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Originally Posted by PaulC
My John Deere lawn tractor is more technically sophisticated than the Mustang's '60 Falcon progenitor.
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As a long time Ford fan, and Falcon restorer I'd like to take offense at that comment---but I can't.
However, the Falcon must be understood in its historical context to be fully appreciated. Look at where the standard American sedan was heading size-wise iin the late 50s and early 60s.
The Falcon ( along with Corvair and Valiiant) were much more efficient in their use of space than the standard cars.
At the time of its introduction Ford was hoping to sell a few thousand a year--they ended up with over a million in two and a hald years, IIRC. Until the Mustang came out, the Falcon was the most sucessful new car, in terms of sales, in auto history. ( Replacing, incidentaly, another Ford which had held that honor--the Model A).
Read the road tests at the time of its introduction, and you find very favorable reports, not only on the USA, but in Canada, as well as the UK.
Your Deere is probably a half a century newer than that 1960 Falcon--it should be more technologically advanced.