Although it was considered a compact for the time, the Ford Falcon proved to be a versatile transportation choice, offering several different body styles for buyers to choose from. A couple of the less-common varieties are the two-door wagon and the sedan delivery, and to be honest, I’m not really sure which of those two this 1965 model here on Facebook Marketplace started out as. One thing is certain, and that’s the fact that this one definitely didn’t begin life as a four-wheel-drive, nor did it have an engine as large as what’s in the bay now. For $15,500, this unusual Falcon seems like a lot of fun, and it’s located up in Vancouver, British Columbia, if you want to check it out in person and go for a drive. Mayhamfx, thanks for the cool tip here!
The body has been transplanted on top of a Ford Bronco chassis, with some of the driveline from the donor 4×4 still in place. Back in ’65, the Falcon’s entry-level engine was an inline-6, with the 289 being the biggest V8 available. A 351 is now providing the power here, and it’s paired with a 4-speed manual transmission. There’s not a lot of specific information, such as a date hint or the exact mileage, but the seller does say that the vehicle runs and drives well.
The condition of the exterior appears decent overall, with the driver’s side front fender showing some corrosion, although it seems relatively minor. Something that’s throwing me is the pieces on each side between the quarter panels and roof, as they appear to be riveted on, which is not how I thought they were attached to the Sedan Delivery from the factory. The seller calls this one a Delivery model in his listing, but it may actually be a 2-door wagon with sheet metal added to the rear window section, plus the roof rack would be more at home on a wagon example. Feel free to chime in with any information or input you have regarding this!
Only one picture from the inside is provided, which shows an interior that’s clean and in good enough condition already for a driver. The word FREAKIN has been added to the glove box and also the rear panel outside, so perhaps that’s what the builder here named his creation, which seems as fitting as anything I could have come up with. I’m digging the concept and result here, and feel as though this Falcon/Bronco combo might be worth the asking price for the right buyer, or at least close. What do you think?
I like it! (don’t want it) But I like it!
I don’t like it! (I do want it) But I don’t like it!
Now now, 1st gen Bronco fans, no need to get upset, I believe they used a 2nd gen chassis, and I think this is a sedan delivery, as the 2 door wagon images seem to have longer doors and window, anyone? This is as cool as it gets. Again with the Loadstar shifter I could do without, and I realize an automatic would be a buzzkill in something like this, be a wild ride for sure, and I have just the place to do so.
You can see the difference on the ’63 2 door wagon Scotty wrote up, I think this is a sedan delivery.
I guess my question would be why? However, if you have the inclination, money, and the pieces, what the heck. It’s your life to live as you see fit. That said it is sort of cool looking and I suspect the asking price is in Canadian dollars.
Howard, I looked at the Craigslist 65 sedan delivery that ran a week or so ago. I saw no sign of rivets. Also, remember the 63 had quite different sheet metal.
The sedan deliveries are the same as as 2 door wagon. They even have all same inner structure for the windows. They just covered over the the window area from the factory. When my delivery doors rusted out I used 2 doors doors, which are the same.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. A waste of time and effort in my opinion. Usually I like this kind of stuff, but not this.
I would love to have it and use it for my winter daily I would have to go over it completely to check out build quality and make sure it was safe I would add a winch to the front and get a winch in the box to hook to the back if needed.
Rivets, nooooo
I’m diggin it too Mike. I always liked the Futura type styling and I think it looks great as a 4×4. The only thing I’d do differently, or would have done, is either turn it into a pickup or change the top so the lines are more fluid and align with the body better. It’s too boxy as is, and the rivets really suck. Back in the day my brother bought a Celica 4×4 conversion that I thought was really cool, while I don’t remember what the chassis was it was a very good offroader.
Why drive something same as everyone else.
Bravo
I have one of these in stock form.
Is it sheet metal? Looks like you can see the window frame through it if you look close enough. Maybe lexan painted red or tinted?
How to ruin 2 vehicles at one time.
But we don’t know that. The 4×4 could have been badly rotted and the wagon maybe not original. I might do something like this, just not with two “good” vehicles. If he did it with two perfectly good vehicles I would agree.
How many times have we seen restored chassis and drivetrains for sale because some guy used the body for a hotrod?
Another trailer park “hold my beer” special.