual transmission. It didn't have the side trim like this car though. I learned to drive with it and my mom gave it to me in '81 when she bought a new Toyota Corolla. My 4 daughters learned to drive with the '61 Falcon. '97, I re-furbished the Falcon, and it has a 351w HO crate engine, AOD A/T, 4 wheels disc brakes, 9" Ford rear differential with 3:50 traction-Lok gears. It's still dark gray and has 15x7 "steelie" wheels and doggie-dish hub caps. Other than the drive train, the car still looks much like it did when my mom bought it new in '61.

[@fordtechlife]

Love all the old falcons 💪👍💯🔴🔧🚗🇺🇲

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks! These are great old cars. People are finally starting to consider them classics.

[@BillySBC]

Haha! Great video, thanks for posting it.

[@hoohoohoblin]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Hypnotikshiva]

Just came here to say that oil joke was a good one for me.

[@PastPreserver]

Cool good cars I love my 65. I know what you mean about people with stories turns out alot of people had a Falcon or knew someone that had one. I'm glad mine has the 3 speed manual it is a bit quicker than that automatic lol.

[@hoohoohoblin]

They really are good looking cars, but very basic. You’re definitely better off with three speeds than two. This thing is ridiculously slow, especially at a mile high elevation in Denver.

[@jpcodnia9133]

@@hoohoohoblin two tips: high octane fuel and when you're on an uphill climb, use the L then D

[@miguelsoliz772]

Nice car! I have a 61 with a 170 and a three on the tree. It also was upgraded with the star headliner. I’m the second own and it’s been a hell of a grocery getter over the years.

[@willarddevoe5893]

Better kept body. A favorite.

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

This was Richard Jaeckel's car in the 1974 Linda Blair TV movie Born Innocent.

[@CreatorCade]

I spy a 56 Ford peaking out of the barn in the background.

[@hoohoohoblin]

Yes. I made a separate video about that one. My dad has had that car forever as well.

[@eddienash5426]

Love it. MY first car was a 4 door 61 Falcon!

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks

[@Krimpzz]

I just turned 16 a couple of days ago and my grandfather had a 1962 Ford falcon futura and i just got it as my birthday present it’s stuck in there garage so we are gonna pull it out soon and repair it I’m excited haha

[@hoohoohoblin]

That’s great. You’ll have a lot of fun with it. It’s a fun car, and very basic and easy to work on.

[@budoneof15]

Where would you suggest I fine a steering wheel like that? I just received my 1961 falcon that I drove in high school 44 years ago.

[@michaelmurphy6869]

There's more steel in that car, then any 2 cars build today. Simple basic transportation. Even now it probably still gets 20+ mpg. Just don't be a hurry to get there.. lol

[@hoohoohoblin]

Yes. It isn’t fast, but it’s heavy. I’m amazed that it’s still running as much as we’ve abused it. We just did basic maintenance.

[@howardkoster4026]

Looks like my 1st car. 61 Falcon.

[@hoohoohoblin]

It’s my mom‘s first car. She bought it new in 1961 and still has it.

[@howardkoster4026]

@@hoohoohoblin mine, no doubt rusted itself into the ground upstate New York decades ago. Poor old thing had 136,000 miles on it when we sold it...It rode nice for a compact car..

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

My brother in law had a white convertible when he married my sister back in 1986. It needed restoring, so he sold it probably to pay for the wedding.

[@johnossendorf9979]

In 1980 when I was 10 and my sister was 8, my mom bought my grandfather's near mint 69 Falcon with 11k miles. Unfortunately between my sister and I messing up the interior, a few fender benders and being road hard and put away wet for the next 5 years and 90k+ miles, it was, to put it mildly, no longer minty. It did still run ok and had no major issues. Mom sold it to a young guy who said he was going to fix it up. I don't know what became of it from there.

[@hoohoohoblin]

It’s probably still out there somewhere. A lot of these cars got crushed because people didn’t consider them classics along with other cars from the same vintage, but people really like them now.

[@johnossendorf9979]

@@hoohoohoblin I'd like to think it's still out there somewhere being driven on nice summer days.

[@ericsneary5430]

I recently purchased a 1961 Falcon Ranchero, it needs restored

[@wesleycardinal8869]

We had one of these as our first family car in 1965 here in Australia, except it was right hand drive of course. I had the job of washing and polishing it, and there was so much chrome. My favourite part was the hood ornament which was a flying falcon, I don't know if this was just on the Aussie cars?

[@hoohoohoblin]

We had the same Falcons over here back in 1965. I think you guys still have new Falcons for sale over there right now, but we don’t.

