1964 Falcon Futura two door sedan.

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Purchased sight-unseen in 2013 from neighbor at Sears Point Raceway. No engine or trans, minimal interior. Shipped to Oz two days later when my wife and I relocated.
I had a LOT of Chevy parts already here with the intention of building a '68 Camaro Sunoco recreation, but figured the '64 Falcon would be a period correct towing vehicle for my '64 IMCA Midwest sprint car (and a hitch on a racecar would be so wrong!).
I was prepared to make the build bigger than it really needed to be as I was retired, and had the time and reasonable skills.

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First priority was installing the SBC...350 with cam, mild head work and blueprint. Custom headers. That weird housing on the carb houses the propane mixer mounted on a Holley 4160 squarebore base. Edelbrock dual plane intake. Cam and ignition timing optimized for propane so zero loss of power.
Coolant pump is Davies Craig electric, which removes 10# of ugly cast iron from over the front wheels. This setup requires thermostat to be removed so that pump is not dead-headed before engine gets to operating temp. Pump is mounted where the steering box used to be. Some pics show a narrow radiator from supercharged v6 Jaguar that turned out to be inadequate. Now has four core aluminum with shroud and single electric fan. Runs great.
Engine accessories are alternator, a/c compressor and p/steer pump. Mounting brackets are my own design lasercut blanks tig-welded and bolted to existing SBC tapped holes. Alternator bracket blanks off the old fuel pump opening. Packaging required the alternator belt to run over a Subaru tensioner INSIDE OUT.....probably the first time ever attempted, fingers still crossed on that one!
Engine paint colors are a nod to Ford's 260/289..... I tell some confused folks that it's a Ford Marine engine, that seems to calm them down a little.

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