1963 ½ FALCON V-8 SPRINT

Posted on June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 by MartynL

1963 ½ FALCON V-8 SPRINT, 427/425 Fastback Galaxie hardtop and Holman & Moody rally Falcon racecars break cover in Monte Carlo! Introduction of the Falcon V-8 Sprint and three rally Falcons was incorporated into Ford Division’s 1963 ½ Monaco Press Preview that I attended. At the time, I was editor of CUSTOM RODDER and CAR, Speed & Style magazines. One of the highlights of the program for me was driving a 1963 ½ FALCON V-8 SPRINT in the Ford International Press Road Rallye (Team 21). ...

TRIBUTE: ’63 ½ FORD 427 GALAXIE!

Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by MartynL

‘With Eight Pipes, What Noble Music It Makes’ headlined Ford’s midyear advertising campaign, spotlighting the new ’63 ½ Sport Roof (fastback) 427/425 Galaxie. We look back at the events surrounding Ford’s unleashing of its Total Performance program in 1963, while tech-savvy automotive scribe Don Sherman focuses his attention on a 609 horsepower TRIBUTE: ’63 ½ FORD 427 GALAXIE! In January 1963, Ford unleashed a bevy of high-performance vehicles, timed with its participation in the 1963 Monte Car...

1967 LIGHTWEIGHT: PORSCHE 911 R

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by MartynL

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Dan Scanlan blogs about Porsche’s first real 911 sports-racer - 1967 LIGHTWEIGHT: PORSCHE 911 R - and Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse, racing legend who drove it into the record books. It rumbled up in front of the judges stand the day before this year’s 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, shiny in the bright March sunlight, a Porsche racecar unlike any other. Racing champion Gérard Larrousse (left) stands with legendary racer Brian Redman and the French driver's famous ‘67 Porsc...