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On September 2, 1959, the Ford Falcon made its debut, a full month before its rivals, the Chevrolet Corvair and the Plymouth Valiant. In this video, we look into the history of the Ford Falcon and discover how it impacted the creation of other well-known models, such as the Ford Mustang.
This is the story of the Ford Falcon
The Falcon was touted right out of the gate as "The New Size Ford" and promoted for its economy-both at the pump, and in price.
Families who wanted a second car were likely to have bought their first vehicle in the "larger is always better" American vehicles of the 1950s. The Big Three American automakers were dead set on preventing consumers from switching to foreign brands like Volkswagen and Toyota.