[@1marcelfilms]

I want that one

[@hoohoohoblin]

It’s a really fun car, but really slow.

[@roygates525]

Grandparents had a 61 140 i think 4 door but it had something on it I have never seen if anyone can tell me what it means on the front of the quarter panel where the chrome trim bends around there was a decent size chrome Star ⭐ on each side I have never been able to find out what they are for any HELP thank you Oh I love that car 🚗

[@hoohoohoblin]

I don’t know. I’ve never seen a star on a falcon before.

[@mebeasensei]

THis is so cooll. Love it!

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks!

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

I want to buy this car if you should ever choose to give the old Bird up!

[@Paramount531]

That same giant steering wheel was used on our 69 Ford F250. Keep those tooling costs down, Ford........

[@kagomedirksmeyer2329]

I used to have one that was white I was the second owner I had it for 20 yrs until the metal blue dash Mine had chrome always around even the trunk a chrome stipe I had to get rid of it it became a money pit everything was original only need a new light dome cover Everyone one wanted it I would not sell it I have the original keys still I could not part with them that baby shined your car i COULD USED ON MNE or vice a versa The falcon was made at the mustang plant you can put a mustang on the chassis

[@hcombs0104]

The horn ring doesn't match the steering wheel. Did it come from a Rambler?

[@hoohoohoblin]

I think it’s the standard one. I don’t remember us ever changing it.

[@ACoustaDC]

Is that the car you were conceived in?

[@hoohoohoblin]

Ha ha! Maybe. I’m not going to ask.

[@TOBYH]

@@hoohoohoblin IF YOU DON'T ASK NOW YOU'LL GO TO YOUR GRAVE NOT KNOWING!

[@dawsonb.3461]

I’m a high school student that is looking to restore one of these and drive it to school, my grandma had one back in the 60’s but she wrecked it 😂

[@williamzbella1518]

For sale???‽?‽

[@m.g.7285]

is it still 4 sale?

[@hoohoohoblin]

No. We’re keeping this one forever.

[@bryanbrabston3144]

Get rid of the fram filter.

[@gregkistner1955]

Had a 63 back in the day but unfortunately it met a telephone pole! Sad day

[@1marcelfilms]

that radiator needs fan shroud

[@hoohoohoblin]

Yes. I don’t think fans rods were invented yet when this car came out.

[@TOBYH]

@@hoohoohoblin WHAT'S A FAN ROD?

[@jeffhale2278]

@@hoohoohoblin The Falcons definitely didn't have them. I have a '61 four door, 170 (bored .060), 3 speed manual, column shift. Running 14" Cragar 5 window mags. Seats rotted away years ago, replaced them with blue interior from '84 LTD. And not trying to be nit picky, but the cars don't have alternators.😉 Love your car, thanks for posting.

[@MrProbedout]

These are the kind of cars I prefer to see, show cars never go anywhere other than to the show and a lot of the times they are hauled in an enclosed trailer to the show and that's just boring if you ask me

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. This definitely isn’t a show car, but it does get attention when my dad takes it to go see a car show.

[@grayg9838]

Probably getting 25 mpg !

[@hoohoohoblin]

That’s about right.

[@user-bj4nk8sq5k]

That car offers good gasoline mileage.

[@hoohoohoblin]

It did when it was new. On the freeway, it doesn’t do very well because it only has a two speed transmission and it has to rev pretty high to keep up with modern traffic.

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Get rid of that crap fram filter .... damn use ford oil filter FL1A .... or Napa gold ..... those filters come apart .. even on you tube has video Showing issues with fram .filters... but keep it on there if you want to ruin that engine... Fram filters send me plenty of business To my machine shop... lmao

[@hoohoohoblin]

Thanks. It’s working well with the Fram filter so far. We ground the valves and put a new piston rings in in the 1980s, but other than that we’ve just been driving it since my mom bought it new in 1961.

[@quagmiredavis4117]

@@hoohoohoblin okay be hard-headed I'm working on a 5/7 Toyota Tundra right now the engine has a knocking in it from running a Fram oil filter that came apart I'm the person you do not want to see after running crap call filter I rebuild engines we have seen the Damage Done over the years from fram oil filters and they do not filter mostly bypass look up the KZbin video that someone posted about FRAM oil filters and comparison 2 others just get you a Napa Gold or Wix oil filter Wix makes NAPA oil filters the Napa Gold and the Wix products are all we use on fresh rebuild engines and the warranty will hold if you use these filters a little Common Sense can save lots of dollars Valvoline oil 30 weight is best for Fe engines or Dello 30 never use parifin Based oils like penzoil Castrol quaker state .etc